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CTV News
2 days ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Former Team Canada Indigenous wrestlers share skills with youth in Regina's North Central neighbourhood
WATCH: Mick Favel brings you another edition of Indigenous Circle, featuring a report by Brittany Poitras on Next Gen Wrestlers. The mâmawêyatitân centre in Regina recently hosted the Next Gen Wrestling Camp, hosted by Indigenous world-class athletes, Jackson Serna and Hunter Lee. The two athletes met while competing for Team Canada and wanted to share their world-class skills to inspire the next generation of youth wrestlers in Regina's North Central neighbourhood. Serna, who grew up in Los Angeles but is a member of Flying Dust First Nation, now works as the Youth Coordinator for the Regina Treaty/Status Indian Services (RTSIS). He said he returned to his mother's hometown of Regina to be be the kind of role model he wishes every young person had. 'There's not a lot of... I don't want to say role models, but there's not a lot of people that youth, especially here in North Central Regina can look up to,' Serna said. 'That's my whole reason for coming back to Regina in the first place.' Serna wanted to make wrestling training accessible to youth, because he knows how hard the journey to becoming a Team Canada member could be. 'I wrestled collegiately in the States, then heard about nationals in Saskatoon in 2019. I didn't have a passport, so I flew to Seattle, bussed to the Canadian border, walked across with my Treaty card,' he said. His determination paid off as he went on to represent the country that same year – along with two world championships and took home two silvers in the Pan American Games, where he eventually met Lee. The co-instructor Hunter Lee of the Next Gen Wrestlers Camp is from Muskoday First Nation and has his fair share of accolades and challenges to overcome in the sport. He began training in his back yard of small-town Flin Flon Manitoba, and eventually travelled the world to compete. 'We didn't have too much in terms of wrestling there,' Lee said. 'It was me and my brother. We would just train in our backyard... We were both our age group world medalists in wrestling. We kind of did a lot of that just training in our backyards with each other and making do with what we could,' he went on to say. Lee is a Junior World bronze medalist, Senior Pan American Games bronze medalist, multiple-time national champion, and is currently undefeated as a professional fighter - with an impressive 4 wins and 0 losses. Lee also has his sights set on joining the UFC in the near future. Both Serna and Lee say giving back through wrestling is a responsibility that they want to fulfil. 'You get good at something, and then you give back to the people coming up, because people helped you when you were younger,' Lee said. 'I'm always happy to come in and give back to kids who are kind of in a similar spot to me, just trying to train with what they have.' For Serna, the partnership with mâmawêyatitân centre, Top Gun Wrestling Club, and the City of Regina is his way of making an effort to keep youth engaged with the sport and community. 'What I hope wrestling brings to the community is it keeps kids in school and on the right path,' Serna said. 'Wrestling gave me a high school diploma, got me into post-secondary and I wouldn't have had that without it.' Serna explained that he wants to have more camps just like the one hosted over the weekend and even plans to create a regular wrestling club. 'Wrestling usually costs money when it's outside school, but this will be free for the community for Indigenous youth and any youth in North Central,' he excitingly added. One of the young wrestlers at the camp, Everly Bear, was experiencing the sport for the first time. 'I thought wrestling was all about hitting,' she said. 'But I've learned a lot of techniques. The instructors are really sweet, and they're not pushing you.' For now, Serna and Lee plan to continue their coaching careers with youth in Regina, with a project already underway for another camp this fall. Until then, the pair of Indigenous athletes are inspiring youth across Canada in their own ways.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
How a grant helped Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center launch a game-changing website
The Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center has launched a new website, making it easier for veterans to access services, according to a community announcement. The Barre Savings Charitable Foundation provided funding for the website, which was developed by Gardner-based InConcert Web Solutions. The site is now fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and accessible via computer, tablet and phone. It also features an active veterans event calendar, downloadable housing applications and easily navigable service pages. The MVOC has served homeless and high-risk veterans throughout North Central Massachusetts for over 40 years. Its previous website had remained unchanged for over a decade due to funding restrictions and capacity restraints. 