Caitlin Clark Leaves a Bloody-Mouth Flashpoint The Indiana Fever fell to the Las Vegas Aces in a game the source portrays as a showcase for questionable officiating. Caitlin Clark took an elbow to the mouth, bled on the court, and received no foul call, according to the report. A social caption said her tooth was knocked out, but the story later clarified that she did not lose a tooth. The distinction matters, even if a bloody mouth remains a poor advertisement for ignoring contact. The incident became the game’s clearest flashpoint. https://twitter.com/gatewaypundit/status/2105836287773040660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Lexie Hull Gets the Foul After the Takedown Another disputed play involved Lexie Hull. She was taken down in what the source describes as an arm-bar style move and slammed to the floor. Officials called Hull for the foul. The report says she was lucky not to break her arm, though that is the source’s assessment rather than an independent medical finding. The clip leaves viewers with the familiar sports question: was the rulebook applied, or did it take the night off? Either way, the penalty went against the player shown being put on the floor. https://twitter.com/gatewaypundit/status/2105860343956222067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The Free-Throw Math Is Hard to Ignore The Aces attempted 35…

Two doses, no announced time of death Christa Pike’s attorneys said Tennessee executioners administered two syringes of pentobarbital at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, but that Pike remained alive. In an emergency motion, one attorney wrote, “Ms. Pike has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat and is audibly snoring.” The filing sought to stop the execution after the doses did not stop her heart. That account came from Pike’s legal team and witnesses. Reporters were later ordered out of the witness room before officials announced a time of death, leaving the immediate outcome unclear at that stage. Ambulances arrived during the press conference Media witnesses were speaking at a podium when an ambulance and other first responders arrived outside the prison. A court filing said Pike was transported to a hospital and received medical care. Just before midnight, her attorneys confirmed the hospital transfer but said, “We have not been informed of her condition.” District Judge Clifton L. Corker wrote that the state had represented during a conference call that medical personnel had begun providing care. He ruled the emergency motion moot. The order described the court’s procedural response, but it did not provide a medical update.…