Nike to Lay Off 740 Employees at Oregon Headquarters Nike has announced plans to lay off 740 employees at its Oregon headquarters by June 28, as reported by Reuters and Oregon Public Broadcasting. The decision is part of the sportswear giant’s ongoing efforts to implement workforce reductions and cost-cutting measures. The layoff notification, mandated by … Read more
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“Tope salarial”. That is a fundamental phrase to understand all professional sports leagues in the United States, since it forces all teams to keep payrolls well below income and thus allow commercial viability. That salary cap is the main explanation for the recent controversy for the salary that superstar Caitlin Clark will receive in the … Read more
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As expected, Caitlin Clark was the first pick in the WNBA Draft taking place tonight in Brooklyn and next season, which starts in less than a month, she will play for the Indiana Fever. The former University of Iowa player is coming off a season in which she set the NCAA all-time points record (women … Read more
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The next season of the WNBA, the women’s basketball league in the United States, may have a historic turn after the popular Caitlin Clark was selected by the Indiana Fever as No. 1 in the Draft held Monday night in Brooklyn, New York. The former University of Iowa player will generate a great commercial and … Read more
Saturday Night Live’s Beavis and Butt-Head Sketch Takes Viewers by Storm People watch Saturday Night Live to laugh, and over the years, the show has delivered countless sketches that provide endless entertainment. However, some sketches manage to stand out and become legendary. Recently, in an episode hosted by Ryan Gosling, SNL featured one of these … Read more
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For the first time in history, college women’s basketball was more popular than its male counterpart in “March Madness”: South Carolina’s victory over Iowa in the final attracted an audience of 18.7 million people (the most watched sporting event since 2019 other than American football and the Olympic Games) and it far surpassed the men’s … Read more
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Sunday, August 7, 2023, a day that will remain in the history of United States sports for the South Carolina 87-75 triumph over Iowa in the final of the Women’s College Basketball Tournament, widely known as March Madness. The match had a record audience with an average of 18.7 million viewers on ABC and ESPN … Read more
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“I want to personally thank Caitlin Clark for lifting up our sport. This won’t stop here at the college level, she will also lift up the WNBA. “You are one of the best in history and we value you.” The words are not from Clark’s teammate or her coach at Iowa. They were spoken by … Read more
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Caitlin Clark’s sporting phenomenon will have one more game to continue enchanting fans in the United States, that in the last three months have turned the Iowa player into the country’s favorite athlete, largely thanks to all the records he has set in college basketball. But this Friday night the dream was very close to … Read more
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It was said. All eyes in America were focused Monday night in the regional final between Iowa and LSU to define the passage to the Final Four of the National Women’s Basketball Championship, known as “March Madness”. And now there are figures to validate this assertion: the duel between the “Hawkeyes” and the “Lady Tigers” … Read more