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LI Athlete Will Serve As Team USA Flag Bearer At Olympic Opening Ceremonies LI Athlete Will Serve As Team USA Flag Bearer At Olympic Opening Ceremonies
LI Athlete Will Serve As Team USA Flag Bearer At Olympic Opening Ceremonies WNBA legend Sue Bird, a UConn alum and New York native, can add a new impressive checkmark to her already impressive resume of accomplishments. Bird, age 40, a basketball icon who hails from the hamlet of Syosset in Nassau County on Long Island has been chosen to serve as one of Team USA’s flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on Friday, July 23. Bird becomes the second American women's basketball player to carry the flag, joining now coach Dawn Staley, who carried it while a player in the 2004 Olympics. “I know this isn’t about me," Bird said in a statement. "Th…

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by Zak Failla
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UConn Expected To Rejoin Big East Conference UConn Expected To Rejoin Big East Conference
UConn Expected To Rejoin Big East Conference UConn’s men’s basketball program hasn’t been the same since it left the Big East Conference seven years ago. Now it appears the Huskies will leave the American Athletic Conference and be back in the Big East for all sports except football, according to multiple reports. The news that the invitation to rejoin the conference could come as early as next week was first reported by Digital News Desk. UConn is expected to be the 11th member of the "new" Big East starting with the 2020-21 season. The Big East would move to a format of 20 league games in men's and women's basket…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Here's How Much Your Favorite College Basketball Program Is Worth Here's How Much Your Favorite College Basketball Program Is Worth
Here's How Much Your Favorite College Basketball Program Is Worth Ever wonder how much your favorite men's college basketball program is worth? Newly released rankings provide the answer. Highlights from the annual report, compiled by Ryan Brewer, an associate professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue Columbus, were published by The Wall Street Journal. The study determined what college teams would be worth if they were sold on the open market like a professional franchise, with the estimates based on “each program’s revenues and expenses with cash-flow adjustments, risk assessments and growth projections.” Kentucky, with a valuation of $33…

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by Joe Lombardi