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Over the weekend, Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale scored her career high 41 points in a loss to the Seattle Storm.
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New Nigerian Football Kits
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With the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup set to begin in a month, we had to showcase the new kits that the Nigeria Super Falcons will be wearing during the tournament.
Continue readingAdebayo & Vincent Lead Heat to Game 2 NBA Finals Victory
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In a crucial game two of the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat pulled off a comeback to tie the series 1-1 with a 111-108 victory last night in Denver. Gabe Vincent led the Heat with 23 points including 4 three-pointers. While Bam Adebayo had another strong performance in these Finals with 21 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 blocks. In order for the Heat to win this series, they will need big performances from both Bam and Vincent. Let’s see if the Heat can carry this momentum into Game 3 in Miami.
Check out the recap of the game 2 HERE
Arike Named WNBA All-Star MVP
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Arike Ogunbowale was named WNBA All-Star game MVP. Arike led Team WNBA to a victory over Team USA with 26 points Check out the highlights here.
Continue readingNigeria Defeats Team USA in Exhibition Match
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In their first exhibition match in preparation for the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo in a few weeks, the Nigerian Men’s National team defeated Team USA 90-87. The victory surprised many throughout the sports world, but if you have been following this squad this outcome should be expected.
Check out the link to the full highlights here.
Continue readingBoston Celtics Name Ime Udoka Head Coach
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Ime Udoka, former NBA star and Nigeria Men National Basketball team player, becomes the 18th Head Coach in Boston Celtics history. After a seven year NBA career, Ime began serving as an assistant coach for nine years including seven years with the San Antonio Spurs under the legendary coach Gregg Popovich. Check out the official press release here.
It will be great to see what Ime does with two NBA stars Jayson Tatum & Jalen Brown. The future is bright for both Udoka and the Boston Celtics. The Celtics team color scheme are perfect for Udoka as well.
Wale Joins ESPN The Jump
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Grammy nominated & multi-platinum recording artist Wale joined ESPN The Jump to discuss his new single Angles, Nigerian basketball, the Washington Wizards, and the NBA Playoffs/Finals. As you can see Wale is always repping for Nigeria (we need that Nigeria Basketball shirt on sale somewhere). Check out the full interview here:
Chiney Ogwumike New ESPN Podcast
Chiney Ogwumike is adding another chapter to her stellar media career. On June 8th, ESPN launched a new podcast starring Chiney Oguwmike called Chiney. Check out the debut episode below featuring Chiney’s sister Nneka.
New episodes of the podcast will release every Tuesday on all major streaming platforms and on ESPN’s YouTube page.
Usman Speak For Yourself Interview
Kamaru Usman joined his fellow Nigerian brother Emmanuel Acho on FS1 Speak For Yourself to discuss what it means to represent Nigeria, his training mentality, and much more.
And Still UFC Champion
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If you were on social media last night or watching UFC 261 on PPV, you definitely have seen one best knockouts of the year courtesy of the Nigerian Nightmare Kamaru Usman. Usman defeated Jorge Masvidal in a second round TKO to remain the UFC Welterweight Champion (19-1-0).
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