{"id":97351,"date":"2026-07-13T12:46:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=97351"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:46:21","slug":"fanview-7-13-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=97351","title":{"rendered":"FanView: 7\/13\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n

Kick it!
\nYou can talk A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, but the face of the WNBA is Sophie Cunningham.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Seriously, name a bigger presence than her this WNBA season?<\/p>\n

I’m picking France over Spain. Mainly because the food’s better, but also because they’re better.<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

I want Aaron Donald back in a Rams uniform as much as anyone, but he needs to be back in the building in August\u2014not midseason.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

As great as he is, he’s AD not JC.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

As secular as those nations have become, in 2026 I find it amazing that they haven’t been changed.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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

Norway’s Alexander S\u00f8rloth had Erling Haaland open\u2014clearly open\u2014with a 1-0 lead\u2026and instead of dishing, S\u00f8rloth decided to get his…And Norway got nothing but a ticket back to Oslo.<\/p>\n

I keep hearing there’s a problem with the Dodgers visiting Donald Trump at the White House\u2026After examining all my feeds, it seems only sports media has a problem with the Dodgers visiting the Trump White House.<\/p>\n

Does anyone remember Bill Plaschke’s column on the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence? I do\u2026and it was all good with him.<\/p>\n

#80\u2014May the San Francisco Giants rot and lie stinking in the earth.<\/p>\n

The Dude abides\u2026<\/p>\n

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