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Bryan Braman, a former NFL linebacker who played seven seasons with the Houston Texans and Philadelphia Eagles, is battling an aggressive form of ‘life-threatening cancer,’ according to a GoFundMe set up in his benefit by William Jones.

Braman, 38, has had multiple surgeries while being treated for the disease in Seattle, which has put financial strain on the Spokane native and his family.

‘He is required to have a 24-hour caregiver, but his insurance doesn’t pay for housing for this program,’ Jones’ first GoFundMe update in February read. ‘He has no home currently as he has had to pay out of pocket for much of his treatment, and even sold his last vehicle to raise the money for the motel [for] this week.’

The GoFundMe for Braman had raised more than $65,000 as of 11 a.m. ET on Saturday. That included a $10,000 donation from Braman’s former Texans teammate, J.J. Watt, and donations from other former teammates including Chris Long, Duane Brown, Brian Cushing, Brent Celek and Rasul Douglas, among others.

Braman’s treatment has included CAR T-cell Therapy – which the American Cancer Society describes as ‘a way to get immune cells called T cells (a type of white blood cell) to fight cancer by changing them in the lab so they can find and destroy cancer cells’ – according to an update posted to the GoFundMe on June 20.

‘His cells did re-infuse themselves, and did in fact start reproducing within his bone marrow,’ Jones wrote. ‘At first the mass did start to shrink, but then the cancer started fighting back.’

Braman has since had chemotherapy treatments but has struggled to bounce back from the surgical procedures he has had due to lowered immunity from the treatments.

Despite this, Braham remains ‘determined to never give up,’ according to the GoFundMe. That hasn’t been a surprise to Sean Stellato, his long-time agent.

‘At Stellato Sports, Bryan Braman has always stood for strength, resilience and leadership,’ Stellato told KPRC 2 in Houston. ‘He is a pillar and a staple of the underdog. Now, in the face of cancer, he embodies those qualities more than ever.’

‘If there is one person that I know that can beat cancer, it is Bryan Braman, who I have always considered family. He’s in the fight of his life.’

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The Indiana Fever are perhaps playing their best basketball of the season, having won three in a row with the Los Angeles Sparks coming to town on Saturday.

All three of those victories, including a win in the Commissioner’s Cup against Minnesota, have been without All-WNBA guard Caitlin Clark, who will miss her fifth straight game due to a groin injury.

The Fever’s recent success has been due to their work on the defensive end, holding opponents to a league-low 27% percent from the 3-point line. In their last game, an 81-54 rout over Las Vegas on Thursday, the Aces had their 16-game winning streak against Indiana snapped after being held to 26% shooting.

The Sparks (5-13) are led by veteran guard Kelsey Plum, who is averaging 20.1 points and 5.7 assists per game. The last time the two teams played was on June 26 in Indianapolis, with Los Angeles winning 85-75.

How to watch Los Angeles Sparks vs. Indiana Fever: TV, stream

  • Date: Saturday, July 5
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET
  • Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • TV: NBA TV
  • Live stream:  Fubo

The game will be available to view on demand on WNBA League Pass after it concludes.

Watch Fever vs Sparks with Fubo

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Prominent Democrats sent messages of doom and gloom rather than celebration on July 4, drawing ire from a multitude of critics. Many of the messages included warnings about supposed threats to the country emanating from the Trump administration.

‘This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better,’ former Vice President Kamala Harris wrote in a post on X that included a photo of her and former first gentleman Doug Emhoff at the White House. ‘But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.’

Many social media users were quick to point out that Harris cropped former President Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden out of the photo. Others took one of Harris’ famous phrases to mock her, saying that the country was ‘unburdened by what has been.’

Harris’ old boss, former President Joe Biden, posted a more mild message, while also encouraging Americans to ‘fight to maintain’ democracy.

Meanwhile, former President Barack Obama also chimed in with a warning of his own, saying that ‘core democratic principles seem to be continuously under attack.’ He argued that the word ‘we’ is the ‘single most powerful word in our democracy,’ and used his first presidential campaign slogan as one of his examples.

‘Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in history—when core democratic principles seem to be continuously under attack, when too many people around the world have become cynical and disengaged—now is precisely the time to ask ourselves tough questions about how we can build our democracies and make them work in meaningful and practical ways for ordinary people,’ Obama wrote.

