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[#IndiaBasketball @BFI_basketball]

What. A. Battle. 🔥
India took it to overtime against a strong Jordan side but fell short in a nail-biting finish. Final score: India 84 – 91 Jordan 🇮🇳🏀🇯🇴

The fight, the spirit, and the hustle were all there – we go again stronger in the next game! 💪
#FIBAAsiaCup2025 #INDvsJOR #TeamIndia #IndianBasketball #BleedBlue
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[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

My prediction is that the Iowa-South Carolina game will average over 20 million viewers and comfortably beat the men's national championship game.

That would be a third straight women's CBB viewership record (in 6 days) and beat every NBA Finals game over the last 7 years.

Here is my thought process...

1. The storyline is fantastic

Not only is this Caitlin Clark's final collegiate game and her last chance to win a national championship, but South Carolina has won 79 of its last 80 games, and its only loss came to Iowa in last year's Final Four.

The revenge factor for both teams, combined with South Carolina's undefeated season at stake, makes this a better storyline than the Iowa vs. LSU rematch.

2. The momentum is building

The women's all-time viewership record has been broken twice in the last week, and interest in Iowa has gained significant steam since the tournament started.

Iowa Viewership By Game
• First round: 3.2 million viewers
• Second round: 4.9 million viewers
• Sweet 16: 6.9 million viewers
• Elite 8: 12.3 million viewers
• Final Four: 14.2 million viewers

The media attention the previous two games received should drive viewership for the national championship game even higher.

3. The game is on broadcast television

Instead of being on ESPN, like Iowa's Elite 8 and Final Four games, today's national championship is on ABC.

This adds tens of millions of potential viewers to the total, and while I've seen negative comments about the game being at 3 pm ET, that could actually be a benefit.

The late afternoon NFL window consistently outperforms, and the impact of out-of-home viewership — bars, restaurants, airports, gyms, etc. — should be much stronger at 3 pm ET than on a Sunday night.

As a reminder, Nielsen started adding OOH viewership data in 2020, which can add millions to the total.

This will also play a big role in the women's game attracting more viewers than the men's, as the men's national championship game is on cable (TBS).

We'll see what happens!

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[rhea verma @rheaverma]

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[Netflix @netflix]

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[rhea verma @rheaverma]

Been thinking about the legal profession. Especially the young lawyers who are fighting the good fight in the far flung villages of Bihar. About the kind of ideals and conviction they hold. And most of all, their resilience ❤️

[rhea verma @rheaverma]

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[Sportskeeda @Sportskeeda]

FIBA U16 Asia Cup: India come back from trailing 20-42 to script an epic win in over time to beat Iran and advance to the 5th place play off match against South Korea. 🇮🇳🔥

Divine Mentality. The young Indian cagers! 💪😎

#IndianSports #Basketball 🏀

[rhea verma @rheaverma]

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[Sue Bird @S10Bird]

I’ve decided this will be my final year. I have loved every single minute, and still do, so gonna play my last year, just like this little girl played her first ☺️ #TheFinalYear @seattlestorm

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@advsanjoy Rajnath singh

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[ESPN @espn]

If this team didn’t exist, would there be a WNBA?

“Dream On,” the newest @30for30, tells the story of the 1996 USA Women’s Dream Team and the birth of the WNBA 🍿

[rhea verma @rheaverma]

How to describe this guy ❤️

[Tennis TV @TennisTV]

HISTORY REWRITTEN. AGAIN!!

@RafaelNadal defeats Ruud 6-3 6-3 6-0 to win a 14th #RolandGarros crown & 22nd Grand Slam title 🙌

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@TheHoopCentral Celtics

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@paranjoygt Will be interesting to see how EC's objections are dealt with by the SC. May the best institution win :)

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@BleacherReport Nadal, LeBron, Serena

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About time.

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@Giannis_An34 wow.

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

What are the provisions allowing interception of electronic communication in India? How have constitutional courts viewed the power of surveillance with State?

@utkarsh_aanand decodes
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[Pramesh CS @cspramesh]

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[rhea verma @rheaverma]

India needs this https://t.co/66CLUCH2OC

[Bharat Kashyap @bharattttttt]

Condensing everything I have learnt about managing Covid after ~2 weeks of getting my parents through it - things that still aren't common knowledge but need to be.

Hopefully this helps: