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If you have a problem with Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift getting screen time during Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, Dan Patrick knows exactly who you should blame. And it’s not them. It’s the networks. [embedded content] Patrick pushed back on the criticism that erupted online after the power couple appeared on the […]

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If you have a problem with Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift getting screen time during Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, Dan Patrick knows exactly who you should blame.

And it’s not them.

It’s the networks.

Patrick pushed back on the criticism that erupted online after the power couple appeared on the broadcast multiple times during the early minutes of the game. While some fans argued the NHL shouldn’t be turning into a pop culture sideshow, Patrick sees it differently. After all, visibility matters, and if the league can get some from two of the most recognizable names in sports and entertainment, why wouldn’t they lean in?

“The internet did not treat them kindly because they’re like, ‘They don’t have an affiliation with either of these teams. We don’t have to show them 50 times within the first 15 minutes of the game.’ But don’t blame Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift for going to the game,” said Patrick. “I don’t know, doesn’t that say something about your sport that they would like to go and be part of it? Watch it. I don’t know.”

Patrick’s point is less about celebrity worship and more about what their attendance represents. The NHL doesn’t often draw Hollywood-level star power. So, when two cultural icons voluntarily attend a Stanley Cup Final, Patrick says that hockey purists shouldn’t view it as a distraction but rather as an opportunity to market the game, which is currently lagging behind in ratings.

If anyone deserves the heat for how it was handled, Patrick argues, it’s the networks, not the guests.

“It doesn’t matter. She could go to a Chiefs game , and her boyfriend is playing for the Chiefs, but all of a sudden — it’s the networks who do this,” Patrick continued. “She doesn’t say, ‘I’ll go, but you have to show me 15 times.’ It doesn’t work that way. Blame the networks. Don’t blame her and him. The fact that they went to the game tells you, ‘Man, that’s pretty exciting.’”

But here’s the thing about Swift. Chris Russo spent more time complaining about seeing her at Super Bowl LVIII and Super Bowl LIX combined than she was actually on screen. And since the initial starstruck frenzy, networks have largely adjusted. Swift is no longer overexposed during NFL broadcasts. If anything, the coverage has normalized. Maybe it’s different with the NHL. But that’s exactly Patrick’s point.

This is different for hockey.

The NHL isn’t used to this kind of star power, which is why Patrick argues that Swift and Kelce’s presence is a win, not a distraction. Blame the networks if it felt excessive, but don’t ignore what it means for the sport that they were there at all.

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Jordan Larson, former Huskers playing against Nebraska in Alumni Match

STUDDED CAST THAT WILL TAKE ON THE CURRENT HUSKERS IN NEBRASKA’S INAUGURAL ALUMNI VOLLEYBALL MATCH NEXT MONTH. THAT MATCH WILL BE SATURDAY, AUGUST THE 16TH. LARSON, A THREE TIME ALL-AMERICAN IN COLLEGE. FOUR TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST, WILL BE JOINED BY TWO TIME ALL-AMERICAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SETTER KELLY HUNTER, ALONG WITH THREE TIME ALL-AMERICAN AND NATIONAL […]

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STUDDED CAST THAT WILL TAKE ON THE CURRENT HUSKERS IN NEBRASKA’S INAUGURAL ALUMNI VOLLEYBALL MATCH NEXT MONTH. THAT MATCH WILL BE SATURDAY, AUGUST THE 16TH. LARSON, A THREE TIME ALL-AMERICAN IN COLLEGE. FOUR TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST, WILL BE JOINED BY TWO TIME ALL-AMERICAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SETTER KELLY HUNTER, ALONG WITH THREE TIME ALL-AMERICAN AND NATIONAL CHAMPION MIDDLE BLOCKER LAUREN STIVRINS AND ALL-AMERICAN KENZIE MALONEY. LINDSAY CROUSE, LEYLA BLACKWELL AND ALLY BATENHORST. THE ALUMS WILL TAKE ON THE CURRENT HUSKERS AT THE CENTER ON AUGUST 16TH AT 6 P.M. THE RED WHITE SCRIMMAGE A WEEK EARLIER, SATUR

Jordan Larson, former Huskers competing against Nebraska volleyball team in first-ever Alumni Match

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Updated: 8:33 PM CDT Jul 10, 2025

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Volleyball legend Jordan Larson will lead a squad of former Huskers competing against this year’s Nebraska volleyball team in the first-ever Alumni Match this fall.The match, a standard best-of-five format, will be held at the Devaney Center on Aug. 16 at 6 p.m.READ MORE: Nebraska volleyball releases schedule for coach Dani Busboom Kelly’s first seasonLarson, a three-time All-American and national champion at Nebraska, is a four-time Olympic medalist, including a gold medal with Team USA in 2021.She will be joined by two-time All-American and national champion setter Kelly Hunter, three-time All-American and national champion middle blocker Lauren Stivrins, All-American and national champion libero Kenzie Maloney, and more former Huskers, including Lindsay Krause, Leyla Blackwell and Ally Batenhorst. Tickets will be available here to the general public starting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

Volleyball legend Jordan Larson will lead a squad of former Huskers competing against this year’s Nebraska volleyball team in the first-ever Alumni Match this fall.

