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☆ Knicks fans are starting to believe again in a team built by ‘smart dorks’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( James L. Edwards Iii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

AdvertisementNew York fans love their basketball team, especially their rookies. Knicks fans have spent the last 20-plus years loving something that hasn’t always loved them back. Even in the most exciting stretches of D’Angelo’s life as a Knicks fan, nothing ever quite felt like this. “Everyone who is a Knicks fan with gray hairs remembers that Charles Smith was fouled in that game against the Bulls,” Converse said. No matter what happens this season, Converse and his boys are ready for this ride.

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☆ UBS launches its experiential "House of Craft" campaign in New York as Credit Suisse integration continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

UBS launched its global "House of Craft" initiative at an event in New York City in October. AdvertisementIn a SoHo townhouse in New York City, UBS launched its global "House of Craft" initiative, an experiential campaign that honors the tradition of craftsmanship. AdvertisementConvening around craftNew York City's legacy of fine craftsmanship made it the choice destination for UBS's first "House of Craft" event. James Miller, who said he collects micro-brand timepieces, wore a Henry Archer watch to the "House of Craft" event. "This is a brand campaign, but it's one very clearly associated with making sure more people are positively thinking about us," he said.

Persons: —, Carmelo Anthony, Daniel Dae Kim, Ginny Wright, Audemars Piguet, Jean, Claude Biver, John McDonald, McDonald, Sergio Ermotti, Ermotti, Prophet, James Miller, Henry Archer, Julia Hood Miller, Nathan Desloover, Todd Snyder, Julia Hood, I've, Desloover, I'm Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Service, NBA, Audemars, TAG, Suisse, Swiss, Publicis Groupe, Suisse hasn't, Horological Society of New Locations: New York City, Swiss, Americas, UBS's, Asia, Latin America, New York, York, Horological Society of New York, Detroit

☆ How Sabrina Ionescu went from ‘dark days’ of injury to the brink of a WNBA championship
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Ben Pickman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Follow live coverage of Lynx vs. Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals todayNEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu could barely walk during last season’s WNBA Finals. AdvertisementThe Liberty and Aces were billed as the WNBA’s super-teams last year because of their star power, including Ionescu. 1 pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft, but she suffered a severe ankle sprain in her third WNBA game and she missed the remainder of her rookie season. By her 14th game, Ionescu had made more floaters than she did in all of 2023. “As of late, she lets it come to her.”As Sopak watches Ionescu throughout New York’s postseason run, he has had constant flashbacks.

Persons: Sabrina Ionescu, Ionescu, Vegas, “, ”, “ It’s, ” Ionescu, Breen Weeks, ” Weeks, ” Said Ionescu, ” Sabrina Ionescu, —, elly S, elly, hird, eason, ange, ike, ecky, ammon, ake, allen Organizations: Lynx, Liberty, WNBA, New York Liberty, Las Vegas Aces, Aces, New, ust Locations: California

☆ Tia Mowry says she and sister Tamera aren’t close anymore. Here are 9 other famous duos who prove relationships are hard
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“But that’s just not where we are right now.”The sisters aren’t alone in their status as dynamic duos turned dynamic uno. Hall & OatesDaryl Hall and John Oates of the band Hall and Oates performing in Minnesota in 2017. In May, Hall – who originally filed the lawsuit against Oates in 2023 – told Variety in an interview that that Hall & Oates were officially over. Zeppelin originally included Page, Plant, drummer John Bonham and bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones. The band broke up in 1980 after Bonham’s death and Page and Plant went on to each have successful solo careers.

Persons: Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry, Housley, ”, Mowry, Cory Hardict, “, that’s, Keegan, Michael Key, Jordan Peele Keegan, Jordan Peele, Peele, Key, ” Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Frazer Harrison, besties, Richie, they’re, Peacock, Liam, Noel Gallagher Liam, Noel Gallagher, they’ve, Stripes Jack, Meg White, Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Alberto E, Rodriguez, Savage, Jon Lung, Brian Louden, ” Savage, Oates Daryl Hall, John Oates, Oates, Adam Bettcher, Daryl Hall, Hall –, –, Mero Desus, Kid Mero, Showtime’s, Mero, Carmelo Anthony, Nice, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Plant, “ He’s, ” Page, Simon, Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Kevin Winter, Art Garfunkel Organizations: CNN, Comedy, Paris, Getty, Hilton, Gallaghers, Oasis, Stripes, Oates, NBA, Zeppelin, New York Times Locations: Hollywood, “, Pasadena, Minnesota, Brooklyn, British, Culver City, Queens

☆ The US Open is having a moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

With nearly one million people attending the tournament in 2023, the US Open has long been popular. AdvertisementThe US Open is New York's event of the seasonThe US Open has been a celebrity hot spot for years. Chris Ivery, Tony Goldwyn, Bellamy Young, and Shonda Rhimes attend the US Open in August 2024. "The culmination of having beloved brands like Aperol at an iconic event like the US Open makes the experience a 'can't miss' event for the summer season, and it only gets more exciting every year we are there," Sengara added. Tennis is having a momentThough the US Open feels like a new level of cool for tennis, the sport has been gaining cultural capital for some time now.

