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Tarik Skubal is already sounding like a Dodger. The reigning Cy Young winner made it crystal clear Monday that he has zero patience for anyone criticizing Los Angeles for their roster-building dominance, saying flat out that every team had the same opportunity to acquire him. Hard to argue with that logic.
Shifting to the hardwood, the New York Liberty are looking every bit like the team to beat in the WNBA. Breanna Stewart dropped twenty four points with eight rebounds and six assists as New York handled Seattle ninety five to eighty three, handing the Storm their ninth consecutive loss. Stewart's Big Three showed up early and never let the foot off the gas.
And there's a storyline brewing in the Fever-Lynx rivalry worth watching. Courtney Williams revealed she refused to wear the signature shoes Caitlin Clark gifted her before their matchup, a pointed statement that speaks to the competitive tension still simmering between those two franchises. Williams didn't elaborate much, but sometimes the silence says everything.
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