With NBA All-Star weekend less than four weeks away, we only have two commitments to the 2025 NBA Dunk Contest: Stephon Castle and Matas Buzelis. NBA fans know who the two NBA lottery picks are. Some might remember them competing in the 2023 McDonald's High School Dunk Contest (video a...
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Mizuhara even served as Ohtani’s catcher during the Home Run Derby at the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. When Ohtani left the Los Angeles Angels for a $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers in December, the club also hired Mizuhara. Mizuhara was born in Japan and mov...
Former NBA playerCharles Barkleyrecently shared his own thoughts on professional athletes taking a knee during the national anthem.The NBA had its official restarton Thursday, July 30th with a game between theNew Orleans PelicansandUtah Jazz. As a rendition of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ played ...
Marvin Gaye at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game The third example is one of my favorites, which is Marvin Gaye’s performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 1983 NBA All-Star game. In what could have been just another pre-game performance, Marvin Gaye surprised us all. ...
Big time sponsors like Nike and Pepsi hire athletes to market their product and bring a well-known face and image to their brand. When an athlete gets caught doping or falsifying a police report, that sponsor faces the tough decision on whether they think the athlete in question is still ...
As the sport’s premier shop window, the riders and teams use some of the best equipment available, typically (although not always) supplied by sponsors looking to promote their kit to the viewing public. Heading into the 2025 WorldTour, it’s a case of continuity for some teams and major...
Slagger did not seek another term as the Maliseet representative due to the limitations placed on tribal representatives, including the inability to vote and sponsor bills without co-sponsors. Age: 62 Birthplace: Maine Chandler Woodcock Chandler E. Woodcock is an American politician from Maine. ...
Aaron Fox of Menlo Park, Calif., writes, "This may be up your alley, an article from the Journal of Wine Economics, which even names 'fellows.'" The Journal of Wine Economics also sponsors meetings in wine country, surely in order to make people's vacations tax-deductible. One of the...
For years, KN and KA have named their teams after their community sponsors, such as Overturf Major 70, Atomic Screen Printing Major 60, etc. Our son and daughter played KN, and they never labeled teams as #1, #2, and so on. So, it's likely it was the middle field. A decent shot...