NBA Commissioner Adam Silver hints at adding international expansion teams originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonWith the Toronto Raptors being the only team outside the United States, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is not ready to rule out the possibility of international league expansion. Silver joined Mike Gorman and Brian Scalabrine during NBC Sports Boston’s broadcast of the game. Boston Celtics’ match against the New York Knicks to discuss the possibility.Gorman started the conversation by asking Silver if fans could expect more matches outside of the United States. In the past, the NBA has hosted preseason and regular season games in…
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Some of DC’s top sports franchise lawyers spoke this afternoon to a ballroom full of faculty, alumni and future attorneys about how newcomers can find their way in sports law. The panel was with the American Univ. Washington College of Law: “The GC Forum: A Conversation with DC’s Top Sports Team Lawyers.” » Four panelists discussed how skills such as relationship building, problem solving and engagement are essential to becoming a great general counsel in an organization. The panel was moderated by the founder and co-CEO of Jasper Advisors and former SVP/External Engagement and Communications of Commanders. Julie Jensen and…
Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith reportedly has the backing of owners, and is expected to be the head coach in 2024. According to Jeff Schultz According to The Athletic, Falcons owner Arthur Blank did not give the coach a “win now or else” mandate and instead “supported Smith behind the scenes, even though he is known to expects progress this season.” Schultz noted that “the only way Smith would not return as the team’s coach in 2024 is if there is evidence that the players are ignoring him (this has not happened), or if the team is completely falling…
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Posted by Zane Evans, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service in Trade Rural October 13, 2023 For a women-owned business in rural Indiana, working with the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) became a life-changing experience. Soccer moms Carol Podolak and Joy Thompkins sold homemade peanut butter as part of their kids’ team’s fundraiser to travel from Portage, Indiana, to Dallas, Texas, for a tournament in 2016. Customers wanted pretzel, blueberry and caramel peanut butter more than once a year, so Podolak and Thompkins started taking custom orders. And now, BNuts is present on store shelves around the world. As…
Masha Vrsalovi, a sophomore from Cochabamba, Bolivia, serves the ball. (Photo by Sarah Eunyoung Thompson) October 2, 2023 by Sarah Thompson leave a comment The women’s tennis team hosted a five-team tournament Friday through Sunday at the Eager Tennis Pavilion. Teams from Texas Tech, Tarleton State, New Mexico State and Texas-San Antonio traveled for the three-day event to compete in singles and doubles matches. The Wildcats came away with six wins on Friday, five wins on Saturday and four wins on Sunday. The team will compete in the International Tennis Association regional tournament Oct. 12 in Waco. Andrea…
Before putting James Harden in their rotation, the Clippers were rolling. With Kawhi Leonard and Paul George finally healthy together, they had the best scoring in the league. fourth best offensive rating and the fifth best defensive rating. Only the Celtics and 76ers had a better net rating than their +11.6 points per 100 possessions. Since Harden entered the rotation four games ago, all that has changed. They are 0-4, in free fall Offense #30THE Defense #25 and the third worst net rating in the league during this four-game stretch.Harden’s entry into the lineup is certainly one of those issues.…
Marisha Ray’s Laudna will be the first player character in critical roleThe ongoing Bells Hells campaign will receive a fictionalized story from Penguin Random House. What doesn’t break promises to further explore Laudna’s tumultuous relationship with Delilah Briarwood, villain of Vox Machina and her relatively isolated traveling years before meeting Laura Bailey’s Imogen Temult. critical role’s latest novel comes from author Cassandra Khaw, whose bibliography proves to be an ideal match for the fun and scary Laudna with bestselling titles including The salt gets heavy And Nothing but blackened teeth. A bit like critical roleIn the casting of, Khaw also…
Donald J. Trump’s iconic properties are at the heart of a sweeping civil fraud case accusing him of manipulating their values and his net worth. But hearing from the former president’s eldest son, these properties prove something much rosier: the brilliance of the Trump family business.Trump Tower, Donald Trump Jr. said on the witness stand Monday, is admired as “genius.” Mar-a-Lago is “one of America’s rare castles.” And 40 Wall Street, the family’s imposing office building across the street from the New York Stock Exchange, has safes that are “a work of mechanical art.”In a reappearance at a trial that…
This is a digital version of The Windup newsletter. register here to receive this content straight to your inbox every morning. I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal — welcome to Windup! Free agent bat shortage Where could Corbin Burnes end up if the Brewers trade him? (Benny Sieu / USA Today) Each free agent class is a little different. This year (with the most prestigious two-way player Shohei Ohtani in its own category), it is heavier in launcher. Sure, top-tier starters Aaron Nola, Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Sonny Gray are all available, but the next tier features some…