'It seems like such a given to have an updated website in 2025, but the reality is that these things cost thousands of dollars to build and then have continued costs to maintain — for an organization of our size and capacity this was just not something we could take on," said Dr. Stephanie Marchetti, MVOC's executive director. "Our state and federal funding goes directly into housing and supportive services for veterans; there isn't anything left over for things like this. The funding from Barre Savings Charitable Foundation has allowed us to move the organization forward and more easily spread word of what we have to offer.' MVOC worked with InConcert Web Solutions for several months to identify the needs of the region's veterans and service providers and ensure updates were inclusive and maintainable. 'Since we serve this community, it just makes sense to work with a community-based business on a project like this,' Marchetti said. 'They know us, they know the people we aim to support, and so the process was very smooth. We also know if anything ever happens, they're right across the street to help!' The new website can be viewed at Services offered by MVOC include housing, mental health counseling, benefits advisement, a food and clothing pantry, financial assistance grants and reintegration activities. This story was created by reporter Beth McDermott, bmcdermott1@ with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at This article originally appeared on Gardner News: Veterans in North Central Mass. now have a better way to find support Solve the daily Crossword
Indianapolis Star
25-07-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
North Central grad living dream, from calling Indy 500 to first Brickyard 400 on TV. 'So lucky'
Before he found himself preparing for his first Brickyard 400 call from a national broadcast TV booth this weekend, Adam Alexander in part broke into the racing world calling Indianapolis 500s on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio network nearly a quarter-century ago. This weekend, a winding road through the motorsports media space brings Alexander back to IMS as the lead-anchor in TNT's NASCAR Cup series broadcast booth for Sunday's Brickyard 400, along with similar duties working with The CW on their NASCAR Xfinity series broadcasts. After growing up in Indianapolis and going to high school at North Central, Alexander studied broadcasting at Vincennes University and worked his way to a local sports TV gig in Evansville, where through an otherwise innocuous assignment to launch a racing-themed radio show, Alexander began getting asked to work the PA at local tracks. That work led to an interview and a job with Motor Racing Network in 2000 covering NASCAR, and by happenstance, his first shot to help cover the Indy 500. Over the next decade, he'd work for SPEED, TNT and eventually Fox Sports, where he spent more than a decade in various roles including calling play-by-play for NASCAR Trucks and Xfinity series races and hosting a NASCAR-related podcast; NASCAR Race Hub, the network's old daily NASCAR news TV show; and Fox's Cup series pre-race broadcasts up until this past year. Earlier this week, Alexander spoke with IndyStar about his circuitous return to IMS, the importance and joy of this weekend for him and his interest in ever calling an Indianapolis 500 on TV. That interview, which has been edited and condensed for clarity, is below. Nathan Brown, IndyStar motorsports insider: Does the opportunity to call a race at IMS have any additional importance to you, give the way your career in motorsports radio and TV took off after your with the IMS Radio Network calling the Indianapolis 500? Adam Alexander, TNT NASCAR Cup series lead-announcer: "I would say its just a full-circle moment for me getting to come home to Indianapolis and really bigger picture all the broadcasting I've done began in Indianapolis when I was in high school at North Central and working at WJEL radio 35 years ago. When I was a senior in high school, we actually did a simulated Indianapolis 500 where we were in our production studio and just acted as if we're calling the race. Thinking about doing races at Indianapolis was a dream for all of us when we were in high school. To be able to come back not just to Indy and where it began from a motorsports standpoint and being able to do the Indianapolis 500 on radio, but really where my broadcasting career got started. It's really full-circle for me." NB: You got a chance to call Cup series races for TNT for five years (from 2010-14), but this is your first Brickyard 400 in the TV booth in your career. As an Indy native, did you ever think this opportunity would come? AA: "No way I would've ever thought I would be in this position. It's funny. My dad, we were not big NASCAR fans when I was growing up. We were more stick-and-ball and of course followed the 500 cause we were in Indy. As you know, you just can't escape it when you're there in the Month of May, it's just such a big deal. And so when we started to hear that NASCAR was coming to Indianapolis, our interest was piqued as sports fans, and then Jeff Gordon goes out and wins the first Brickyard 400, and that really made my