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The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game was the third-most viewed event  in the league's history, according to ABC.

Caitlin Clark Delivered Another Mind-Boggling WNBA Ratings Bonanza For ABC

Watch Colin Cowherd of Fox Sports Radio’s The Herd once again rip the WNBA and women’s basketball for ‘gatekeeping’ Caitlin Clark’s career through ‘dumb’ marketing blunders, saying he still can’t get over why she was left off the U.S. Olympic team. Check...

Colin Cowherd Blasts the WNBA For 'Gatekeeping' Caitlin Clark's Career

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It may only be 26 games into her rookie year, but Caitlin Clark, like with the Iowa Hawkeyes, has wasted no time in asserting herself in the WNBA. The No. 1 overall draft pick is on a runaway train to win the Rookie of the Year and shows no signs of slowing down.
Setting record after record, Clark has the Indiana Fever turning things around and sitting in a playoff spot at the moment. The Fever hold the No. 7 spot which would be their first playoff appearance since 2016 if they can maintain things after the Olympic break.
Her performance has...

CBS WNBA Power Rankings already calling Caitlin Clark ‘the real deal’

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	Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese has joined Unrivaled, the new player-founded, 3-on-3 league led by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier.Caitlin Clark's WNBA All-Star Debut Shatters All-Time Ratings Record




	Reese announced the news in a post with Unrivaled on social media under the words “305 Barbie.” The league tips off in Miami in January 2025. Reese, known as “Bayou Barbie” when playing for LSU, has recently adopted the nickname “Chi-Town Barbie.”



THE BARBIE IS UNRIVALED👑 10/30✅ TAG WHO’S NEXT 👀 @Reese10Angel pic.twitter.com/9XqmgXmsqa
— Unrivaled Basketball (@Unrivaledwbb) July 24, 2024
 




	The Sky forward is the first WNBA rookie and 10th player to join the league,...

Angel Reese to Join Unrivaled 3-on-3 Hoops League

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Caitlin Clark and Cameron Brink have a message for Aubrey Plaza...

Caitlin Clark, Cameron Brink Have The Cutest Reactions To Aubrey Plaza's Injury

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Blanco, TX

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There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

Awful Announcing

After Gilbert Arenas went on a xenophobic rant following Team USA’s recent win over South Sudan, Joel Embiid fired back. Led by LeBron James, Team USA squeaked out a 101-100 win against South Sudan Saturday in an exhibition game ahead of the Paris Olympics. With much of the focus on the valiant effort by South Read more...
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NBA stars feud over racist comments

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made his endorsement decision for the 2024 election – declining to endorse anyone at all. Zuckerberg, 40, said he doesn’t plan on playing a major role in the 2024 election, in an interview with Bloomberg. He noted that he has “done some stuff...

Zuckerberg reveals his endorsement decision for the 2024 election


				













	The National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2024 is now complete as Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton, Joe Mauer and Jim Leyland were inducted Sunday on the stage behind the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y.Randy Johnson Uses His Old Pitching Techniques in Photography




	Beltré, Helton and Mauer were  elected in January by eligible members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, Beltré and Mauer the first time their names appeared on the writers’ ballot. Leyland, who managed multiple teams in his career, was the sole person elected in December off the eight-person ballot of the 16-member Contemporary Era Non-Players Committee. 




	Beltré...

Leyland, Beltré, Mauer, Helton Inducted Into Baseball Hall

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Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming


				













	Fans looking for an easy way to get tickets to the Super Bowl, NBA Finals or just about any other major sporting event are by now familiar with the digital options available to them. But that wasn’t always the case. Ticketmaster's 'Legally Permissible' Abuse of Monopoly Power Won't Fly




	Microsoft co-founder (and then-Portland Trail Blazers owner) Paul Allen acquired 80% of Ticketmaster in 1993 for roughly $300 million, just after the ticket service announced a partnership with America Online that would allow Chicago fans to—get this—“sort through concert and sport schedules and buy tickets,” all from their personal computers. Maybe Allen saw...

StubHub vs. Ticketmaster vs. SeatGeek: What’s the Difference?

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Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful, if you were watching earlier this week when Tom Star (Clint Howard died), you know that Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) did not honor her Hippocratic Oath as a physician to "do no harm".

