The Chicago Sky have dedicated greater than their share of onerous fouls on Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, and Diamond DeShields obtained in on the motion Friday.

The seven-year WNBA veteran fouled Clark twice within the span of 40 seconds within the fourth quarter of the Fever’s 100-81 win, with the latter going viral on social media. As Clark ran with the ball in transition, DeShields barreled into the rookie and knocked her to the ground.

The play was dominated a flagrant 1 foul on DeShields, giving Clark two free throws. Clark made each to achieve a career-high 31 factors for the sport and in addition file the primary 30-point, 12-assist sport in WNBA historical past.

The sport additional strengthened Clark’s argument for Rookie of the Yr over the Sky’s Angel Reese, who set the WNBA’s rookie file for many double-doubles in a season in the identical sport.

Sadly, the backlash in opposition to DeShields for the foul reached poisonous ranges with no less than one fan. After the sport, DeShields posted a screengrab displaying an account repeatedly lamenting “that tumor ought to’ve took her out.” DeShields was identified with a grape-sized benign tumor on her spinal twine in 2020, risked paralysis when she had it surgically eliminated and suffered painful tremors whereas recovering from the process.

In response to the fan, DeShields wrote, “Thanks God for overlaying me , I pray u cowl those that want hurt unto me as properly.”

Unsurprisingly, that individual wasn’t the one individual in DeShields’ feedback after the sport.

Clearly, this is not the primary time the Sky have had a sport in opposition to Clark get ugly. Chennedy Carter was the middle of a firestorm earlier this season after hitting Clark with a shoulder verify. Just like the DeShields incident, that additionally noticed a major blowback, together with an incident when Sky gamers reported harassment exterior a crew lodge. A subsequent video confirmed that individual trying to ask Carter questions, however one Sky participant stated it was edited to take away him saying far more profane issues.

There was additionally a tough foul by Reese on Clark in one other sport. Clark’s rookie season has seen unprecedented consideration within the WNBA, however not all of it has been good, particularly when the Sky have been concerned.

Friday was the final regular-season matchup between the groups, although. The Fever went 3-1 within the season collection.

LeBron James has been amongst Caitlin Clark’s largest supporters in her rookie 12 months, and after a giant evening for the Indiana Fever star, he took to social media to handle her critics instantly with a four-word message. 

Clark scored a career-high 31 factors and 12 assists in Indiana’s last regular-season matchup in opposition to the Chicago Sky on Friday evening. 

Clark shot 8 for 14, together with 5 for 9 from 3-point vary, in her eleventh double-double because the Fever took the sequence 3-1 with a 100-81 win over Chicago. 

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Regardless of being away, Clark acquired a loud roar of cheers from followers as she exited the sport within the fourth quarter with just below 4 minutes remaining. 

She additionally acquired a nod from NBA nice LeBron James, who instantly despatched a message to the “haters” on social media. 

“CAITLIN CLARK!!!!! HI HATERS,” his put up on X learn. 

CAITLIN CLARK RECORDS CAREER-HIGH IN POINTS, AS RED-HOT FEVER BLOWOUT SKY FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE WIN

James additionally reposted a put up from the NBA highlighting Clark’s stats, which included one other document for the previous Iowa standout. 

Friday marked Clark’s fifth recreation this season with no less than 20 factors and 10 assists, essentially the most in a single season in WNBA historical past.

“I’m simply happy with this group,” Clark mentioned after the sport. “I believed we battled, and we didn’t let it get shut on the finish, and that was sort of the issue final time we had been right here. We allow them to come again, we all know they’re a very good fourth-quarter crew, however we battled and figured it out.”

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Because the Rookie of the 12 months debate heats up, Clark nonetheless stays the clear favourite. 

The Related Press contributed to this report. 

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The Estadi Olimpic was operating out of names to chant on Saturday afternoon as Barça completely steamrolled their solution to an unlimited victory over newly promoted Actual Valladolid, however by the top of it the title that was being chanted the loudest was that of the person who had orchestrated this towering monument to footballing brilliance. Right this moment was the day that Hansi Flick completely gained over the hearts of the bluagrana trustworthy as his males produced one in all their most dominant shows in a very long time.

There have been no fewer than seven targets to take pleasure in, three of them from Raphinha (plus one help) and there may simply have been extra. Dani Omo hit the put up twice and likewise had a aim disallowed for the narrowest of offsides, and the woodwork additionally obtained the higher of Robert Lewandowski.