dad a Jeff Gordon fan. "And so with that, that was really a big moment for me because I was working in local TV at the time in Evansville, and there was another layer of a local connection to NASCAR when you were doing sports in the state of Indiana, so that just laid such a foundation on my thoughts on NASCAR and my connection to the sport. Even though I wasn't working in it, you just felt like it was a bigger deal, and to see the way the crowd and the fans responded in Indianapolis at that time to NASCAR, it obviously took off, and now to be able to go back and call a Brickyard 400, it's really a special moment for me and something I never would've been able to imagine when I started in the mid-90s." NB: Your media career began in local TV. How did you break into the racing world in 2000? AA: "I was working in local TV doing University of Evansville basketball games on the radio, and we were doing the 'Jim Crews Radio Show.' He was the head basketball coach at Evansville at the time, and someone at the station put together a racing show concept that was very similar to our coach's show, and he said 'I'll have you host this.' And we kinda joked about it, and a few weeks later he calls and says, 'Are you ready to go?' and I'm like 'I'm not sure I'm ready for this.' "But we started doing this local show, and once I started doing that, I started using that time interviewing local drivers, I'd get those interviews and put them on TV, and so I just kinda became the local TV guy doing racing in Evansville, and then I started to have local tracks call and ask if I was interested in coming out, and eventually I started doing track announcing at Tri-State Speedway, and that was when I really got into calling races, and I saw that there was a path in my career beyond local TV. "It was through my time there and some of my connections in local radio that I got set up with an audition with MRN Radio. I auditioned with MRN about 25 years ago to the day in St. Louis, and they hired me and I did a couple Truck races at the end of 2000, and it was when I was doing a Truck race in Texas that was partnered with IndyCar that I ran into Mike King who at the time was the voice of IMS Radio, and when he found out I was working for MRN Radio, he said 'You're an Indiana guy. You ought to come do radio for the Indianapolis 500.' And so that's what really set all of that up." 'I don't really think it's worth it.' Why Kyle Larson may not do the Indy 500-NASCAR double NB: You'll be in the booth for both major NASCAR races this weekend at IMS, calling play-by-play for the Xfinity series with The CW and then the Cup race with TNT. You've been doing that all summer long, but what's that been like to juggle? AA: "I would say the challenges are dual. The one challenge is doing two series and the prep that comes with that, and the other challenge is doing it with two different networks, and I've had tremendous support both from TNT and the folks at The CW and NASCAR productions in making sure the schedules align and I'm where I need to be and have the info I need to have and all that to make it all work, but it just makes for really busy weeks. "But I would say that the greatest asset for me in this whole process is the people you're surrounded with, and (TNT booth mates) Dale (Earnhardt Jr.), Steve (Letarte) and I in that Cup booth have very much taken the approach of 'Let's be three guys watching a race together,' and when you have that approach, it really takes the pressure off, because you can do as much prep as you want, but the reality is once the green flag goes in the air, you're just talking about the race, and that really has been a refreshing thought process from them. It's always really been my take going in, but that really helps with those Sunday shows, and the Saturday shows we've had guest analysts most every week, and so it's either been (The CW booth mates) Parker Kligerman or Jamie McMurray and myself and a Cup driver. That's not going to be the case this weekend; it'll just be the three of us together, but by bringing in a Cup driver, it changes that process cause they've not been part of the preparation all week, and so you go into the Saturday show very much with that mentality of, 'Let's just watch the race and talk about what we're seeing.' You can make it sound really difficult, but at the end of the day, simplifying it is the best way to handle it, and I also believe that's the best path to a great broadcast." NB: You were heavily involved in Fox's NASCAR coverage for years, but it's been more than a decade since you've been calling Cup races in the TV booth. What's it been like to be back doing that during this 10-race stretch with Amazon and TNT? AA: "It's been really great experience for me. The Turner folks are the same people I worked with from 2010 to 2014, and a lot of the faces there are the same as when I left. Those relationships really never went away, and it's interesting all that came back around, because I'm not sure any of us believed that was how all that was going to work out, but in the industry that's kinda how that goes. You're never really sure where you're going to land or how things are going to come together, so