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Women’s advocacy group hand-delivers demand letter to NCAA ‘to keep women’s collegiate sports female’
On Thursday, a group of present and former woman athletes shipped a demand from customers letter to the NCAA calling to stop the practice of letting organic male athletes to compete on feminine teams. A petition and need letter was hand-delivered by former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines to the NCAA, demanding it “take direct and instant action to build rules to maintain women’s collegiate athletics female.” Previous College of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines speaks through a rally on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, exterior of the NCAA Convention in San Antonio. (AP Image/Darren Abate) “In the environment of school sports, it is unattainable to supply equivalent alternatives for equally sexes (as…
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Web3 projects aim to create engagement between fans and sports leagues
The multi-billion-greenback sporting activities industry is going through a digital transformation and Internet3 factors are probably to enjoy a main position. This idea was highlighted in Deloitte’s “2022 Sports Market Outlook” report, which predicts an acceleration in the blending of serious and digital worlds, together with escalating markets for nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and immersive technologies. According to the report, this sort of innovations may well direct to a considerable raise in lover engagement. This is an critical point to look at, specified that lover engagement has lengthy served as the spine for guaranteeing sponsor income, ticket and goods product sales, along with the overall reputation of a sports activities league.…
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The alternative 2022 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos | Sport
Quote of the year Phil Mickelson, February, on the Saudi LIV golf breakaway. “They’re scary motherfuckers to get involved with. They killed Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights. They execute people over there for being gay. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider it? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates.” Runner-up Eddie Howe, March, asked about the 81 people killed in one day by Newcastle’s new owners. “I’m just going to answer questions about football. I’m still bitterly disappointed about the defeat.” Politics awards: MP of the year Nadine Dorries – ex-secretary of state for sport and essence…
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Sports’ most famous couples stole the spotlight in 2022
With 2022 winding down, some of sports’ famous couples had their moment in the sun throughout the year. There were plenty of marriages, new children, cool moments and scandals across the sports spectrum. Read below for some of the most interesting moments. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM — Novak & Jelena Djokvic Novak Djokovic celebrates with his wife Jelena after winning the men’s singles final match against Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon Tennis Championship in London on July 10, 2022. (Li Ying/Xinhua via Getty Images) Novak Djokovic caused a stir at the beginning of the year when he was trying to play the Australian Open. However, the Australian…
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2022 Sports Stories of the Year (No. 10-1)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The following are the top sports stories in WVU, Marshall, Division II and High School Sports for 2022. This is the second in a two-part series. Stories No. 20-11 were released on Saturday. #10 – Herbert Hoover extends state title streak to five years (Photo by Eddie Ferrari) A loss to open the 2022 Class AA state softball tournament did not deter Herbert Hoover. The Huskies won four consecutive elimination games to claim their fifth straight state title. Herbert Hoover defeated Winfield 7-1 and 21-3 in the championship round after knocking off Shady Spring and Oak Glen to reach the finals. Herbert Hoover (25-4) became the third…
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YouTube’s NFL deal turns up the heat in battle for sports rights | Sports rights
YouTube’s $14bn (£11.6bn) deal to stream National Football League (NFL) games marks the latest incursion by a Silicon Valley giant into territory traditionally dominated by broadcasters and pay-TV companies, as live sport becomes the latest battleground for audiences and profits promised by the streaming revolution. The Google-owned YouTube’s seven-year deal, which will see the world’s largest video platform take over the “Sunday Ticket” package of games held by the US satellite service DirecTV since 1994, followed an auction that included heavy interest from its fellow big tech company Apple. The deal is the latest in a series of commercially eye-popping deals by the NFL, the most expensive live sports rights…
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