firstround Archives - SandJack TV https://sandjack.tv/tag/firstround/ Experience the game beyond the screen Mon, 06 Oct 2025 23:10:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://sandjack.tv/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-Sand-Jack-fav-32x32.png firstround Archives - SandJack TV https://sandjack.tv/tag/firstround/ 32 32 Despite a first-round upset, the Atlanta Dream began to build a championship foundation https://sandjack.tv/despite-a-first-round-upset-the-atlanta-dream-began-to-build-a-championship-foundation/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 23:10:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/despite-a-first-round-upset-the-atlanta-dream-began-to-build-a-championship-foundation/ rewrite this content and keep HTML tags (remove this from content : rewrite this content and keep HTML tags) Near the end of the regular season, I went full doomer about the Atlanta Dream’s playoff prospects, writing: The desire to believe in the 2025 Atlanta Dream is tempered by the city’s history of sports traumas. […]

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]]> 62045 New York Liberty offseason outlook: What’s next in Brooklyn after first-round exit, Sandy Brondello firing https://sandjack.tv/new-york-liberty-offseason-outlook-whats-next-in-brooklyn-after-first-round-exit-sandy-brondello-firing/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:05:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/new-york-liberty-offseason-outlook-whats-next-in-brooklyn-after-first-round-exit-sandy-brondello-firing/ rewrite this content and keep HTML tags (remove this from content : rewrite this content and keep HTML tags) On June 11, the New York Liberty were all alone in first place with a perfect 9-0 record. All signs pointed to another trip to the Finals and perhaps back-to-back titles. Less than four months later, […]

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]]> 62021 GM Jonathan Kolb Addresses Media Following Liberty’s First-Round Exit » Winsidr https://sandjack.tv/gm-jonathan-kolb-addresses-media-following-libertys-first-round-exit-winsidr/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:19:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/gm-jonathan-kolb-addresses-media-following-libertys-first-round-exit-winsidr/ rewrite this content and keep HTML tags (remove this from content : rewrite this content and keep HTML tags) It’s been an eventful week for the New York Liberty organization. On Sunday evening, their championship defense ended prematurely with a first-round exit to the Phoenix Mercury in a contested win-or-go-home game three, a disappointing result […]

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]]> 60655 Everybody Wins With the WNBA’s Spicier First-Round Playoff Format https://sandjack.tv/everybody-wins-with-the-wnbas-spicier-first-round-playoff-format/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:46:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/everybody-wins-with-the-wnbas-spicier-first-round-playoff-format/ rewrite this content and keep HTML tags (remove this from content : rewrite this content and keep HTML tags) There are few sports debates as perennially reliable as the particulars of home-court advantage. The subject has been studied in academic publications for decades. (Start by taking your pick from the Journal of Functional Morphology and […]

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]]> 59741 WNBA playoffs: New first-round format already paying dividends for teams, league as 3 series head to Game 3 https://sandjack.tv/wnba-playoffs-new-first-round-format-already-paying-dividends-for-teams-league-as-3-series-head-to-game-3/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:47:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/wnba-playoffs-new-first-round-format-already-paying-dividends-for-teams-league-as-3-series-head-to-game-3/ rewrite this content and keep HTML tags (remove this from content : rewrite this content and keep HTML tags) NEW YORK — These days, 1-1-1 is adding up to 100. The WNBA’s new format in the best-of-three first round is delivering the excitement, high stakes and extra basketball the league intended by giving every team […]

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]]> 59733 WNBA: New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury begin first-round playoff games https://sandjack.tv/wnba-new-york-liberty-phoenix-mercury-begin-first-round-playoff-games/ Sun, 14 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/wnba-new-york-liberty-phoenix-mercury-begin-first-round-playoff-games/ rewrite this content and keep HTML tags (remove this from content : rewrite this content and keep HTML tags) The No. 4-seed Phoenix Mercury (27-17) and No. 5-seed New York Liberty (27-17) will begin their first-round series in the 2025 WNBA playoffs this Sunday, Sept. 14. The Mercury will host the first game in the […]

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]]> 59223 Lynx blow out Valkyries in season finale, setting up first-round WNBA playoff series rematch https://sandjack.tv/lynx-blow-out-valkyries-in-season-finale-setting-up-first-round-wnba-playoff-series-rematch/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 05:40:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/lynx-blow-out-valkyries-in-season-finale-setting-up-first-round-wnba-playoff-series-rematch/ rewrite this content and keep HTML tags (remove this from content : rewrite this content and keep HTML tags) The Lynx handed out pink wigs Thursday night to celebrate the hairstyles of Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman, the “Studbudz” of social media fame. After defeating Golden State 72-53 at Target Center, they turned their attention […]

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]]> 58939 Liberty’s First-Round Playoff Opponent Revealed https://sandjack.tv/libertys-first-round-playoff-opponent-revealed/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/libertys-first-round-playoff-opponent-revealed/ rewrite this content and keep HTML tags (remove this from content : rewrite this content and keep HTML tags) A duel in the desert will open the knockout stage of the New York Liberty’s championship defense. Locked into the fifth slot on the WNBA playoff bracket, the Liberty is officially locked into a match the […]

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]]> 58711 Bella Mir hits ‘chicken wing’ submission to stay undefeated with first-round win in Fury FC https://sandjack.tv/bella-mir-hits-chicken-wing-submission-to-stay-undefeated-with-first-round-win-in-fury-fc/ Sun, 27 Jul 2025 23:27:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/bella-mir-hits-chicken-wing-submission-to-stay-undefeated-with-first-round-win-in-fury-fc/ rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Bella Mir remained undefeated with her first fight in three years after scoring a quick win with a rarely seen submission at Fury FC’s Challenger Series 14 on Sunday. Following a few striking exchanges on the feet, Mir swooped inside for a single leg takedown and she never […]

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]]> 53078 PMC 1 Results: Four First-Round Finishes Highlight Explosive Porto MMA Clash DebutPMC 1 Delivers Fireworks in Porto Debut with Four First-Round Finishes https://sandjack.tv/pmc-1-results-four-first-round-finishes-highlight-explosive-porto-mma-clash-debutpmc-1-delivers-fireworks-in-porto-debut-with-four-first-round-finishes/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:42:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/pmc-1-results-four-first-round-finishes-highlight-explosive-porto-mma-clash-debutpmc-1-delivers-fireworks-in-porto-debut-with-four-first-round-finishes/ rewrite this content and keep HTML tags The inaugural edition of PMC 1: Porto MMA Clash took place on July 15, 2025, at the iconic Dragão Arena in Porto, Portugal, marking the launch of an ambitious new MMA promotion in Southern Europe. The event featured a compact but electrifying card, with all four professional bouts […]

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