to be back with Turner feels right and natural, so that's been special to be part of. "And then with Prime coming in as a new partner, and I had a chance to meet with them in the spring of '24 in anticipation of the opportunity that could exist, and I knew right away when I met with them that that was something I wanted to be a part of. I just loved their approach and the way they do business, so to be able to share those 10 weeks with Dale and Steve really has just been the icing on the cake for me. To be able to jump in with them and their history and friendship and the way they've opened the door to me to come in and be who I am, it's been awesome. And from the first day, we did a rehearsal for Turner Darlington weekend. We showed up, had a meeting, and jumped into the studio and called the final stage, and it was like, 'Wow, this just feels comfortable and easy.' So it's been that way. We got off the airplane Sunday night and were already, 'We can't wait to get to Indy and do it again.' The moments in the booth are great. The moments at dinner are great. We laugh a lot and have had so many good moments, and I think we'll all disappointed come Sunday when it's over because we've just had a wonderful summer." NB: As you look ahead to Sunday's Brickyard 400, who do you have your eye on as a potential contender to win this year? AA: "There's no doubt you could take those eight drivers from Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing and pull them out of a hat and say, 'This is the guy,' because we just feel like they have speed each and every week, and you look at Hendrick's history at Indianapolis, and it's just been unbelievable, and Kyle Larson won this race for HMS last year. "But I would say a couple things I'm interested to watch: Denny Hamlin, where does he fit in? This team is performing at a high level, and it's remarkable what he's been able to do and his versatility I feel like is going to be a difference maker, because you have to be versatile to be good at Indianapolis. So Denny Hamlin with momentum from winning at Dover I think is on the shortlist. Kyle Larson showed us something at Dover that we haven't really seen much of this summer, and you have to consider him. Chase Elliott has been running so well lately and took over the regular season points lead at Dover, so I feel like he's someone to watch. "But the one I'm probably most curious about right now is Chase Briscoe. They won at Pocono, his first win at Joe Gibbs Racing, and that is a track that probably is best connected to Indianapolis when you talk about the way it races and strategy and all the things that go into being successful there connect to Indy. I know Indiana drivers have had a lot of success in this race with Gordon was able to do. Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman won, and I just feel like there's something really special about Chase Briscoe right now. He won at Pocono and has those two runner-up finishes the last couple weeks, and his confidence appears to be at a very high level right now, and it would just be so neat to watch him go out and 20 years after his racing hero Tony Stewart won this race, for him to go out and win the Brickyard would be something really special." Schedule, TV, tickets, playoffs, entries What is the Brickyard 400 weather forecast at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? NB: Given your Indiana and IMS roots, would you say finding a way to call an Indianapolis 500 on TV is on your career bucket list? AA: "I guess it's not something I've really thought a lot about. Now, I'm so ingrained in the NASCAR world and seeing how the contracts are aligned — not my contract, but just more so the way the broadcast rights are setup and the length of time and where I'm at in my career. I would say I'd probably bet against me ever doing an Indianapolis 500 if I just had a common sense approach and knowing where I'm at and where things are, I'd say that probably won't happen. I've never been with my career a big bucket list guy. I've always been so fortunate to get to do cool things, and it's all kinda taken its natural path, and I wouldn't trade any of it. "There's nothing out there where I feel like 'I need to do this.' If that were to happen, certainly that would be cool, and I would embrace that if that were to ever come to fruition. But I can't say there's anything out there right now that I need to do to satisfy me. I've been so fortunate and blessed to get to do the things I've been able to do, and I'll add a big one to the list this weekend, but I've always just enjoyed the process and never let the other parts and pieces get in front of me. My philosophy has always been, 'These events are about the competitors, and I enjoy being part of it, and I have a great passion for what I get to do, and it's a wonderful connection to sports,' but because of that, I've never felt there was anything I need to do. I've just been so lucky and feel like in so many ways I've overachieved that I just kinda take it as it comes. If it came up, that would be near, but that's not something that is eating at me where I'm saying, 'That's something I need to do before it's all said and done.'"
