Bounding to Sport

2 weeks ago | boundingintosports.com | Rusty Weiss

Diana Taurasi admits she’s had to take in a steady diet of crow ever since predicting Caitlin Clark might struggle during her first season in the WNBA. Taurasi, a WNBA legend who recently retired after 20 seasons, publicly acknowledged being wrong about her prediction last season. The three-time champion famously suggested Clark’s game might not translate well to the pros. “Reality is coming,” she warned. “There’s levels to this thing. And that’s just life, we all went through it.

2 weeks ago | boundingintosports.com | Rusty Weiss

UConn head coach Dan Hurley had an expletive-laden outburst toward the officiating crew at Madison Square Garden after the Huskies lost to Florida a couple of weeks ago. The defeat moved the Gators into the Sweet 16 and ended the Huskies’ season. UConn had been gunning for a third-straight NCAA championship. Hurley, with the benefit of nearly three weeks of hindsight, finally admitted that his behavior was less than ideal. “That was embarrassing,” he told famed sports commentator Dan Patrick.

2 weeks ago | boundingintosports.com | Rusty Weiss

Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal recently unleashed a scathing critique of the NBA’s current state on his podcast. The Diesel argues that the league’s product lacks the greatness he witnessed during his playing days. It’s another chapter in the ongoing battle between generations. “People get mad. It’s just a product of what I’ve seen,” the four-time NBA champion said. “I’ve seen what greatness is, been there, played with them.

2 weeks ago | boundingintosports.com | Rusty Weiss

Late Friday night in Phoenix, Arizona, a quiet neighborhood was shaken by the sound of a car barreling down the street at a high rate of speed, only to crash violently into a home. The driver, in an apparent hit-and-run attempt, tried to flee the scene, but he didn’t count on one key factor: Henry Cejudo, a former UFC champion, lived nearby. Cejudo is known for his prowess in the octagon. He is a former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion.

2 weeks ago | boundingintosports.com | Rusty Weiss

Five years after the infamous noose incident rocked NASCAR, Bubba Wallace is opening up about the ordeal that thrust him into an unwanted spotlight. In a recent interview on “The Breakfast Club” on Power 105.1, the NASCAR driver revisited the 2020 Talladega Superspeedway controversy. Wallace, a polarizing figure who heavily weighed in on the political and racial landscape of the country back then by promoting a “noose” hoax in 2020, says he has since “moved on” from the incident.