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Sports Brunch, which took place at the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans.With tears in her eyes and gratitude in her stride, Swin graciously stepped on the podium to accept her award and emphasize the need for black women to be bold, be brave, be committed and be magic.During her acceptance speech and her fireside chat about Title IX with her fellow honoree and friend, Dawn Staley, and ESPN anchor, Elle Duncan, Swin made her mission clear: Create as many opportunities as possible for black girls and women in the sports world while climbing the ranks and breaking barriers.Despite a trove of championship trophies, medals and esteemed honors to her name, Swin makes it clear, her greatest achievement is being a wifeand a mother.With holistic success in her shadow, Swin Cash represents all the goodthat is and all the good that can happen in sports and in life.

Taylor Swift has been accused of “disenchanting” NFL fans by American football veteran Tony Dungy.The pop sensation has made headlines in recent months for her numerous appearances at Kansas City Chiefs games after she started dating tight end Travis Kelce.Swift first attended a game back in September, and has been regularly spotted cheering on Kelce in suites and the stands at games since then.Speaking with Fox News, former professional football player and coach Dungy was asked about a poll that revealed less than 25 per cent of Gen Z considered themselves “avid sports fans”.“I think we’ll always have sports in some form or fashion. Some people are disenchanted with it,” Dungy said (per USA Today).When asked specific about the Taylor Swift effect, he added: “That’s the thing that’s disenchanting people with sports now.“There’s so much on the outside coming in.

Kevin Negandhi will continue to be a presence on ESPN. The anchor and studio host has signed a new multi-year contract with the network in which he’ll continue to host weekday SportsCenter, as well as Special Olympics and ABC’s coverage of college football and the NBA draft.

Taylor Swift from the accusation that she is a “distraction” to the Kansas City Chiefs .The American football team have lost three out of their last four contests, which included a 20-14 loss on Christmas Day (December 25) to the Las Vegas Raiders.After the defeat last week, Fox sports personality Skip Bayless tweeted that it was “about time to call Taylor Swift a distraction”. The pop star cheered on boyfriend and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce from the stands at the Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri.However, ESPN’s Elle Duncan defended the pop sensation from the claims on her podcast. “Do not blame Taylor Swift for being a ‘distraction’, for Travis Kelce not playing well, for the Chiefs playing good,” she said on the The Elle Duncan Show (via Deadline).

Taylor Swift is no Yoko Ono, claims a prominent ESPN sportscaster.

Disney kicked off its upfront presentation on Tuesday in typical fashion, with a flashy highlight reel that drove home the “magic” of the Mouse House.

Disney’s LGBTQ employees and their supporters have begun a full day of solidarity actions to call attention to the company’s response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.Meanwhile, Disney companies including ESPN, Disney Plus and Hulu, released Twitter statements in support of the LGBTQ community and against “legislation that infringes on the basic human rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.” The statements come a week after Marvel Studios made the same gesture on social media.Though most employees at Disney’s Burbank, Calif., headquarters have not returned to their offices, they are being asked to support the campaign by not working on Tuesday and sending messages on Slack and social media with the hashtags #DisneyDoBetter, #DisneySayTrans, #DisneySayGay and #WherelsChapek. When reached by Variety, Disney Walkout organizers expressed concerns about safety and retaliation, both internally and externally, which have deterred the group from organizing formal in-person rallies.On Twitter, Disney Walkouts affirmed their approval of the corporate messages shared today by Disney brands.

Throughout his life, Kobe Bryant was an incredibly proud #GirlDad. The basketball icon was the father of four daughters he shared with widow Vanessa Bryant — Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, Capri 8 mos., and Gianna, who tragically passed with Kobe at the age of 13.