Indianapolis Star
25-07-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
North Central grad living dream, from calling Indy 500 to first Brickyard 400 on TV. 'So lucky'
Before he found himself preparing for his first Brickyard 400 call from a national broadcast TV booth this weekend, Adam Alexander in part broke into the racing world calling Indianapolis 500s on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio network nearly a quarter-century ago. This weekend, a winding road through the motorsports media space brings Alexander back to IMS as the lead-anchor in TNT's NASCAR Cup series broadcast booth for Sunday's Brickyard 400, along with similar duties working with The CW on their NASCAR Xfinity series broadcasts. After growing up in Indianapolis and going to high school at North Central, Alexander studied broadcasting at Vincennes University and worked his way to a local sports TV gig in Evansville, where through an otherwise innocuous assignment to launch a racing-themed radio show, Alexander began getting asked to work the PA at local tracks. That work led to an interview and a job with Motor Racing Network in 2000 covering NASCAR, and by happenstance, his first shot to help cover the Indy 500. Over the next decade, he'd work for SPEED, TNT and eventually Fox Sports, where he spent more than a decade in various roles including calling play-by-play for NASCAR Trucks and Xfinity series races and hosting a NASCAR-related podcast; NASCAR Race Hub, the network's old daily NASCAR news TV show; and Fox's Cup series pre-race broadcasts up until this past year. Earlier this week, Alexander spoke with IndyStar about his circuitous return to IMS, the importance and joy of this weekend for him and his interest in ever calling an Indianapolis 500 on TV. That interview, which has been edited and condensed for clarity, is below. Nathan Brown, IndyStar motorsports insider: Does the opportunity to call a race at IMS have any additional importance to you, give the way your career in motorsports radio and TV took off after your with the IMS Radio Network calling the Indianapolis 500? Adam Alexander, TNT NASCAR Cup series lead-announcer: "I would say its just a full-circle moment for me getting to come home to Indianapolis and really bigger picture all the broadcasting I've done began in Indianapolis when I was in high school at North Central and working at WJEL radio 35 years ago. When I was a senior in high school, we actually did a simulated Indianapolis 500 where we were in our production studio and just acted as if we're calling the race. Thinking about doing races at Indianapolis was a dream for all of us when we were in high school. To be able to come back not just to Indy and where it began from a motorsports standpoint and being able to do the Indianapolis 500 on radio, but really where my broadcasting career got started. It's really full-circle for me." NB: You got a chance to call Cup series races for TNT for five years (from 2010-14), but this is your first Brickyard 400 in the TV booth in your career. As an Indy native, did you ever think this opportunity would come? AA: "No way I would've ever thought I would be in this position. It's funny. My dad, we were not big NASCAR fans when I was growing up. We were more stick-and-ball and of course followed the 500 cause we were in Indy. As you know, you just can't escape it when you're there in the Month of May, it's just such a big deal. And so when we started to hear that NASCAR was coming to Indianapolis, our interest was piqued as sports fans, and then Jeff Gordon goes out and wins the first Brickyard 400, and that really made my dad a Jeff Gordon fan. "And so with that, that was really a big moment for me because I was working in local TV at the time in Evansville, and there was another layer of a local connection to NASCAR when you were doing sports in the state of Indiana, so that just laid such a foundation on my thoughts on NASCAR and my connection to the sport. Even though I wasn't working in it, you just felt like it was a bigger deal, and to see the way the crowd and the fans responded in Indianapolis at that time to NASCAR, it obviously took off, and now to be able to go back and call a Brickyard 400, it's really a special moment for me and something I never would've been able to imagine when I started in the mid-90s." NB: Your media career began in local TV. How did you break into the racing world in 2000? AA: "I was working in local TV doing University of Evansville basketball games on the radio, and we were doing the 'Jim Crews Radio Show.' He was the head basketball coach at Evansville at the time, and someone at the station put together a racing