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How rare UConn jersey retirement memorializes Sue Bird's legacy - The IX Basketball Sue Bird's No. 10 jersey joined Rebecca Lobo's No. 50 and Swin Cash's No. 32 as the only retired UConn women's basketball numbers.

Sue Bird has collected many accomplishments in her career. Sunday, she added one more, becoming just the third women's basketball player to have her jersey retired at UConn.

@teebaker-wbb.bsky.social reports on what Bird has meant to the program and the sport.

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Roberto Alomar, Carmelo Martínez, Edgar Martínez, Rey Sánchez, Rubén Sierra, Carlos Baerga, Bernie Williams, Juan González, and Carlos Delgado. All in the same 1995 winter ball lineup. Good lord.

The team hit .346/.426/.533 and dominated the 1995 Caribbean Series.

Arghhhhhh just seeing this! How was it?

This is such a great deal. I say this as someone who used to regularly take advantage of it before I even wrote for BP.

WNBA CBA proposals explained - The IX Sports Join our hosts Howard Medgal and Jackie Powell as they break down some of the big picture storylines about the WNBA CBA.

The WNBA CBA negotiations continue to evolve. Tune in to @theixsportspod.bsky.social for analysis from @howardmegdal.bsky.social and @classicjpow.bsky.social.

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That Nuzzi glam shot in NYT

I mean… really? Who?

Observations from Princeton-Seton Hall — Skye Belker talks Tigers - The IX Sports Observations from Princeton-Seton Hall — Skye Belker talks Tigers and the most important reads in women's basketball, all here for you.

Basketball Wednesday with @howardmegdal.bsky.social is here, with some thoughts on Princeton

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High-powered Stanford women looking to reverse College Cup fortunes Stanford will carry the country’s top offense into Friday’s College Cup opener against Duke as it chases its first national soccer championship since 2019.

This year's Stanford women's soccer team is one of the highest-scoring teams ever. Is it enough to finally get over the College Cup hump after losing in the final four the past two years? | @sfchronicle.com

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The gapper is dead: Who killed the double and triple — and what can MLB do about it? Armed with analytics, teams are playing outfielders deeper than ever, and doubles and triples are vanishing. Can a rule change fix this?

“Imagine there was a curved line in the outfield."

New from me:

The gapper is dead. Doubles hit their lowest rate in 3 decades. Triples are at their lowest rate ever.

So who killed the double & triple? And what can MLB do about it?
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Fantastic news, congrats!!!

USWNT ends 2025 campaign with four straight wins - The IX Sports Catarina Macario scored her fifth goal in three matches to help secure another win for the USWNT, who finished the year with a 12-0-3 record.

The first episode of The IX Sports Podcast is here! Tune in to hear more about our plans from @howardmegdal.bsky.social and some soccer thoughts from @kgier.bsky.social!

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What a good day to start listening to my favorite new podcast

Super excited to share this one!

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Always thankful for women's basketball - The IX Sports Always thankful for women's basketball — Geno Auriemma talks Sarah Strong all in the latest edition of Basketball Wednesday.

In Basketball Wednesday from @howardmegdal.bsky.social , some UConn talk

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What They’re Saying: Brandon Nimmo and Marcus Semien Fallout Edition | Baseball Prospectus The Mets and Rangers made a one-for-one star swap, and it might change these players’ draft rankings.

What They’re Saying: Brandon Nimmo and Marcus Semien Fallout Edition
by Howard Megdal (@howardmegdal.bsky.social)
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Coaching Richmond star Maggie Doogan can be ‘stressful’. Aaron Roussell wouldn’t have it any other way. Since her days at Cardinal O'Hara, Doogan has been a basketball sponge. The senior "wouldn’t want to spend my last year anywhere else” after leading the Spiders' rise.

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Chase's Case For The Hall Of Fame Chase's Case For The Hall Of Fame

Sadly Sports on Earth archives are gone forever but I am on record saying this in 2014!!!! www.huffpost.com/entry/chase-...

Lo que se comenta: Edición Jo Adell y Reid Detmers | Baseball Prospectus Los jardines y la rotación de abridores están fluctuando en Anaheim.

Hoy en @enespanol.baseballprospectus.com: Lo que se comenta: Edición Jo Adell y Reid Detmers, por @howardmegdal.bsky.social, traducción de @camarcano.bsky.social. ¡Para leer todo nuestro contenido en español, ve a baseballprospectus.com/espanol!

Michigan's 'hardest working team' claim and how it backs it up - The IX Basketball Michigan touts itself as the hardest working team in the country. On Saturday, against Notre Dame, they backed it up. Here's how they did it.

In case you want to know more about this Michigan team hanging with UConn tonight, our @thomascostello.bsky.social just wrote a great piece on them @theixbasketball.bsky.social #NCAAW www.thenexthoops.com/features/mic...

Everything I hear about that program is that it is amazing. Please be sure to cheer Darby especially hard when you go. :)

Bowdoin wbb is REALLY good, they added elite Cherry Hill talent in Darby Chhabria this season

"Michigan and UConn have never played each other before" is one of those things that sounds fake