Morgan Shaw Parker, ’99, president and COO of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, and Candy Marshall, ’80, senior advisor of TheDream.US, will deliver the lecture “Women Lead: Shattering Glass Ceilings” on March 1 at Nebraska Innovation. Campus. They are joined by Arin N. Reeves, author, founder and CEO of Nextions and founder of the JEDI Collective, who will moderate a plenary session. The third collaborative conference between the College of Business and the College of Law at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since 2020, Women Lead advances women in law, business, philanthropy and government. A range of inspiring leaders will share their…
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DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press Tiger Woods seemed more optimistic about playing golf next year than about finalizing a PGA Tour deal with Saudi Arabia or private investors by the end of the year.Woods spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time in nearly eight months, and so much has happened since: fusion surgery on his right ankle that kept him from playing golf, the shocking deal PGA Tour with LIV Golf backers and his decision to join. on the PGA Tour Board of Directors for the first time in his career.He’s competing in the Hero World Challenge, his vacation event…
The Amador Valley High boys basketball team opened the season in fine form, crushing Mt. Diablo 72-42 in a non-league game Saturday.The Dons took a 19-9 lead at the end of the first quarter, thanks to Brady McMillin, who had 10 in the period.The Dons took a 35-20 lead into halftime, then ended any possible suspense in the third quarter, outscoring Mt. Diablo 25-10 in the period. This time, it was point guard Jaylen Smith who led the way, scoring nine points in the quarter.Smith finished the game with 18 points and McMillin with 12. Ori Khasin had nine to…
The Adelson family is in serious discussions with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to buy a significant stake in the NBA franchise, a person familiar with the negotiations told USA TODAY Sports.The person requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the deal.Miriam Adelson, the widow of Las Vegas Sands Corp. founder Sheldon Adelson, and her family, in an SEC filing dated Tuesday, said she was selling $2 billion worth of LVS stock and “ that they currently intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, as well as additional funds. available cash, to finance the…
By: Sean Zak November 28, 2023 Tiger Woods speaks to the media during a press conference during this week’s Hero World Challenge. Getty Images It’s been a long time since Tiger Woods sat in front of a microphone. Of course, there are mic sessions and gala events where he talks with fans. But actually sitting in front of a microphone, answering questions from the media? The last time this happened was at Augusta National, almost eight months ago. A lot has happened since then. So it was natural that one of the first questions Woods received Tuesday at the World…
At this point, you can’t talk about the Columbus Crew without talking about Cucho. The 24-year-old has scored in five of his last six games and continues to spearhead the best attack in MLS. Cucho is mobile, he’s technical, he’s skilled enough to create his own shot, and he’s smart enough to find space off the ball to shoot himself or give a teammate a quality chance. According to American Soccer Analysis, Cucho led all MLS players in the regular season in goals added, a metric that measures the value of a player’s contributions on the ball. With HoustonIt is…
Reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson wants owners to increase financial investments in their teams ahead of this weekend’s all-star festivities in Las Vegas, where the Aces star is a team captain. “We sometimes have to look the owners in the face and tell them to make a decision,” Wilson told Front Office Sports. “Either you’re going to give us everything you’ve got and your team and go from there, or you’re going to bring in someone who actually cares.” WNBA teams are always limit As for charter flights, despite this year’s expanded program, Wilson’s Aces were even fined for violating…
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Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Summer 2023 at Major League Soccer will be remembered as Messi’s season. It’s been 18 weeks since Lionel Messiarguably the best soccer player in the world, made his MLS debut for Inter Miami CFeffectively transforming a Leagues Cup match against LigaMx’s Cruz Azul into a sold-out football spectacle. Of course, the match ended with an unforgettable goal from Messi’s free kick in the 94th minute.th minute that gave his new team a 2-1 victory. The owners of Inter Miami, David Beckham and the Mas Brothers, and MLS Commissioner Don Garber, couldn’t have asked for a…
VANCOUVER, BC, November 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Game enabled (CSE: GET) (OTCQB: GMETF), a next-generation fantasy sports platform partnering with the world’s top sports leagues to launch, operate and monetize Web3 games, today announced a grant from the Arbitrum Foundation. The deal will see GameOn launch upcoming partnerships with major leagues on the Arbitrum One network, including THE LEAGUE And PFL. Arbitrum is the leading Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution for Ethereumboasting the highest total value locked (TVL) across all L2 networks with approx. $7.54 billion i.e. 54% market share. Recent arbitration exceeds Ethereum daily transactions twice. “Today’s news has…