Tag: featured
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NFL Week 5 Fantasy Update
By Zac Cornell Wondering if you should buy, sell, claim, or keep a player in fantasy? Here are my takes! Kenneth Gainwell – Future of Philly backfield? With Sanders struggling, can Gainwell see more action? He’s a good depth pickup. Cordarrelle Patterson – Claim. If already claimed, sell. A force in the passing game and…
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DICK’s Sporting Goods Signs Multi-Year Deal with the WNBA to Court Female Customers
By Zac Cornell DICK’s Sporting Goods announced a multi-year deal to be the official and largest retailer of the Women’s National Basketball Association, a business move that continues the retailer’s efforts to actively attract female customers. Current DICK’s CEO Lauren Hobart, who prior to becoming CEO in early 2021 was the president of DICK’s and…
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The NCAA’s ‘March Madness’ Basketball Brand Will Now Include Both the Men’s and Women’s Tournaments
By Zac Cornell The NCAA announced that the lucrative “March Madness” brand would now be used for both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. Although few details were provided, the move is an important, significant development for women’s NCAA basketball, and the result of an external review of the gender inequities exposed at the 2021…
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NFL Season 2021 Week 2
By Zac Cornell Now that it’s week 2, I will provide my suggestions for waiver adds, trade targets, and players you should sell. Waiver adds: Derek Carr, QB Daniel Jones, QB Kenneth Gainwell, RB James White, RB Michael Carter, RB Elijah Mitchell, RB Rondale Moore, WR Sterling Shepard, WR K.J. Osborn, WR Tim Patrick, WR…
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The U.S. Soccer Federation Has Announced Equal Contracts For the Men’s and Women’s Teams
By Zac Cornell The U.S. Soccer Federation announced that the Men’s and Women’s soccer teams will now have identical contracts, ensuring both teams will now receive the same pay structure with the establishment of “a single collective bargaining agreement (CBA) structure.” The federation said in a news release “This proposal will ensure that USWNT and…
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Simone Biles Publicly Praises Naomi Osaka’s Important Conversations Around Mental Health
By Zac Cornell U.S. Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles, who shocked the world when she withdrew from numerous competitions at the Tokyo Summer Olympics citing mental health issues, publicly praised tennis champion Naomi Osaka for her support and leadership in drawing attention to the subject of mental health. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Biles revealed…
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An Eventful Subway Series: The Greatest Rivalry in Baseball?
By Grant Halpern The Mets had begun August in first place of the NL East and ended the month in third after holding that first place spot for nearly the entire season. Many fans credit this fall off to many injuries including star pitcher Jacob Degrom and Francisco Lindor. Lindor made a quick return with…
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Kyrie Irving and his KAI Family Foundation built a solar water center in Pakistan
By Zac Cornell Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets superstar guard, continues to use his financial and social status to help underprivileged communities. His latest life-changing donation went towards the Rohal village in Pakistan, one of the poorest in Tharparkar, which has since transformed the area. His KAI Family Foundation worked with the Paani Project to…
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College Football Playoff Expansion – good or bad?
By Ryan Brush On June 10th, the College Football Playoff announced a proposed expansion of the CFB Playoff up to 12 teams. In the past, it has just been a four-team playoff, with two semifinal games being a part of the New Year’s Six: the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl,…
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Interview with US Olympics and Syracuse Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim
By Zac Cornell Jim Boeheim is the Hall of Fame coach for Syracuse University’s men’s basketball, having led the team for the past 44 years. Syracuse has made it to the postseason 41 times during his tenure and has entered the NCAA Tournament 34 times, with five teams making it to the Final Four. In…
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