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UConn Women's Basketball Player Paige Bueckers Nears Millionaire's Club UConn Women's Basketball Player Paige Bueckers Nears Millionaire's Club
UConn Women's Basketball Player Paige Bueckers Nears Millionaire's Club Paige Bueckers is making money moves. Even though the 21-year-old UConn star is out for the season due to an ACL injury, she's still one of the most successful female athletes in the NCAA, according to On3 Sports. The record-setting Huskies point guard was ranked the third-most successful female Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) moneymaker by On3 Sports.  @paigebueckers Media day lighting😁 #uconn #media #day #5 #hoops ♬ normal girl sza - 🦖 Valued at $816,000, Bueckers and countless other college athletes have been able to profit off of their own names since the NCAA lifted the NIL…

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by Cecilia Levine
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You Have A Torn ACL: Now What? You Have A Torn ACL: Now What?
You Have A Torn ACL: Now What? The anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is a ligament inside the knee that provides stability to the knee. ACL injuries are very common and can happen to active athletes of all ages. Maybe you tore your ACL skiing or playing recreational basketball, or your child tore his or her ACL playing competitive sports. Most ACL injuries are non-contact meaning that a collision is not necessary for the injury to occur. At the time of injury, people commonly feel a “pop” within the knee followed by pain, difficulty walking, swelling within the knee and reduced range of motion of the knee. What do y…

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