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☆ Geno Auriemma becomes all-time winningest college basketball coach in 40th year at UConn
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Chantel Jennings | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

STORRS, Conn. — UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma passed Tara VanDerveer as college basketball’s all-time winningest coach with the Huskies’ win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday night in Storrs. Advertisement“This is yet another outstanding milestone in a career filled with them for Geno Auriemma,” VanDerveer said in a statement. Alone, he has more NCAA Tournament wins than any program in men’s or women’s college basketball. In 1995, Lobo’s senior season, UConn won its first national title. From 2013 to 2016, the Huskies won four national titles and set a college basketball record by winning 111 consecutive games.

Persons: STORRS, —, Geno Auriemma, Tara VanDerveer, Auriemma, Azzi Fudd, ” VanDerveer, Geno, Chris, ” Auriemma, Paige Bueckers, Chris Dailey’s, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, Napheesa Collier —, Dailey, Duke men’s, Mike Krzyzewski, Rebecca Lobo, Lobo’s, Swin Cash, Ashja Jones, Tamika Williams, Taurasi, Tina Charles, Moore, Stewart, Jared C, Tilton Organizations: — UConn women’s, Huskies, Fairleigh Dickinson, UConn, Naismith, WNBA, Dallas, Gampel, Stanford, VanDerveer, Tennessee, women’s, Getty Locations: Conn, Storrs

☆ Basketball is having a moment, and that's good news for Nike
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nike recently signed a 12-year deal with the NBA, WNBA, and NBA G League. AdvertisementNike is deepening its partnerships with the NBA and WNBA as basketball explodes in popularity in 2024. That's good news for the company as it tries to get back to its sports roots and reinvigorate sales — and as women's basketball becomes increasingly popular. The sportswear giant announced in October that it signed a 12-year agreement with the NBA, WNBA, and NBA G League to be the exclusive uniform and apparel provider for each league. While Nike started as a running brand, its business has historically been linked with basketball after a 1984 collaboration with Michael Jordan.

Persons: Rachel Wolff, —, John Donahoe, Elliott Hill, Michael Jordan, Jordan Brand, Hill, Sue Bird, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Nike execs, Adam Silver, Nike It's, Goldman Sachs, Nike's, Caitlin Clark, Simeon Siegel, Siegel, Nike, execs, EMARKETER's Wolff, Wolff Organizations: Nike, NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, Service, Paris Olympics, NCAA, Nielsen, ESPN, G League, Adidas, Bloomberg, Business, Street, BMO Capital Markets, BI, BMO Locations: California, Portland , Oregon, Toronto, EMARKETER

During their playing careers, Olympic medalists Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe helped propel women’s sports toward mainstream popularity, sparking conversations around equal pay and inclusion. In an interview with “Meet the Press,” Rapinoe and Bird spoke about their podcast, “A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe,” which had its initial run in 2020 and returned this summer. When Bird played in the Final Four for UConn in the early 2000s, Rapinoe said, the stadium was sold out. Megan Rapinoe, left, and Sue Bird during Bird’s jersey retirement ceremony in Seattle on June 11, 2023. Bird and Rapinoe share new episodes of their podcast every Wednesday.

Persons: Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe, Rapinoe, ”, Bird, Alex Morgan, Mia Hamm, Dawn Staley, ” Rapinoe, ” Bird, Scott Eklund, NBAE, “, ’ ”, ’ ” Rapinoe Organizations: “, Press, women’s, UConn, Getty, LeBron Locations: U.S, Seattle

☆ Caitlin Clark becomes first rookie since 2008 to be named to All-WNBA first team
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has become the first rookie in 16 years to be named to the All-WNBA first team. The guard was already named the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote earlier this month, a fitting title for an astonishing season. Clark also became the first ever rookie to record a triple-double and holds the record for most three-pointers made (122) by a rookie in league history. Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson has also been named in the All-WNBA first team. Las Vegas Aces star Wilson, meanwhile, earned her unanimous place on the first team after a historic season.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Napheesa Collier, A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Alyssa Thomas, Candace Parker, Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, Diana Taurasi, A'ja Wilson, Corey Sipkin, Stewart, ”, Marta Xargay, Wilson, Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones, Nneka Ogwumike, Arike Ogunbowale Organizations: CNN, Indiana, WNBA, Connecticut Sun, Las Vegas Aces, The New York Liberty, Aces, Liberty, Mercury, Seattle Storm, Dallas Wings

