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Nancy Lieberman announced as first woman head coach in NBA D-League
Published: Thursday, November 05, 2009
Nancy Lieberman is making history once again.
After years of breaking boundaries for women in professional sports, today Lieberman made her fiercest challenge to the sports world: that a woman can coach men’s professional basketball.
In a press conference this afternoon in Dallas, Lieberman announced her new position as the head coach of the new NBA Development League (D-League) franchise in suburban Dallas. The team, which is yet to be named, is an affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks. This appointment makes her the first woman head coach of a NBA Development League team.
"In 1986, my goal was not to be a girl playing in a men's league, it was to be a player in a men's league,'' Lieberman told reporters Thursday in Dallas. "In 2010, I don't want to be a woman who is coaching men, I want to be a coach who is coaching.''
Stephanie Ready, sideliner reporter for the Charlotte Bobcats, was an assistant coach for the now-defunct Greenville Groove in South Carolina from 2001 to 2003, becoming the first female coach in the D-League. Today, Lieberman takes Ready’s achievements a step further with her acceptance of the head coach position.
As head coach, she is expected to work with current and future NBA players. The NBA D-League is touted as the most scouted professional men’s basketball league outside of the NBA, and players who are in their first and second seasons playing in the NBA are eligible to train with the affiliate D-League team.
Lieberman has valuable experience in men’s professional basketball, playing alongside men throughout her playing career. In the mid-1980s she became the first woman to play in a men’s professional basketball league, with the United States Basketball League. She also played in summer leagues for Pat Riley with the Los Angeles Lakers and Frank Layden with the Utah Jazz.
"I feel like I'm the right person for the job,'' Lieberman said. "I know how these guys feel. I played in the minor leagues. I'm ultimately connected to that part of development in a player's life.''
Her three years as head coach for the Detroit Shock from 1998-2000 also adds to her readiness to take on the challenges ahead.
As a testament to her endurance and talent, she made WNBA history in 1997 as the oldest woman to play in the league at 39 years old, and again in 2001 at 50. Lieberman was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1996 and to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.
"She's got the skins, the experience - she knows what she's doing - so I certainly hope that we're well beyond those issues,'' Donnie Nelson, partial owner of the D-League team and head of basketball operations for the Dallas Mavericks, said. "Besides, if you can't respect authority, no matter what form or color it comes in, I don't want you on my team.''
Michael Whan named LPGA Tour commissioner
Published: Tuesday, November 03, 2009
On Wednesday, October 28, the LPGA named Michael Whan, a former marketing executive in the golf and hockey industries, as their new Commissioner at a press conference at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He will take over for interim commissioner Marty Evans in January.
Before accepting this position, Whan was the president of Mission-Itech Hockey. He has also worked for TaylorMade Golf, Wilson Sporting Goods and Procter & Gamble in the past.
One of Whan’s goals as LPGA Commissioner is to increase the sponsorship interest in the LPGA Tour. Last year, under former commissioner Carolyn Bivens, the number of the LPGA’s money events decreased from 34 to 28, leading to her dismissal in July.
Despite the challenges he will face, Whan remains positive about the 2010 schedule, which will be released later this month.
“If that's a downturn year, then this brand's more resilient and strong than I even thought coming in, and I was pretty confident going in," Whan told the Associated Press. "The LPGA is just fine."
Big East soccer: Keppler leads WVU in upset against No. 9 Rutgers
Published: Monday, November 02, 2009
On Sunday afternoon, freshman Caralee Keppler led West Virginia to an upset victory of 1-0 over No. 9 Rutgers in the quarterfinals of the Big East soccer tournament. Despite a partially torn hamstring that she has been struggling with all season, Keppler came into the game in the second half to give her team a much needed energy boost and victory at Rutgers University.
With only 20 minutes to play, Keppler came in as a second-half substitute to score her first career goal with only four minutes to go. Most comfortable in a defensive role, Keppler remained poised and gave her team what they needed on the offensive end, playing forward for the first time since she was nine years old.
Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown never wavered in her confidence in Keppler.
