A Hard Foul Turns Into a Bigger Fight Saturday’s Fever-Chicago Sky game produced the kind of WNBA drama that does not fit neatly into a league promo spot. During a breakaway layup, DiJonai Carrington committed a hard foul on Sophie Cunningham, and Carrington was ejected. The source article says Cunningham’s mouth was bloodied and argues the video shows Carrington was not making a play on the ball. Carrington later posted “White Privilege,” which did not exactly lower the temperature. In modern sports PR, apparently every fire needs a little gasoline and a social media intern nearby with a fan. https://twitter.com/BrickCenter_/status/2086272057927762390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Stephanie White Defends the Hard Foul Fever coach Stephanie White then drew heat for her comments after the game. In the clip cited by the source, White said, “She’s going to compete, no one’s going to walk in for an easy layup, so I don’t oppose the hard foul.” Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith criticized White’s defense of Carrington and called on her to resign. On Tuesday, before the Fever played the New York Liberty, White addressed critics with remarks about love and integrity, slammed her fist on the table, and told critics to “go to hell.” That is one…

Crowley Edges Out Hong In A Race Many Thought Was Settled Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeated state Assemblywoman Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to the source article citing CNN. Hong, 37, had been widely expected to face Republican nominee Tom Tiffany in the general election, but the vote count did not follow the script. The latest results cited in the report showed Crowley ahead by roughly 3,000 votes, less than half a percentage point. Crowley had support from much of the Democratic establishment, including outgoing Gov. Tony Evers, while Hong was seen as a more left-wing option. Political consultants may now need a fresh batch of “inevitable nominee” stickers, since the old ones aged about as well as gas station sushi. https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/2087456894642196584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Milwaukee’s Late USB Problem Raises Eyebrows The closest part of the story came from Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s largest city and Crowley’s home turf. Hours before the race was called, Milwaukee officials announced that 5 of 9 USB drives were missing election results, delaying the count for roughly 15,000 absentee ballots. Officials blamed “human error” and said workers had put audit data on the drives instead of the actual vote data for those absentee ballots.…