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By Joe Torosian

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You can talk A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, but the face of the WNBA is Sophie Cunningham.

Cunningham’s finger point went viral; she served as a ring girl for the UFC, and last night she knocked down six treys in the Indiana Fever’s 109-75 victory over the Las Vegas Aces.

Seriously, name a bigger presence than her this WNBA season?

I’m picking France over Spain. Mainly because the food’s better, but also because they’re better.

I’m not taking Argentina over England just for family reasons. I’m taking Messi & Friends because I love the complaining/whining/crying and everything that follows an Argentine win. England looks better, but Messi always finds a way

Regarding Saturday’s Red Card on Switzerland’s Breel Embolo, I love how the controversy has gone from unprecedented and outrageous down to, “you just don’t do that with twenty minutes left in a World Cup match.”

Many of them complaining are part of the same sports media that was constantly whining about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s flopping in the NBA playoffs.

I want Aaron Donald back in a Rams uniform as much as anyone, but he needs to be back in the building in August—not midseason.

He’s definitely in shape, but football shape is something different, and I’m good with him needing time, but he should return now and not late October.

If the team is playing well and the young guys are getting the job done, his coming in as a bye-week savior will be/could be a disruption.

As great as he is, he’s AD not JC.

Last Add World Cup: I found it interesting that both England and Norway still have a Christian cross as an emblem on their national flags.

As secular as those nations have become, in 2026 I find it amazing that they haven’t been changed.

Anyone remember the flap over the LA County seal that featured a tiny cross on it to represent SoCal’s mission history? The ACLU sued, the county caved, and later the cross was restored.

Really Last Add World Cup: Besides the flopping (and everyone looking like they’ve been accidentally shot by Claudine Longet), another thing basketball has in common with soccer is players want to get theirs.

If you’ve ever played basketball and were involved in a blowout, scorers tend to fall into the “get mine” trap.

Norway’s Alexander Sørloth had Erling Haaland open—clearly open—with a 1-0 lead…and instead of dishing, Sørloth decided to get his…And Norway got nothing but a ticket back to Oslo.

I keep hearing there’s a problem with the Dodgers visiting Donald Trump at the White House…After examining all my feeds, it seems only sports media has a problem with the Dodgers visiting the Trump White House.

Does anyone remember Bill Plaschke’s column on the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence? I do…and it was all good with him.

#80—May the San Francisco Giants rot and lie stinking in the earth.

The Dude abides…

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