Representative Image (AI-generated) A large brush fire erupted Tuesday afternoon in the Wetlands Park area of Clark County, burning over 100 acres of land and prompting a significant multi-agency response, as reported by KTNV. The Clark County Fire Department (CCFD) and the US bureau of land management are leading efforts to contain the blaze. Additional…
A’ja Wilson, a center for the Las Vegas Aces, is widely acknowledged as the best player in the Women’s National Basketball Association. She is something like the league’s on-court answer to LeBron James or Michael Jordan. “I don’t shy away from having conversations with her about being the greatest to ever play,” said Becky Hammon,…
If you are reading this, you likely know who Paige Bueckers is. Maybe you are also familiar with Lauren Betts, Maddie Booker and MiLaysia Fulwiley. But Meg Aronowitz, a senior vice president of production for ESPN and the company’s point person for its women’s basketball coverage, cannot afford to make a similar supposition. When the…
You don’t have to inform ESPN senior vice president of production Meg Aronowitz about the challenge of producing the women’s NCAA Tournament without Caitlin Clark the year after she had galvanized the property to NFL viewership heights. “You never want to be the guy that follows Nick Saban, right?” Aronowitz said, laughing. There is an…
Stephanie White is in the middle of one of the unique careers in professional sports. An accomplished WNBA coach — her career record is 92-56 — she was given the on-court keys three months ago to the Indiana Fever, where she will coach the All-Star quartet of DeWanna Bonner, Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey…
IOWA CITY, Iowa — In a recent Iowa women’s basketball team meeting, after the Hawkeyes had dropped five straight Big Ten games, first-year head coach Jan Jensen told the story of Florence Chadwick, an American swimmer. In 1952, Chadwick attempted to become the first woman to swim the 26 miles from the Catalina Islands to…
Caitlin Clark, the top-1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, has made her mark in both women’sâbasketball and pop culture. With her dazzling play and record-setting accomplishments, she has rapidly become the face of the WNBA and one of the league’sâmost marketable attractions. But as her star has risen, Nike’s marketing choices in relation to…
Sports stars, celebrities, and even cryptocurrency all have rookie cards… but does Santa Claus? It’s a question you may ask yourself after consuming a little too much nutmeg. And since the season of giving is officially here, I want to spread some holiday cheer by highlighting Christmas-themed trading cards, which is a bigger niche than…