☆ 2024 WNBA playoffs: How to watch as postseason gets underway
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —After a long, history-making WNBA season that featured a break for the Paris Olympics, the postseason is finally here. 1 New York Liberty – 1 p.m. It has been on the losing side in the WNBA Finals on five occasions, most recently against the Las Vegas Aces last year. After a spectacular rookie season, Clark will now be tested by the trials and tribulations of the postseason for the first time. Despite winning it all in 2022 and 2023, Las Vegas is certainly not the favorite heading into the postseason and could only manage the fourth seed for the playoffs.

Persons: Tina Charles, “, ”, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones, Stewart, Ionescu, Kirby Lee, Caitlin Clark, Clark, Emilee Chinn, Christie Sides, Dijonai Carrington, Diana Taurasi’s, Diana Taurasi, that’s, Ross D, Cheryl Reeve, Napheesa Collier, we’ve, ’, Chelsea Gray, A’ja Wilson, Wilson, Steph Chambers, Nneka Ogwumike, Jewell Loyd, Sue Bird – Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, New York Liberty –, Indiana Fever, Connecticut Sun, Phoenix Mercury, Minnesota Lynx, Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty, Atlanta Dream, Atlanta, New York, Washington Mystics, Liberty, USA, Sports, Reuters, Sun, WNBA, Getty, Mystics, Fever, Chicago Sky, Lynx, Phoenix, Mercury, Franklin, AP Phoenix, Minnesota, LA Sparks, Aces, Storm The Las Vegas Aces, Houston Comets, Seattle Locations: ”, New York, Indiana, ” Connecticut, Las Vegas

☆ These Latino athletes took home the gold at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Isabel Yip | Isabel Yip Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

At this year’s Olympic games, Latino fans cheered on athletes from their home countries as well as those representing Team USA. As the Paris Games come to an end, thirteen Latinos are returning home with gold medals. Beatriz Sousa brought Brazil, Latin America's gold medal leader, its first Paris gold medal in the 78kg+ judo final. Latino medal countdown, by country:Brazil took home the most medals of any Latin American country at the Olympic Games, including three gold medals. Latino athletes on Team USA were part of team events that earned the U.S. two gold medals and one silver medal at the Games.

Persons: Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles, Andrade, Beatriz Sousa, Marileidy Paulino, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Mijain López Núñez, López Núñez, Adriana Ruano, Cuba’s Erislandy Alvarez, Brazil’s Ana Patrícia, Duda Lisboa, Francisca Crovetto Chadid, Chile’s, Paris Games —, Jose Torres Gil, “, ” Torres Gil, Brian Pintado, Hezly Rivera, Rivera, Ángel, Shinnosuke Oka, Oka, Daniella Ramirez, Anita Alvarez, Sebastian Rivera Organizations: Team USA, Paris Games, Paris, USA’s, Olympic, Cuba, Canada, American, Argentina, Associated Press, Ecuador —, Dominican, U.S, Games, Paris Olympics, Ángel Barajas, Barajas, USA, Olympics, Puerto Rico, Rutgers, NBC Locations: Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Paris, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuelan American, New Jersey, Puerto

PARIS — Two-time WNBA champion A'ja Wilson scored 21 points as the United States survived an unexpectedly close contest from host France, winning 67-66 for their eighth straight Olympic gold medal in women's basketball on Sunday. The U.S. women last lost in Olympic play when they failed to bring home gold in 1992. But after France drew a foul and Cooper made both free throws, a last-minute shot by Williams was not enough. "The dynasty we've built here at USA Basketball has been incredible," Wilson said in a postgame interview. For the first time in Olympic history, the gold medal games in both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments were between the same nations.