The match, a standard best-of-five format, will be held at the Devaney Center on Aug. 16 at 6 p.m.

READ MORE: Nebraska volleyball releases schedule for coach Dani Busboom Kelly’s first season

Larson, a three-time All-American and national champion at Nebraska, is a four-time Olympic medalist, including a gold medal with Team USA in 2021.

She will be joined by two-time All-American and national champion setter Kelly Hunter, three-time All-American and national champion middle blocker Lauren Stivrins, All-American and national champion libero Kenzie Maloney, and more former Huskers, including Lindsay Krause, Leyla Blackwell and Ally Batenhorst.

Tickets will be available here to the general public starting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10.

NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |



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Thai women’s volleyball team loses 0–3 to Dominican Republic in VNL 2025

Thailand’s women’s national volleyball team fought hard but could not overcome the power of the Dominican Republic, falling 0–3 in straight sets during their third match of Week 3 at the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2025.  The match took place on Friday night (July 11), in Arlington, USA. The final scores were 21–25, 18–25, and […]

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Thailand’s women’s national volleyball team fought hard but could not overcome the power of the Dominican Republic, falling 0–3 in straight sets during their third match of Week 3 at the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2025. 

The match took place on Friday night (July 11), in Arlington, USA.

The final scores were 21–25, 18–25, and 23–25 in favour of the Dominican Republic.



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Chula Vista plans major 124-acre sports district

A presentation of the project will be made before the Port of San Diego this Tuesday. The public is welcome to attend or watch online. CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Another major development is being considered in Chula Vista. The proposed Sports and Entertainment District is described by developers as a world class destination beyond compare.  […]

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A presentation of the project will be made before the Port of San Diego this Tuesday. The public is welcome to attend or watch online.

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Another major development is being considered in Chula Vista. The proposed Sports and Entertainment District is described by developers as a world class destination beyond compare. 

The project is called Pangaea and would transform 124 acres in the Otay District of the Chula Vista Bayfront. 

“We want to make sure people have public access to our bayfront, we want to make sure it’s environmentally friendly and make sure that it’s high quality,” Mayor John McCann said.

The Mayor says phase one would include a tennis center, water polo academy, mini golf, retail space, hotels, office buildings and a public trail. Phase two has a vision for a 50,000 seat soccer stadium with perhaps another MLS team, a USL Championship League team or a Mexican Football Federation team. 

“This sports complex would bring in tournaments from tennis, to aquatics and soccer – that everyone will want to be here. This is going to create good jobs and bring in economic activity,” Mayor McCann added.

Commerical Real Estate Firm Divaris out of Virginia Beach is behind the project. A local architect listed in the proposal worked on the Rady Shell and Portside Pier.

Developers want the project to go up at 990 Bay Blvd. It was once the South Bay Power Plant and one of the spots considered for a Chargers stadium – now if approved, this development would be south of the recently opened Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center. 

“We’ve been waiting on this side of town, for development for decades,” Kevin Huffman said, who works right across the street at California Electric Supply.

Another business owner, Ian King said, “I’m just excited for there to be some progress.”

They were both born and raised in the South Bay, and shared with CBS 8 what they hope to see here.

“Mixed use, commercial, residential, parks, waterfront access. Soccer is so popular in Southern California and across the border, it’s going to be huge. Hopefully they can even use the bay itself for rowing, that type of thing,” Huffman said.

King says he cares about enhancing and protecting the waterfront for generations to come.

“You can’t ignore our proximity to the border, so that’s a really strong and robust part of this neighborhood and we want to encourage that and keep development going along those lines,” he said.

From zoning to planning and environmental studies, it could still be years away, but the Port of San Diego tells me in part, “the proposal represents a unique opportunity to potentially partner with an experienced developer on a project that, according to preliminary findings, has strong market demand.”

A presentation of the project will be made before the Board of Port Commissioners this Tuesday. The public is welcome to attend or watch online here.



