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‘House’ star Hugh Laurie defends Sophie Cunningham, says men don’t belong in women’s sports
Actor Hugh Laurie has publicly supported basketball player Sophie Cunningham’s position that transgender women should not compete in women’s sport, according to the article. The intervention matters because it adds a prominent entertainment figure’s voice to an increasingly contentious debate over eligibility, fairness and inclusion in female sporting categories. The article presents Laurie’s comments as…
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LA Lakers to be sold in record $12.5bn deal
The Los Angeles Lakers are set to be sold for a reported $12.5bn (£9.3bn), which would make it the most expensive sports-franchise sale on record. The deal would give Josh Kushner and former Disney chief executive Bob Iger control of one of basketball’s most recognisable teams, underlining the rising value of major US sports assets.…
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LA Lakers sold to ex-Disney head Bob Iger, Josh Kushner
The Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly been sold to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner for more than $12 billion, a record for any NBA team in history and a total that is believed to be among the highest valuations of any North American sports franchise. The deal, first reported by ESPN, is worth an estimated…
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Bob Iger Buys L.A. Lakers In Big Bucks Post-Disney Slam Dunk
Former Disney chief executive Bob Iger and Thrive Capital founder Josh Kushner have bought a controlling interest in the Los Angeles Lakers for $12.5 billion, according to Deadline. The deal would set a record valuation for a sports team and places two prominent investors in charge of one of the NBA’s best-known franchises. They acquire…
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New York City Council investigating prediction markets’ marketing practices
The New York City Council announced Wednesday that it is investigating four prediction markets for alleged “predatory marketing practices” targeting young people. Council Speaker Julie Menin sent letters to Polymarket, Kalshi, Coinbase and Gemini Titan on Monday, requesting more information about their advertising in New York City. In a statement shared by her office on…
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5 Things We Learned From NBA YoungBoy’s Interview With Funny Marco
NBA YoungBoy discussed his future, health and personal life in an interview with Funny Marco, recorded in South Korea. – He said he does not intend to live in the United States again, describing South Korea as safe and clean. – He revealed that a doctor diagnosed him with a swollen/enlarged heart while he was…
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Fever coach: Divisiveness ‘will not win’
Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White is pushing back on critics of the WNBA and discourse around the league about cultural issues like race and gender. “The hate, the fearmongering, the divisiveness that’s trying to hijack our league will not win. It won’t win,” White told the media on Tuesday. “We are united. We are connected.…
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Sophie Cunningham makes former ESPN mouthpiece Ryan Clark look like a clown after disgusting remarks
The article reports on a dispute involving WNBA player Sophie Cunningham and commentator Ryan Clark, centring on remarks Clark made about women’s sport and transgender athletes. It presents Cunningham as having responded in a way that drew support from some fans and commentators, while portraying Clark’s comments as misleading and offensive. The supplied text says…
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Man/Woman/Chainsaw – Cannonball
Man/Woman/Chainsaw’s debut album, ‘Cannonball’, is presented as a confident, unruly record from a London six-piece shaped by years of overlooked pub-basement performances. The review argues that its central strength is its use of dynamics, with producer-led contrasts between silence, restrained passages and sudden bursts of sound giving each member room to contribute without the arrangements…