Jake Kaufman

@Callie__Fin @StephenPG3 @usatstudioix Happy Mothers Day!

While covering the Las Vegas Aces’ championship run in 2025, I tried to hide my pregnancy. Then it turned high-risk. For my first Mother’s Day as a mom, I wrote about what that season was really like and what it taught me, for @usatstudioix ⬇️ usatoday.com/story/sports/w…

@Khristina @natfluential @Unanimous_World Congrats!

A little bit of news: I’ve joined @Unanimous_World as a women’s sports and women’s basketball writer for their newly launched newsletter, Sincer3ly, Unanimous Media. Subscribe and follow along for more women’s basketball coverage. 🔗: open.substack.com/pub/unanimousm…

@colincsalao @FOS Great job with this story Colin!

Swin Cash helped keep the WNBA afloat as part of its $75M capital raise in 2022. The deal has since been criticized for complicating league ownership. “I don’t think anybody had a globe or a ball to say whether it’s right or wrong,” Cash told @FOS. ⬇️ frontofficesports.com/swin-cash-wnba…

@chelsealeite @natfluential @TSN_Sports @SportsCentre Congrats!

A little bit of a personal news break… I’m joining the team at @TSN_Sports as their Toronto Tempo/WNBA Beat Reporter :) I’ll be providing reporting on TSN’s Canadian National Tempo broadcasts, @SportsCentre, and writing articles for TSN .ca all season long! 🥰

@FOS_News_ @natfluential Nice job @colincsalao !

The WNBA sold 16% of the league for just $75 million four years ago, a controversial deal that many say undervalued the league. WNBA legend Swin Cash, one of the investors, tells FOS that "the investment has helped tremendously in different ways."

Jason Benetti: “I was always fearful about two things. Not getting a job because of how I look…and getting a job because of how I look.” Maybe it’s just me, but @jasonbenetti’s condition never occurs to me. Ever. I’m too busy enjoying the best broadcaster I’ve ever heard.

@shahartley @chicagosky Regardless of how good/not good she is, you can’t cut someone before the season that you just traded a future first round pick for. That’s terrible business. The fact that this conversation needs to be had though is proof the trade was bad.

@chicagosky Cut Latasha Lattimore, but kept Jacy Sheldon.

thank you Tash & Tonie 🩵 wishing you both the best on your next steps!

@NickPalazzolo5 Congrats!

Some Personal News: I’m excited to announce I’ll be joining ESPN 1000 as a part-time on-air producer. Before you ask, my DePaul coverage isn’t going anywhere. However, it will not be as frequent as it’s been, but I’ll still be at Wintrust. Really excited to this opportunity!

Skylar Diggins on Chicago Sky media day: “I’ve always been submerged in the culture of the Chicago Sky.. a lot of it didn’t need to be sold because I was so close to family (growing up in IN) but from a basketball side they were putting their money where their mouth is.”

Been a killa!!! @AyoDos_11 😤

Might be the play of the year

Hey, Chicago, what do you say? The @Cubs are gonna win 10 straight 😤

AHHHHHHHH

@bullpenbanterbb Anyone know what site this is?

Can we guess these MLB players by their swings?

Moisés Ballesteros is a really special hitter. He has power, contact, maturity at the plate, and the ability to use the entire field. Hit distribution: Oppo: 5 | Middle: 7 | Pull: 8 His 201 wRC+ ranks 3rd in MLB (min. 50 PA). All of his hits this season:

@ihg_capalot @ThingSomeRandom @UofBasketball Yeah it definitely helps but it’s truly is IQ that sets him apart. He is so good at reading people’s moves and matching their feet.

@ThingSomeRandom @UofBasketball It's also his wingspan. It's much longer than most guys who are 6'6

Best Playoff rim protector in the tracking era… 6’6 Draymond Green

@AnnieCostabile Congrats!

BREAKING: Today is my first as a national women’s basketball writer with The Athletic. Thrilled doesn’t even begin to describe how I’m feeling about joining this staff of writers, editors, and video/podcast producers! Time to get to work.

Moises Ballesteros, who just hits and hits and hits, is now up to a ridiculous .359/.395/.615/179 wRC+ on the season.

@ClaireMPLS @StephenCurry30 Another great question from you!

i asked @StephenCurry30 about how it feels to be in the flow state, which he seems to get to at a different level than everyone else:

@Callie__Fin Congratulations!

In other WNBA free agency news: I can also confirm that I’m leaving the Las Vegas Review-Journal to join the women’s sports team at USA Today. I’m excited for the new opportunity, but I also deeply value my current role — which I will still work until the end of the month!