Persons: A'ja Wilson, Kahleah Cooper, Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Kelsey Plum, Gabby Williams, Cooper, Williams, Williams —, —, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, David K, Li, Susan Baek Organizations: PARIS, France, Bercy Arena, U.S, Fauthoux, Chicago Sky, Seattle Storm, USA Basketball, WNBA, Team USA Locations: United States, U.S, France, Paris, New York

☆ LeBron James to be United States flag bearer at Paris Olympics opening ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Joe Vardon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON — LeBron James, a soon-to-be four-time Olympian shooting for his third gold medal, will carry the American flag for the United States delegation during the Paris Games opening ceremony Friday along the River Seine. The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Monday in a news release that James had won a vote among nearly 600 members of Team USA to carry the flag. A female athlete was also selected and the committee said that vote would be revealed Tuesday. He last played in the Olympics in 2012 in London, where he and the current American team will play an exhibition Monday night against Germany. The USOPC said it expected more than 350 of the 592 American athletes to participate in the ceremony.

Persons: LeBron James, James, ”, Sue Bird, Dawn Staley, —, Steph Curry, USA’s, ” Sarah Hirshland, Giuseppe Cacace Organizations: LONDON, LeBron, United, Paris Games, United States Olympic, Paralympic, Team USA, NBA, American, Germany, NBC, Getty Locations: United States, Akron, Greece, London, Paris, New York, AFP

☆ LeBron James to be Team USA’s male flag bearer for Olympic Opening Ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —NBA legend LeBron James has been selected as Team USA’s male flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced on Monday. Alongside a female flag bearer who will be announced on Tuesday, James will be front and center in a unique event. The Opening Ceremony will be held along the River Seine, marking the first time that the ceremony has not taken place inside a stadium. “It’s an incredible honor to represent the United States on this global stage, especially in a moment that can bring the whole world together,” James said in a Team USA statement. Per Team USA, more than 350 athletes (out of the 592 headed to the Games) will participate in the ceremony.

Persons: LeBron James, James, “, ” James, Joe Murphy, Dawn Staley, Sue Bird, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Joel Embiid Organizations: CNN, NBA, Paris Olympic Games, United States Olympic, Paralympic, Nations, NBC, US, USA, Los Angeles Lakers, Serbia, Team USA, American, of Nations Locations: United States, Akron, Paris, Sudan, LA, France

☆ Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark star as Indiana Fever claims 81-74 victory over Minnesota Lynx
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark put in strong performances as the Indiana Fever continued its solid run with a 81-74 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday. The victory is Indiana’s second on the bounce and means it now has a 6-4 record in the last 10 games. And I think we’ve won every game where we’ve held our opponents to under 84 points, so 74 is really good for us,” the 22-year-old point guard told reporters. It was the second game in a row where Mitchell, Clark, Boston and NaLyssa Smith all scored in double figures. Boston shoots the ball against Alanna Smith of the Minnesota Lynx in the first quarter.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Boston, Clark, –, Sue Bird, we’ve, we’re, Kelsey Mitchell, Leilani Mitchell, Mitchell, NaLyssa Smith, Alanna Smith, David Berding Organizations: CNN, Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever, Minnesota Lynx, Target, Phoenix Mercury, Minnesota, Dallas Wings, Atlanta Locations: Minneapolis, Boston

☆ Women's sports merchandise is an estimated $4 billion industry but fans still can't find the items they're looking for
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

"When you invest in a jersey, that means you really appreciate that person, their character, and what they bring to the game," Krieger said. Sports Innovation Lab estimates the women's sports merchandise industry is worth $4 billion — conservatively. People simply don't know where to find merchandise — 32% of fans reported having an issue finding a seller for women's sports merchandise compared to just 18% of fans looking for men's, according to Sports Innovation Lab's 2024 Women's Sports Merchandise Survey. But while big brands are making strides in partnering with women's professional teams to create merchandise, the women's sports merch buying experience is still lacking. Building the women's game takes an ecosystem of collaboration involving fans, athletes, leagues, team sponsors, and retailers.

