How Womenās College Basketball has Stepped into the L.A. Spotlight
The explosion of womenās basketball over the last few years has pulled plenty of new names ā and teams ā into the national conversation. Among them? USC and UCLA womenās basketball teams, two programs that have spent decades living in the shadow of past legacies, to say nothing of LAās true love, the Lakers.
But now they are playing to sold out crowds with household names like JuJu Watkins and Lauren Betts making all of their games must-see TV. And all of that drama is just setting the stage for an epic clash between the two top 10 teams on Thursday.
So today, Paolo Uggetti joins the show to tell us how these teams got here, where they are going, and why loving womenās hoops is the new normal in LA.
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Champions League Playoff: Can Manchester City Salvage Their Season?
There was little debate about the fact that the Philadelphia Eagles were the more complete team heading into Super Bowl LIX. Better up front on defense and offense. Better at running back and wide receiver than the Kansas City Chiefs. But the Chiefs still had Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid. So the Chiefs were still dangerous.
Well that proved to not be anywhere near enough, as the Eagles cruised to a 40-22 win on Sunday, claiming the franchisesā second ever Super Bowl victory.
So today Ben Solak and Michele Steele breakdown what went exceptionally right for the Eagles, and immensely wrong for the Chiefs in the NFLās final game of the season. And take a look at what comes next, for a Chiefs team that heads into the offseason, with more questions than we expected.
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Super Bowl LIX Preview with Ben Solak and Kevin Clark
Super Bowl LIX is literally just a couple of days away, and after a long season, itās down to the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles battling for the Lombardi Trophyā¦Again.
Our own Ben Solak has made the trip down to New Orleans, and with so many of the people that we love to talk ball with in town alongside him, he was able to get Kevin Clark, the host of This is Football, to join him ahead of the big game.
Itās the buddy cop movie that you didnāt know you needed in your life, as they breakdown what you need to know about the Eagles plan of attack, and the Chiefs inevitability, ahead of Super Bowl LIX.
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Tisha Thompson Takes Us Inside the NFLās Super Bowl Security Apparatus
The Super Bowl is one of the most high attended events in the American cultural landscape every year. And New Orleans, the site of this yearās game, is a city known for letting folks have a good time.
But in the wake of the New Yearās Day domestic terror attack on Bourbon Street, concerns about safety and security at the NFLās biggest game are at an all time high.
So today, ESPN investigative journalist Tisha Thompson goes behind the scenes with NFL security to explain how ramped up the security apparatus surrounding the Superdome and the city itself is for Super Bowl LIX.
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