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In the WNBA, Minnesota Lynx rookie Olivia Miles went down hard in the fourth quarter Wednesday night in San Francisco, rolling her ankle after stepping on Napheesa Collier's foot in a freak accident. The Lynx still closed out the Golden State Valkyries seventy-seven to sixty-six, but Miles' status for the final stretch and the postseason is now a serious question mark for a team that's been building toward something real.
Shifting to the NBA offseason, Cleveland is making moves. The Cavaliers are landing Peyton Watson from Denver in a four-team deal that sends Max Strus to the Clippers. Watson signs a four-year, eighty-eight million dollar contract in Cleveland, and the ripple effect in Denver is significant — with Christian Braun's contract already tightening the Nuggets' flexibility, losing Watson could cast a long shadow over their long-term roster construction.
And out in Denver on the baseball diamond, Mookie Betts put on a show. Three hits, a home run, and an RBI single in the tenth inning as the Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the Rockies six to four. Tucker, Hernández, all contributing — Los Angeles just keeps rolling, and Betts looks locked in at exactly the right time of year.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
