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The point guard, who was selected No. 2 overall in this year's WNBA draft, plays with uncommon skill and poise.

Aaron Rai stood straight with his arms behind his back, perfect posture, as he waited to be introduced as the latest - and among the most remarkable - winner of the PGA Championship.

They trailed the entire second half and are running thin on frontcourt players with Napheesa Collier and Dorka Juhasz sidelined by injury.

Aaron Rai was just another name among a dozen others who had reason to believe the PGA Championship was theirs for the taking Sunday at tough Aronimink.

Bailey Ober pitched five innings, and the Twins salvaged the final game of a weekend series by getting enough offense from a lineup that was without Byron Buxton for the fourth game in a row.

Connelly had high scores for the first part of his tenure, but there might be a "needs improvement" on a later evaluation.

The Wild could keep Filip Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt in place, or they could elect to go with one or the other in a bid to improve the rest of the roster.

The point guard showed during the playoffs that he can still be an effective player at age 38.

Mike Conley knew how to take care of everyone else on the floor. Thrusting Anthony Edwards into that role was like making a star running back a quarterback.

The Wild appear to be a team on the rise despite running into the NHL's best team the Avalanche; the Wolves are on the decline after getting swatted away by the Spurs.