Life news! ✍️⚾️
As of — well, now, I guess — I’ll be covering the Nationals for the Washington Post.
This is a dream job, and I can’t wait to join
@andrewcgolden
on the beat as I try my best not to screw up
@dougherty_jesse
&
@chelsea_janes
’ old gig. Spring training 🔜!
The 2022 Atlanta Dream are the first WNBA team since the 2015 NY Liberty to allow fewer than 90 points per 100 possessions.
The starting guard on that Liberty team?
Kim Mulkey postgame:
“You know I want to say this to all of you.
I don't think my words matter, but after the games today tomorrow — there's four teams left I think on the men's side and the women's side — They need to dump the COVID testing.”
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Just got hired by the Washington Post 🥹
Catch me on high school football in Virginia & cross-country across the DMV & in the sports section as much as I can be!
New Atlanta Dream head coach Tanisha Wright: "We want to make sure that we are searching and pursuing not just talented players, but ones who demonstrate character, work ethic and accountability."
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Troy absolutely HOSED by the refs with a chance to be the first 15-seed to ever upset a 2-seed in the
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Tournament.
Missed the obvious over and back call. Disgusting.
“Wouldn’t it be a shame to keep COVID testing and then you got kids that end up having tested positive or something, and they don't get to play in the Final Four, so you need to just forget the COVID tests and let the four teams that are playing in each Final 4, go battle it out”
Sources say a player tried to talk to Chennedy Carter during a timeout and Carter got mad. Happened in the first quarter. More to the story, but will report once I have more depth on it.
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.
@NickiCollen
says her goal is to make
@NaLyssaSmith
the number one pick in the 2022 Draft.
Collen said she wants to help Smith grow as a playmaker and shooter to built off her already explosive game.
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Thanks to everyone for following along with my Atlanta Dream coverage this season :’)
So many people went out of their way to make this the best possible experience for me as a first-time
#WNBA
reporter, and I’m forever grateful for that.
Jesse Winker’s seemed to go out of his way to check in on the young guys since spring training started. One of many congrats Lipscomb got as he manned his spot at third following the hit.
Teammates compare him to Giannis & KD. He models his game after
@Candace_Parker
.
@jordanscott267
is one of the country’s best (and most interesting) recruits. Credit his mom
@ChristyWScott51
, his mind and the WNBA.
The New York Liberty are trading AD (
@A_Hooper25
) to the Atlanta Dream for Megan Walker and the rights to Raquel Carrera, sources tell
@TheNextHoops
.
Sources confirm to
@TheNextHoops
that there was no physical altercation in the Atlanta Dream locker room in Las Vegas.
More on the situation in Atlanta at a later date.
Courtney Williams on the final play:
"Monique Billings, before I shot the shot, she said 'y'all playing kind of timid!' I took that personal. Crystal Bradford said 'none of y'all seem like you want the big shot!' I took that personal."
Atlanta Dream HC Tanisha Wright on developing the young core: "Chennedy is a part of our roster. Aari is a part of our roster. They're both really good young talents that we have. I think bringing in some veteran leadership can definitely help them."
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Atlanta Dream news: Tiffany Hayes says she is back to practicing with the team and is effectively at 100%. She will be completely ready to go when the Dream return on Aug. 15.
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To all the student-athletes out there…..HAPPY NIL DAY! May you continue to work your craft while allowing your craft to work for you. Be a business. Be a brand. Be on the lookout for Uncle Sam!
Queen Egbo (not on the AP’s All-Rookie team) made more shots in her first career game (5) than Sam Thomas (on the AP’s All-Rookie team) made in the entire season (4)
RELEASE: The Atlanta Dream have a new President/COO — co-owners Larry Gottesdiener & Renee Montgomery will announce the individual today at 2 pm EST.
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The Phoenix Mercury are trading center Kia Vaughn to the Atlanta Dream for a 2023 third-round pick, sources tell
@TheNextHoops
.
Atlanta adds a veteran presence, while Phoenix sheds $110k in cap space.
Final: Nationals 6, Astros 0.
Early offense locked it up quickly for Washington, but the story is that the Nats may have a guy -- a real, legit guy -- in Mitchell Parker.
Final: Nationals 12, Marlins 9
Washington, once down 7-0, completes its largest road comeback win since
@chelsea_janes
covered "the Dan Uggla game" on April 28, 2015. Many heroes today. But there's no doubt this was "the Nick Senzel game."
