“Cameron Brink: The Art of a Block”
A technical look inside the Sparks’ forward’s defensive mindset — and recent success — amid an emphatic return to LA’s lineup.
My feature for @SInow:
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After an official review, this wild Paige Bueckers shot before halftime didn’t count.
109 combined points from LA and Dallas in a FAST first half offensively.
Paige Bueckers is on pace for 18 assists tonight. 🤯
The Wings’ guard already has nine at halftime — a season-best and one shy of matching her career high.
LA leads Dallas, 55-54, after 20 minutes.
Kate Martin with an and-one layup on her first possession after checking in.
Sparks lead the Wings, 37-32, with 6:11 left before halftime.
Plum has seven points. Bueckers has five with seven assists.
How rare is a Paige Bueckers miss?
Well, she drained her first 8 threes and made 20/24 during this shooting drill before Sparks vs Wings tonight. 🎯
So yeah, it’s rare.
Kelsey Plum warming up ahead of Sparks vs Wings in LA.
The WNBA’s leading scorer is available tonight after missing the last three games with an ankle injury.
Cameron Brink on Kelsey Plum returning to the Sparks’ lineup after missing three games with an ankle injury:
“It just feels like a security blanket now that she’s back … She’s the head of the snake for us.”
Buzz Williams adds Marshall Repp to his staff as Maryland MBB’s “Director of Strength & Resilience.”
Repp spent the last three years with the Naval Special Warfare Command.
“Experience is always a factor, but never more important than… character,” Williams said, per release.
Pau Gasol is in attendance for Sparks vs Aces. He received a loud ovation from fans donning purple and gold.
Gasol played over 200 home games for the Lakers at then-Staples Center — now Crypto.com Arena.
Theo Edema chooses St. John’s over Maryland.
The 6-foot-11 center is reclassing to 2026 — and could see a meeting vs Buzz Williams’ Terps during November’s Players Era tourney in Las Vegas.
Maryland joins BYU, Stanford and St. John’s as finalists for 4-star Theo Edema.
The 6-foot-11 2027 center, who sat courtside at Xfinity Center on Nov. 7, is also considering a reclass to 2026, per @247Sports.
Huge crowd of road fans behind Indiana’s bench ahead of Sparks vs Fever in L.A.
Caitlin Clark has spent the last few minutes signing autographs for most of them.
250 days later, Caitlin Clark returns to Crypto.com Arena.
Tonight, she’s off the injury report and playing here for the first time since 2024.
On-site from DTLA for Sparks vs Fever — both teams, at 0-1, search for their first win of 2026.
Caitlin Clark signing autographs in LA ahead of Fever vs Sparks.
A massive crowd of road fans behind the Indiana bench. Still an hour to go before game time…
Maryland will host Virginia on Nov. 13 at Xfinity Center, per @GregMadia.
The Hoos return to College Park for the first time since 2018 (below) in the second of a four-game series that started last season.
Terps then go to Las Vegas about a week later for Players Era tourney.
Maryland joins BYU, Stanford and St. John’s as finalists for 4-star Theo Edema.
The 6-foot-11 2027 center, who sat courtside at Xfinity Center on Nov. 7, is also considering a reclass to 2026, per @247Sports.
Is a 76-team NCAA tournament too big? I spoke with staff at five of Maryland’s nine D1 basketball schools to find the answer.
“I’m really hoping to be the party crasher,” one said.
More from Maryland’s Jim Smith, Towson’s Pat Skerry and others: dbknews.com/2026/05/08/mens-…