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This Week in History: LeBron James drafted

Closing Bell / Monday, June 26, 2023
June 26, 2003  -- LeBron James  is drafted No. 1 overall by the Cavaliers. James was picked by his hometown team, coming out of St. Vincent High School in Akron. The 2003 draft is known for having one of the deepest talent pools...

This Week in History: Cavs complete comeback

Closing Bell / Monday, June 19, 2023
June 19, 2016  -- LeBron James and the Cavaliers pull off an improbable NBA Finals comeback to give the city of Cleveland, ending its 52-year championship drought. James deliveved on a promise from two years before to bring a championship to his...

This Week in History: Baseball HOF opens

Closing Bell / Monday, June 12, 2023
June 12, 1939  -- The Baseball HOF opens in Cooperstown. As plans for the museum were in the works, the HOF selected its first five honorees in 1936 -- Ty Cobb , Babe Ruth , Honus Wagner , Christy Mathewson...

BIS: WNBA's Changemakers make their mark

Closing Bell / Thursday, June 8, 2023
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said on her first day as commissioner she was told that “less than 1% of all corporate sponsorship dollars in sports goes to women's sports,” so she set out to make a category to help fund some of the commitments they made in...

This Week in History: Trail Blazers make history

Closing Bell / Monday, June 5, 2023
June 5, 1977  -- The Trail Blazers beat the 76ers 109-107 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the championship, becoming the first team in the 31-year history of the league to win four straight after losing the first two games.  Bill...

This Week in History: NFL agrees to add two teams

Closing Bell / Monday, May 22, 2023
May 22, 1991  -- NFL owners agree to add two teams in 1994. Owners voted to expand the league by two teams that would be ready to play by the fall of 1994. This would be the first NFL expansion since the Seahawks and Buccaneers...

Hally Hair launches NIL activation with SEC softball teams

Daily / Friday, May 19, 2023
Hally Hair is the first beauty brand that has been actively partnering with NCAA student athletes in almost every sport since the start of the NIL era nearly two years ago. Focused on Gen-Z, Hally Shade Stix allows any athlete to add their school colors to their...

This Week in History: Queen at the ballpark

Closing Bell / Monday, May 15, 2023
May 15, 1991  -- President  George H.W. Bush  takes  Queen Elizabeth II  to an A’s-Orioles game in Baltimore, her first baseball game. Thousands of fans came out to Memorial Stadium to see the Queen and her husband  Prince Phillip . Before the game, the...

This Week in History: Leonard Tose buys Eagles

Closing Bell / Monday, May 1, 2023
May 1, 1969  --  Leonard Tose buys the Eagles from  Jerry Wolman for a professional sports record of $16.15M. Tose was a longtime Eagles fan and invested in the team in 1949 as a member of the "Happy Hundred," a group of one...