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Chelsea Gray shares racial abuse she received following the Aces’ Sunday night loss to the Indiana Fever. This comes after Alyssa Thomas also spoke out about the issue. (Via cgray209/IG, I’ve censored the slur)

In Alabama a man said "Roll Tide" to me as a greeting. Later that same day, the same man said "Roll Tide" as a goodbye. I asked a woman at the store what it means. She said, "Roll Tide." I asked what it means. She said, "It means Roll Tide, sugar." So I began collecting evidence. I kept a list. I am not embarrassed about the list. I have now heard "Roll Tide" used as: hello. Goodbye. Thank you. I am sorry. Congratulations. That is unfortunate. I agree. I disagree. And once, in a hardware store, as a complete set of instructions for installing a ceiling fan. I heard it said at a funeral. It was appropriate. It was the most appropriate thing anyone said that day. I began using it. Carefully at first, the way a man handles a borrowed sword. I said it to a cashier. She said it back. I said it to a police officer who had stopped me for a broken taillight. He looked at me for a long moment. He looked at my face. He looked at my taillight. Then he said it back, and nodded once, and did not write the ticket. I wish to be extremely clear that I am not claiming those two events are related. I am also not claiming they are unrelated. A man at a gas station heard my accent and asked where I was from. I told him Japan. He said, "Roll Tide." He meant welcome. I knew he meant welcome. There was no ambiguity at all. I have been in Alabama eleven days. I have one word. It has been enough for everything. I have started saying it in other states. It does not work in other states. I said it in a warehouse store in Oregon. One man turned around. He was from Alabama. He said it back. We did not speak after that. We did not have to. I say it anyway.

Let's point out some facts about Sophie Cunningham. She has the 4th most followers on Instagram, 3rd on TikTok, and 3rd on X among WNBA players. Everyone knows her. She earned this shoe and deserves way more endorsements. For the haters crying, your favorites just lack aura.

Mark Halperin’s Wide World of News issue on Lindsey Graham is so brilliant, so compelling, and so clear about the remarkable late leader we tragically lost overnight that by itself that newsletter would pay for a year’s subscription. It represents a lifetime of Mark’s work and learning and as someone who has known Lindsey since 1994 I can attest it may never be done better in such a short space. To understand just howunusual Lindsey Graham was and how big a hole he leaves read Halperin today.

LINDSEY GRAHAM: “I go back to S.C. and I’m asking them to send their sons and daughters over to the Middle East. To all the isolationists: I’m not with you, I’m with Israel. God bless Israel. We should move all of our stuff to Israel.” He actually said this on live television.

Let's point out some facts about Sophie Cunningham. She has the 4th most followers on Instagram, 3rd on TikTok, and 3rd on X among WNBA players. Everyone knows her. She earned this shoe and deserves way more endorsements. For the haters crying, your favorites just lack aura.

Sophie Cunningham's first adidas shoe, her Crazy Energy PE drops this month 💕 🗓️ July 24th 💰 $120

Sophie Cunningham has her own Adidas PE releasing soon 🔥 The Adidas Crazy Energy “Sophie Cunningham” PE are confirmed to release on July 24th for $120.