"What she brings is she brings speed, strength and obviously she can strike a ball," Izzo-Brown said. "Obviously, her qualities were something that I thought would just mix it up and something that we don't have up top and that could really help us.
"And obviously, for Keppler to finish that was brilliant. And she has it in her. She might claim that she only plays defense, but we've seen her, in training, dribble through our whole team and finish. It wasn't anything shocking to me."
UConn women’s basketball: unanimous No. 1 in the AP poll
Published: Monday, November 02, 2009
On Friday, the UConn women’s basketball team was voted the No. 1 preseason team in the Associated Press poll, receiving all 40 first-place votes from a national media panel.
2009 is the seventh season the school was named the preseason No. 1 in the history of the women’s basketball program. Last year, UConn was the unanimous No. 1 for 15 weeks, and they ended their season with their sixth national championship and a 39-0 record.
Rounding up the top five are Stanford (2), Ohio State (3), Notre Dame (4), and North Carolina (5).
Tulu is surprise victor at NYC marathon; Paula Radcliffe falters
Published: Monday, November 02, 2009
Derartu Tulu became the first Ethiopian woman to win the New York City Marathon on Sunday, finishing the 26.2-mile race in 2:28:52. Britain’s Paula Radcliffe ended the race in fourth place, a surprising finish for the women’s world record holder and two-time defending New York City Marathon champion.
Tulu spoke through an interpreter about her performance in this year’s marathon.
"I'm extremely happy to have won today's race. I did not come here necessarily expecting to win," Tulu said.
"Paula is someone with whom I have competed a great many times. I have beaten her on the track and cross-country, but in the marathon - let alone beat her - I have never even been able to run very far with her."
Radcliffe aggravated her knee two weeks ago, and took a cortisone shot a few days before the race. She reportedly had no pain for the first leg of the race, but once she reached Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the pain set in and prevented her from breaking away from the pack.
Radcliffe also finished behind France's Christelle Daunay (2:29:16) and Russia's Ludmila Petrova (2:29).
Serena Williams comes out on top against sister Venus for the WTA Championships
Published: Monday, November 02, 2009
On Sunday, Serena Williams capped off a physically exhausting week with an emotional two-set victory over her sister Venus, 6-2, 7-6, to win the Sony Ericsson Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Serena looked dominant on serve throughout the whole match and was never broken by her sister. However, Venus picked it up in the second set, playing well on her serve and forcing a tiebreaker. Competition continued to remain fierce in the tiebreaker, with Venus coming back from a 5-1 point-deficit to close the gap to 5-4, where Serena finally closed out the match by taking the final two points.
“Playing Venus in the finals was tough,” Serena said. “Even though she wasn’t feeling good, she was getting every ball back. I can’t tell you how frustrating that is! Playing her is never easy.”
Both competitors sported bandages, and Venus in particular looked tired throughout. All of her matches have gone to three sets in the tournament, including her defeat of Jelena Jankovic to get to the finals. After the match, she did not blame the tournament and her fatigue for her second-place finish.
“It was the end of the season, so I have no complaints,” Venus said about her fitness level. “You have to show up and play no matter what. So that had nothing to do with it.”
This tournament has had a physical toll on all of the athletes. Four players took themselves out of play, including No. 4 Caroline Wozniacki against Serena and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka against Agnieszka Radwanska, who replaced Vera Zvonareva -- who replaced Dinara Safina.
The players’ fatigue could be attributed to the long tennis season that ended with the WTA tournament and playing all the top players in an exhausting, round robin-style play.
Serena Williams will end season as WTA No. 1, first time since 2002
Published: Friday, October 30, 2009
WTA Championships: Safina withdraws from first match of the round robin, Williams moves on to final round
The drama expected between top two tennis stars Serena Williams and Dinara Safina abruptly ended on Wednesday, two games into Safina’s first match of the Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) Championships in Doha, Quatar. Safina withdrew from her match and the tournament with a back injury, ensuring Williams’ spot as the official WTA No. 1 player in the world for the first time since 2002.