Persons: —, Ali Krieger, Krieger, Mary Earps, Marc Atkins, Nike's, Aubrey Kingsbury, it's, Alyssa Naeher's, there's, didn't, A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Puma, Bjørn Gulden, Arne Freundt, Dylan Buell, isn't, Angela Ruggiero, Ruggiero, Roy Rochlin, Stringer, " Krieger, Megan Gokey, Alex Morgan, Chloe Kim, Simone Manuel, Sue Bird, Klarna, Billie Jean King's, Esther Kim's, Zach Boisjoly, we've Organizations: Service, National Women's Soccer League, FFC Frankfurt, Eintracht Frankfurt, German, Business, FIFA, England, New York Times, Adidas, Puma, Nike, Washington Spirit, Chicago Red Stars, Innovation, Sports, Google, WNBA, WTA, Survey, NBA, Manchester United, AC Milan, Bloomberg, Indiana Fever's, Sports Innovation, Realty Trust, Professional Women's Hockey League, League, Media, Sports Foundation, NCAA, New York, Gotham FC, New York Liberty Locations: Germany, Morocco, Esther Kim's Playa, New Jersey, New

☆ How the Seattle Storm became the highest valued WNBA franchise of all time
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

‘Price tickets competitively’A rower and Olympic silver medalist in the sport, Gilder was living in Seattle and a Storm season-ticket holder when the Storm and the NBA’s SuperSonics were sold to businessman Clay Bennett in 2006. Oklahoma was not going to care about a women’s team,” Gilder explains. Now, the Storm is the WNBA’s most valuable team after it was valued at $151 million in 2023. Leah Millis/ReutersThis year, former Storm player Sue Bird – one of the sport’s greats – joined the ownership group after playing her entire 19-year WNBA career with the team. Seattle Storm co-owner Ginny Gilder poses for a photo on May 18, 2022.

Persons: CNN —, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Ginny Gilder, Gilder, Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe, Damian Lillard, ‘ Price, Clay Bennett, Bennett, So Gilder, Dawn Trudeau, Lisa Brummel, Anne Levinson, “, Seattle Storm Anne Levinson, Terrence Vaccaro, ” Gilder, you’ve, Biden, Barack Obama’s, Joe Biden, Leah Millis, –, “ We’ve, ”, we’d, Ted S, Warren Organizations: CNN, WNBA, Seattle Storm, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, Storm, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA’s SuperSonics, Microsoft, CNN Sport, White, White House, Reuters, Yale Locations: Seattle, Oklahoma, Seattle , Washington, Washington , U.S, –

☆ Insider Today: CEOs in Training
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But first: On the ground at Cannes Lions, aka summer camp for the ad industry. The promenade at the Cannes Lions festival in 2023. Tristan FewingsThis week's dispatchThe biggest names in marketing made for the south of France last week for the annual Cannes Lions festival. Meet Business Insider's most innovative CMOs of 2024. The program places MBAs in leadership positions at companies within just a few weeks, and promises to turn them into CEOs in a few years.

Persons: —, Goldman Sachs, Tristan Fewings, Lara O'Reilly, Julia Hood, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird, I'm, Jason, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Jimmy Simpson, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, It's, Brian Ach, Tyler Le, Andy Sieg, Merrill Wealth, Sieg, Jeff Bezos, Paul Souders, Devon Price Organizations: Service, Business, Cannes Lions, Yahoo, Spotify, Sport, BI, Amazon Locations: France, Sport Beach, Seattle , Washington

☆ The T-Shirt’s Message Is Simple: ‘Everyone Watches Women’s Sports.’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Callie Holtermann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The black T-shirt spells it out in capital letters: “Everyone Watches Women’s Sports.”In the past few months, the message has been hard to miss. Dawn Staley, the coach of the University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball team, kicked off a social media frenzy when she wore the shirt for a pregame interview in January. The comedian and actor Jason Sudeikis wore a version with yellow lettering to the women’s N.C.A.A. Jimmy Fallon got one on “The Tonight Show” as a gift from the recently retired W.N.B.A. The shirt, which was created by a company co-founded by Ms. Bird, has become an unofficial uniform as viewership of women’s basketball has soared, and women’s sports in general have seen greater momentum.

