Engelbert Faces Pressure as WNBA’s Strongest Commissioner
Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has steered the WNBA to new financial heights and unprecedented popularity, yet players have criticized her leadership. newsindata.org
A proposed co‑commissioner for player relations could ease tensions and improve communication between the league and its athletes.
Todd Bowles on Vita Vea: We're not concerned at this point
Defensive tackle Vita Vea remains off the field at Buccaneers training camp and head coach Todd Bowles said on Tuesday that he remains unworried about where things stand.
Vea is looking for a new contract and he requested a trade as camp got underway, but there's been no reports of progress toward either outcome over the last week. That suggests Vea won't be taking part in any on-field work in the near future and Bowles told reporters that the situation won't become urgent for a while.
"Again, it’s still early," Bowles said in a press conference. "We’ve only been in pads for two days. We’re not concerned at this point and I think those things take care of themselves. Once you get past two or three preseason games, you start to worry a little bit."
Bowles said Vea has been "very engaged" despite his impasse with the organization, but a finish line remains somewhere over the horizon in Tampa.
‘Trabzon, are you ready?’: Mohamed Salah lands in Turkey to sign for Trabzonspor
Salah greeted by hundreds of fans before free transfer
Egypt star left Liverpool this summer after nine years
Mohamed Salah arrived smiling at an Istanbul airport on Wednesday wearing Trabzonspor’s burgundy and blue kit ahead of his expected move to the Turkish Super Lig side, as hundreds of fans jostled for a glimpse of the Egyptian forward.
Trabzonspor announced on Tuesday they were in negotiations with Salah and the club chairman, Ertugrul Dogan, said they expected to sign the 34-year-old on a free transfer at a ceremony in the Black Sea city on Thursday.
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