MVPs

Meet the billion-dollar pitchwomen: How Flo from Progressive and Jan from Toyota are advertising’s MVPs

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Meet the billion-dollar pitchwomen: How Flo from Progressive and Jan from Toyota are advertising’s MVPs

They are the money honeys of television commercials and are so familiar, that it’s almost as if they are part of the family. With her perky, girl-next-door look, Jan from Toyota — A.K.A. Laurel Coppock — and the more zanily humorous Flo from Progressive — Stephanie Courtney — are America’s most visible TV commercial characters; and … Read more

Kendrick Perkins suggests Nikola Jokic is winning MVPs because he’s white

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Kendrick Perkins suggests Nikola Jokic is winning MVPs because he’s white

Nikola Jokic is likely on the verge of winning his third straight MVP award, and ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins has a reason why: racism. On “First Take” Wednesday, the controversial NBA analyst suggested MVP voters foster bias toward black players by pointing out that only Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash and Jokic have won the award since … Read more