Xi Van Fleet, a survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, responded saying, ‘We the People are taking our country back from those like you who despise America and work tirelessly to dismantle everything it stands for.’

Sen. Bernie Sanders appeared to support the anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ movement in his July 4 post.

‘On July 4, 1776, Americans said: No to Kings, No to Despotism. On July 4, 2025, all across the country, Americans say again: No to Kings, No to Despotism,’ Sanders wrote.

In response, several social media users pointed out that, unlike a king, President Donald Trump was elected.

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The highs and lows of the MLB season were on display for the Los Angeles Dodgers this week.

After celebrating pitcher Clayton Kershaw’s 3,000 strikeout on Wednesday, July 2, the Dodgers were handed one of their biggest losses on Friday, July 4.

The Houston Astros’ bats proved to be too much, delivering an 18-1 loss for the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, with the 17-run defeat representing the largest for the team in stadium history.

The Astros had already built up a 7-1 lead in the fifth inning before Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called for Noah Davis out of the bullpen. Davis struck out Mauricio Dubón to end the inning, but things didn’t get much better for the pitcher. Davis allowed 10 runs in the sixth inning.

Jose Altuve went 3-for-3 with five RBIs, four runs and two home runs for the Astros. Christian Walker went 4-for-5 with four RBIs, three runs and a home run.

‘Yeah, that was one you want to flush as soon as possible,’ Roberts said after the game.

While the Dodgers did avoid being shut out on Friday night, the team had already suffered its worst home shutout loss in franchise history this season. The Chicago Cubs picked up a 16-0 victory over the Dodgers on April 12.

It was also the Dodgers’ largest defeat since suffering a 20-1 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field on May 5, 2001.

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The measuring stick for new New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown is obvious.

Do better than Tom Thibodeau.

Which means a spot in the NBA Finals.

You don’t fire Thibodeau, who coached the Knicks to back-to-back 50-win seasons for the first time since 1993-94 and 1994-95 and led them to the conference finals for the first time since 2000, to replace him with a coach who maintains the status quo – or worse.

And if you fire Thibodeau, you better replace him with a coach who has the gravitas across several fronts to justify a new coach.

The Knicks got a coach in Brown who checks several boxes:

  • Experience coaching in a big market (Los Angeles) and stars (LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal, De’Aaron Fox).
  • Versatile: Known earlier in his career as a defensive-minded coach, he has expanded his offensive repertoire, guiding the Sacramento Kings to the No. 1 offense in 2022-23.
  • Playoff success: 50-40 overall in the playoffs, including a Finals appearance in 2007, two Eastern Conference finals appearances and he was an assistant coach for Steve Kerr on three Golden State championship teams.
  • Credibility with players: Players know Brown, and he’s a coach who can balance being a player’s coach with the appropriate authority.

Brown takes over a team that doesn’t need a lot of change in terms of commitment. The culture of hard work and championship expectations have been established.

It’s about getting the most out of the roster, individually and collectively with Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart leading. But it’s imperative that Brown develop a rotation that utilizes bench players and gives him options.

One just needed to watch the NBA Finals between Oklahoma City and Indiana to understand the importance of depth and options. It’s one reason why Thibodeau is no longer the Knicks coach.

This job needed a coach like Brown. I am a proponent of giving unproven coaches like Mark Daigneault, Joe Mazzulla and Ime Udoka chances to coach championship-caliber teams or teams headed in that direction.

But a young coach without previous NBA head coaching experience would not have been a good fit for this version of the Knicks – the expectations are too high, the pressure too much to go in that direction.

So, the Knicks reached a deal with Brown, and he knows what the job entails.

The Knicks built what they believe is a championship roster. Brown doesn’t need to get the Knicks to the Finals in 2026, but he does need to get him there if he wants to keep the job beyond this contract.

Each season that passes without the Knicks improving on what they did under Thibodeau will be viewed with sideways glances.

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You ask former U.S. men’s national soccer team standouts Marcelo Balboa and Stu Holden about the Concacaf Gold Cup final, and the competitive spirit just oozes from their soul.

