Emma Baccellieri

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Emma Baccellieri

Napheesa Collier works best in context. Any individual highlight might show a basket, yet miss the point. The most impressive part of her game is what she does away from the ball: The Lynx forward has an uncanny ability to establish her position in the right place at the right time. It's a matter of practiced reading and cutting and screening, but it's a matter of instinct, too. "She has this innate understanding of the game," says Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve. "All of her movements make sense.

1 month ago | si.com | Emma Baccellieri

Napheesa Collier works best in context. Any individual highlight might show a basket, yet miss the point. The most impressive part of her game is what she does away from the ball: The Lynx forward has an uncanny ability to establish her position in the right place at the right time. It’s a matter of practiced reading and cutting and screening, but it’s a matter of instinct, too. “She has this innate understanding of the game,” says Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve. “All of her movements make sense.

2 months ago | soda-fountain.com | Emma Baccellieri

I’ve never had the pleasure of drinking Tab. I wasn’t around for its heyday in the ’60s and ’70s, when it became popular as the first diet soda from Coca-Cola, and even as a devoted soda drinker with a fairly diverse palate, I had no idea that it was still in production until just a few years ago. It became harder to find over the decades: It didn’t get the advertising shine or widespread shelf placement of, say, Diet Coke.

2 months ago | si.com | Emma Baccellieri

The Connecticut Huskies do not cut down nets when other programs cut down nets. They do not climb ladders when they win a conference tournament. No one touches scissors when they make the Final Four. The players understand the standard when they commit: Play somewhere else if you want to cut down a net for anything less than a national title. This is a place where success is measured only in championships.

2 months ago | si.com | Emma Baccellieri

TAMPA — The South Carolina Gamecocks played the first quarter on Friday in exactly the same fashion they had played to get there, which is to say, incredibly, frustratingly disjointed for a team so deep and talented. The No. 1 seed Gamecocks made everything look difficult in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. They started playing much the same way in the Final Four. And then, suddenly, they stopped.