Five Out: Women's basketball's super Sunday, the Aces are alive and Portland's unique WNBA investment

Some notes on TV programming, WNBA Free Agency, a major week ahead in NCAA women's basketball and some macro thoughts on the state of the world. A column for the week of February 9, 2025.

Folks, a lot has been going on in the world. Regardless of how you feel about it, there’s something new every morning, noon and night hitting our phones via news alert, social media trends or a friend texting you saying ‘did you see this!?’.

It’s during these times that sports occupies a somewhat strange space. I’ve long said that the game is an escape …