Coming into her match, Safina held the No. 1 spot by 155 points. Since hundreds of points are up for grabs at the WTA Championships, the player who performed better during this last tournament of the year would be No. 1 overall.
Safina faced Jelena Jankovic in her first match of the round robin on Wednesday, but only made it through two games before retiring with a back injury. Williams defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in two sets, 7-6 (6), 7-5, despite struggling with a sore ankle herself, saving two set points in the first set tiebreak and getting the break late in the second set for a 6-5 lead.
Safina has struggled with back problems for the past three months. Through the Beijing and Tokyo tournaments, it was not bothering her as much, but it was too much to bear in her match against Jankovic.
"I did everything possible to play here," Safina said. "As I was chasing this No. 1 (ranking), I was fighting with my body."
Williams, the Australian Open and Wimbledon champ, won all of her matches in the round robin portion of the tournament. After defeating Kuznetsova on Tuesday, she beat her sister Venus on Wednesday, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), and Elena Dementieva on Thursday, 6-2, 6-4. With a record of 3-0 in the tournament, she is the first competitor to make it to the semi-final round.
Caroline Wozniacki is 2-0 in her matches, while Victoria Azarenka and Jelena Jankovic are both 1-1.
Mia Hamm appointed as International Ambassador for the 2011 World Cup
Published: Friday, October 30, 2009
On Thursday, former World Cup soccer star and women’s sports icon, Mia Hamm, was named the International Ambassador for the World Cup in 2011 in Germany.
Hamm won gold medals at the World Cup in 1991 and 1999 and at the 1996 and 2004 Olympic Games. She received FIFA’s Women’s World World Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002 and was one of two women named in FIFA’s top 125 players of all time.
"It's a great honor," Hamm said. "I'm convinced that the tournament will set new benchmarks and that women's football in general will benefit from it greatly. I experienced the 2006 World Cup in Germany as a fan, and now as an ambassador I'll be doing my best to ensure we enjoy a similarly successful tournament in 2011. It's really special to be involved in such a fantastic event.
Steffi Jones, President of the organizing committee behind her appointment commended Hamm’s achievements both on and off the field.
"No other player has had a more positive impact on the women's game than Mia Hamm," said Jones. "As well as her incredible ability on the field, she's a wonderful team player as I experienced first hand when we played together at the Washington Freedom.
"She takes her status as a role model in society very seriously. I'm proud to have such a class act on board, and I'm sure her success and profound knowledge of the game will help us to promote the positive image of the women's World Cup around the world."
Serena and Safina battle for No. 1 in Doha
Published: Monday, October 26, 2009
The Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) championships in Doha promise exciting competition, as Serena Williams and Dinara Safina are playing for the WTA No. 1 seed. The player who fares best in the championships will come out of it as the top women’s professional tennis player.
Williams reclaimed the No. 1 spot from Safina earlier in the month in the China Open. However, in Doha, she is in a much tougher group than Safina. In the Maroon group, Williams will play sister Venus, the defending champion, and formidable Russians Svetlana Kuznetsova, the French Open winner, and Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva. Safina will play late qualifier Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, the 2008 year-end No. 1, and tournament debutants Caroline Wozniacki, the U.S. Open runner-up from Denmark, and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, in the White Group.
For WTA officials, this is the perfect stage for the No. 1 to be decided.
"We always wish for the No. 1 ranking to be on the line at the tour finals and that's what we've got this year," Andrew Walker, the WTA's senior vice-president of marketing and communications told Reuters by telephone.
"This tournament is the crown jewel for the Tour and we have an incredible lineup this year, there's certainly no weak links in there. We've got the marquee names and the next generation of stars. There are some great rivalries in the making."
Hawaii volleyball coach Dave Shoji earns landmark 1,000 win
Published: Monday, October 26, 2009
Saturday, October 19, was an historic day for the University of Hawaii’s women’s basketball team, as their coach Dave Shoji, who has lead the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine team for the past 35 years, earned his 1,000 career win against New Mexico State in four sets. This milestone makes him second in the NCAA in career victories, behind UCLA’s Andy Banachowski.
