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PITTSBURGH — Leta Lindley won the U.S. Senior Women’s Open on Sunday at Fox Chapel after finishing second the previous two years, closing with a tournament-record 7-under 64 for a two-stroke victory.Lindley, 52, birdied five of the first eight holes and added two more on the par-4 14th and 15th. She finished at 9-under 275, a record for total strokes in the event first played in 2018.Lindley finished a shot back the previous two years, losing to Jill McGill in 2022 at NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio, and to Trish Johnson last year at Waverley in Portland, Oregon. Lindley…
San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul recently sold his mansion in Encino, California, for $15,150,000, according to TMZ Sports. The 12,830-square-foot property boasts eight bedrooms and twelve bathrooms. It also features luxurious amenities such as a home theater, saltwater pool, a home gym, a glass wine cellar, and a basketball court. Paul, 39, put the Encino property on the market this summer with realtor Ikem Chukumerije. “Selling Sunset” stars Jason Oppenheim and Mary Bonnet represented the buyer, per TMZ Sports. According to Redfin.com, Paul first listed his home on the market for $16,495,000 on June 21. Additionally, the estate is…
MMA Fighting has 2024 Olympics wrestling results for the Freestyle and Greco-Roman matches in Paris this week. Wrestling will take center stage beginning on Aug. 5, with the final gold medal matches wrapping up on Aug. 11. All of the matches are set to stream on Peacock as well as NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, NBC app and the NBC Olympics app, with the medal rounds airing on USA Network. The team representing the United States in 2024 may be among the best ever sent to the Olympics. Its hope is to bring home even more medals in 2024 after setting a record…
Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey raked in more than $380,000 from her two bronze medals in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle at the Paris Olympics — a larger sum than Katie Ledecky has amassed from nine gold medals, four silvers, and a bronze across her entire Olympic career. Over the past four Olympics, Ledecky has earned $372,500 from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) through its “Operation Gold” incentive program: $112,500 in Paris, $120,000 in Tokyo, $115,000 in Rio, and $25,000 in London. Operation Gold has offered athletes $37,500 per gold medal, $22,500 per silver, and $15,000 per…
British cycling clothing brand, Rapha, has today announced the appointment of a new CEO, welcoming the current boss of Belstaff Clothing, Fran Millar, into the role. Millar, who has also held the position of CEO at Ineos Grenadiers and had been with the team since its 2009 inception as Team Sky, will begin in the new role effective September 23. Rapha’s current CEO, Francois Convercey, has been with the company since 2015, previously holding the role of Chief Brand & Marketing Officer. He was sprung into the role of Joint Managing Director alongside Daniel Blumire in November 2022 after the sudden departure…
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Man City’s Jack Grealish wants to remain with the Premier League champions for the 2024/25 campaign but could look to leave the Manchester club in January if he doesn’t receive the minutes he is looking for. The England international’s time at the Etihad Stadium has been up and down since joining from Aston Villa in 2021 as part of a £100m deal, with last season being the lowest point of his time in Manchester.The winger featured in only 20 Premier League matches for Man City, 10 of which were starts, as the 28-year-old fell out of favour with Pep Guardiola following the signing…
The former Wales wing should make his first appearance for the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend
Sebastian Korda said it was “probably the most special moment” of his career as he emulated his father by winning the Washington Open.The 24-year-old beat Flavio Cobolli 4-6 6-2 6-0 on Sunday to win the second title of his career.Sebastian’s father, Petr, won the competition in 1992, making them the first father and son to win the same title in ATP Tour history.”We [the Korda family] have a lot of history with this tournament. One of my biggest goals was one day coming here and hopefully winning the tournament and putting my name up there on the stadium,” said Korda.”This…
By: Sean Crose The WBA junior welterweight title was at stake Saturday night in Los Angeles as champion Isaac Cruz slipped in between the ropes to take on Jose Valenzuela in a scheduled 12 rounder. The bout was the co-main event of the Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov pay per view card. Cruz, as is his habit, charged in on his man at the sound of the opening bell. Southpaw Valenzuela, on the other hand, snapped out his southpaw jab. It was a fast paced opening three minutes. The second was fast paced, as well. It would be interesting to see how…