Persons: Dawn Staley, Jason Sudeikis, Jimmy Fallon, Sue Bird, Bird, Megan Ramos, ”, Ramos, Alex Morgan, Simone Manuel, Chloe Kim Organizations: ”, University of South, “ Shipping, Togethxr

☆ With Caitlin Clark in Town, All Eyes Were on Brooklyn
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Sandra E. Garcia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Some of the raucous crowd was there to watch Caitlin Clark — the Fever’s wunderkind rookie — play her first professional game in New York City, some were Liberty fans, and more than a few seemed to be there to cheer for both sides. There were celebrities sitting courtside, like Billie Jean King, Jason Sudeikis, Megan Rapinoe and the actress Amy Ryan. And there was basketball royalty in the building as well, including Sue Bird, Pau Gasol and Dawn Staley, the coach of the South Carolina women’s basketball team that beat Ms. Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes in this year’s N.C.A.A. tournament final. Every time the Jumbotron flashed one of the famous faces, the crowd seemed to get even more electric.

Persons: Caitlin Clark —, —, Billie Jean King, Jason Sudeikis, Megan Rapinoe, Amy Ryan, Sue Bird, Pau Gasol, Dawn Staley Organizations: Barclays Center, New York Liberty, Indiana, Liberty, Carolina women’s, Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes Locations: New York City

Learn moreThe 2024 WNBA season tips off this week, and we've put together everything you need to know about how to get WNBA tickets. The WNBA season will run from May 14 to September 19, so there's plenty of time to catch a game. TeamsBelow is a breakdown of every WNBA team and the cheapest available tickets for each team's 2024 season. At the time of writing, the cheapest available tickets across the WNBA are usually for Indiana Fever home games. Overall, the cheapest WNBA resale tickets for each team range from $4 to $12, although the average cheapest available tickets for each team are around $50.

Persons: we've, you've, Sue Bird, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Cameron Brink, Kamilla Cardoso, Clark, Reese, Cardoso, Los Angeles Sparks, We've Organizations: Business, NCAA, Indiana Fever, Chicago Sky, Los Angeles, WNBA, Vivid, Angeles Sparks, Las Vegas Aces, Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty, Connecticut Sun, Dallas Wings, Seattle Storm, Washington Mystics, Phoenix Mercury, Atlanta Dream, Ticketmaster, ABC, ESPN, CBS, ION, NBA

☆ Opinion: Caitlin Clark is still the GOAT, but she’s not the only one
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Opinion Amy Bass | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

This year’s women’s tournament just kept getting better with every turn. That intensity is proof positive that women’s basketball has exploded. The valuation of the college game, too, is on a meteoric rise. Caitlin Clark talks with the media after Iowa's loss to South Carolina in the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship on April 7. “I want to personally thank Caitlin Clark for lifting up our sport… she carried a heavy load,” Staley said.

Persons: Amy Bass, Read, CNN —, Georgeann Wells, Ashlyn Watkins, Rodney Bedsole, Caitlin Clark, There’s, Tara VanDerveer’s, Geno Auriemma, Rebecca Lobo, Renee Montgomery, Kerry Bascom, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart, Dawn Staley, Pat Summit’s Lady, Clark, Kamilla Cardoso, Staley, It’s, Aaliyah Edwards, Cardoso, Paige Bueckers, Watkins, Angel Reese, We’ve, Reese, Stewart, Taylor Swift, –, ’, Clark pandemonium –, Jason Sudeikis, Steph Chambers, MiLaysia Fulwiley, Tessa Johnson, ” Staley, Stanford’s Cameron Brink, Tennessee’s Rickea Jackson, Edwards, “, Serena Williams, ” Reese, ” Kamilla Cardoso, Gregory Shamus Organizations: Manhattanville College, CNN, University of Charleston, Iowa, NCAA, Louisiana Tech, Cheyney, Nykesha, CBS, Pat Summit’s Lady Vols, Tennessee, Auriemma’s Huskies, Gamecocks, US Women’s National, WNBA, Seattle, LSU, UConn, MLB, NHL, MLS, ESPN, Getty, North, Vogue, South Carolina Gamecocks, Indiana Fever, Las Vegas Aces, Fever, Mobile, South Carolina Locations: West Virginia, South, Stanford, South Carolina, Iowa, North America