Especially since USMNT will face its biggest rival, Mexico, in the Sunday, July 6 match at NRG Stadium in Houston.

“Listen, you never want to lose to Mexico,” Balboa, 57, told USA TODAY Sports, before he joins the Gold Cup’s Spanish-language broadcast on Univision, TUDN and ViX. “I’m retired. I haven’t played against Mexico a long time. Even when I play in the old legends games, I don’t want to lose to Mexico.”

Holden – who will be on the Gold Cup call alongside play-by-play announcer John Strong on FOX – still remembers how humiliated he felt after playing in USMNT’s 5-0 loss to Mexico in the 2009 Gold Cup final.

“Man, I would give anything to step on that field on Sunday,” Holden said. “And I’m going to step on the field – I just won’t be allowed to kick a ball.”

Coach Mauricio Pochettino, breakout star Diego Luna and the USMNT have a golden opportunity to rewrite the team’s narrative ahead of next summer’s FIFA World Cup.

They could end a tumultuous summer on a high note by lifting a trophy, setting the stage for a World Cup where they could at least be competitive against some of the best national teams in the world.

A loss, however?

Well, here’s where it’s important to maintain some perspective.

USMNT has been a club on the fly before the World Cup – hiring Pochettino last September, and trying to field a capable roster that won’t embarrass itself when the U.S. co-hosts the tournament next summer with Canada and Mexico.

By no means are they ready for the World Cup just yet. But they’ll have to be when next summer rolls around.

Star Christian Pulisic is one of several players not with USMNT during the Gold Cup this summer – his decision to rest upsetting several former players turned analysts, especially after the U.S. lost friendlies to Turkey (2-1 on June 7) and Switzerland (4-0 on June 10) before the tournament.

During the Gold Cup, the U.S. beat Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 on June 7, beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 on June 19, beat Haiti 2-1 on June 22, advanced past Costa Rica 2-2 (4-3 on penalty kicks) on June 29 and topped Guatemala 2-1 on July 2 to reach the final.

Pochettino has 10 wins in 15 matches since taking the job, a run that included a four-game losing streak going into the Gold Cup. Would another loss to Mexico – in the Gold Cup final – be a failure for Pochettino and USMNT?

“No, not at all. The fact that this team got there, I think it’s very valuable for Pochettino and his coaching staff,” Balboa said, adding it’s a prime opportunity for the players pushing for a roster spot to play for USMNT in the World Cup.

“Listen, nobody wants to lose. Is it a failure? I wouldn’t think it’s a failure at all. I think it’s just one of those games that it could go either way. One mistake could cost you the game. But at the end of the day, you can’t say one game that you lose to Mexico in the final, the tournament was a failure.”

Holden said he’s cautious to put a label like “failure” if this group of USMNT players fall to Mexico because “it would be me getting a little bit lost in the moment.”

This Gold Cup experience is about Pochettino finding his way as the USMNT coach.

It’s about players like Luna, who scored both goals against Guatemala, making a name for themselves.

It’s about others like forwards Brian White and Patrick Agyemang, midfielders Max Arfsten, Jack McGlynn and Sebastian Berhalter, defenders Chris Richards and Alex Freeman, and goalkeeper Matt Freese solidifying their chances to make the World Cup roster.

Holden believes a Gold Cup win could solidify USMNT’s belief in itself, and send a message to its pool of players that the club is heading in a clear direction under Pochettino’s leadership.

“That means: You fight like hell on Sunday, and you beat your fiercest rival, and you cap off a great month, and we have a great storyline to tell for the next year,” Holden said.

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Novak Djokovic is hoping to tie Roger Federer’s record of eight men’s single titles at Wimbledon in 2025.

Even if Djokovic achieves that goal, he still won’t have the most overall singles titles at tennis’ oldest and most prestigious majors. That honor belongs to one of the greatest women’s tennis players in the sport’s history.

Who has the most women’s Wimbledon titles? Here’s what to know about the event’s winningest participant and its history.

Who has the most women’s Wimbledon wins?

Martina Navratilova has the most Wimbledon singles titles – both among women and overall – in the event’s history. She won the title nine times during her career, half of her 18 total Grand Slam titles. Her first Wimbledon victory came in 1978 while her last was in 1990.

