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Angel Reese exit from WNBA season due to wrist injury

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Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese, the WNBA leader this season in total rebounds per game and offensive rebounds per game, will miss the rest of the season because of a wrist injury.

The Sky made the revealment Saturday night. It s a meg hit for Chicago who are in eighth and final playoff position with the Atlanta Dream Washington Mystics and Dallas Wings in the hunt.

The Sky have 6 regular season games left.

On September 1 the former Louisiana State University star broke the WNBA’s single season record for rebounds passing Sylvia Fowles who retired after the 2022 season as league career leader in rebounds.

Reese broke the single season record for attacking rebounds while she has become the speediest player in WNBA history to record 20 double doubles and racked up double doubles 15 in league history.

Reese who was drafted with seventh pick in this year WNBA draft was no stranger to making history in rookie season.

Reese tallied 26 double doubles on the season becoming one of two players in league history to do in one year.

In Friday win against the Sparks, Reese finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds. She has 13.6 points averaged and 13.1 rebounds per match this season.

Reese add This is God timing and not mine. I am finally able to give myself a physical and mental break. God gives his toughest fights to his strongest soldiers”

“What a year I never would have imagined the last bucket of my rookie season would be a 3 but that was God saying give them a taste of what they will be seeing more if in Year 2 lol”. Reese post on x.

“Through it all I have showed that I belong in this league even when no one else believed. All I have ever wanted was to come into the W and make and impact. I can confidently say I have done that and will strive to keep doing so I m filled with emotions right now that I have a season ending injury but filled with so much gratitude for  what is next”

Kentucky community says vigilant manhunt for armed and dangerous person of interest in interstate shooting

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Joseph A Couch was identified as person of interest in the incident the London Police Department told. He is detailed as white man roughly 5 foot ,1o inches weighing about 154 pounds according to police.

9 vehicles were shot into on both southbound and north lanes of Interstate-75 and five people were struck by gunfire almost 5:30 pm.

Saturday the Laurel County Sheriff Office add. All five victims are in good condition sheriff spokesperson Gilbert Acciardo.

Residents are being told to remain alert as manhunt continues for armed and dangerous person of interest in shooting that wounded five people Saturday on interstate in rural region of Laurel County Kentucky authorities told media.

Authorities said people to stay inside and remain alert as search continued.

” If you think you hear something outside of your home please do not go outside shooting”. Weddle said.

“Our officers could be in that area or first responders. Call 911”.

The gun violence injected chaos into the Saturday commut days after mega shooting left four person dead and nine others hospitalized at high school in Winder Georgia and less than a week after half dozen people driving on an interstate in Seattle area injured by spree shooter.

“I am receiving initial reports from the Kentucky State Police and our Office of Homeland Security together we are monitoring the situation and offering support in any way possible.”

The shooting launched a multi agency search for the shooter as interstate was shut down for hours “because of the danger to passing cars in the area of the shootings”.

“The scene is being contained overnight and an active search and the continuing investigation will occur at daybreak on Sunday morning”.

“I am receiving initial reports from the Kentucky State Police and our Office of Homeland Security we are monitoring the situation and offering support in any way possible”