Tag: Secret Base

Video recounts Skylar Diggins-Smith tumultuous Phoenix Mercury tenure

Skylar is Skylar.

Notre Dame legend [autotag]Skylar Diggins-Smith[/autotag] has developed both a good and bad reputation in the WNBA. Though she’s built a Hall of Fame resume, she also gets into sticky situations. Most recently, she decided to bump Caitlin Clark during a play stoppage in a game.

Secret Base, one of the best sports channels on YouTube, decided to take a look at Diggins-Smith’s four-year tenure with the Phoenix Mercury that often was filled with tension. While the title of the video says her beef was with the legendary Diana Taurasi, the video itself really is more about Diggins-Smith and her beef with the Mercury as a whole:

During the three seasons Diggins-Smith actually played for the Mercury, she made All-WNBA each year, was a two-time All-Star, and she averaged 18.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists a game. Former Irish standout [autotag]Brianna Turner[/autotag] was with her each season.

Despite the seemingly ideal circumstances, Diggins-Smith clearly was not happy with the Mercury, and the feeling appeared to be mutual. So she signed with the Seattle Storm this past offseason, joining fellow Irish legend [autotag]Jewell Loyd[/autotag].

It’s clear Diggins-Smith’s demeanor will not change. Hopefully, that doesn’t cloud her legacy.

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Dorktown produces 7-part documentary on Vikings history

Jon Bois and Alex Rubenstein of Secret Base’s Dorktown have created a documentary on the history of the Minnesota Vikings.

The Minnesota Vikings are a fascinating organization to study. They have over a dozen Hall of Fame players, multiple outrageous scandals and numerous gut-wrenching heartbreaks over their 62 seasons.

That history caught the eye of the creators of Dorktown, Jon Bois and Alex Rubenstein of SB Nation, when they were creating a documentary about the Atlanta Falcons. Bois and Rubenstein went on to create a seven-part documentary on the history of the Vikings.

In a press release from Vox Media, they announced the documentary will debut on Aug. 1.

“‘The History of the Minnesota Vikings’ is a story for people who don’t watch football,” stated Bois, an executive producer at Secret Base who was called the “poet laureate of sports statistics” by The New York Times. “But if you are a football fan, and especially a Vikings fan, you’ll be just as amazed to witness all the pieces of this team’s history and identity come together.”

The documentary is sure to expose the masses to the multiple insane stories about the Vikings that don’t seem real.

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Watch: Secret Base does deep rewind of ‘Bush Push’ game

Watch if you dare.

It’s surprising that some Notre Dame fans call the infamous 2005 “Bush Push” game against USC their favorite involving the Irish. After all, most sports fans prefer to think of wins when considering their top games for their favorite teams. However, there’s no denying that this game was one of the best college football has offered over the past 20 years. Now, YouTube sports channel Secret Base has done a deep rewind of this legendary contest:

Like many Irish fans, I also began celebrating when it appeared time had run out on the Trojans only to be bummed at the events that followed. Why our own Nick Shepkowski continues to fondly recall this game, I have no idea. Whatever the reason, I prefer to limit my exposure to the memories of this game. Also, it was but a momentary setback for me as this happened during the middle of my Chicago White Sox’s run to a World Series championship.

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