The University of Houston has reached its seventh Final Four in school history.
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Caitlin Clark Sets Record For Sale Of Women’s Sports Trading Card
Women’s sports are now making historic moves in the collectible trading card market. On Saturday evening, Goldin Auctions closed bidding on a one-of-a-kind Caitlin Clark autograph rookie card. The 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA Gold Vinyl card ended up going for a final price of $366K. That shattered the previous record of $234,850, which was also for a Clark card, set in December.
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MLB Confirms Legality Of New Yankees’ Bats After Nine Homer Game
On Saturday, the New York Yankees unloaded with a franchise-record nine home runs in a single game. The 20-9 rout over the Milwaukee Brewers also gave haters the chance to criticize the team and the legality of the new bats some players on the team are using. Both Jazz Chisholm, Jr. and Anthony Volpe are using bats that have been modified to where the barrel of the bat is closer to the label, where both hitters tend to make the most contact. The Yankees brought in former MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt to “improve communication between those in the team’s analytics department and the players and assist with the new bat’s design. Major League Baseball has confirmed that the bats meet the league standards and are legal…but that won’t stop the whining as long as the home runs are flying.
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The Yankees Hit Nine Home Runs in a Single Game Thanks to Their New Bats...
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UTSA Coach Blocks Players After NIL Money Controversy
Broken NIL promises appear to be causing another rift between players and their coach, this time at the University of Texas-San Antonio. Reportedly, basketball coach Austin Claunch has been called out by two players who say he lied about NIL money they’d be getting. Those two players also happen to be two of the team’s top scores and rebounders. Raekwon Horton and Damari Monsanto both transferred to the school from other programs, and six figures in unpaid NIL money appear to be a major reason why. A text conversation posted by Monsanto on X appears to show Claunch offering $125K in “straight NIL” in exchange for his commitment to the school. Horton responded to that post saying, “Never got my pape, either.” About a half-hour later, Monsanto posted that the coach “blocked my number.” It remains to be seen if anything was in writing contractually or if it’s just a bad look for the team, school, and coach ethically. UTSA has yet to comment on the story.
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