Persons: —, influencers, Tony Goldwyn —, Ellen Pompeo, Shonda Rhimes, Chris Ivery, Tony Goldwyn, Bellamy Young, Vera Wang, Anna Wintour, Serena Williams, Alicia Keys, Calum Beedling, Beedling, Williams, Nick Mautone, Mautone, Chandon, Phoebe Dynevor, Cameron Fuller, David Kenas, Carmelo Anthony, Jessica Biel, Enzo Gouedar, Gouedar, Questlove, Sophie Fritz, Aperol, Andrea Sengara, Campari, Sengara, Ariana Grande, Dalton Gomez, There's, Naomi Osaka, Yoon Ahn, TIMOTHY A, CLARY Organizations: Service, Gotham, Brands, US, Tiffany, Wimbledon, Nike, New York Times Locations: New York, Queens , New York, Chambord, Moët's

☆ UConn basketball's Paige Bueckers to sign NIL deal with Unrivaled league, receive equity stake
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

University of Connecticut star Paige Bueckers will sign a name, image and likeness deal with the new women's basketball league Unrivaled, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. Unrivaled was founded last year by Women's National Basketball Association players Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty and Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx. In February, Bueckers announced she would forgo the 2024 WNBA Draft to return to UConn for her senior season. Unrivaled was started as a way to allow WNBA basketball players the option to play in the U.S. during their offseason. Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky was the first player from this year's WNBA rookie class to join the league.

Persons: Paige Bueckers, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Bueckers, Stewart, Collier, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, Angel Reese, Geno Auriemma, Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, John Skipper, David Levy, Ashton Kutcher Organizations: UConn Huskies, NCAA, Iowa Hawkeyes, Mortgage, University of Connecticut, CNBC, Women's National Basketball Association, New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx, WNBA, UConn, Las Vegas Aces, Dallas Wings, Chicago Sky, Bueckers, National Basketball Association Locations: Cleveland , Ohio, U.S

☆ New basketball league Unrivaled lands star-studded investor lineup, aims to pay highest average salary in women's pro league sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A new women's basketball league has attracted a star-studded roster of investors from the media and sports world at a time when ratings and general interest in the WNBA and other professional women's leagues is rising. Unrivaled, the pro women's basketball league founded last year by New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart and Minnesota Lynx's Napheesa Collier of the WNBA, said Thursday that it had closed on a seed funding round ahead of its January launch. Athletes will be given equity in the new league, and Unrivaled said it will also feature contract opportunities that will offer the highest average salary in women's pro sports league history. Many female athletes play in other countries when the WNBA season ends to boost their earnings potential. Unrivaled's season will run from January to March and feature 30 of the top women's basketball players across six teams for a 3-on-3, compressed full court style of play on a soundstage in Miami.

Persons: Napheesa Collier, New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart, John Skipper, Turner, David Levy, Ann Sarnoff, Star Carmelo Anthony, Alex Morgan, David, Skipper, Alex Bazzell, Stewart, Collier Organizations: Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty, Target, New York, ESPN, Warner Bros, NBA, U.S, soccer, Meadowlark Media, WNBA Locations: Minneapolis , Minnesota, New, Minnesota, U.S, Miami

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, becoming the fourth player in franchise history with 40 or more in consecutive games, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 98-91 on Saturday night. He's the first Knicks player to reach that total in back-to-back games since Carmelo Anthony on Feb. 19 and 21, 2014. Isaiah Hartenstein was a force on the defensive end, blocking five shots and grabbing 14 rebounds, along with seven points. De’Aaron Fox added 20 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, but was held to 5-for-19 shooting. The Knicks led 53-48 at the half and extended the advantage to nine early in the third quarter on a pair of layups by Brunson.