The Bold and the Beautiful shocker: Dr. Li Finnegan broke her Hippocratic Oath by watching Tom die

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	Some of the entertainment industry’s top filmmakers will go up against each other at the 76th Emmy Awards.Emmy Nominations: The Complete List






	Oscar winner Ron Howard’s Jim Henson Idea Man earned eight Emmy nominations this morning, more than any other nonfiction contender in the race. The Disney+ film about the Muppets creator is nominated for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, and Howard scored a nomination for directing the film. See the full list of Emmy documentary nominees below.






	Howard is far from the only prominent name to earn recognition in the documentary categories. Rob Reiner earned a nomination for directing Albert Brooks:...

Rob Reiner, Ron Howard, Fisher Stevens, Morgan Neville, Andrew Jarecki Among Big Names Squaring Off In Emmy Documentary Categories


				













	Despite a looming battle between the NBA and TNT, its legacy media partner, Comcast believes it has a clear lane to the new rights deal, one that will bolster NBC’s primetime lineup for the next decade.Comcast president Mike Cavanagh, speaking to investors during the cable giant’s second quarter earnings call on Tuesday, indicated that NBC does not expect to be greatly inconvenienced by Warner Bros. Discovery’s attempt to match Amazon’s bid for an all-streaming NBA package.“Our expectation is that soon an 11-year rights deal between ourselves and the NBA will be announced,” Cavanagh said. “We don’t believe that the resolution...

Comcast Heralds NBA’s Return to NBC as TNT Drama Unfolds

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	During a jury trial in Texarkana, Texas, Tuesday in which a 27-year-old woman contended Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is her father and where Jones has countersued, U.S. District Judge Robert W. Schroeder announced the litigation was dismissed as the parties reached a settlement. He then thanked the jurors and released them from service in a trial that was in its second day. NFL Sunday Ticket Trial Going Well for League




	Alexandra Davis had sued Jerry Jones and the Cowboys for defamation, while Jones countersued Davis and her mother, Cynthia Davis-Spencer, for breach of contract. Davis separately filed a parentage action in...

Jerry Jones Avoids Witness Stand With Paternity Trial Settlement

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	U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken has denied a motion by Houston Christian University to intervene as a party in the House v. NCAA antitrust case.NFL Accused of 'Reverse-Engineering' Sunday Ticket Jury Award




	In an order Wednesday, Wilken argued that the university had failed to meet its burden in establishing that it could not otherwise “protect its claimed” interest without joining the case. She added that HCU’s motion also was not filed in a timely manner, and that its “years-long delay in moving to intervene weighs heavily” in her decision.




	In its motion last month, the FCS school formerly known as Houston...

Judge Denies Houston Christian’s Effort to Join House v. NCAA Case

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	Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson recently filed a notice of opposition at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in hopes of stopping a company connected to Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman from trademarking the number “Eight” spelled out as a word.Crimson Letter: Alabama Joins Adidas in Contesting LIV Golf Mark




	While the two-time NFL MVP usually connects on his throws, Jackson’s legal toss against Aikman faces stiff defense.




	The case is fundamentally about a number widely used in everyday life and in football. Jackson wears No. 8. Aikman, who won three Super Bowls for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1990s and is now...

Troy Aikman Has Edge in Battle With Lamar Jackson Over No. 8


				













	On the latest episode of La Previa, Miguel Gurwitz, the Emmy Award-winning sports commentator and one of Telemundo Deportes’ leading on-air personalities, joins Asli Pelit from Paris to discuss the business and growth of the Olympic Games and the art of covering the event.Work Arounds: Olympians Juggle Multiple Jobs in Pursuit of Gold




	Gurwitz covered six Summer Olympics, starting with Sydney in 2000, as well as a few Winter Games. The Paris event will mark 20 years of Olympic coverage on Telemundo, the exclusive Spanish-language broadcaster of the Games in the U.S. The network is gearing up to present the most...

La Previa 45: Telemundo’s Miguel Gurwitz on Olympics and Business

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Caitlin Clark’s WNBA All-Star Debut Shatters All-Time Ratings Record


				













	The WNBA’s season-long surge in popularity shows no sign of abating, as the 2024 All-Star Game left the previous ratings record in the dust.Disney VR Investment...

Caitlin Clark’s WNBA All-Star Debut Shatters All-Time Ratings Record

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