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Semifinal Bound! U.S. Girls U19 National Team Wins Another Thriller at 2025 Worlds; Hands Italy First Loss

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 11, 2025) – For the second consecutive match, the U.S. Girls U19 National Team came back from a 2-1 deficit to advance at the 2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championship. The U.S. handed Italy its first loss of the championship, 3-2 (31-29, 23-25, 20-25, 30-28, 15-8) on Friday in Osijek, Croatia. With […]

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 11, 2025) – For the second consecutive match, the U.S. Girls U19 National Team came back from a 2-1 deficit to advance at the 2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championship. The U.S. handed Italy its first loss of the championship, 3-2 (31-29, 23-25, 20-25, 30-28, 15-8) on Friday in Osijek, Croatia.

With the victory, the U.S. advances to the semifinal round tomorrow, Saturday, July 12, at 12:15 p.m. PT against Poland, who edged the U.S. 16-14 in the fifth set in pool play. Watch on VBTV or on the Volleyball World YouTube channel.

The U.S. held the lead in kills (70-66) and aces (8-4), while both teams were strong on the block with 17 each.

Outside hitter Cari Spears posted match-highs of 21 kills and 24 points, adding two blocks and an ace, and finished with 11 digs. Middle blocker Jordan Taylor led all players with seven blocks and totaled 19 points with 12 kills.

Outside Suji Davis also finished with 19 points as she contributed 15 kills, two blocks and two aces, while also posting 10 successful receptions. Opposite Henley Anderson rounded out the four U.S. double-digit scorers with 17 points on 12 kills, two blocks and three aces, and also recorded 12 digs.

Libero Lily Hayes led the team with 13 digs and a match-high 13 successful receptions. Setter Genevieve Harris totaled 39 assists, seven digs, one kill and one ace.

Italy scored four consecutive points to take a 9-5 lead in the first set and held the lead until back-to-back Anderson points, one on a back row attack and another on a block, tied the score at 17. After a Davis kill made it 18-18, Italy took a three-point lead. Trailing 22-19, the U.S. used a 5-1 run to take its first lead of the match and set point at 24-23 on a Taylor kill on an overpass.

The teams were tied six more times in the set with the U.S. staving off four set points. With the score even at 29, Italy was unable to hit through the double block of Anderson and Taylor with Taylor earning her third block to give the U.S. its third set point. A great dig by Anderson led to a set-winning kill by Taylor, her seventh kill and 10th point. Anderson scored six points on five kills and a block.

The U.S. scored four of the first five points of the second set and still led 7-6 when Italy scored three points to take the lead by two. The margin grew to four at 16-12, but the U.S. squared the match at 17-17 and 19-19.

A successful challenge on a serve called out gave the U.S. its first lead, 20-19, since 7-6. The U.S. took a 22-19 lead only to see Italy finish the set on a 6-1 run to tie the match at a set apiece. Taylor added three more blocks as well as a kill, while Spears and Anderson each scored four points on three kills and an ace.

Anderson scored off the block to give the U.S. a 10-7 lead in the third set but Italy responded with a 6-1 run to take a 13-11 lead. The U.S. never regained the lead though it did tie the set at both 13-13 and 17-17. Spears paced the U.S with six kills on five blocks and an ace, and Davis provided four kills.

Davis served for 10 consecutive points to stake the U.S. to an 11-1 lead in the fourth set. Spears scored on three kills in the 10-point run. The lead reached 11 at 18-7 before Italy went a 16-5 run to even the set at 23. The U.S. earned six set points, the last when Spears scored off the Italy block for a 29-28 lead. Anderson followed with an ace to send the match to a fifth set. Spears led all players with eight kills in the set with Davis scoring six points on five kills and an ace.

With the U.S. leading 3-2, an Italy service error made it 4-2 in the fifth set. The U.S. scored three of the next four points, all on kills by Spears, for a 7-3 lead. Italy scored two points in a row before a hitting error gave the U.S. an 8-5 lead as the teams switched sides.

An Abbey Emch block put the U.S. back up by four points, 10-6. After the teams exchanged service errors, the U.S. double block of Taylor and Davis took over, scoring three of the final four points. Davis earned two blocks and Taylor one with Davis also putting a ball down after an overpass. Davis scored five points on three kills and the two blocks, while Spears added the three key kills early in the set.

