The Aces rallied late, then “held on” to earn a 70-69 victory over the Liberty and “win their second straight WNBA championship” in Game 4 at the Barclays Center last night. With the victory, the Aces became the first team since the 2001-2002 Sparks to win “back-to-back titles” (LAS VEGAS SUN, 10/18). Owner of Aces Marc Davis “watched with a smile” as his team celebrated its second consecutive championship. Davis is in his third season as Aces owner, and he “already has two championships to show for it.” However, Davis credited the Aces coach Becky Hammongeneral manager Nathalie Williams and…
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Our relationship is based on trust. So I won’t pretend to have watched a second of the WNBA Finals last night, not when there was a baseball playoffs, Survivor, and…well, anything else. I also won’t pretend to know that the WNBA was in the finals. In fact, like most Americans, I am only vaguely aware of the existence of the WNBA, since most often the subject only appears in fantastic Bill Burr excerpts:But if you told me this is the kind of intense human drama that plays out every night in this league, I might consider watching it. That is…
With the seismic growth of women’s professional sports leagues, especially soccerit is crucial for clubs to ensure they remain as focused on labor rights and human resources as they are on winning. This is the first in a three-part series on the specific topic of parental leave. This includes leave related to birth, adoption, foster care, miscarriage, and childbirth complications. This series is intended to be a high-level overview for organizations operating in the field of women’s professional sports. This first blog covers the role of a CBA, a player contract and the club in relation to parental leave. The…
Peloton, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) announce a multi-year partnership, naming Peloton as the Official Fitness Partner of the NBA and WNBA. The collaboration will make NBA League Pass, the league’s premium live game subscription service, available to stream on compatible Peloton devices in the fitness platform’s new entertainment hub, which will launch during the NBA season 2023-24 – a one-of-a-kind Peloton. offer. The partnership will see these brands work together to leverage their fitness, lifestyle and sports expertise to create special access, offers and experiences for Peloton members and fans. As such,…
Aces’ championship victory peaked at 1.3 million viewersGetty Images Game 4 of the 2023 WNBA Finals between the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty averaged 889,000 viewers, marking the most-watched Game 4 WNBA Finals on record, and up 124% from compared to Game 4 in 2022. The Aces’ championship victory peaked at 1.3 million viewers. The entire 2023 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV on ESPN platforms averaged 728,000 viewers, making it the most-watched WNBA Finals in 20 years, and up 36% from to 2022. The 2023 WNBA playoffs on ESPN platforms also averaged 470,000 viewers, making it…
The season is now history for the Liberty after the WNBA Finals didn’t end with the championship they sought in their superteam clash against Las Vegas. So the business of the offseason is now a fascinating topic of conversation. The Liberty’s two best players, Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones, were in the running to become unrestricted free agents. But general manager Jonathan Kolb said Friday during the team’s exit interviews with the media that the plan was for Stewart to be designated as the primary player, effectively eliminating her free agency. The 2023 WNBA MVP sounded good with that. “This…
Links to the story The latest installment of the Nova Notebook looks back at the origins of Hoops Mania and some of the memories of those who were at the center of it. It’s not always easy to discern the level of enthusiasm among student-athletes. In the heat of competition, it is generally wise to stay focused on the job at hand. But bring up the theme of Villanova’s annual basketball kickoff festival, known for more than two decades as “Hoops Mania,” and the smiles quickly surface. “I was really excited every year for Hoops Mania,” says Corey…
Golf has its own soundtrack, sounds distinct from the sport. There’s the roar, like the one Matt Fitzpatrick heard a year ago at the Country Club after a dramatic bunker shot on the 72nd hole won him the U.S. Open. There is universal begging – from scratch players to weekend hackers – as a tee shot on a par 3, pure and true, makes its descent. Close your eyes and you can hear yourself or your play partners saying, hoping, praying: “Come in!” » – as he prepares to land. There is also another type of sound, less favorable but…
Conant’s Nicolas Simon used an epic final nine holes to win the IHSA Class 3A Men’s Golf Individual State Championship for the first time, Saturday, Oct. 7 at The Den at Fox Creek (par 36-36 — 72). Simon shot 35-41 – 76 in the first round on Friday after shooting 5 over par on the back nine. Undeterred, Simon returned on Saturday and even shot a par 36 on the front nine, before warming up and making birdies on holes 10, 11, 12, 17 and 18 to finish at 5 under par. 31 on the back nine to finish with…
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