☆ Nike's Sue Bird documentary is heading to Netflix and it's another coup for brand-funded films
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Sue Bird: In the Clutch," a documentary on the career and personal life of the WNBA star, wasn't the most buzzed-about film at Sundance. Nike's success could encourage more brands to follow its leadNike has long been a big player in brand-funded films. Many brands dream of getting their films on Netflix, where even relatively small viewership numbers are bigger than they'd get on a rival streamer. Brands often work alongside traditional Hollywood players, which lends credibility to film projects. But the more films like "In the Clutch" get wide distribution, the more other brands could be encouraged to pursue similar storytelling.

Persons: Sue Bird, Werner Herzog, Sarah Dowland, RogerEbert.com, IndieWire, it's, Beckham, Justin Biskin —, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer's, Oscar, Alex Gibney's Jigsaw, Jay Ellis's Organizations: WNBA, Sundance, Entertainment, Business, Netflix, Nike, Iron Entertainment, Apple, HBO, Procter, Gamble, Marriott, Hollywood Locations: Canada, Hollywood

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck remember the feeling of being the new kids at the Sundance Film Festival. “I remember being like, oh my God, this festival has been around 20 years, it’s such an old festival,” Boden said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. Their new film debuts Thursday, opening night of the 40th edition of the festival, at the storied Eccles Theater. “My favorite films are Sundance films,” Kaphar said. “That is really nourishing in a year when we’re acknowledging and marking this 40th edition of Sundance.”The Sundance Film Festival runs from Jan. 18 through Jan. 28.

Persons: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, they’d, Ryan Gosling, “, ” Boden, Kevin Smith, brough, ”, Steven Soderbergh, — Boden, Fleck, Marvel, dulled, Fleck’s, Pedro Pascal, Jay Ellis, Dominique Thorne, Ben Mendelsohn, Jesse Moss, Amanda McBaine’s “, Frida, Carla Gutiérrez, Gutiérrez, Frida Kahlo, ” Gutiérrez, “ Sue Bird, “ DEVO, Christopher Reeve, ” “, Mavis Beacon, Harper, Will Ferrell, Kristen Stewart, Saoirse Ronan, Kieran Culkin, Sebastian Stan, Glen Powell, Woody Harrelson, Steven Yeun, Lucy Liu, Danielle Deadwyler, Aubrey Plaza, Melissa Barrera, Laura Linney, Ejiofor, “ Rob Peace, Jay Will, Mary J, Blige, Camila Cabello, “ I’ve, ” Ejiofor, Debra Granik, Richard Linklater, Titus Kaphar, André Holland, Aunjanue Ellis, Taylor, Kaphar, John Earl Jelks, ” Kaphar, … it’s, Jesse Eisenberg, he’s, Culkin, ” Eisenberg, Eisenberg, David, Nathan Zellner, Riley Keough, Robert Redford, Joel, Ethan Coen’s, Jordan Peele’s “, Damien Chazelle’s, Eugene Hernandez, ” Hernandez Organizations: Sundance Film, Associated Press, Sundance, Eccles Theater, Amanda McBaine’s “ Girls, MacArthur, Sundance ., Eccles Locations: Park City , Utah, Brooklyn, ”, Park City, Eccles, Oakland, U.S, East Orange , New Jersey, American, Poland, Jan

Las Vegas did it without starters Chelsea Gray and Kiah Stokes, who were both sidelined with foot injuries suffered in Game 3. Las Vegas was also still missing veteran Candace Parker, who had foot surgery in late July. The Aces got the ball to Wilson on a lob, but Breanna Stewart blocked the shot, giving New York one last chance. After a timeout with 8.8 seconds left, the Liberty got the ball to Stewart, who was double-teamed. The first three games of the WNBA Finals were also routs, with New York winning Game 3 87-73 to stave off elimination.

