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- Forbes
Vancouver Gears Up For WNBA Canada Game
The third edition of the WNBA Canada Game will feature the Atlanta Dream and the Seattle Storm in a regular-season matchup at Rogers Arena, marking the first WNBA regular season game held outside the United States. The event has drawn strong corporate support alongside its fan engagement efforts. Following sold out games in Toronto (2023) and Edmonton (2024), league officials expect another strong turnout. The WNBA has expanded its footprint in Canada in recent years through partnerships, grassroots programs and media distribution deals, aiming to meet growing demand from Canadian fans. A league representative told Forbes that only a few hundred tickets remain for the game, with several groups attending, including a girls' basketball team being flown into the city. Players from local women's sports teams, the Vancouver Rise and PWHL Vancouver, are also expected to make appearances. The league also announced that 15 Canadian marketing and retail partners will support the 2025 WNBA Canada Game through a mix of fan experiences, brand promotions and community programming in Vancouver. Community activations Air Canada, which has supported past Canada Games, will bring a U-17 girls' team, Team Addy, to Vancouver through its 'Fan Flight' initiative. Their trip will include a private clinic. Bell hosted a community clinic in Vancouver through its 'Bell for Better' program, and Canadian Tire Corporation partnered with the league to host a clinic for a girls' basketball team from the Tri-Cities. DoorDash will run a clinic for young women from New Heights Basketball Academy, the only female-focused basketball academy in British Columbia. Fan activations Fans arriving at Rogers Arena will find a variety of interactive experiences. Bell will hold a head-to-head skills competition called 'Shoot Your Shot!' with prizes, including custom sneakers. Campbell's crackers will host a Goldfish Tunnel photo experience outside the arena, along with sampling and giveaways. Endy will set up an interactive lounge, pillow toss and claw machine on the concourse, while Maybelline New York will launch a 'Brave Together' activation with a booth promoting mental health awareness and providing product samples. Tangerine Bank will offer pregame shooting challenges and courtside ticket giveaways. TOGETHXR events Media company TOGETHXR will host two community events during the week. On Thursday, it will partner with the Vancouver Basketball Foundation for a private clinic at Victory's Court, inviting 30 middle school girls to participate in drills and 3x3 games. Participants will receive TOGETHXR merchandise and giveaways from the Storm. On Friday, during game time, TOGETHXR will co-host a public watch party at Courtside on Main, a Vancouver basketball-themed bar. The venue will be decorated with WNBA jerseys, memorabilia, banners and flags. The first 50 attendees will receive a free 'Everyone Watches Sports' T-shirt, with on-site customization available. The event will also feature a DJ, food, drinks and giveaways celebrating Vancouver's women's sports fans.
Associated Press
31 minutes ago
- Associated Press
What to know about the Michigan sign-stealing scheme and NCAA punishments
The NCAA imposed a multimillion-dollar fine on Michigan and suspended football coach Sherrone Moore for a third game on Friday for a sign-stealing scandal that has overshadowed college football's most successful program for nearly two years. Here's what you need to know: What is the scandal about? Reports surfaced in 2023 of a scheme run by now-former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions. The scheme involved a network of Stalions' associates — dubbed the 'KGB' — attending games and recording opposing team sidelines to capture play-calling signals. The NCAA said it found '56 instances of off-campus, in-person scouting of 13 future regular-season opponents' over 52 games over three seasons (2021-23). The NCAA prohibits in-person scouting of same-season future opponents and using electronic equipment to record another team's signals. What did Connor Stalions do? The NCAA said Stalions spearheaded the sign-stealing operation. The former Marine was accused of assembling a team of scouts which he'd send to games of upcoming opponents. Stalions' network of scouts would provide him with film of signal callers on future opponents' sidelines. The NCAA said he would then decipher the signals, giving Michigan a competitive advantage. The NCAA said the extent of the operation is not fully known as Stalions and others involved have destroyed and withheld evidence. Stalions, a Navy graduate, was suspended by the school and later resigned. He recently said he knew almost every signal opponents used in seven games over two seasons. What is a show-cause order? A show-cause order effectively bans an individual from college athletics. In order to be hired for a college sports job by a school that is an NCAA member during a show-cause order, the prospective employer would have to make a strong case, or show cause, in front of the NCAA's Committee on Infractions. Former coach Jim Harbaugh, former assistant director of player personnel Denard Robinson and Stalions will be prohibited from athletic-related activities for years. Harbaugh was given the longest show-cause order, spanning 10 years after the conclusion of his current four-year order on Aug. 7, 2028. Robinson is banned for three years, and Stalions for eight years. Harbaugh, a former Michigan star quarterback, is heading into his second year as head coach of the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers. Is the fine significant? Michigan faces financial penalties surpassing $20 million, including a $50,000 fine, a 10% fine on the football program's budget, a 10% fine on Michigan's 2025-2026 scholarships and a fine matching the projected loss of postseason revenue for 2025 and 2026. Will that hurt a school with Michigan's resources? All top programs are sharing up to $20.5 million this school year directly with their athletes and under the House decision scholarships are unlimited, though there are roster caps. That has forced schools to look for revenue sources from different places. In June, Michigan said revenues and expenses for its next fiscal year were expected to be $266.3 million. What about coach Moore? Moore had previously been issued a self-imposed two-game suspension by Michigan, which will be served this season. The NCAA levied an additional one-game suspension, which Moore will serve during next season's opener. Moore received a two-year show-cause order but unlike Stalions and Harbaugh he will be allowed to fulfill coaching commitments and other related activities. ___ AP college football: and
Washington Post
31 minutes ago
- Washington Post
Transgender runner Evie Parts sues NCAA and Swarthmore College for removal from track team
Long-distance runner Evie Parts sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College as well as members of its athletic department on the grounds they illegally removed her from the track team because she is a transgender athlete. Parts' lawsuit said the NCAA's ban on transgender athletes in women's sports did not have legal grounds because it's not a governmental organization and therefore does not have jurisdiction over Pennsylvania state law or the Title IX federal statute.