This is just the latest of the many great accomplishment in Shoji’s career. His teams won four national championships, have taken eight trips to the Final Four and have captured 13 consecutive Western Athletic Conference titles. Getting the victory against New Mexico State, their toughest competitor in the conference, speaks to the talent and ability of his players not to lose focus on the task at hand.
"There was a lot of hype for me personally and a lot of interest from around the community," Shoji said. "I was hoping it wouldn't distract the team. The girls did a nice job of being focused."
Shoji is known in the Hawaiian community for bringing attention, talent and success to the Rainbow Wahine, taking over the small, year-old program in 1978 and transforming it into a national powerhouse, now a great source of pride for the community.
"He's had a tremendous impact on the game and making volleyball a spectator sport," said Banachowski, who has brought his UCLA Bruins to Honolulu every season since 1980, including for a loss this past August. “Hawaii has always been a leader in attendance, and that’s a tribute to Dave and the hard work he’s put into building such a strong program year in and year out.
In appreciation for Shoji and what he means to the Hawaiian community, Governor Linda Lingle proclaimed Oct. 17, 2009, as "Coach Dave Shoji 1,000th Win Day."
The Bows improved to 17-2 with a victory over Louisiana Tech on Monday and have a two-match lead over New Mexico State in the WAC standings.
Kremlin Cup: Last chance to qualify for WTA Championships in Doha
Published: Monday, October 26, 2009
Top seed Zvonareva fails to qualify after losing to Pironkova; loss clinches spot for Jankovic
On Thursday, top seed Vera Zvonareva from Russia lost in straight sets to Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0, 6-2 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup. With this loss, Zvonareva also loses the opportunity to play in the Women’s Tennis Association’s championships in Doha.
With Zvonareva eliminated in the second round, Jelena Jancovic will take her spot in the final WTA tournament of the year, regardless of how she plays during the rest of the tournament in Russia. For Zvonereva, the loss was somewhat of a relief after a season plagued by injuries.
"I'm happy my season is over," said the world No. 7, who has been nursing a long-term ankle injury, during a news conference. "Now I'll have enough time to recover and get ready for a new season."
Jankovic beat Czech Lucie Safarova in two sets, 7-6 and 6-3, and will meet unseeded Russian Alisa Kleybanova in the quarterfinals.
Getting a spot in Doha is very important to Jankovic, but said she’s not letting up in the present competition.
"No, I came here to compete and I want to get as many (ranking) points as possible and get closer to the girls who are (ranked) higher than me," said Jankovic. “It was very important for me to qualify for the Championships because the tournament is only for the top eight players and I want to have a chance to compete against the best."
Lindsey Vonn places ninth in first giant slalom event of the season
Published: Monday, October 26, 2009
Finland’s Tanja Poutiainen won the first competition of the skiing season on Saturday in Soelden, Austria, edging out Kathrin Zettel of Austria by 0.01 seconds for the victory. Two-time defending overall World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn did not fare as well, placing ninth.
Poutiainen was trailing Zettel throughout the race, but made up time on the flatter bottom section, clocking a two-run combined time of 2 minutes, 24.96 seconds for her ninth career victory.
As for Vonn, giant slalom is not her strongest event and is the only discipline Vonn has not won in. She looked strong during the first half of the race, but lost more than a half a second on the bottom half.
Weather conditions played a major part in all the skiers’ performances on the Rettenbach glacier.
"I don't think any of the top girls skied their best," Poutiainen said. "It was very tough with the shadows. You couldn't really see the bumps."
Before each run, organizers had to clear freshly fallen snow, pushing back the start of each run by 30 minutes. The skiers had even greater challenges on the course, dealing with what was underneath the snow.
"I think everyone had a difficult go at it this morning," Vonn said. "It was pretty rough conditions. It was going from grippy ice to sheer ice to big ice chunks. It was hard to get the feeling for the snow and the terrain."
Poutiainen has had great success in the event. Last season, she won her second World Cup giant slalom title. Poutiainen took silver behind Mancuso in giant slalom at the 2006 Turin Games and has won two silvers and two bronzes at world championships.
