I
I MEAN
I MEAN TEMPERATURES REALLY DON'T MOVE MUCH FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS IF YOU'RE ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE.
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>> RACHEL, THANK YOU.
WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT SOMETHING
TRENDING DURING MARCH MADNESS,
YOU THINK ABOUT A BIG UPSET ON
THE COURT OR A CINDERELLA
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. BUT THIS IS TRENDING FOR ALL
THE WRONG REASONS CONTROVERSY
IN COLLEGE SPORTS, ALL
SURROUNDING AMENITIES CURRENTLY
AVAILABLE TO MEN'S AND WOMEN'S
PLAYERS IN THE TOURNAMENT.
FOX SIXTY ONE'S ASHLEY AFONSO
HAS REACTION FROM UCONN ON THE
MATTER AS MARCH MADNESS HEATS
UP, SO DOES SOME CONTROVERSY IN
THE NC DOUBLE POST HAS GONE
VIRAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA FROM A
STANFORD SPORTS PERFORMANCE
COACH IN THE TWEET SHE CALLS
OUT THE LACK OF AMENITIES AT
THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT COMPARED TO THE
MEN'S SHOWING A SINGLE RACK
OF WEIGHTS FOR THE WOMEN AN
ENTIRE GYM SET UP FOR THE MEN.
UCONN COACH GENO AURIEMMA
WEIGHING IN ON THE ISSUE WHILE
HE'S STILL QUARANTINING AT HOME
WAITING TO JOIN THE UCONN WOMEN
AT THE TOURNAMENT.
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>>
>> IT'S
>> IT'S DISAPPOINTING WHEN THE
PLAYERS WHETHER THEY'RE IN
INDIANAPOLIS OR WHETHER THEY'RE
IN SAN ANTONIO FEEL AS THOUGH
THERE ARE THINGS THAT COULD
HAVE BEEN DONE SHOULD BE DONE,
SHOULD BE HAPPENING THAT AREN'T
HAPPENING.
HAPPENING. IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR THAT
HOURS AFTER THE TWEET WENT
VIRAL, THE NCAA RELEASED A
STATEMENT THAT READS IN PART
QUOTE SOME OF THE AMENITIES
TEAMS WOULD TYPICALLY HAVE
ACCESS TO YOU HAVE NOT BEEN AS
AVAILABLE INSIDE THE CONTROLLED
ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. SHE WENT ON TO SAY IN PART
QUOTE THIS IS DUE TO THE
LIMITED SPACE AND THE ORIGINAL
PLAN WAS TO EXPAND THE WORKOUT
AREA ONCE ADDITIONAL SPACE WAS
AVAILABLE LATER IN THE
TOURNAMENT.
TOURNAMENT. BUT RIGHT AFTER THAT STATEMENT
WAS RELEASED, OREGON DUCKS
PLAYER SEDONA PRINCE SHARED
THIS VIDEO ON TICK-TOCK
DISPUTING CLAIMS MADE BY THE
NCAA THAT THERE WAS LACK
OF SPACE.
OF SPACE.
OF SPACE. >>
>>
>> I
>> I GOT
>> I GOT SOMETHING TO SHOW Y'ALL.
SO FOR THE NCAA MARCH MADNESS,
THE BIGGEST TOURNAMENT IN
COLLEGE BASKETBALL FOR WOMEN
THIS IS OUR WEIGHT ROOM.
LET ME SHOW YOU ALL THE MEN'S
WEIGHT ROOM NOW WITH PICTURES
OF OUR WEIGHT ROOM GOT RELEASED
VERSUS THE MEN'S NCAA CAME OUT
WITH A STATEMENT SAYING THAT IT
WASN'T MONEY.
WASN'T MONEY. IT IS SPACE THAT WAS A PROBLEM.
LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING ELSE.
HERE'S OUR PRACTICE COURT.
RIGHT AND THEN HERE'S THAT
WEIGHT ROOM AND THEN HERE'S ALL
THIS EXTRA SPACE.
IF YOU AREN'T UPSET ABOUT THIS
PROBLEM, THEN YOU'RE A PART
OF IT.
OF IT.
OF IT. >>
>>
>> COACH
>> COACH AURIEMMA SAYING IT
CERTAINLY DOESN'T SHINE A
POSITIVE LIGHT ON WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL AND IT CERTAINLY
DOESN'T PUT US SPEAKING WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL PARTICULARLY IT
DOESN'T PUT US IN THE BEST
POSSIBLE LIGHT AGAIN, I'M YOU
KNOW, I'M NOT THERE I'M NOT
PRIVY TO ANY OF THE ANY OF THE
DETAILS OF YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT YOU KNOW WHAT AND HOW
THINGS WERE PUT TOGETHER AND
WHY.
WHY.
WHY. BUT
WHY. BUT FROM WHAT I SEE AND FROM
WHAT PEOPLE HAVE PUT OUT THERE
DOESN'T PRESENT A VERY GOOD
PICTURE AT ALL.
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>>
>> SEVERAL NBA AND WNBA PLAYERS
NOW WEIGHING IN ON THE ISSUE ON
SOCIAL MEDIA.
SOCIAL MEDIA. THE NCAA SAYS IT'S ACTIVELY
WORKING TO ENHANCE EXISTING
RESOURCES AT PRACTICE COURTS
INCLUDING ADDITIONAL WEIGHT
TRAINING EQUIPMENT.
TRAINING EQUIPMENT. ASHLEY AFONSO FOX 61 NEWS THE
NCAA DID APOLOGIZE AND STEPPED
UP TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION FOR
WOMEN'S PLAYERS IN SAN ANTONIO.
THAT SAME PLAYER FROM THE
OREGON WOMEN'S TEAM POSTED
ANOTHER VIDEO TO SHOW OFF THE
NEW WEIGHT ROOMS.
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>>
>> GUESS
>> GUESS WHAT GUYS?
WE'VE GOT AWAY ROOM.
YEAH, WE GOT A TON MORE
DUMBBELLS DO THAT.
I LOOK AT ALL THESE RACKS FOR
SQUATS AND WHATEVER YOU WANT TO
DO.
DO.
DO. I
DO. I GOT
DO. I GOT A BUNCH OF PENS.
LOOK AT THIS GUY AND WE GOT
SOME EQUIPMENT.
SOME EQUIPMENT. HEY OH THANK YOU INCIDENTALLY
FOR LISTENING TO US.
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