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Arsenal And Labrum Take Over London Fashion Week
Plus, Arch Manning is ready to take his crown.
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The Solheim Cup delivered drama, great golf, and an unmatched bonding experience for fathers and daughters. Nothing brings people together quite like sports.
@espn This conversation between #MookieBetts and #Usher about Mookie’s wife is #hysterical 🤣 #baseball #funny #comedy
LABRUM
Labrum London, a ready-to-wear menswear label that tells the stories of African diaspora through fashion, created a first-of-its-kind moment at London Fashion Week, hosting its Spring/Summer show at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium.
Labrum had already worked with Arsenal earlier in the year, designing an away kit for the club that put its Premier League competition on notice.
@arsenal From Africa to Arsenal and back again 🌎 Our new 24/25 adidasFootball x @Labrum London away kit is available now!
Arsenal star Declan Rice wasn’t going to miss out on the chance to strut his stuff. Elegant as always.
As designer Foday Dumbuya explained, the show’s crossover illustrated the creative bounty that immigrants have brought to the worlds of both fashion and football.
@espnw Ilona Maher dropping gems ✨ #ThatsaW #IlonaMaher #Rugby #womensports #emmys
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The college football world got its first real look at quarterback royalty Arch Manning over the weekend when he stepped in for the Texas Longhorns after an injury to Quinn Ewers. The impression he made was immediate, dazzling with both his arm and his legs and sending his Heisman odds soaring.
Arch Manning is going to be a God in Austin….
— Matt Leinart (@MattLeinartQB)
2:42 PM • Sep 15, 2024
Manning—son of Cooper, nephew to Peyton and Eli, and grandson to Archie—is more than his last name. It only took a single snap for Manning to beat the nepo baby allegations. This kid can ball.
ARCH MANNING TAKES IT 67 YARDS TO THE HOUSE WITH HIS LEGS 😱
It's the longest rush by a Texas QB since Vince Young in 2005.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter)
12:11 AM • Sep 15, 2024
Just how big a deal is Manning? Despite still not technically being the starting quarterback for the Longhorns, his NIL valuation is estimated at $3.1 million, good for third in all of college athletics, trailing only Livvy Dunne and Shedeur Sanders.
While his valuation is already high, it has room to truly explode. His follower counts on social media are remarkably low (262K on Instagram) compared to Dunne (5.3M) or Sanders (1.9M). Should Manning decide to get into the content game, those numbers will skyrocket, and his NIL value along with it.
I never want to hear anyone call Jalen Brunson the King of New York ever again 🤢
— ZT (@NY_EvilEmpire)
11:58 PM • Sep 16, 2024