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Know your value 💼 🏀   EP 3, Part 2 of “On the Fast Break with AB”: UNC star guard Nyla Brooks on navigating the business of college basketball and what she’s worth in the NIL era.   Part 3 drops Monday, and you don’t want to miss who’s in her top 5 DMV hoopers 👀   Missed Part 1? Catch it on our page.
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Be a sponge. Stay you. 🏀   On Episode 3 of “On the Fast Break with AB,” UNC star guard Nyla Brooks on soaking up everything her freshman year while staying true to what got her this far.   Part 2 drops Friday.
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Every team has a glue guy or gal. The Tar Heels' happens to be a former walk-on 🏀 We asked Coach @courtneybanghart: which player on the current roster does the stuff that never shows up in the box score — the one who makes everyone else better? Her answer? Hint: She's the same player who walked onto this team with no scholarship or guarantee but turned into one of the team's most valuable players.
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UNC WBB coach @courtneybanghart gets real about roster building in the NIL era. "[High School players] have to make an immediate impact or else [they] might as well go in the portal." So how has her recruiting process changed over the last 20 years as a head coach? Here's what she had to say. Part 3 drops Monday.
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He waved. They lost their minds. 🐐🏀 Episode 2: On the Fast Break with AB welcomes @UNCWBB Coach @courtneybanghart ‼️ Coach talks about the moment Michael Jordan waved at her team at Bill Belichick's home opener against TCU — and the reaction that followed. Plus: her top 5 Jordans to coach in this season 👀 You don't want to miss Part 2 that drops on Thursday.
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"I've been here before." 🥊 Alycia Baumgardner on what goes through her mind in the 60 seconds before the bell — that no one in the crowd ever hears. On November 8, she's stepping up a full weight class to challenge for the IBF lightweight title. Missed Part 1 and Part 2? Catch them on our page before this one. 👀 No timeouts. No huddles. Just the story.
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She said it herself: it started with Taylor vs. Serrano at MSG 🥊   Women’s boxing still gets a fraction of the PPV and sponsorship dollars the men’s side commands — so I asked   @alyciabaumgardner what made her think, “we’re finally being valued correctly.”   Her answer traces it back to one night at Madison Square Garden that changed everything.   What’s still missing? That’s where it gets real.    #sports #boxing #womensports #ab
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Two ABs. One debut. 🥊 This is episode one of "On the Fast Break with AB" — and we couldn't have asked for a bigger way to start. The first-ever guest: Unified and reigning women's super-featherweight world champion, Alycia Baumgardner. Before we talked sports and business, I asked her something personal — how does she draw inspiration from her late father? Her answer said everything. No timeouts. No huddles. Just the story. Part 2 Monday 🥊
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The Rooney Rule is under attack — and the numbers tell you everything 👀 The rosters are majority Black. The coaching staffs aren't. Should it be expanded to the four major U.S. sports? Watch the full breakdown above ⬇️
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Seth Trimble hit one of the biggest shots in UNC history, almost went to the NBA, and still runs a Ben & Jerry's franchise 🍦 Now he's going back to college, BUT he won't be playing for Carolina 👀 Full story in the video 🏀
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Sophie Cunningham broke the internet with one finger. The "Sophie Point" started as a heated moment between Sophie Cunningham and DeWanna Bonner — now it's been recreated by the White House, UFC fighters, and kids at her basketball camp 😭 The WNBPA banned partners like 2K, Panini, and Lids from cashing in on it... but thanks to NIL rules, Sophie can still license it herself 💰
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Paige Bueckers just put her name next to Michael Jordan's 👀 A Nike shoe. A Gatorade flavor. Both inspired by her favorite mocktail. She's not just in the league. She's changing it. Would you cop the "Shirley Buckets" GT Cut 4 or the Shirley Temple Gatorade? 👇
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