Navratilova won Wimbledon six consecutive times between 1982 and 1987. She also won seven doubles and four mixed doubles titles at the major during her competitive career.

No current players are close to challenging Navratilova’s women’s record. Among active players, only Petra Kvitova has won multiple Wimbledon titles. She lost in Round 1 of the 2025 tournament to 10th-seeded American Emma Navarro.

And in the overall category, only Djokovic is in striking distance. The 38-year-old would need to win Wimbledon twice more to tie Navratilova for the most overall singles titles in the event’s history.

Most Wimbledon women’s titles full list

A total of 16 women have won Wimbledon at least three times. They are as follows (includes pre-Open era):

  • Martina Navratilova: 9
  • Helen Wills Moody: 8
  • Dorothea Lambert Chambers: 7
  • Steffi Graf: 7
  • Serena Williams: 7
  • Blanche Bingley: 6
  • Suzanne Lenglen: 6
  • Billie Jean King: 6
  • Charlotte Cooper Sterry: 5
  • Lottie Dod: 5
  • Venus Williams: 5
  • Louise Brough: 4
  • Maria Bueno: 3
  • Maureen Connolly: 3
  • Margaret Court: 3
  • Chris Evert: 3
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Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend this week’s BRICS Summit in Brazil, marking the first time the Chinese leader has missed the gathering of major emerging economies. The abrupt decision has triggered widespread speculation about internal political dynamics within China and the fraying cohesion of BRICS itself.

China’s official explanation — a ‘scheduling conflict’ and the fact that Xi already met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva earlier this year, according to the South China Morning Post — has been met with skepticism. Premier Li Qiang will attend the summit in Xi’s place, continuing a recent trend of Xi scaling back his appearances on the global stage.

‘That doesn’t make sense,’ said Gordon Chang, an expert on U.S.-China relations. ‘There are many other countries at the BRICS summit, not just Brazil. To me, it’s extremely significant that Xi Jinping is not going. It suggests turbulence at home — there are signs he’s lost control of the military and that civilian rivals are reasserting power. This is a symptom of that.’

Bryan Burack of the Heritage Foundation agrees that Xi’s absence underscores deeper issues: ‘It’s another indication that BRICS is not going to be China’s vassalization of the Global South.’ He noted that countries like Brazil and Indonesia have recently imposed tariffs on China over industrial overcapacity and dumping, moves that suggest widening rifts within the group.

‘China is actively harming all those countries for the most part, maybe with some exceptions, through its malign trade policies and dumping and overcapacity.’

Tensions with India and global trade pressure may also be factors

Some analysts point to rising China-India friction as a contributing factor in Xi’s decision to skip the summit. 

‘China has been at war with India for decades, essentially,’ Burack said. ‘These are fundamentally opposing interests. It’s difficult to see China changing its behavior in the near term, and that will keep tensions high.’

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to take a leading role at the gathering, potentially another deterrent for Xi’s attendance.

Another key leader — Russian President Vladimir Putin — is only expected to address the group by video. 

BRICS: United in name, divided in decades-long tensions 

Formed by Brazil, Russia, India and China and later joined by South Africa, BRICS was envisioned as a non-Western counterweight to G7 dominance. It has expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the UAE and, most recently, Indonesia, strengthening its economic footprint.

Economist Christian Briggs highlighted BRICS’s massive scale: ‘BRICS now comprises 12 full members and up to 23 when counting partners. Collectively, they account for over 60% of the world’s GDP and around 75% of the global population. They control vast natural resources and a growing share of global trade flows.’

Yet despite its scale, the bloc remains ideologically and strategically fragmented. ‘It’s a group of countries that hate each other,’ Burack said bluntly. ‘China is harming many of them through unfair trade practices. There’s not a lot of incentive for real unity.’

Currency ambitions and strategic divergences

The alliance’s aspirations to challenge the U.S. dollar through alternative payment systems and a potential BRICS currency have gained media traction — but experts caution against overestimating this threat.

‘There’s been a lot of fearmongering about a BRICS currency,’ said Burack. ‘But the interests of these countries are completely divergent. There’s more smoke than fire when it comes to a currency challenge to the dollar.’

