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Boston College has continued to revamp its swimming & diving coaching staff for the 2024-2025 season with the addition of a pair of volunteer assistants. Former University of Florida swimmer Taylor McKnight and former Harvard and Stanford assistant Chris Morgan will both join the team as volunteer assistants. Morgan will work as a full-time volunteer, while McKnight will work in a part time role. They will coach under new head coach Dara Torres, who was a surprise hire this offseason after the last head coach, Joe Brinkman, was let go amid a hazing inquiry. Torres is a 12-time Olympic medalist, five-time U.S. Olympian,…

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Blanka Vas has extended her contract with SD Worx-Protime and will stay with the Dutch team until the end of 2027. The reigning under-23 road race world champion believes that the team offers her the best opportunity to develop while racing on the WorldTour. “I feel good here and get a lot of freedom here. I am convinced that Team SD Worx-Protime is the team where I can continue to develop further,’ said the Hungarian champion.Vas joined the SD Worx-Protime team partway through the 2021 season. She is in her third full season with the team has has already accomplished stage victory at…

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Although the football rivalry between Belgium and Serbia is not as extensive as other European matchups, it has developed its own storyline over the course of their few meetings. So without further ado, here is Belgium National Football Team Vs Serbia National Football Team Timeline. The teams first met in a friendly in 1932, which ended in a 1-1 draw and set the stage for the closely contested matches that would follow. Belgium leads with one win in their five meetings, with the remaining games ending in draws, including the most recent 2018 friendly, which ended 1-1. This matchup may…

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Former England scrum-half Ben Youngs says he had heart surgery this year after collapsing during an open training session with Leicester Tigers.The 34-year-old, who is England’s most-capped men’s player, has been diagnosed with an irregular, external and abnormally fast, external heartbeat.Youngs had surgery after the incident at Welford Road but says he expects to be fully fit for the start of the new Premiership season in September.Speaking on his For The Love Of Rugby podcast, which he co-hosts with Tigers team-mate Dan Cole, Youngs said: “You know when we joked around on the pod quite a while back, and we…

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Olympic silver medallist Marketa Vondrousova has withdrawn from the Paris 2024 Games due to a hand injury.The Czech, 25, made the decision following her first-round exit during the defence of her Wimbledon title earlier this month.She became the first Wimbledon ladies singles champion since Steffi Graf lost to Lori McNeil in 1994 to go out in the first round, after defeat by Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.Vondrousova won silver at Tokyo 2020 but posting on her Instagram, external, she said she would not play at this summer’s Games and would focus on preparing for the US Open, which begins on 26…

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Former WBC junior lightweight titleholder Miguel Berchelt is undergoing a step-by-step comeback after back-to-back defeats in 2021 and 2022. The 32-year-old will now face Jeremy Triana at lightweight at the Recinto Ferial de Tlaxcala, Mexico and will be broadcast on TV Azteca on Saturday. “It will be an excellent fight whenever the “El Alacran” Berchelt fights it is a guarantee of spectacle,” Berchelt (39-3, 35 knockouts) told The Ring through his handler Mario Abraham of Max Boxing. The power-punching Mexican was on top of the world but yielded his WBC crown to Oscar Valdez (KO 10) and then in his…

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The life of an elite golfer certainly has its perks, such as free equipment or travelling on a private jet, and can be glamorous in many ways, but the journey to get there is anything but easy, and experiencing life at the top can be stressful. You risk getting injured due to constant play, whether an amateur or a professional. Despite the health benefits beyond just getting a good walk, you face injuries like golfer’s elbow, rotator cuff conditions, back strains, and tendonitis, to name a few. Whether it’s the injury itself or the fact that you’re susceptible to long-term…

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LeBron James was selected by his peers within the United States Olympians to be the country’s flagbearer for the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremonies. James is the first male basketball player to be selected for this honor. James joins Sue Bird and Dawn Staley as basketball players to be given this honor. This is James’ fourth Olympics for Team USA. “It’s an incredible honor to represent the United States on this global stage, especially in a moment that can bring the whole world together,” James said in a statement. “For a kid from Akron, this responsibility means everything to not only…

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Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/07/ufc-304-countdown-tom-aspinall-vs-curtis-blaydes-2-video-feature Did you miss the debut of UFC 304 “Countdown” or just want to watch it again? Check out the co-main event preview now. The segment takes a special look at the rematch between interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Curtis Blaydes (18-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC). UFC 304 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the Co-op Live in Manchester, England. “Countdown” goes behind the scenes with the two fighters, and you can watch the full segment…

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