show concept that was very similar to our coach's show, and he said 'I'll have you host this.' And we kinda joked about it, and a few weeks later he calls and says, 'Are you ready to go?' and I'm like 'I'm not sure I'm ready for this.' "But we started doing this local show, and once I started doing that, I started using that time interviewing local drivers, I'd get those interviews and put them on TV, and so I just kinda became the local TV guy doing racing in Evansville, and then I started to have local tracks call and ask if I was interested in coming out, and eventually I started doing track announcing at Tri-State Speedway, and that was when I really got into calling races, and I saw that there was a path in my career beyond local TV. "It was through my time there and some of my connections in local radio that I got set up with an audition with MRN Radio. I auditioned with MRN about 25 years ago to the day in St. Louis, and they hired me and I did a couple Truck races at the end of 2000, and it was when I was doing a Truck race in Texas that was partnered with IndyCar that I ran into Mike King who at the time was the voice of IMS Radio, and when he found out I was working for MRN Radio, he said 'You're an Indiana guy. You ought to come do radio for the Indianapolis 500.' And so that's what really set all of that up." 'I don't really think it's worth it.' Why Kyle Larson may not do the Indy 500-NASCAR double NB: You'll be in the booth for both major NASCAR races this weekend at IMS, calling play-by-play for the Xfinity series with The CW and then the Cup race with TNT. You've been doing that all summer long, but what's that been like to juggle? AA: "I would say the challenges are dual. The one challenge is doing two series and the prep that comes with that, and the other challenge is doing it with two different networks, and I've had tremendous support both from TNT and the folks at The CW and NASCAR productions in making sure the schedules align and I'm where I need to be and have the info I need to have and all that to make it all work, but it just makes for really busy weeks. "But I would say that the greatest asset for me in this whole process is the people you're surrounded with, and (TNT booth mates) Dale (Earnhardt Jr.), Steve (Letarte) and I in that Cup booth have very much taken the approach of 'Let's be three guys watching a race together,' and when you have that approach, it really takes the pressure off, because you can do as much prep as you want, but the reality is once the green flag goes in the air, you're just talking about the race, and that really has been a refreshing thought process from them. It's always really been my take going in, but that really helps with those Sunday shows, and the Saturday shows we've had guest analysts most every week, and so it's either been (The CW booth mates) Parker Kligerman or Jamie McMurray and myself and a Cup driver. That's not going to be the case this weekend; it'll just be the three of us together, but by bringing in a Cup driver, it changes that process cause they've not been part of the preparation all week, and so you go into the Saturday show very much with that mentality of, 'Let's just watch the race and talk about what we're seeing.' You can make it sound really difficult, but at the end of the day, simplifying it is the best way to handle it, and I also believe that's the best path to a great broadcast." NB: You were heavily involved in Fox's NASCAR coverage for years, but it's been more than a decade since you've been calling Cup races in the TV booth. What's it been like to be back doing that during this 10-race stretch with Amazon and TNT? AA: "It's been really great experience for me. The Turner folks are the same people I worked with from 2010 to 2014, and a lot of the faces there are the same as when I left. Those relationships really never went away, and it's interesting all that came back around, because I'm not sure any of us believed that was how all that was going to work out, but in the industry that's kinda how that goes. You're never really sure where you're going to land or how things are going to come together, so to be back with Turner feels right and natural, so that's been special to be part of. "And then with Prime coming in as a new partner, and I had a chance to meet with them in the spring of '24 in anticipation of the opportunity that could exist, and I knew right away when I met with them that that was something I wanted to be a part of. I just loved their approach and the way they do business, so to be able to share those 10 weeks with Dale and Steve really has just been the icing on the cake for me. To be able to