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Fall Report Aaron Fitt – December 27, 2024 DURHAM, N.C. — Few programs can rival Duke’s stunning ascension to the ranks of national powers over the past decade. In the fall of 2015, when D1Baseball unveiled its inaugural Top 100 Programs list, Duke was unranked. In the fall of 2024, the Blue Devils ranked No. 28. The only programs that made higher climbs out of the 2015 unranked heap are Tennessee (now No. 2) and Wake Forest (now No. 24) — and both of those programs had richer histories and better infrastructure in place than Duke had when Chris Pollard…
When Mosese Tuipulotu was pictured enjoying Christmas dinner the other day with big brother Sione, Tom Jordan, Josh McKay, Jack Dempsey and others, the thought arose that it might have been the closest an Edinburgh player had got to a Glasgow counterpart all week.Mosese was evidently a very welcome interloper into the annual gathering of Warriors’ southern hemisphere ‘orphans’, those players spending the festive period thousands of miles from close friends and family.It was another sign of the warm bonds that have been forged at Scotstoun over the last few years, head coach Franco Smith cultivating a happy dressing room…
Iga Swiatek was “scared” of a hostile reaction to her doping ban and says she does not expect an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) after serving a one-month suspension.Five-time major winner Swiatek, 23, tested positive for the heart medication trimetazidine (TMZ) in August, when she was world number one.The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) accepted that the test result was caused by contamination and Swiatek’s short suspension ended on 4 December.Men’s world number one Jannik Sinner did not receive a ban after failing two tests in March and Wada has appealed against that decision – but Swiatek said…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 27, 2024, 04:20 PM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaWorld No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler suffered a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass while preparing dinner on Christmas Day and had surgery to remove glass fragments, the PGA Tour announced Friday.Scheffler, the reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year after winning seven times in 2024, will be sidelined for three to four weeks. He has withdrawn from the 2025 season opener, The Sentry, which will be played…
The Sacramento Kings will elevate Doug Christie to interim head coach following the firing of Mike Brown. Christie has been an assistant coach with the Kings since 21-22. Christie also played for the Kings for five seasons. Christie was also a broadcaster for the Kings over several seasons.
Khalil Rountree Jr. may have lost to Alex Pereira at UFC 307, but he didn’t feel too bad about it. Back in October, Rountree nearly pulled off an incredible upset, giving light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira all he could handle before ultimately getting finished in the fourth round of their title fight. The fight was the actualization of his dream, so despite the loss, “The War Horse” says he was quite happy even in the moment of his defeat. “It was a bit surreal to be standing in front of him in moments, in the face-off and stuff,” Rountree told…
FHSAA State Champion Lily Doyle Selects Duke For 2026 NEW COMMIT: Duke University is putting together an all-star 2026 recruiting class, and its latest verbal commitment comes from Junior National qualifier Lily Doyle out of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. She will join Quinn White, Addison Bittel and Riley Anderson in Durham as a member of the Blue Devils’ Class of 2030. Regarding her commitment, she said: “I am overjoyed to announce my verbal commitment to advance my academic and athletic career at Duke University! Thank you to my family, coaches, and friends for supporting me through this journey. A special thanks to the Duke coaching staff…
As 2024 comes to an end, 20 riders from the WorldTour and 16 from the Women’s WorldTour have yet to be confirmed on a team for 2025 or announce their retirement.At the top of the men’s list is sprinter Elia Viviani, who has not been renewed with the Ineos Grenadiers. Speculation that Viviani would join Tom Pidcock in moving to the Q36.5 team appears unfounded, as the Swiss outfit announced a complete roster of 25 riders without the Italian.Cameron Wurf, who raced part-time with Ineos while also competing in triathlons, was also not confirmed with the British team for 2025,…
Hello, prospective broadcaster with luminous, thick hair. We’re reaching out to you because you expressed some trepidation over the seemingly impossible task of improvising everything within a three-hour baseball game, while stand up comics are thrilled to scrape together 30 minutes of material. We understand! It is impossible. But to allay your concerns, we’re supplying a recent example of a Broadcasting Situation, in the hope that it can provide an example of how to turn any baseball occurrence into a teachable moment. Enjoy! The setting: A Giants game. As an announcer, the demands of the job are both straightforward (narrate…
Unquestionably, he’s one of the greatest finishers in Test rugby right now. Duhan van der Merwe took just 46 minutes to score a hat-trick against England in the Six Nations earlier in the year. That’s how coruscating he can be. Against Glasgow? Largely anonymous.We didn’t see a whole lot of him the last day, which is consistent with his performances in the fixture in recent years. He has scored one 1872 try in his last 11 games. As a threat, he’s been something of a mirage.This is what Edinburgh are, though? They’re an illusion. A team that looks fairly strong…