Completely on prime

If successful the primary three video games of the marketing campaign hadn’t already despatched out a strong message, in the present day was a warning not solely to La Liga’s different 19 golf equipment but in addition to the entire of Europe. Barça imply enterprise this yr!

And it’s taking place with an awfully younger set of gamers. For the fourth time this season, we additionally obtained to take pleasure in Flick handing a debut to a youthful participant. This time it was the flip of centre-back Sergi Domínguez, who was on for the final half hour.

Raphinha’s twentieth minute opener all the time regarded prefer it was coming. Barça submitted the guests to such a relentless barrage of aim makes an attempt that one was certain to go in ultimately. An extended by way of ball from Pau Cubarsí and the Brazilian was on the top of it in a flash and that was the primary third of his hat-trick sorted.

The Estadi Olimpic was nonetheless celebrating that aim when Lewandowski gave them one other to cherish, his fourth in as many video games. In a near-replica of the primary, this time it was Lamine Yamal offering the preliminary move, and the Pole made no mistake along with his left-footed end.

Goalfest

Two targets up with three quarters of the sport to play and the one real looking doubt was already what number of targets the Catalans had been going to win this by. Few would have predicted as many as seven, however that’s what we had been going to get!

Jules Kounde added to the bluagrana festivities simply earlier than the interval by being probably the most alert in a goalmouth scramble and bounding an unstoppable strike in-off the highest of the correct put up.

If Valladolid had regarded hopelessly outclassed within the first half, the second was going to be no higher for them. Shortly after the hour mark, they had been punished once more, this time for failing to eliminate hazard of their space and succumbing to a nicely-struck end by a well-positioned Raphinha. Two targets for him, 4 for Barça, the Mexican wave in full flight… Occasion time at Montjuic!

Raphinha hat-trick

However one of the best was but to come back. It began from a Valladolid nook, after which Lamine Yamal sped off on a blinding diagonal run proper throughout the pitch and capped it with probably the most beautiful of assists…

Raphinha was on the top of it, and thus accomplished his first hat-trick within the blaugrana jersey and took the workforce’s tally for day as much as 5.

These two had each posted majestic performances, however Dani Olmo had been superlative too. After he’d come so frustratingly shut on copious events, it was massively pleasurable to see the brand new signing lastly get his title on the scoresheet.

Seventh heaven

With Barça on a roll and Valladolid in utter disarray substitute Ferran Torres delivered the ultimate blow with 5 minutes to play. Purpose quantity seven was at the back of the online, and Barça are flying increased than ever within the league desk!

However much more importantly than that, the form of soccer they’re taking part in is the type that achieves large issues. The 2024/25 season is shaping up very properly certainly.

The one dangerous information is that we’ll have to attend a fortnight for the following episode as La Liga takes a break for worldwide fixtures. Subsequent up is the derby at Girona on September 15.

NEW YORK — Jannik Sinner by no means gave his third-round opponent on the US Open on Saturday, Christopher O’Connell, even a second to ponder pulling off the form of monumental upset that eradicated Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

“It exhibits that this sport is unpredictable. Everytime you drop a bit little bit of your degree — if it is psychological, if it is tennis-wise or bodily — on the finish, it has a big impact on the consequence,” Sinner stated. “Each opponents who they misplaced towards, they performed some unbelievable tennis. And it occurs.”

To not the No. 1-ranked Sinner, who’s abruptly the favourite to win the boys’s championship at Flushing Meadows. He gained the primary 5 video games and 21 of the primary 29 factors to make fairly clear how issues would go at Arthur Ashe Stadium and wrapped up a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over O’Connell in beneath two hours.

“I felt like he was on from the get-go,” O’Connell stated. “I felt a bit bit clueless, to be trustworthy. … Each single shot, I simply felt like I needed to do one thing with it, as a result of he was simply on me. He was suffocating me.”

Stepping on court docket lower than 15 hours after Djokovic’s loss to Alexei Popyrin and two days after Alcaraz’s loss to Botic van de Zandschulp, Sinner was as dominant as could be in each aspect. With 23-time main champion Serena Williams watching from an Ashe suite, Sinner struck 15 aces. He by no means confronted a break level. He gained 5 of O’Connell’s 12 service video games. He completed with greater than twice as many winners, 46, as unforced errors, 22.

