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“I’m really excited. And really looking forward to this,” McPeak told The Athletic’s David Aldridge. “As a little mixed girl growing up, there was no representation for me in Canada. To have five women of different backgrounds, and three of which are Black women in sports on their televisions, is probably one of the craziest full-circle moments I’ve had in my career.” McPeak joins Leandra Reilly Lardner as female broadcasters who have called a regular-season NBA game. (Lardner did play-by-play for a Nets-Sixers game in 1988 for SportsChannel America.) Her assignment comes nearly...

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will have women in every on-air role on a televised game later this month.The NBA team made the announcement on International Women's Day.Meghan McPeak will have the . . .

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“We wanted to highlight the contributions that women make individually – across so many broadcasts – by bringing them all together,” John Wiggins, Raptors vice-president of organizational diversity and inclusion, said. “Yes, we’re making a point. We hope this leads to more recognition of the many roles women play in pro sports. “And we especially hope that one of the takeaways from this is for girls at home who see Meghan or Amy or Kayla, and think – hey, I could do that. There’s a place for me in sports.” “We’re proud to work with the Raptors to advance our shared goa...

Tuscaloosa-area first responders remain on standby for winter weather Road conditions in Tuscaloosa County By Kelvin Reynolds | February 16, 2021 at 6:03 PM CST - Updated February 16 at 6:03 PM TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - Snow and ice remained on some Tuscaloosa-area roadways Tuesday. That worried Tuscaloosa County EMA Director Nick Lolley. “We see snow on the ground already. The ground is frozen so if we get more rain on top of this it’s just going to get worse,” he said. Snow fell heavily overnight into Tuesday morning. Fire Rescue Chief Randy Smith with Tuscaloosa Incident Command...