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Stephanie White is done playing nice. The Indiana Fever head coach went off before Tuesday's game against the Liberty, firing back at critics who accused her of failing to defend Sophie Cunningham after DiJonai Carrington's flagrant foul. White's message was blunt — she said divisiveness will not win, and told detractors to go to hell. Fever president Kelly Krauskopf backed her fully, sending a clear signal that White's job is not in question despite the noise.
Shifting to a courtroom in New York, the Terry Rozier gambling case just got messier. Deniro Laster, a co-defendant and close associate of the former Miami Heat guard, had his bond revoked by a federal judge after allegedly attempting to intimidate a witness. That is a serious escalation in a case that has already cast a long shadow over the league.
And Dana White's Contender Series is back, kicking off season ten in Las Vegas. Week one went down Tuesday night, streaming live, with ten straight weeks of up-and-coming mixed martial arts talent fighting for UFC contracts. The pipeline is open, the hunger is real, and the next big name in the octagon could be getting their shot right now.
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