Persons: A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Kiah Stokes, Gray, Candace Parker, “ We’ve, Alysha Clark, ” Wilson, Jackie Young, Courtney Vandersloot, York's, Kelsey Plum, Sabrina Ionescu's, Becky Hammon, Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Stewart, “, we’ve, Sandy Brondello, ” Vandersloot, Betnijah Laney, Hammon, ”, ” Stewart, ” Hammon, Clark, Cayla George, Stokes, George, Ionescu, Sue Bird, Dawn Staley, Wilson —, Vickie Johnson, Sue Wicks, Jennifer Connelly, Issa Rae, Jason Sudeikis, ___ Organizations: Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty, The Aces, Los Angeles Sparks, Houston Comets, Las Vegas, Aces, New York, Liberty, ”, Seattle Storm, New, WNBA Locations: Vegas, New, midcourt, New York, South Carolina

☆ Insider Today: Big banks' cloudy forecast
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementIn today's big story, we're looking at why strong earnings results from some big banks weren't necessarily the big win markets were hoping for. The big storyTrouble brewingAdvertisementAdvertisementOn the surface, earnings season got off to a great start. And that could spell trouble for the broader market hoping for a banner earnings season to help it finish the year on a positive. AdvertisementAdvertisement"This may be the most dangerous time the world has seen in decades," he said in a press release announcing the bank's earnings. One market veteran predicts stocks will rally for the final stretch of the year due to a strong earnings season.

Persons: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Wells, Jamie Dimon, Dimon, Julian Restrepo, Emmalyse Brownstein, Mark Mason, JPMorgan's, Teresa Heitsenrether, Goldman Sachs, Jane Fraser, Fraser, Michael Siluk, there's, Walter Isaacson, Justin Sullivan, Tim Mosenfelder, Elon, Tyler Le, Noah Webster, He's, Naomi Osaka, Angela Lansbury, Sue Bird, Oscar Wilde, Bryce Harper, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Tech, JPMorgan, Citigroup, AP, Citi, Barclays, Suisse, New York Department of Labor, Getty, Wedbush Securities, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft, Consumers, PETA, Dairy Summit Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Chicago, New York City, San Diego, London, New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonquel Jones and the New York Liberty wouldn't let the season end just yet. She scored 27 points and Breanna Stewart added 20 to help the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-73 on Sunday in the WNBA Finals and force a Game 4. “She was huge for us,” Liberty coach Sandy Brondello said of Jones, who came to the Liberty in a trade in the offseason. BIG APPLE BASKETBALL IS BACKThis was the first WNBA Finals game in New York since 2002, when the Liberty were swept by the Sparks. No New York basketball team in either the NBA or WNBA has made it that far since.

Persons: — Jonquel Jones, New York Liberty wouldn't, Breanna Stewart, “, ” Jones, Jones, ”, Sandy Brondello, we've, Teresa Weatherspoon's, A'ja Wilson, Stewart, Betnijah Laney, Jackie Young, Chelsea Gray, Becky Hammon, Kelsey Plum, Wilson, Angeles Sparks, ” Wilson, Adam Silver, Dawn Staley, Sue Bird, Tony Parker, Plum, Sparks, Hammon, ” Hammon, Vickie Johnson, Crystal Robinson, Sue Wicks, Weatherspoon, Richie Adubato, Sabrina Ionescu, Joan Jett, Jason Sudeikis, Michael Shannon, Robin Roberts, Lil, Kim, ___ Organizations: New York Liberty, Las Vegas Aces, WNBA, Aces, Liberty, Houston, Las, Angeles, Houston Comets, Seattle, New, ., BIG, New York, York, NBA, Nets, Knicks, Hammon Locations: . New York, Las Vegas, New York, York, New York City

