There’s a new queen of the WNBA 3-point contest.Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty won the title Friday at All-Star Weekend 2023 in Las Vegas after putting on “the greatest performance we’ve ever seen in this contest,” exclaimed ESPN play-by-play announcer Ryan Ruocco. Ionescu was nearly perfect in her final drive, hitting 25 of 27 three-pointers. This is an absolute record for the NBA or WNBA.”I was just focused on making one at a time. I didn’t know how many I missed, but I knew it wasn’t a lot,” said Ionescu, who won the WNBA All- Star Skills Challenge…
Author: Kevin Smyth
As the PGA Show (January 23-26) approaches, major brands are gearing up to show the industry what they’re made of. And for everyone who works in the off-course sector (which is growing rapidly and now accounts for the highest percentage of all players in the game, according to the NGF), it will be a great spectacle. One of the revolutionary brands in this space – Inrange® Golf – will be on the ground showcasing its “business-optimized” software and dividing its visitor experience into 3 distinct segments. Practical. Entertainment. And Multi-Bay (a world first and the only system in the world…
Trials to stop players surrounding referees during heated moments could get the green light at a meeting of football’s governing body in London on Tuesday. Tackling participant bad behavior is a top priority for the International Football Association Board (IFAB) and it will be the dominant topic at the organisation’s annual business meeting at a Heathrow hotel. Players surrounding referees and assistants after controversial incidents have become commonplace in modern football, but the IFAB is determined to limit contact in such situations to respectful dialogue between the referee and team captain . It remains to be seen how this will…
The 9th KSRM Golf Tournament was held in colorful arrangements at Bhatiari Golf and Country Club on Friday. On the occasion of the tournament, the Golf Club was decorated spectacularly and full of greenery. A total of 196 golfers participated in this tournament including women and the senior category, we read in a press release. The chief guests at the ceremony on Friday morning were Chairman Bhatiari Golf and Country Club and Commanding Officer (GOC) 24th Infantry Division Major General ShahenulHaque who inaugurated the tournament while KSRM Director ( Sales & Marketing) Md Jasim Uddin, Director (Business) ShamsulHaque, CEO Mehrul…
Earlier this year, we wrote about the growing popularity of women’s soccer in the United States and how the sport’s growth promised to open up exciting new investment opportunities in markets across the country. The Women’s World Cup, which took place in July and August, attracted record numbers of spectators and television audiences around the world, including in the United States, where fans watched watch American team matches despite kickoff times that often took place in the middle of the night for most American viewers. (And also, as we hoped, the NWSL officially announced that a new expansion team will…
The WNBA’s viewership on its national television partners – ABC, CBS, ESPN and ESPN2 – this season increased 21% from 2022, while social media views jumped 96% to 373 million , according to the association. Beauty brands have an eye on gamers’ hyper-engaged online communities and aim to capitalize on the buzz around the sport. “This partnership allows us to reach more members of our Gen Z community, in an area that we now know our consumers are passionate about. Athletes are the kind of people they look up to,” says Diana Valdez, consumer engagement manager at Nyx Professional Makeup…
Maureen Dodson, longtime facilitator of the Blair County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Blair County program, speaks with program participants at a recent training event. Courtesy photo Maureen Dodson always wanted to be a sports journalist. “I love sports. I went out and played basketball. I was never big enough to play,” Dodson said. She has made her mark as an educator, creating and facilitating customized management and leadership development programs. Dodson is the longtime facilitator of the Blair County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Blair County program, a position she has held for 17 years. Shari Routch,…
Sounders goalkeeper Frei wears the Kraken Winter Classic jersey before… NHL.com
“My value comes from who I am, not what I do.”That’s what Jordin Canada had to write in her journal at UCLA every day after practice. The mantra has accompanied her throughout her six-year WNBA career. This season, the Los Angeles Sparks guard is averaging a career-high 13.3 points, 6.0 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game. She also has 1.9 steals per outing, just behind her 2.3 steals from 2019 when she was named to the first-team All-Defensive team.”I carry that with me every day. It’s something I will always value, especially learning that at UCLA it’s not always about…
By: GOLF Publishers November 26, 2023 Tiger Woods will have a lot to answer for this week. Getty Images Check out unfiltered opinions each week from our writers and editors covering the hottest topics in sports, and join the conversation by tweeting us at @golf_com. This week we discuss Tiger Woods’ first press conference and the state of his game, the shocking TGL postponement, and the 2023 PGA Tour results. 1. This week’s Hero World Challenge will have extra eyes on it, as tournament host Tiger Woods will be among the 20 players in the no-cut event in the Bahamas.…