“The very best tennis participant I’ve ever performed, for positive,” the 30-year-old O’Connell stated.

The one previous males’s champion on the US Open nonetheless within the bracket, 2021 winner Daniil Medvedev, defeated No. 31 Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Medvedev, the No. 5 seed, will face Nuno Borges, who was a degree away from elimination at 6-3 in a fourth-set tiebreaker, then rallied to beat Jakub Mensik 6-7 (5), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-0.

“For positive did not anticipate to have this within the fourth spherical when Novak and Carlos are right here,” Medvedev stated of the remaining area. “So, it is a enjoyable feeling from one aspect, however from the opposite aspect it is a new match. I have to play my greatest to attempt to win it once more.”

Borges is the second Portuguese man for the reason that Open period started in 1968 to make the spherical of 16 in New York, becoming a member of João Sousa in 2018. Borges performed faculty tennis at Mississippi State and was the ITA Nationwide Participant of the 12 months in 2019. He is certainly one of two former faculty gamers left on the boys’s aspect, together with Brandon Nakashima (Virginia).

Since dropping the primary set he performed in New York, towards Mackenzie McDonald — which additionally was the primary set Sinner had performed since information emerged of a doping case that concerned two constructive checks in March for hint quantities of a banned anabolic steroid — the 23-year-old from Italy has carried out impeccably, dropping a complete of 18 video games throughout 9 units.

Attempting to gather his second Grand Slam title of the yr after gaining the primary of his profession on the Australian Open in January, Sinner will face No. 14 Tommy Paul of the US within the fourth spherical on Monday. Paul defeated Canadian qualifier Gabriel Diallo 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (3).

“He is an awesome mover. He has improved loads within the final time frame. It’ll be a troublesome problem,” Sinner stated about dealing with Paul, a 2023 Australian Open semifinalist. “He performs some nice tennis, particularly right here in America.”

“We have had some nice matches,” Paul stated. “I keep in mind I performed him on clay, had some match factors towards him. Then the final match, I believe it was in Toronto, he performed superior. I did not really feel like I did an excessive amount of flawed. He type of took the racket out of my arms. I am positively going to try to, you realize, make it uncomfortable for him.”

Maybe there was wariness on Sinner’s half heading into Saturday, given latest occasions. That is solely the third time within the Open period (the others have been in 1973 and 2000) that two of the highest three-seeded males have been gone earlier than the fourth spherical.

So Sinner awoke as the person thought of likeliest to win the US Open, a standing that belonged to No. 3 Alcaraz — the champion on the French Open and Wimbledon this season — earlier than the match started. No. 2 Djokovic — the defending champ and proprietor of a males’s-record 24 main trophies — moved atop the chances when Alcaraz was despatched house Thursday night time, solely to relinquish that after his personal early exit Friday night time.

The 87th-ranked O’Connell harbored hope of manufacturing yet one more shock, even when he is by no means overwhelmed a member of the highest 10 or been previous the third spherical at a Slam.

What Van De Zandschulp and Popyrin did allowed O’Connell to dream of manufacturing one thing related towards Sinner.

“I felt like he was on from the get-go. I felt a bit bit clueless, to be trustworthy. … Each single shot, I simply felt like I needed to do one thing with it, as a result of he was simply on me. He was suffocating me.”

Christopher O’Connell on dealing with Jannik Sinner at US Open

“I imply, yeah, I’ve obtained to consider,” O’Connell stated, “however I simply felt that he was actually on hearth.”

There’s something fairly tough about attempting to observe up one career-best win with one other, and Van De Zandschulp did not actually present up on Saturday, eradicated by No. 25 Jack Draper 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Draper, a 22-year-old left-hander from Britain, by no means has been previous the fourth spherical a serious, and neither has his subsequent opponent, unseeded Tomas Machac, a 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 winner towards David Goffin.

“After the match [against Alcaraz], it was a bit bit loopy,” Van De Zandschulp stated. “You attempt to consider the subsequent match however you get reminded loads of the match the day earlier than. So after all it was powerful to play in the present day after the final two days.”

In different males’s singles outcomes from Saturday, Jordan Thompson of Australia took down Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi, the No. 30 seed, 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

ESPN Stats & Data and The Related Press contributed to this report.

(New York) Jannik Sinner n’a jamais laissé à Chris O’Connell, son adversaire du troisième tour des Internationaux de tennis des États-Unis, le temps de penser à réaliser le style de surprises monumentales qui ont éliminé Novak Djokovic et Carlos Alcaraz.