2025 U19 National Team Roster for World Championship

(Name, Pos., Birth Year, Height, Hometown, School, Region)
3 Jordan Taylor (MB, 6-5, 2007, Houston, Texas, University of Minnesota, Lone Star)
5 Lily Hayes (L, 5-9, 2007, Tampa, Fla., Berkeley Prep HS, Florida)
6 Suli Davis (OH, 6-1, 2007, Euless, Texas, Brigham Young University, North Texas)
8 Abbey Emch (MB, 6-3, 2007, New Waterford, Ohio, University of Pittsburgh, Ohio Valley)
10 Isabelle Hoppe (S, 5-8, 2008, Gibsonia, Pa., Pine Richland HS, Ohio Valley)
11 Kelly Kinney (OH/OPP, 6-2, 2007, West Palm Beach, Fla., The Kings Academy, Florida)
12 Genevieve Harris (S, 5-11, 2007, Raleigh, N.C, Cardinal Gibbons HS, Carolina)
13 Gabrielle Nichols (MB, 6-3, 2007, Winston Salem, N.C., Penn State University, Carolina)
16 Cari Spears (OH, 6-3, 2007, Dallas, Texas, University of Texas, North Texas)
17 Lameen Mambu (OH, 6-0, 2007, Chantilly, Va., Georgia Tech, Chesapeake)
19 Henley Anderson (OPP/OH, 6-3, 2007, Dripping Springs, Texas, Dripping Springs HS, Lone Star)
20 Devyn Wiest (OH, 6-3, 2007, Peoria, Ariz., University of Utah, Arizona)

Alternates
1 Izzy Mogridge (S, 5-11, 2007, Lutz, Fla., Berkeley Prep HS, Florida)
2 Charlotte Vinson (OPP, 6-2, 2007, Muncie, Ind., Yorktown HS, Hoosier)
4 Kalyssa Blackshear (MB/OPP, 6-4, 2007, Torrance, Calif., University of Louisville, Southern California)
7 Ayanna Watson (OH/OPP, 6-3, 2007, Henderson, Nev., Bishop Gorman HS, Southern California)
9 Natalie Wardlow (MB/OPP, 6-5, 2007, Lincoln, Neb., Lincoln Southeast HS, Great Plains)
15 Logan Bell (L, 5-11, 2007, Beech Grove, Ind., Roncalli HS, Hoosier)
18 Aniya Warren (L, 5-8, 2007, Lockport, Ill., Benet Academy, Great Lakes)

Coaches
Head Coach: Keegan Cook (Minnesota)
Assistant Coach: Alyssa D’Errico (Utah)
Assistant Coach: April Sanchez (New Mexico)
Performance Analyst: Jon Wong (Florida State)
ATC: Cherryl Bueno (Coast to Coast AthletiCare)
Team Lead: Courtney Smith (NTDP)

2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championship Schedule
All times Pacific/Osijek, Croatia
Matches live on VBTV and Volleyball World YouTube

July 2: USA def. Spain, 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-23)
July 3: USA def. Peru, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-18)
July 4: Poland def. USA, 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 25-17, 25-27, 16-14)
July 6: Bulgaria def. USA, 3-2 (25-15, 16-25, 27-25, 13-25, 15-5)
July 7: USA def. Türkiye, 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23)
July 8: Round of 16: USA def. Germany, 3-2 (25-18, 26-28, 17-25, 25-15, 15-13)
July 11: Quarterfinals, USA def. Italy, 3-2 (31-29, 23-25, 20-25, 30-28, 15-8)
July 12: Semifinals, 12:15 p.m.: USA vs. Poland
July 13: Finals



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Washington Huskies Friday Dots: Setting Up

Good morning everyone. We’ve got a lot to get to as we inch closer to the start of football season so let’s get right to it! Dots The Seattle Times’ Scott Hanson has a review of the offseason for UW women’s volleyball, as Leslie Gabriel’s squad has added some talent through the transfer portal, after […]

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Good morning everyone. We’ve got a lot to get to as we inch closer to the start of football season so let’s get right to it!

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  • The Seattle Times’ Scott Hanson has a review of the offseason for UW women’s volleyball, as Leslie Gabriel’s squad has added some talent through the transfer portal, after coach Gabriel’s contract was extended in February.
  • Some sad news as former UW running back Dr. Charles Mitchell has passed away at 85. Andy Yamashita has more here.
  • Christian Caple has his list of 8 players who could raise UW’s ceiling in 2025 at On Montlake ($).
  • And Christian and Danny have a new episode of Say Who, Say Pod out.
  • The coaching carousel got amped up in CFB 26 with the addition of real coaches, so who’s ready for UW Football coach Bret Bielema:

That’s all we have for today, so thank you for making Dots a part of your morning and as always, go Dawgs!





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Area volleyball teams recognized for academics | Gcdailyworld

Three area volleyball teams earned the prestigious Team Academic Award presented by the Indiana High School Volleyball Coaches Association. Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton and Shakamak were three out of 60 schools in the state presented with the award. Teams with an average weighted GPA of 3.5 and higher for the entire school year are eligible to […]

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Three area volleyball teams earned the prestigious Team Academic Award presented by the Indiana High School Volleyball Coaches Association.

Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton and Shakamak were three out of 60 schools in the state presented with the award.

Teams with an average weighted GPA of 3.5 and higher for the entire school year are eligible to receive the award. This award emphasizes the importance of being a student first when it comes to being a student-athlete.



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