jump in with them and their history and friendship and the way they've opened the door to me to come in and be who I am, it's been awesome. And from the first day, we did a rehearsal for Turner Darlington weekend. We showed up, had a meeting, and jumped into the studio and called the final stage, and it was like, 'Wow, this just feels comfortable and easy.' So it's been that way. We got off the airplane Sunday night and were already, 'We can't wait to get to Indy and do it again.' The moments in the booth are great. The moments at dinner are great. We laugh a lot and have had so many good moments, and I think we'll all disappointed come Sunday when it's over because we've just had a wonderful summer." NB: As you look ahead to Sunday's Brickyard 400, who do you have your eye on as a potential contender to win this year? AA: "There's no doubt you could take those eight drivers from Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing and pull them out of a hat and say, 'This is the guy,' because we just feel like they have speed each and every week, and you look at Hendrick's history at Indianapolis, and it's just been unbelievable, and Kyle Larson won this race for HMS last year. "But I would say a couple things I'm interested to watch: Denny Hamlin, where does he fit in? This team is performing at a high level, and it's remarkable what he's been able to do and his versatility I feel like is going to be a difference maker, because you have to be versatile to be good at Indianapolis. So Denny Hamlin with momentum from winning at Dover I think is on the shortlist. Kyle Larson showed us something at Dover that we haven't really seen much of this summer, and you have to consider him. Chase Elliott has been running so well lately and took over the regular season points lead at Dover, so I feel like he's someone to watch. "But the one I'm probably most curious about right now is Chase Briscoe. They won at Pocono, his first win at Joe Gibbs Racing, and that is a track that probably is best connected to Indianapolis when you talk about the way it races and strategy and all the things that go into being successful there connect to Indy. I know Indiana drivers have had a lot of success in this race with Gordon was able to do. Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman won, and I just feel like there's something really special about Chase Briscoe right now. He won at Pocono and has those two runner-up finishes the last couple weeks, and his confidence appears to be at a very high level right now, and it would just be so neat to watch him go out and 20 years after his racing hero Tony Stewart won this race, for him to go out and win the Brickyard would be something really special." Schedule, TV, tickets, playoffs, entries What is the Brickyard 400 weather forecast at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? NB: Given your Indiana and IMS roots, would you say finding a way to call an Indianapolis 500 on TV is on your career bucket list? AA: "I guess it's not something I've really thought a lot about. Now, I'm so ingrained in the NASCAR world and seeing how the contracts are aligned — not my contract, but just more so the way the broadcast rights are setup and the length of time and where I'm at in my career. I would say I'd probably bet against me ever doing an Indianapolis 500 if I just had a common sense approach and knowing where I'm at and where things are, I'd say that probably won't happen. I've never been with my career a big bucket list guy. I've always been so fortunate to get to do cool things, and it's all kinda taken its natural path, and I wouldn't trade any of it. "There's nothing out there where I feel like 'I need to do this.' If that were to happen, certainly that would be cool, and I would embrace that if that were to ever come to fruition. But I can't say there's anything out there right now that I need to do to satisfy me. I've been so fortunate and blessed to get to do the things I've been able to do, and I'll add a big one to the list this weekend, but I've always just enjoyed the process and never let the other parts and pieces get in front of me. My philosophy has always been, 'These events are about the competitors, and I enjoy being part of it, and I have a great passion for what I get to do, and it's a wonderful connection to sports,' but because of that, I've never felt there was anything I need to do. I've just been so lucky and feel like in so many ways I've overachieved that I just kinda take it as it comes. If it came up, that would be near, but that's not something that is eating at me where I'm saying, 'That's something I need to do before it's all said and done.'"