« Cela montre que ce sport est imprévisible. Chaque fois que vous perdez un peu de votre niveau – que ce soit mentalement, sur le plan du tennis ou physiquement – à la fin, cela a un affect énorme sur le résultat », a noté Sinner.

« Les deux adversaires contre lesquels ils ont perdu ont joué un tennis incroyable. Et cela arrive. »

Ce n’est pas le cas de Sinner, numéro un mondial, qui est devenu le favori pour remporter le titre du easy masculin à Flushing Meadows. Samedi, il a gagné les cinq premiers jeux et 21 des 29 premiers factors pour montrer clairement remark les choses allaient se passer au stade Arthur-Ashe, où il a signé une victoire 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 sur O’Connell en moins de deux heures.

« J’ai eu l’impression qu’il était dans le coup dès le début », a analysé O’Connell.

Entré sur le court docket moins de 15 heures après la défaite de Djokovic contre Alexei Popyrin et deux jours après celle d’Alcaraz contre Botic van de Zandschulp, Sinner a été aussi dominant que attainable dans toutes les facettes du jeu.

Sous les yeux de Serena Williams, 23 fois championne en tournois du Grand Chelem en easy, Sinner a réussi 15 as, et n’a jamais eu à faire face à une balle de bris. Il a remporté cinq des 12 jeux au service d’O’Connell. Il a terminé avec plus de deux fois plus de coups gagnants (46) que de fautes directes (22).

« Le meilleur joueur de tennis que j’ai jamais affronté, c’est sûr », a déclaré O’Connell, âgé de 30 ans.

Daniil Medvedev (2021), seul ancien champion masculin des Internationaux des États-Unis encore en lice, devait jouer samedi soir.

Depuis la perte de la première manche qu’il a disputée à New York, contre Mackie McDonald, l’Italien de 23 ans a réalisé une efficiency impeccable, abandonnant un whole de 18 jeux en neuf manches.

Tentant de remporter son deuxième titre du Grand Chelem de l’année après avoir gagné le premier de sa carrière aux Internationaux d’Australie en janvier, Sinner affrontera l’Américain Tommy Paul (14^e) au quatrième tour lundi.

Paul a battu le qualifié canadien Gabriel Diallo 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (3).

« Il se déplace bien. Il s’est beaucoup amélioré ces derniers temps. Ce sera un défi difficile à relever », a déclaré Sinner à propos de Paul, demi-finaliste des Internationaux d’Australie de 2023.

« Il joue du très bon tennis, surtout ici aux États-Unis. »

Peut-être que Sinner était un peu sur ses gardes avant le match de samedi, compte tenu des évènements récents. Après tout, ce n’est que la troisième fois dans l’ère des professionnels (les autres étant en 1973 et 2000) que deux des trois premières têtes de série sont éliminées avant le quatrième tour.

Sinner s’est donc réveillé comme l’homme le plus vulnerable de remporter les Internationaux des États-Unis, un statut qui appartenait à Alcaraz (3^e) – le champion de Roland-Garros et de Wimbledon cette saison – avant le début du tournoi.

Djokovic (n° 2), tenant du titre et détenteur d’un file de 24 trophées majeurs chez les hommes, s’est hissé au sommet de la liste lorsque Alcaraz a été renvoyé chez lui jeudi soir, avant d’en sortir prématurément lui aussi vendredi soir.

O’Connell, classé 87^e, avait l’espoir de créer une nouvelle shock, même s’il n’a jamais battu un membre du prime 10 ou dépassé le troisième tour d’un tournoi du Grand Chelem.

Ce qu’ont fait van de Zandschulp et Popyrin a permis à O’Connell de rêver à quelque selected de similaire contre Sinner.

« Je veux dire, oui, je dois y croire, mais j’ai senti qu’il était vraiment en feu », a résumé O’Connell.

Il y a quelque selected de difficile à essayer d’enchaîner une meilleure victoire en carrière avec une autre, et van de Zandschulp ne s’est pas vraiment montré à la hauteur samedi, éliminé par Jack Draper (25^e) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

Draper, un gaucher britannique de 22 ans, n’a jamais dépassé le quatrième tour d’un tournoi majeur, tout comme son prochain adversaire, Tomas Machac, vainqueur de David Goffin, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2.