Persons: — Jalen Brunson, Brunson, Carmelo Anthony, Hall, Hall of Famers Bernard King, Patrick Ewing, Donte DiVincenzo, Josh Hart, Isaiah Hartenstein, Domantas Sabonis, De’Aaron Fox, Malik Monk Organizations: New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Thursday's, Portland, Knicks, Hall of Famers, Sacramento, NEXT, Golden State, Memphis, NBA Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, New York, York, Golden

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There was a long flight awaiting USA Basketball on Monday. And now, every bit of USA Basketball’s focus shifts to the Paris Olympics — where the challenge will be even tougher than the World Cup, which again reminded the Americans how much the FIBA game has changed. “The narrative about USA Basketball and FIBA, and do we need reminders, we’re past that,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr said. We do a great job as an organization at (USA Basketball) as far as respecting the game. Those are the colors of the uniforms USA Basketball will be wearing.

Persons: Steve Kerr, ” Kerr, — Erik Spoelstra, Tyronn Lue, Mark Few, Grant Hill, Sean Ford, “, ”, Carmelo Anthony, Austin Reaves, Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson, Anthony Edwards, “ I’ll, Bridges, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum, Draymond Green, we’ve, “ We’ve, Joel Embiid, he’s, Tim Reynolds, ap.org ___ Organizations: USA, Paris, NBA, Paris Olympics —, FIBA, USA Basketball, Olympics, Paris Games, Basketball, Tyrese, United, Paris Olympics, Associated Press, AP Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Manila, Los Angeles, U.S, Paris, men’s, America, Tyrese Haliburton, USA, Canada, Tokyo, United States, France, Cameroon, treynolds

☆ US suffers surprise defeat to Lithuania at FIBA Basketball World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Aimee Lewis | Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The US suffered a surprise 110-104 loss to Lithuania at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in the Philippines on Sunday. Both countries, however, progress to Tuesday’s quarterfinals with Lithuania, as Group J top seeds, next facing Serbia and the US taking on Italy. Jonas Valančiūnas finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, while Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 35 points for the US, tying Carmelo Anthony for the second-most points scored in a US Basketball FIBA game. “Congratulations to my players, but we need to have short memory to prepare for the second game,” he said, per FIBA. We needed to respond the way we did and next game we have to start the way we did in the second half.

Persons: Jonas Valančiūnas, Anthony Edwards, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Donatas, Yong Teck Lim, Kazys Maksvytis, ”, Steve Kerr, Lithuania “, “, ” Kerr, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, FIBA Basketball, Sunday, Lithuania, US Basketball FIBA, Asia Arena, Getty, FIBA, USA Locations: Lithuania, Philippines, Serbia, Italy, Asia, Manila

☆ What happens to Salma Hayek in 'Black Mirror' might seem ridiculous – but the way celebrities handle their AI rights could affect us all
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new episode of Netflix's "Black Mirror" explores how celebrities will contend with AI replicas. As the "Black Mirror" episode suggests, regular people may soon have to contend with managing their own digital likenesses as well. A 2021 report from The Verge noted that Soul Machines mostly makes "people" for customer service and digital outreach. However, Soul Machines has also digitized celebrities like NBA player Carmelo Anthony, K-pop star Mark Tuan, and golfer Jack Nicklaus, according to its site. Carmelo Anthony's image has been digitized by Soul Machines.

Persons: Joan –, Joan, Salma Hayek, Streamberry, it's, who's, Annie Murphy, —, Greg Cross, AI's, Carmelo Anthony, Mark Tuan, Jack Nicklaus, Carmelo Anthony's, Phelan M, Remington Scott, Scott Organizations: Netflix, Machines Locations: New Zealand

☆ What happens to Salma Hayek in 'Black Mirror' might seem ridiculous — but the way celebrities handle their AI rights could affect us all
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That's why she's shocked to discover a new series called "Joan is Awful" on a fictitious streaming platform called Streamberry. As the "Black Mirror" episode suggests, regular people may soon have to contend with managing their own digital likenesses as well. The spokesperson added that Soul Machines creator packages start at $39 a month with the first month free. However, Soul Machines has also digitized celebrities like NBA player Carmelo Anthony, K-pop star Mark Tuan, and golfer Jack Nicklaus, according to its site. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP ImagesMeanwhile, Remington Scott, the founder of another "digital human" company called Hyperreal, already has a digital version of himself.

☆ Only 1% of US wineries are Black-owned. These entrepreneurs want to change that
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Jeremy Harlan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It’s a problem that the guests at the Black on Black dinner, and many others, hope to change. “What we’re trying to do is change what leadership looks like and bring more people into the wine industry. Ikimi Dubose-Woodson leads The Roots Fund, a non-profit working to create opportunities for minorities to have successful careers in the wine industry. “The amount of money and wealth that’s generated in the wine and spirits industry is never talked about,” said Burston. Connection and communicationA lack of communication between the predominantly White-owned wine industry and minority communities has also slowed diversity efforts, several dinner guests agreed.