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Business
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Anthropologie Expands National Impact Work with Four New Regional Nonprofit Partners
New Partnerships Deepen Commitment to Arts Education, Women's Empowerment, and Sustainability PHILADELPHIA, July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthropologie, the global lifestyle brand, is proud to announce the expansion of its philanthropic program with four new nonprofit partners, each representing a core U.S. region: North Central, East, South, and West. These partnerships build on Anthropologie's recently announced Philadelphia-based partnerships and mark a significant next step in Anthropologie's ongoing commitment to creating positive community impact. The new partners, who were nominated by Anthropologie store teams nationwide, align with Anthropologie's impact pillars: Arts Education, Women's Empowerment, and Sustainability. "At Anthropologie, our stores are not just places of business—they're deeply rooted in local communities across the country," said Mindy Massey, Global Executive Director of Retail at Anthropologie Group. "These regional partnerships give our associates a meaningful way to connect with causes that matter in their communities and reflect what we stand for as a brand." Each of the following organizations will receive an annual $10,000 donation, along with continued support through employee volunteerism and community engagement opportunities. With thousands of associates across the country and hundreds of stores embedded in local communities, Anthropologie is uniquely positioned to amplify their impact using their retail footprint as a powerful vehicle to bring people together to support these organizations. Arts MidwestArts Midwest advances creativity across the Midwest by supporting artists, funding arts organizations, and strengthening communities through cultural initiatives. Anthropologie's donation will help reach more than 250,000 artists, arts leaders, and audiences across the Midwest through grants, leadership resources, and storytelling efforts that foster thriving, creative communities. Mid Atlantic ArtsMid Atlantic Arts connects people and communities through diverse artistic expression, providing funding and programs that support artists and broaden access to the arts. Support from Anthropologie will help enable over 1,000 artistic performances and engagement events each year, uplifting diverse voices and deepening cultural exchange throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Southern Black Girls & Women's ConsortiumThe Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium is a collective of Black women leaders funding and uplifting organizations that empower Black girls and women across the Southern U.S. Anthropologie's support will help provide resources and leadership opportunities to a powerful network of 250+ Black girl and women-led organizations across 13 Southern states. The Surfrider FoundationThe Surfrider Foundation is an environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's ocean, waves, and beaches for all people through a powerful activist network. Through this partnership, Anthropologie joins Surfrider's efforts to protect clean water and healthy beaches by advancing grassroots advocacy, science-based solutions, and community education along America's coastlines. "This expansion marks a natural evolution of our social impact efforts following the launch of our local Philadelphia partnerships earlier this year," said Kate Haldy, Head of PR, Communications, and Impact at Anthropologie Group. "By empowering our store teams to identify, nominate, and engage with organizations making a difference in their regions, we're deepening our commitment to impact, and scaling it in an authentic and community-driven way." To learn more about Anthropologie's community partners and ongoing impact work, visit: About AnthropologieA unique lifestyle brand, Anthropologie is in constant conversation with our thoughtful, creative-minded community, and we take pride in our connection with individuals who prioritize self-expression and are in active pursuit of inspiration. We are committed to exceeding our customer's expectations in unexpected, personalized ways. Over the years, our product offering has expanded to encompass apparel, shoes, accessories, activewear, bridal, beauty, wellness, furniture, home décor, garden (through our sister brand terrain), and so much more, the majority of which is available only at Anthropologie. Founded in 1992, Anthropologie now ships to over 100 countries (through and operates more than 200 stores around the world. Media Contacts:Samantha Chulickpr@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Anthropologie Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