Chang echoed this skepticism: ‘The only country that can challenge the dollar is the United States. Weakness in the dollar is due to what we are doing domestically, not what the BRICS are doing.’

Still, Briggs offered a counterpoint, arguing that BRICS members are already reshaping global currency flows.

‘They’re moving away from the dollar into digital yuan, rupees, rubles. China has launched a SWIFT alternative already adopted by the Caribbean banking sector — trillions of dollars are shifting.’

Is BRICS still a threat to U.S. influence?

While its cohesion remains questionable, BRICS poses a long-term challenge to U.S. influence — particularly in regions where Washington has retreated diplomatically and economically.

‘China filled the void left by the U.S. in places like Africa,’ said Briggs. ‘Now it controls about 38% of the world’s minerals. Meanwhile, Russia’s economy has doubled despite sanctions, because they preemptively reduced reliance on the dollar.’

Yet Chang sees India as a brake on any aggressive anti-Western tilt. ‘BRICS has an ‘I’ in it—and that’s India. Modi doesn’t want to be part of an anti-Western bloc. As long as India’s in BRICS, the rest of the world is safe.’

A missed opportunity — or a calculated power move?

To some, Xi’s no-show signals instability in Beijing. To others, the opposite: it demonstrates confidence in China’s dominance over the other BRICS members.

‘He doesn’t have to be there,’ Briggs contended. ‘Xi’s power allows him to delegate. China is trading with nearly 80% of the world now. He’s moving the agenda forward even in absentia.’

What’s clear is that BRICS continues to evolve — its internal contradictions as visible as its geopolitical ambitions. Whether Xi’s absence marks a retreat or a recalibration remains one of the key questions hovering over the summit in Brazil.

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Shedeur Sanders is preparing for his rookie season with the Cleveland Browns after being selected in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Sanders joined a crowded Browns quarterback room that was already comprised of 40-year-old veteran Joe Flacco, 2022 first-round pick Kenny Pickett and third-round rookie Dillon Gabriel. The four men are expected to battle both to be Cleveland’s starting quarterback while also jockeying for position on the depth chart as whole.

While much of the focus surrounding Sanders is about his first season in Cleveland, the Browns aren’t the only professional football team that owns his rights. The Toronto Argonauts – a long-time member of the CFL – have Sanders on their negotiation list, meaning they are the only team that can sign the former Colorado quarterback should he ever want to play in the league.

Here’s what to know about the CFL’s negotiation list and why Sanders is one of many young, NFL quarterbacks on it.

Which CFL team owns rights to Shedeur Sanders?

The Toronto Argonauts currently own the exclusive CFL negotiation rights to Sanders. Should the current Browns quarterback ever want to play in Canada, he would have to negotiate a contract with Toronto to make that happen.

It isn’t clear how long the Argonauts have owned Sanders’ rights, as CFL teams are allowed to add college players to their negotiation lists. The league made the full negotiation lists public for the first time on Wednesday, July 2.

What is the CFL’s negotiation list?

Each of the CFL’s nine teams maintains a negotiation list of ‘up to 45 players who are currently either unsigned or are playing in the NFL, in another professional league, or in college,’ according to the CFL’s official website.

Teams hold the exclusive CFL negotiating rights to the players included on their lists. Players can be added or removed from the list at any time, and teams are also allowed to trade the rights to players on their negotiation lists to other clubs within the league.

Is Shedeur Sanders going to the CFL?

Just because Sanders is included on one of the CFL’s negotiation lists does not mean he is going to play in the league. It simply means the Argonauts will retain his CFL rights if he ever does decide to play north of the border.

But if Sanders accomplishes his goal and carves out a long-term NFL career, he will not join the Canadian league.

Other QBs on CFL’s negotiation list

Sanders is far from the only NFL quarterback on a CFL team’s negotiation list. Many of the league’s clubs stockpile the rights to high-end college quarterbacks and back-end NFL roster candidates in the hopes one will eventually decide to join their teams.

Sanders is among the most notable, with Saskatchewan Roughriders stash Trey Lance – the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft – also being among the best-know candidates on the combined lists.

Below is a look at the quarterbacks on the CFL’s negotiation list for all nine teams, along with their alma maters or the most recent college program for which they played.

