OAN’s Brooke Mallory
12:00 PM – Friday, April 5, 2023
In a recent interview, Harris incorrectly stated that the women’s NCAA Tournament slot was recently added in 2022.
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“Do you know, just a little history study, that women’s teams weren’t allowed to use brackets until 2022?” Harris said in a recent interview. spectrum news At the event. “Think about it, talk about progress, well, better late than never, but progress…”
she continued.
“We love March Madness and we still allow women’s teams to have brackets, but it helps people talk about and watch women’s teams more. Now They are being singled out.” This is the reality. People were asking me, “Who’s interested in women’s sports?” Well, if you can’t see it, you won’t see it. But when you look at it, you’re like, “Oh, we’re talking about incredibly talented star athletes… It’s great that we can finally give women in sports a platform like that.” I notice. I think it’s very exciting. ”
To play devil’s advocate, Harris meant that the women’s tournament first began using March Madness branding in 2022.
But since the first Division I women’s tournament in 1982, brackets have been mainstream.
In March, Harris posted a photo of herself in parentheses on her Twitter account. Only one team remains in the final four in both the men’s and women’s divisions, chosen by her.
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