Anyways, this my twin brother and me from 17 years ago. He’s now working in an MLB front office and I’m covering an MLB team from the outside, so when I say this is a dream, I mean it.
Life news! ✍️⚾️
As of — well, now, I guess — I’ll be covering the Nationals for the Washington Post.
This is a dream job, and I can’t wait to join
@andrewcgolden
on the beat as I try my best not to screw up
@dougherty_jesse
&
@chelsea_janes
’ old gig. Spring training 🔜!
Just posted:
@spencernusbaum_
has a deeply reported piece on all that's happening with Chennedy Carter and the
@AtlantaDream
, along with what's ahead for both player and team. It's the story you've been waiting for
#WNBA
Several players from the 2019 team who are still active (and obviously couldn’t make it for the reunion) recorded messages for the fans that were just shown on the scoreboard.
Shown thus far: Max Scherzer, Anthony Rendon, Joe Ross and Daniel Hudson.
Courtney Williams on the final play:
"Monique Billings, before I shot the shot, she said 'y'all playing kind of timid!' I took that personal. Crystal Bradford said 'none of y'all seem like you want the big shot!' I took that personal."
Apparently
@1GunnaGunna
put his number on Instagram and it’s one digit off from my phone number and now I WONT STOP GETTING TEXTS AND CALLS AND FACETIMES BRO I AM NOT GUNNA
Some reporting that I’m really proud of — and also a really cool moment, my first full-length feature in the
@washingtonpost
:)
On the systemic gaps inside DMV Volleyball & how it’s kept girls in PG County from reaching the next level:
Final: Nationals 7, Marlins 2
With a sweep, the Nats win four games in a row for just the second time since the start of 2022. With a win tomorrow, they’d move over .500 for the first time since July 1, 2021.
Almost everyone on the roster contributed this series.
I've watched a lot of college hoops this year, and I've yet to see anyone better than
@ashleyjoens
— my early pick for
#Big12
Player of the Year. Breaking down the junior phenom, for
@TheNextHoops
.
Final: Nationals 3, Phillies 2
On the day after Stephen Strasburg retires, MacKenzie Gore delivers a terrific 5.2 innings, the bullpen goes another 3.1 scoreless, and Lane Thomas' speed makes all the difference. Nats snap a three-game skid.
If you’re wondering whether today’s home opener will be played, delayed or postponed, you should definitely ask the Post’s new baseball weather expert:
@spencernusbaum_
!
Sources tell
@TheNextHoops
that the Atlanta Dream and Los Angeles Sparks are working to finalize a deal that would send Chennedy Carter to LA for a package including Erica Wheeler and picks.
Sources tell
@TheNextHoops
that Baylor center Hannah Gusters has entered the transfer portal and has asked that other schools not contact her, indicating that she already knows where she is transferring too.
She was the second-ranked center in the 2020 high school class.
I asked Courtney Williams who the second-best trash talker on the Atlanta Dream is (after her).
"Second best? Those girls don't know how to talk trash. They've just got to keep learning from me man."
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He hit a home run on his first swing of live BP. He drew Harper-ian and Strasburg-ian crowds and was calm as can be. He greeted teammates with a quiet smile. He felt like he belonged.
Welcome to the Dylan Crews show:
Players with the most PPG who missed the All-Star / Olympic rosters:
Tiffany Hayes (ATL) - 17.6
Chennedy Carter (ATL) - 16.1
Kelsey Mitchell (IND) - 16.0
Marina Mabrey (DAL) - 14.8
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The Dream news cycle
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Jul 5: Chennedy suspended
Jul 9: Strick denied repeat in 3 pt contest
Jul 12: Dream win Humanitarian Tm of Yr
Jul 14: Cheyenne announces pregnancy
Jul 14: C. Williams plays in 1st ASG
Jul 14: E. Williams denied chance to play for team Nigeria
BREAKING: Nneka Ogwumike was notified by FIBA that her petition to play for her native Nigeria in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics was denied due to "substantial involvement" of more than 10 years with Team USA, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
Final: Nationals 7, Reds 6. Washington gets its first win of the year. Trey Lipscomb looked good in his MLB debut and picked up his first MLB hit. CJ Abrams walked three times and tripled. Eddie Rosario hit a sac fly to cap a three-run ninth. A nice throw from Lipscomb ended it.