BC Lions

  • Beau Brungard, Youngstown State
  • Ben DiNucci, James Madison
  • Noah Fifita, Arizona
  • Cole Gonzales, Western Carolina
  • Mikey Keene, Fresno State
  • Gevani McCoy, Oregon State
  • Chandler Morris, TCU
  • John Mateer, Washington State
  • CJ Montes, Fordham
  • Chris Oladokun, South Dakota State
  • Tommy Rittenhouse, Illinois State
  • Kaidon Salter, Liberty
  • Demond Williams Jr., Washington

Calgary Stampeders

  • Garrett Greene, West Virginia
  • Jake Haener, Fresno State
  • Tommy Mellott, Montana State
  • Ben Woolridge, Louisiana

Edmonton Elks

  • Byrum Brown, USF
  • Malik Cunningham, Louisville
  • Devon Dampier, New Mexico
  • Jalen Raynor, Arkansas State
  • Collin Schlee, Kent State
  • Jacob Zeno, UAB

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

  • Thomas Castellanos, Boston College
  • Jalon Daniels, Kansas
  • Logan Fife, Montana
  • Adrian Martinez, Kansas State
  • Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
  • Blake Shapen, Baylor
  • Kedon Slovis, Pitt

Montreal Alouettes

  • Brett Gabbert, Miami (OH)
  • Seth Henigan, Memphis
  • Josh Hoover, TCU
  • EJ Perry, Brown
  • Derek Robertson, Monmouth
  • Lindsey Scott, Incarnate Word

Ottawa Redblacks

  • Zach Annexstad, Illinois State
  • Zach Calzada, Incarnate Word
  • Matt Morrissey, Eastern Kentucky
  • Reese Poffenbarger, Albany
  • Drew Pyne, Bowling Green
  • Nick Vattiato, Middle Tennessee State
  • Kekoa Visperas, Eastern Washington
  • Hajj-Malik Williams, UNLV

Saskatchewan Roughriders

  • Anthony Brown, Oregon
  • Alonza Barnett III, James Madison
  • Andrew Edwards, Henderson State
  • Trey Lance, North Dakota State
  • Jordan McCloud, James Madison
  • Alex McGough, Florida International
  • Tanner Mordecai, SMU
  • Maverick McIvor, Abilene Christian
  • Kellen Mond, Texas A&M
  • John Rhys Plumlee, UCF
  • Will Rogers, Washington
  • Brayden Schager, Hawaii
  • Zach Zebrowski, Central Missouri

Toronto Argonauts

  • Jason Bean, Kansas
  • Max Duggan, TCU
  • Kyron Drones, Virginia Tech
  • Jarrett Guarantano, Washington State
  • Kevin Jennings, SMU
  • Marcel Reed, Texas A&M
  • Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
  • Matthew Sluka, James Madison
  • Donovan Smith, Houston
  • EJ Warner, Fresno State
  • Jake Willcox, Brown

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

  • Ian Book, Notre Dame
  • Brady Cook, Missouri
  • Mark Gronowski, South Dakota State
  • Haynes King, Georgia Tech
  • Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt

To see the full negotiation lists for every team, click here.

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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark will miss her fifth consecutive game due to a left groin injury on Saturday, July 5.

Clark is working her way back by participating in drills.

“We went through semi-live shooting drills, but she hasn’t gone full speed in a practice or a live defensive group,” Fever coach Stephanie White told reporters on Friday. “She’s been getting some 3-on-3 work on her own.”

White indicated she was expecting Clark to be reevaluated before the game, but the guard appeared on the injury report Friday evening and was listed as ‘out.’

“I prioritize her long-term health and wellness, and making sure when she comes back, she is 100%,” White said.

It will be the 10th game that Clark has missed this season, including the Fever’s 74-59 victory over the Minnesota Lynx in the Commissioner’s Cup final on July 1. The Fever have remained competitive without Clark, winning the last three games that followed a loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on June 26. The Fever will host the Sparks on Saturday.

How watch Fever-Sparks

  • Date: Saturday, July 5
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT)
  • Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)
  • TV: NBA TV
  • Steaming:Fubo, YouTube TV

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