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Livvy Dunne puts tomatoes in her gumbo (LSU gymnastics official thread)

Paul Skenes Was Locked in Watching Livvy Dunne Nail New Routine in LSU's Win​

The sports power couple is back doing big things.

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The LSU gymnastics team kicked off its 2025 season Friday night in front front of over 12,000 people at home, and after unveiling their 2024 national championship banner they were able to hold off Iowa State and get a 197.300-194.100 win.

One of the fans in attendance was Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year was in attendance to watch his girlfriend, Livvy Dunne, kick off her fifth and final season at LSU.

Dunne had a great start to her year, too, as she nailed her debut on the beam. Skenes was locked in for this performance:



Dunne also shined on her floor routine:


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Like how they threw in an offer for the 11-year old boy to hang with her for a Pirates game. Such a Pennsylvania thing to do;-)

Skenes 1-of-1 debut patch card to be auctioned for charity​

The young collector who pulled the Paul Skenes 1-of-1 Rookie Debut Patch Autograph card has decided to sell the card at auction -- and it will help out a good cause.

The Skenes card will be sold at the Fanatics Collect March Premier auction. All of Fanatics Collect's proceeds from the Skenes card will be donated directly to Los Angeles fire relief funds.

The 11-year-old who pulled the card shared his journal entries with Topps on Friday -- where he wrote about how he begged his parents for a box of 2024 Topps Chrome Update cards, finally got one as a Christmas present and opened the pack containing the Skenes card with his family on Christmas morning.

"This card is a dream come true," he wrote.



MLB and Fanatics teamed up earlier this month to raise money to help those impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles through an "LA Strong" collection, which includes merchandise for the Dodgers, Angels and other L.A. sports teams.

The "LA Strong" proceeds are donated directly to the American Red Cross and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation. Fanatics will donate the proceeds from the Skenes card auction toward the same cause.

The Pirates themselves had offered a trade to whoever found the Skenes card. The team's offer in exchange for the card included two Pirates season tickets behind home plate for the next 30 years, a softball game for 30 at PNC Park with coaching from Pirates alumni, a meet-and-greet with Skenes, two Skenes autographed jerseys and more.

“We had a lot of fun with the idea of a bounty, but we couldn’t be happier for this young baseball fan and his family,” Pirates chairman Bob Nutting said in a statement. “Reading his story on how he pulled the card on Christmas morning, what a magical moment. That family bond is what baseball is all about. I would love to host him and his family and follow through with a meet-and-greet with Paul and his teammates, either here in Pittsburgh or when we travel to L.A.”
 
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I am a lifelong Pirates fan. Why should someone endure the agony of a seat behind home plate for 30 years? Can anyone have that experience and not suffer adverse impacts on mental health? :panic::pissed3::argh:
 
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Olivia Dunne Fights in Court After Losing Millions in 5 Years With NCAA Housing Settlement Case​

February 2025. Olivia Dunne penned a letter to the U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken. Her concerns? The $2.8 billion NCAA house settlement had issues. Multiple issues. It lacks transparency. Distributes money inequitably. Excludes athletes from the decision-making process. And now, about 2 months from that, she finds herself fighting in court. Directly this time. What happened? Well, the NCAA house settlement is nearing its final leg, and Dunne is not giving up without a fight!

Olivia Dunne has been running the NIL space for quite some time now. Since 2021, the year when the NCAA adopted the new NIL rules, she has amassed millions through endorsements. Currently ranked #4 in the top 100 NIL athletes, she has about 13.5M followers and an ON3 NIL roster estimated value of $ 4.1 M. Thus, when she spoke up on this issue, it held weight. She is the present example of an athlete who doesn’t come from the football/basketball domains but from an Olympic sport and still has managed to make a mark in the NIL space. Thus, when it came to fighting for what she represents, Livvy didn’t back down.

As per Forbes, Monday, April 7, Olivia Dunne appeared before Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court to formally object to the $2.8B NCAA house settlement case. Among the four athletes who testified, Livy appeared on a Zoom video call and called herself a “Division 1 athlete, a businesswoman, and I’ve been the highest-earning female athlete since the NIL rules changed.” However, she went on to oppose that the settlement does not take into account her true value and potential earning power. She even alleged that she had sacrificed in her earnings.

In fact, Livvy even opposed the back pay offered by the settlement. And her argument was? “My value existed before NIL was legal. I don’t need to guess what I might have earned, I know. I had a growing platform and millions of followers before I ever stepped foot onto a college campus,” Dunne said. She even described that, before the NIL rules came into effect, she had already committed to LSU in 2017. During COVID, her fame skyrocketed and thus, till she came to college, she was already a rising star with millions of followers.
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