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It is, nonetheless, quite unusual for an NBA team to embrace and center a business in which, in the most charitable interpretation possible, women take off their clothes for money and dance provocatively in (very) close proximity to the (mostly, but not all) male patrons. The NBA is, compared with most other major sports leagues, pretty progressive. But it’s still a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, with fans from all over the world and all parts of the political spectrum. Including some who, whether fans of the team or not, aren’t cool with the Hawks centering a place like Magic City. Those folks, though, probably didn’t buy the nearly 2,000 tickets the team sold, according to a team spokesman, in the first 24 hours after it announced the promotion. Or the more than 90 percent approval the team says it’s received on social media since Thursday’s announcement. “I don’t think that I’ve gotten as many requests for tickets to a game,” said Melissa Proctor, the Hawks’ and State Farm Arena’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer. “I have people saying, ‘Hold a hoodie for me on the side.'”
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Football’s lawmaking authority, the Ifab, is to conduct a two-year review of the video assistant referee to ensure the technology is being used “to its best”. The announcement on Saturday came alongside a flurry of enhancements to the rulebook before the World Cup, including expanding the use of VAR into determining corner kicks.
Another proposal could mean punishments for players obscuring their mouths being fast-tracked for implementation at this summer’s tournament, after the alleged racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni.
Continue reading...Tennessee-Alabama basketball game score prediction
No. 22 Tennessee (20-8, 10-5 SEC) will face No. 18 Alabama (21-7, 11-4 SEC) for a second time during the 2025-26 basketball season. The Vols will host Alabama on Saturday at Food City Center.
Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll.
Tipoff between the Vols and Crimson Tide is slated for 6 p.m. EST. ESPN will televise the matchup with Karl Ravech (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analyst) on the call.
Ahead of Saturday's game, Tennessee has a 66.8 percent chance to defeat the Crimson Tide, according to ESPN's Matchup Predictor. Nolan Analytics projects the Vols to defeat Alabama, 80-78.
An initial SEC student-athlete availability report was released before the Tennessee-Alabama game. Five players are listed as out: Cade Phillips (Tennessee), Clarence Massamba (Tennessee), Davion Hannah (Alabama), Keitenn Bristow (Alabama) and Collins Onyejiaka (Alabama).
Tennessee defeated the Crimson Tide, 79-73, on Jan. 26 at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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