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Passages: Heinz Kluetmeier, Olympic Photographer and International Swimming Hall of Famer, 82 Heinz Kluetmeier, who photographed 11 Summer Olympics and was the first photographer inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2017, died on Tuesday. He was 82 years old. Kluetmeier photographed 11 Summer Olympics from 1972-2012 as well as the Winter Games, staffing all but two Olympics from 1972-2016. He worked first for the Associated Press as a teenager before a long and distinguished career at Sports Illustrated, putting him behind the shutter for some of the most iconic moments in swimming history. Kluetmeier died of complications…
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Well, that didn’t last long. Former Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper will sensationally come out of retirement to lace up the boots in Japan.The 33-year-old has been convinced to return to Steve Hansen’s Toyota Verblitz side in the Japanese League One competition.It comes after two-time World Rugby Player of the Year and double World Cup winner Pieter-Steph du Toit was injured.“There wasn’t too many places I would have really been keen to play, and this was right up there because I had such a fond memory from being up there a few years back,” Hooper told Wide World of Sports.“Really lucky, to be honest,…
Getting the call-up as a lucky loser means a second chance for tennis players – but it can often prove a stressful experience.Lucky losers are players who lose in qualifying at a tournament, but receive a place in the main draw if another player withdraws through injury or illness.Four players have received lucky loser entries into the men’s and women’s singles draws at the Australian Open.Three of them – including Britain’s Harriet Dart – have claimed first-round wins.But being told you are in the draw, sometimes just minutes before you are due on court, is far from ideal.”You never really…
By: Sean Crose There’s been talk of Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia having a rematch of their controversial 2024 throwdown. The first – and up till now only – battle between these two ended up being a shocking affair in numerous ways. First off, Garcia’s behavior was surprising leading into the fight to say the least. Then there was the fact that the popular Californian showed up overweight. Then, of course, there was the thrashing Garcia gave the favored Haney in the ring, knocking the man down numerous times en route to a decision win upset for brash young star.…
Jan 14, 2025, 09:37 PM ETPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Tiger Woods was the sixth and final player to emerge from the tunnel and onto the field of play for his TGL debut Tuesday night.No one announced his name. Wasn’t necessary.Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” blared and that was more than enough of an introduction for perhaps golf’s greatest player. It’s not like anyone inside SoFi Center at Palm Beach State College didn’t know who Woods was, and most were even probably aware of how he, Rory McIlroy and others spent years trying to make this notion of indoor golf…
The Dallas Mavericks expect Luka Doncic to return from his left calf injury before the All-Star break. Doncic suffered the injury on Christmas Day and is expected to miss several more weeks. The All-Star Game will be held on Feb. 16th in San Francisco. Doncic is averaging 28.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 7.8 assists in 35.7 minutes over 22 games this season. Doncic missed all of the Mavericks’ training camp and preseason this season because of a calf contusion. Doncic has previously suffered a left calf strain three separate times.
Maxx Crosby, the star defensive end for the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, is joining UFC megastar Conor McGregor as the latest part-owner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. On Tuesday, the well-known combat sports fan and pro football star revealed that he had purchased a stake in the fast-rising promotion. “Bare knuckle fighting is raw, real, and incredibly engaging for fans,” Crosby stated in a press release. “I have always been passionate about combat sports, and I see BKFC as a platform that not only showcases the incredible skill, talent, and athleticism of these fighters but also brings a unique and…
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that aims to bar transgender women and girls from participating in female athletic programs in schools. The House passed the bill, titled the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” on Tuesday, though it was a divided vote, 218 to 206, almost entirely on party lines. The bill would prohibit federal funding from going to K-12 schools that include transgender students on women’s sports teams. It seeks to amend federal law to require that “sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth,” to determine…
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