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To my mind, this is part and parcel of Paige's greatness: her unapologetic authenticity.

It came out after the game that she has a bad cold and was probably feeling crummy. That might have had something to do with it.

It is an astonishingly beautiful and apt word. Comes from the Latin verb for "struggle out of," which, with the in-, comes to mean "unable to be struggled out of." Which is precisely where Florida State found itself late in the fourth quarter.

Was pleasantly surprised by Martin in particular. Quite knowledgeable and appreciated her use, late in the fourth quarter, of the word ineluctable.

After the game, she said, true to her gracious self, that individual awards paled in comparison to ones involving her team.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/09/20/napheesa-collier-wnba-mvp/ With (as ever) incisive, insightful quotes from Geno.

Agreed. A true mensch through thick and thin. The documentary itself is superlative--nothing glossed over, a deep dive into PED allegations, DUI, last Olympics; there is bravado, for sure, and that is a beautiful thing, because, as Sue says, in sharing her infectious enthusiasm for the game, she...

a beautiful bleed-blue friendship.

Dom Amore: This ex-UConn women’s star could be WNBA’s best comeback story Dom Amore with his magical prose.

Right, and also they didn't have the support and resources they needed.

Does Geno qualify for his own award?

Bravo, oldude. You are a Boneyard treasure.

One of my faves. Will miss her poker-faced moxie, no matter her slender minutes.

The Center Cannot Hold