The retiring star was honored by club team OL Reign on Friday night in front of a National Women's Soccer League record crowd of 34,130 fans, many of whom wore pink wigs in her honor. Rapinoe had already played her final match with the U.S. national team last month in Chicago, but Friday marked her final regular-season home game for the Reign. The 38-year-old Rapinoe has played in 114 regular-season games for the Reign and scored 49 goals. “And she's really embraced her role with her full authentic self.”Rapinoe is also known for her social justice activism. She led the national team's long fight for equal pay with the men’s national team, which started with an EEOC complaint in 2016.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, “, ”, Sue Bird, Rapinoe, Lumen, Lauren Barnes, Abby Wambach, Ken Griffey Jr, Magic Johnson, Billie Jean King, isn't, —, Ballon, Jessica Berman, ” Berman, Colin Kaepernick Organizations: SEATTLE, Women's Soccer League, Washington, U.S ., Chicago Red Stars, Orlando Pride, FIFA, men’s, U.S, Soccer, NFL Locations: Chicago, Australia, New Zealand, France, Netherlands, U.S

☆ Rapinoe bids farewell as record NWSL crowd, sports greats pay tribute
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Oct 6, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe (15) reacts after the game against Washington Spirit at Lumen Field. It was always the safest place," Rapinoe, 38, said of her time in Seattle. Rapinoe had already called time on her international career, wearing the U.S. crest for the last time last month in friendly against South Africa. Players from each side hugged Rapinoe as she stepped off the field to a roars from the crowd, which included her five-time Olympic basketball gold medallist fiance Sue Bird. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Edwina GibbsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, Stephen Brashear, Lumen, Billie Jean King, Ken Griffey Jr, Ballon, it's, Rapinoe, Aubrey Kingsbury, Claudia Dickey, Dorian Bailey's, Trinity Rodman, Sue Bird, It's, Amy Tennery, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Washington, USA, National Women's Soccer League, NFL's Seattle Seahawks, Seattle, South, Rapinoe, Players, Thomson Locations: Seattle , Washington, USA, Seattle, South Africa, Washington, New York

“I will play in the Olympics next year,” Durant adamantly said at Phoenix’s media day. Hopefully this will help remind him.”Durant could join six women, all of them Americans, with four Olympic basketball golds. It’s been reasonable to think that USA Basketball will have plenty of experienced options to choose from next year. That pushes the list of realistic candidates for USA Basketball to choose from to about 40 names, at minimum. “I think anytime you’re asked to play for USA Basketball, it’s really hard to say no,” Miami forward and Olympic gold medalist Kevin Love said.

Persons: Kevin Durant, Durant —, —, Durant, ” Durant, Bam Adebayo, he’s, DeMar DeRozan, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Jaylen Brown, Donovan Mitchell, Khris Middleton, Julius Randle, Zach LaVine, Aaron Gordon, Fred VanVleet, Brook Lopez, Irving, Draymond Green, ”, LeBron James, he's, Joel Embiid, ” Embiid, “, I’m, that’s, Zion Williamson, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Kyle Kuzma, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Davis, ” Brown, Grant Hill, Sean Ford, Steve Kerr, I’ve, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Teresa Edwards, Lisa Leslie, Tamika Catchings, Sylvia Fowles, Stephen Curry, Atlanta’s Trae Young, you’re, ” Young, It’s, — Durant, Chris Paul, Green, James, it’s, Kevin Love, Brian Mahoney, Dan Gelston, Greg Beacham, Andrew Seligman, Kristie Rieken, Teresa M, Walker, Noah Trister, Brett Martel, Steve Megargee, Kyle Hightower, Beth Harris, Tom Withers, Charles Odum, David Brandt, Pat Graham, ___ Organizations: Olympics, U.S, Dallas, Los Angeles Lakers, Paris Games, USA Basketball, FIBA, World, Team, USA, Paris, men’s, Golden State, Olympic, NBA, AP Sports Locations: France, Cameroon, Paris, Milwaukee, Miami

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