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☆ What Carmelo Anthony Meant to New York City
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Kris Rhim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There were many moments that evoked roars inside Madison Square Garden when the Knicks faced the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals this month: when Jalen Brunson hit a 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter, prompting a Heat timeout, or any of the five times RJ Barrett sank a 3, sending the Garden’s white-knuckled Knicks fans into a frenzy. But the loudest roar that night came during a stoppage in play when a large video screen showed Carmelo Anthony sitting courtside. Anthony stood with one hand raised as most of the fans gave him a standing ovation, showering him with applause and cheers as if he had just made a game-winning shot. Anthony never won a title for the Knicks or even made a conference finals in his six and a half seasons with the team, but the moment was a reminder of how much he still means to New York. The city had yearned for a star after years of mediocrity and got one in Anthony, a Brooklyn native ready to make Knicks games exciting again.

☆ NBA roundup: Knicks' Julius Randle scores 57, Wolves still prevail
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Mike Conley (24 points, 11 assists) had a double-double for the Timberwolves, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Bulls 109, 76ers 105 (2OT)Zach LaVine scored 26 points, DeMar DeRozan added 25 and Chicago outlasted host Philadelphia 76ers. Joel Embiid had 37 points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots for the Sixers. Hornets 115, Pacers 109Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 28 points and Charlotte wiped out a 21-point first-half deficit to defeat visiting Indiana. Curry finished with 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists while Thompson added 29 points and seven rebounds.

☆ 'Sextortion' attacks on the rich and famous are on the rise. Here's how their lawyers discreetly fight back.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Celebrities, sports stars, CEOs have never been more at risk of 'sextortion' attacks, lawyers say. "I'm going to blow up you and your business," the screen read. "If you can't get me money," she texted the terrified CEO, according to records reviewed by Insider, "I'm going to fuck up your whole company." East Coast, West CoastHigh-end sextortions like the case of that Manhattan CEO, one of Saland and Weisberg's recent clients, are spawning a growing legal practice. It's different in ManhattanIn contrast, Manhattan sextortion clients tend to hail not from the A-list, but from the city's vast pool of the anonymously wealthy.

☆ This 26-year-old college dropout's clothing company brings in $27,000 a month—and NBA players wear his designs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Before his streetwear brand BrownMill took off, Justis Pitt-Goodson designed, sewed and sold his own bow ties to his middle school peers. In high school, Pitt-Goodson and two friends built the idea for the streetwear brand. The company attracts NBA players as customers and brought in $327,000 in revenue last year, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. Courtesy of Justis Pitt-GoodsonAfter befriending his two future business partners, Taha Shimou and Kwaku Agyemang, in high school, Pitt-Goodson studied business management at Rutgers University-Newark. The brand brought in $86,000 in 2020, enabling the founders to put down a $7,000 deposit on a Newark storefront that opened in June 2021.

☆ Gregg Popovich a anunțat lotul pentru competiția de la Tokyo. În componență se află câteva dintre cele mai mari staruri din NBA.
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Pe listă se regăsesc Kevin Durant de la Brooklyn Nets, Damian Lillard de la Portland Trail Blazers și Kevin Love de la Cleveland Cavaliers. Marea absență din lot este superstarul LeBron James, care a anunțat anterior că nu va participa la Jocurile Olimpice, pentru că are nevoie de o recuperare mai îndelungată după un sezon dificil cu Los Angeles Lakers.Naționala Statelor Unite a devenit campioană la ultimele trei ediții ale Jocurile Olimpice.Ultima dată când echipa SUA a pierdut un meci la Olimpiadă s-a întâmplat în 2004, la Atena, când, în semifinale, americanii au pierdut în faţa Argentinei.Kevin Durant ar putea deveni cel mai bun marcator din istoria echipei Statelor Unite ale Americii. Starul de la Brooklyn Nets se află pe locul 2 în acest moment cu 311 puncte, la doar 25 de puncte de liderul absolut, Carmelo Anthony.Conform caselor de pariuri, SUA este marea favorită, urmată de campioana mondială şi, totodată, vicecampioană olimpică Spania.

Persons: Kevin Durant, Damian, Kevin Love, James, Durant Organizations: Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Locations: Brooklyn, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles, Statelor Unite, SUA, Olimpiadă, Atena, Statelor Unite ale Americii, Spania

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