Entries by Mateo Mayorga

“154 is mine”: Jaron “Boots” Ennis puts 154-pounders on notice, destroying Uisima Lima

Jaron “Boots” Ennis wiped out Uisima Lima in round one, declaring himself a huge threat in his junior middleweight debut in front of hometown (Philadelphia) supporters. There was criticism for fighting a lesser-known opponent on a four-fight win streak, and it even continued until shortly before the bout when former boxer and current Golden Boy […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young took over Game 2 of the Finals, putting Las Vegas ahead 2-0 going to Phoenix

Jackie Young is public enemy no.1 in Phoenix after lashing the Mercury for 21 of her 32 points in the third quarter, the most in any 10-minute interval in WNBA Finals history, and helping the Aces take an enormous 2-0 lead.     The Aces smothered the visitors before intermission as A’ja Wilson sullied schemes and […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Alyssa Thomas missed two late free throws, and the Mercury let go of Game 1 of the Finals in Las Vegas

The game rested in Alyssa Thomas’ hands as she stepped to the line down one with 24.6 seconds left, but she gagged both attempts. The Mercury lost 89-86 moments after blanking a poorly designed sideline out-of-bounds play.   Somewhere, Nick Anderson let out a sigh of relief at being replaced as a late-game choker. The […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: “We gotta keep the main thing the main thing,”: The Fever took first blood against the Aces

Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston upstaged A’ja Wilson’s MVP coronation, seizing Game 1 in Las Vegas for the Indiana Fever. The visitors were huge underdogs for the series because the Aces had won 18 out of 19 games since Aug. 3, but none of that mattered. Odyssey Sims said both teams were 0-0 at the […]