A Title IX victory in Florida: settlement reached in Cook v. FHSAA
Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009
After months of court arguing, the landmark Title IX lawsuit in Florida concerning recent budget cuts of high school sports programs has been settled out of court, in favor of the plaintiffs, four parents representing their student-athlete daughters. Both parties agreed to terms that will last through December 31, 2015.
In April, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) tried to cut 20 percent to 40 percent of all competitive sports schedules - except football and competitive cheerleading – under budget-cutting legislation titled “Policy 6.” Due to the size of football programs in the state of Florida, this resulted in an unequal advantage for male student-athletes. Almost 30 percent of boys were exempt from the cuts, compared to only five percent of girls.
Silvana Cook, on behalf of her minor daughter, joined five other parents in the lawsuit against Florida’s high school sport’s governing body. Since the cuts exempted a considerably greater proportion of boys than girls, they claimed this was a violation of Title IX.
The FHSAA’s defense was that their football programs are co-ed, so this would not limit girls’ opportunities to participate in sport. Three female student-athletes participated in high school football in 2008 in Florida.
However, the court ruled that the defense’s claim does not justify cuts, which in reality would limit girls’ opportunities at a much greater rate than for the boys.
According to the court ruling, “Sports participation opportunities and benefits are to be measured by the girls and boys actually playing sports, not by including illusory opportunities they could potentially play.”
This affirmation of the girls and their parents’ victory is included in an agreement signed by all parties. The positive result adds to their success in getting the program cuts overturned. In July, the FHSAA Board of Directors voted unanimously (15-0) to overturn its previous vote to reduce the number of contests in a season. This settlement shows positive legal steps to enforce compliance by the FHSAA in years to come.
The plaintiffs were represented by Nancy Hogshead-Makar, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming and Professor of Law at Florida Coastal School of Law, and also Past President and Trustee for the Women’s Sports Foundation. Hogshead-Makar believes this is a positive step for gender equality.
"My hope is the state of Florida will be like the other states that have embraced athletic equality," she said. "The settlement agreement keeps (the FHSAA) from making this kind of decision again."
In the settlement, the FHSAA agreed to comply to all federal non-discriminatory policies in the future, including the Florida Educational Equity Act, the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution and Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972. They also agreed not make any cuts of sports teams in the future without first determining whether one gender would be affected greater than the other.
Training sessions are also a major component of the settlement. The Athletic Association must provide training sessions about the obligations of the agreement under Title IX and other gender equity laws. They must also do a session for the FHSAA Representative Assembly in January and conduct annual Compliance Seminars beginning in July of 2010. All training sessions will be conducted by a civil rights, education, or Title IX attorney.
The Athletic Association also agreed not to retaliate against the plaintiffs, and to instruct their employees that retaliation against these students for their part in the lawsuit is against the law.
Both parties agree to:
- The Athletic Association agrees to comply with all federal non-discriminatory policies related to state athletic associations, including the Florida Educational Equity Act, the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution, and Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972.
- The Association, employees and agents agree not to retaliate against the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, and agree to inform their schools, employees, and agents that such retaliation is against the law.
- Policy 6 – the Association will not make changes that treats one gender different from the other, in this case that impacts proportionally one gender from the other, this should not be measured by the potential of football being a co-ed sport.
“Sports participation opportunities and benefits are to be measured by the girls and boys actually playing sports, not by including illusory opportunities they could potentially play.”
- Before implementing any change to Policy 6 (game reduction), the Association must determine if one gender is treated differently than the other.
- The Association must give two weeks written advance notice of any changes to Policy 6 to Nancy Hogshead-Makar.
- The Association must provide the Plaintiffs counsel with
- At the Association’s Representative Assembly, the Association must provide training to attendees about their obligations under Title IX; at the Associations Compliance Seminars scheduled for July 2010 and scheduled annually through 2015 will provide training to the attendees about their obligations under Title IX and other gender equity laws. The trainer will be a civil rights, education, or Title IX attorney.
