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Caitlin Clark trades Cheryl Reeve in WNBA All-Star Game coach swap
Caitlin Clark loved the roster she had assembled for the WNBA All-Star Game.
The coaching situation, though, was another story.
In a move that was as shocking as it was unclear if it was technically allowed, Clark traded Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve to Team Collier for Liberty coach Sandy Brondello.
Reeve was supposed to coach Team Clark in the July 19 showcase before Napheesa Collier and Clark agreed to the coach swap and revealed it during the WNBA All-Star draft that was airing on ESPN’s pregame show before the Liberty faced the Aces.
“I don’t know if this is in the rules, I don’t really care, but I think we already discussed we are going to trade coaches,” Clark said. [Collier] is going to take her coach. Sandy Brondello, let’s get it. It’s going to be amazing. Sorry WNBA if that’s not in the rule. Sorry, ESPN, if that’s not in the rule, but we just made it a rule.
“Sandy Brondello, come on over. You can coach Sabrina [Ionescu]. Maybe [Breanna Stewart] wants to come over to my team.”
Clark continued to jokingly prod Collier to “let her know” if she wanted to allow the Liberty star to join Team Clark.
Collier plays under Reeve for the Lynx, so the swap allows her to play for her in the All-Star Game as well.
The trade is notable not only for its unprecedented nature but also because of the perception around Reeve and her comments regarding Clark.
Reeve had seemingly taken a swipe on social media when the WNBA promoted a preseason game being televised featuring Clark and the Fever in 2024.
The Lynx coach re-shared the WNBA post on X and mentioned that Minnesota was also playing the Sky that night and included the hashtags #theWismmorethanoneplayer and #12teams.
She then responded to a fan comment that it was “Because they only care about Caitlin,” to which the coach replied, “That part.”
Reeve was also the head coach of the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team and took a lot of flak for Clark’s snub from the Olympic roster.
Welcome to Brooklyn, NY where Samsung is unveiling new foldable phones at its latest Galaxy Unpacked event. According to a massive leak yesterday, we’ll likely see the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7 and Z Flip 7 FE. That’s in line with the expectations of Samsung’s usual summer foldable releases that have happened for the past few years.
Adding weight to that report is the fact that Samsung even teased “the next chapter of Ultra” in early June, showing the silhouette of a foldable spinning around in an animation. You can read our whole article on what we expect to see at Unpacked today for the details, in case you can’t wait a few more hours.
Otherwise, buckle in to watch the livestream below and follow live commentary from our own Sam Rutherford on the scene.
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A flashy video showed off the Z Fold 7’s new very thin profile, which looks a lot the Galaxy S25 Edge, ending on the Z Fold 7 taking the place of New York’s famous Flatiron building.
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A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a federal appeals court just days before it was set to go into effect.
The Federal Trad Commission’s proposed changes, adopted in October, required businesses to obtain a customer’s consent before charging for memberships, auto-renewals and programs linked to free trial offers.
The FTC said at the time that businesses must also disclose when free trials or other promotional offers will end and let customers cancel recurring subscriptions as easily as they started them.
The rule was set to go into effect on Monday, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit said this week that the FTC made a procedural error by failing to come up with a preliminary regulatory analysis, which is required for rules whose annual impact on the U.S. economy is more than $100 million.
The FTC claimed that it didn’t have to come up with a preliminary regulatory analysis because it initially determined that the rule’s impact on the national economy would be less than $100 million. An administrative law judge decided that the economic impact would be more than the $100 million threshold.
The court decided to vacate the rule.
“While we certainly do not endorse the use of unfair and deceptive practices in negative option marketing, the procedural deficiencies of the Commission’s rulemaking process are fatal here,” the court wrote.
The FTC declined to comment on Wednesday.
It’s Amazon Prime Day again, except this time it’s a four-day affair, the longest Prime Day ever. There are an overwhelming number of deals and discounts to sift through, but this steep sale on Apple AirPods Pro 2 is one of the best out there. For Prime Day, these wireless, noise-canceling headphones are selling for $149. That’s a new record-low price, and at a regular price of $249, you’re looking at 40 percent off.
The Apple AirPods Pro 2 were our overall pick for best wireless earbuds for iPhone, as well as our pick for best overall AirPods. In our hands-on review, we were impressed with the Active Noise Cancelling, as well as the transparency mode for when you’re trying to hear the outside world. We found that the audio quality on the 2nd generation of AirPods Pro was an improvement over the first, thanks to a new amplifier, driver and transducer. We also liked that you could seamlessly switch between Apple devices while using them.
We do wish the battery life was a bit better, as they offer just six hours of listening per charge with an additional 30 hours provided by the case. In looking at the design of these AirPods, we wouldn’t be mad at a bit of an update. I guess if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it? After all, the design of an AirPod is almost instantly recognizable, so perhaps Apple wants to keep it that way.
Far and away our biggest gripe is the price of the Apple AirPods Pro. $249 is a hefty price to pay for a set of earbuds, so we’re grateful that sales like Amazon Prime Day provide a great opportunity to snag a pair for far less. If you’re looking to spend even less, both models of the AirPods 4 are also on sale for Prime Day. You can get the standard version for $89 or the model with active noise cancellation for $119.
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