Sophie Cunningham's insufferable ex-teammate mouths off but can't make a shot, ref lowers his shoulder & Ditka

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Another Friday.

We're here.

We've made it! While the left spent all week whining about Sophie Cunningham 's hat and firing squad best practices, us PATRIOTS were biding our time, keeping our heads down, and grinding towards another weekend.

And now, we're here.

And there ain't a thing they can do about it.

Let's roll.

Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham's ex-teammate, Sydney Colson , virtue-signals her BUTT off while also having maybe the worst career stats I've ever seen.

SPORTS MEDIA OUTLET CONSIDERS SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM MORE POLARIZING THAN MEGAN RAPINOE Seriously.

This is who's telling Sophie — and white people — to shut up? The WNBA can do better than this, right? Right?! What else? I've got Dak getting heckled by an Uber driver, a referee absolutely trucking a poor soul on the sidelines, and I'm sad about Mike Ditka .

What an awful year for deaths.

I feel like we say that every year, but goodness, 2026 has been a real kick to the you-know-whats in terms of death.

And we still have three months to go! Brutal.