- The Plaintiffs waive their claims to monetary damages from this litigation.
- The Association will cover the Plaintiffs legal costs to their attorneys.
- The Agreement will last through December 31, 2015.
- Any child that is in the school system, by and through their legal guardian, has standing to enforce this agreement.
The ESPN Networks 2009-10 NCAA Women's Basketball Schedule Includes Approximately 250 Games; The Most Ever in ESPN History
Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009
For the 2009-10 season, ESPN Networks will feature more of your favorite women’s college basketball matchups than ever before, ESPN announced Wednesday. Highlighted by coverage of the entire NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, this year you have more opportunities to see the best women's college basketball programs. The 250 scheduled telecasts on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN360.com will be the most in the history of the network.
Highlights of the schedule include:
- The State Farm Tip-Off between Baylor and Tennessee kicks off the network's coverage of the season on November 15, at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
- ESPNU’s Road to the Championship doubleheader created by ESPN Regional Television (ERT) will be played at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, home of the 2010 Women’s Final Four on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., respectively. National powers Connecticut, Tennessee, Texas and Texas Tech will take part in the doubleheader televised by ESPNU and ESPN2.
- ESPN2’s Big Monday will showcase the best programs in women’s college basketball every Monday night, kicking off on January 11 at 7:30 p.m. with an ACC match-up between Maryland and Virginia. This year, ESPN will air 11 games, compared to 8 last season. Also new to this year's schedule is the addition of Big Monday doubleheaders on February 8, February 15, and February 22.
- The fourth annual Jimmy V Women’s Basketball Classic will feature Florida against Rutgers at Rutgers Stadium, airing on December 7 at 7 p.m on ESPN2.
- ESPN’s weekly College Gameday, kicking off on Saturday, January 16 in Storrs, Connecticut, will feature a Big East showdown between Notre Dame and defending national champion Connecticut. This will be the first time the show has originated from a women’s game. Two one-hour segments will air at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., and the game will air at 9 p.m. on ESPN.
- February Frenzy will return on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, February 14 with six regionalized games within two telecast windows. During the “Frenzy,” ESPN will support the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, in partnership with The V Foundation. Also part of the “Frenzy” are the ESPNU match-up between Kentucky at Vanderbilt at 6 p.m. on Feb. 14 and the Big Monday doubleheader on Feb. 15 showcasing North Carolina at Virginia at 7 p.m. and Connecticut at Oklahoma at 9 p.m.
- During the women’s Championship Week, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.com will present 13 women’s conference championships, including every game from the quarterfinals through the championship for the BIG EAST, plus the SEC Semifinals and SEC Championship.
- Overall, the ESPN networks will air more than 130 regular-season games, over 40 conference tournament matchups, the Division II Women’s Basketball Semifinals and Championship, and all 63 NCAA Division I Championship contests.
- ESPNU will televise 54 games, including 37 regular-season contests (up from 31), 17 conference championship matchups and the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship Semifinals.
- ESPN360.com will simulcast every game on ESPN and ESPN2 and will offer complete telecasts of every NCAA Women’s Tournament game.
Women’s Sports Foundation, Laila Ali honored at the first annual Noble Awards
Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The Women’s Sports Foundation was honored Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills at the first annual Noble Awards. Accepting the award on behalf of the Foundation was President-Elect Laila Ali, who works tirelessly to elevate awareness of the Foundation’s mission and programming. The creation of Janeen Mansour and Ziad Batal, the Noble Awards "celebrates worthy causes and the tireless activists and volunteers that donate their time to change the world for the better."
"We are delighted to present these eleven distinguished charities and their celebrity supporters with the inaugural Noble Award," stated Mansour. "With the presentation of The Noble Awards, our goal is to turn the spotlight back onto these celebrities and charities to provide recognition, to educate, to inspire, and to encourage even more support from the Hollywood community and the public at large."
The two-hour event, hosted by "Access Hollywood's" Billy Bush, also included musical performances by Brian McKnight and Julio Iglesias, Jr.
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