« Après le match [contre Alcaraz], c’était un peu fou », a déclaré van de Zandschulp.

« Vous essayez de penser au match suivant, mais le match de la veille vous revient souvent à l’esprit. Alors, bien sûr, c’était difficile de jouer aujourd’hui après les deux derniers jours. »

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Chief Scott issued the next assertion:

I’m extraordinarily shocked and saddened concerning the taking pictures of 49ers participant Ricky Pearsall at present in Union Sq.. This type of violence has no place in our metropolis and can by no means be tolerated. My coronary heart goes out to Mr. Pearsall and his household and I want him a speedy restoration. Fortunately, our hard-working officers made a swift arrest on this case and we’ll do every little thing inside our energy to make sure justice is served.

SF Mayor London Breed issued the next assertion:

This afternoon, there was an tried theft in Union Sq. involving San Francisco 49ers large receiver Ricky Pearsall and he was shot. SFPD was on scene instantly and an arrest of the shooter was made. My ideas are with Ricky and his household at the moment. We’ll present extra updates, together with on his situation, as I obtain them.

San Francisco 49ers vast receiver Ricky Pearsall was launched from the hospital Sunday afternoon after he was shot within the chest throughout an tried theft in San Francisco on Saturday, authorities and the crew stated.

“San Francisco 49ers vast receiver Ricky Pearsall was launched from the hospital this afternoon as he continues to get well from a bullet wound to his chest,” the 49ers stated in an replace Sunday afternoon.

In a press release Saturday, the 49ers stated Pearsall “sustained a bullet wound to his chest and is in critical however steady situation.” Police stated at a night information convention that Pearsall was speaking after he was struck.

Mayor London Breed stated on X that the assault happened within the Union Sq. neighborhood within the middle of downtown. Police recognized the suspect solely as a 17-year-old boy.

“SFPD was on scene instantly and an arrest of the shooter was made,” Breed stated, referring to the San Francisco Police Division.Erin Pearsall, Pearsall’s mom, stated her son is “in good spirits proper now” in a personal Fb put up obtained by NBC Information.

“He’s extraordinarily fortunate, GOD shielded him,” she stated, referring to her son. “He was shot within the chest and it exited out his again. Thanks be to GOD it missed his important organs.”

“Life is so valuable my pals. Please love eachother,” Erin Pearsall continued. “My son was spared right this moment by the grace of GOD. Please pray for my child.”

Pearsall’s agent and representatives for the NFL didn’t instantly reply to requests for info Saturday evening.

In a press release, police stated officers responded to a report of a taking pictures at Geary Avenue and Grant Avenue within the coronary heart of the Union Sq. neighborhood about 3:37 p.m. and located two individuals who had been injured after an altercation.

Police Chief Invoice Scott stated on the information convention that the suspect approached Pearsall — 23, a rookie drafted whom the 49ers drafted within the first spherical of the 2024 NFL draft — and tried to commit an armed theft. “A battle ensues, and gunfire from the suspect’s gun struck Mr. Pearsall and the suspect,” Scott stated.

A minimum of two rounds had been fired, he stated.

Scott stated the suspect is a 17-year-old boy from the farming city of Tracy, a bit greater than 60 miles east of San Francisco.

Each Pearsall and the teenager had been hospitalized, Scott stated. San Francisco County Supervisor Aaron Peskin stated earlier on X that Pearsall had been stabilized at a hospital.

Officers discovered the suspect within the space as he fled, and the gun he’s accused of utilizing was recovered, Scott stated.

District Legal professional Brooke Jenkins stated the teenager could be charged in juvenile courtroom.

Breed stated on the information convention: “This was a horrible and uncommon incident in Union Sq., and our ideas are with Ricky Pearsall and his household. He has a brilliant future, and I sit up for seeing him get well and get again on the sector.”

Likewise, the 49ers stated, “Our ideas and prayers are with Ricky and all the Pearsall household.”

Crime and homelessness in San Francisco have turn into paramount matters in native politics.

Peskin, the county supervisor, is difficult Breed for mayor. He has supported tough-on-crime stances, together with arresting drug sellers, whereas additionally pushing for therapy of customers and approaching crime as a societywide difficulty reasonably than as an issue solely police can clear up.

Breed stated violence like Saturday’s “is not going to be tolerated.” Scott stated additional police have been assigned to Union Sq. for a while.

Pearsall has not performed this preseason due to hamstring and shoulder accidents.