In their first year back in the English Football League (EFL), Wrexham, co-owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, reported record financial results with a revenue of £26.7 million ($34.5m) for 2023-24, a 155% increase from the previous year, driven by global interest and the success of the “Welcome to Wrexham” documentary. The club is currently second in the League One table, aiming for promotion to the Championship, marking a remarkable rise for a team that dropped out of the EFL in 2008. Commercial revenue saw a significant boost to nearly £13.2m, with matchday revenue also increasing, while Wrexham’s women’s team achieved success by reaching the FAW Cup Final and making the Championship phase of the league.
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‘I don’t think anybody could beat us’: The oral history of 1994-95 UConn, the team that changed women’s basketball
Alexa Philippou, a Stanford graduate and Baltimore native, covers women's college basketball and the WNBA for ESPN, having previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant. Michael Voepel, an ESPN senior writer since 1996, also covers the WNBA and women's college basketball, with experience dating back to 1984. The article recounts UConn's historic 1994-95 season, culminating in their first NCAA title and second perfect season in women's basketball history, under coach...
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