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LeBron James looked refreshed in his return to the Los Angeles Lakers lineup on Sunday. James said he would have liked to have played, but said the team did the right thing by having him take some time off. “If it was up to just me, I probably would’ve played,” James said. “It would’ve been hard to keep me away from it. I have a team and I got to listen to them as well. They look out for my best interest.” James who had a stated goal of playing in all 82 games this season, also said the soreness…
Stephen A. Smith heavily dismisses Conor McGregor in a potential boxing match againt Logan Paul. McGregor on Tuesday made a surprise announcement that he is in preliminary talks to box Paul in an exhibition match in India before making his UFC return – a fight which will be organized by the extremely wealthy Ambani Family. Smith isn’t against the idea of McGregor boxing before returning to the octagon. With McGregor having not competed since July 2021, Smith believes “The Notorious” would get seriously hurt if he competed in MMA first thing back. If McGregor does end up lacing up the…
Poll: What Individual Women’s World Record Was Most Impressive at World Short Course Champs (VOTE HERE!) Earlier this week, Swimming World put together a poll that asked readers to choose the most impressive individual men’s world record from the recently concluded World Short Course Championships in Budapest. The Cayman Islands’ Jordan Crooks was a runaway winner in the voting, thanks to his world record of 19.90 in the 50-meter freestyle. Crooks beat out American Luke Hobson (200 freestyle) and Switzerland’s Noe Ponti (50 butterfly/100 butterfly) in the poll. Now, it’s time for the women’s poll, which can be found below.…
Following a team camp in Almeria, Spain this month, Human Powered Health Cycling revealed a new look for their fourth season in the Women’s WorldTour and confirmed 16 of 17 riders for the 2025 roster.Ruth Edwards returns as the team leader, last taking two podiums on stages at the Giro d’Italia Women and winning the GC at Thüringen Ladies Tour. Daria Pikulik, returning for a third season, will counter with newly-added Maggie Coles-Lyster, both standouts from the track and adding strength in one-day races. The team will lean on the Polish rider again this season, as Pikulik was one of the…
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National League 1 clubs have united to join mounting calls for an overhaul of the way rugby union is run in England amid the ongoing crisis over record financial losses and executive bonuses.In an open letter, the twelve clubs criticise “major failures in governance and leadership” and a “lack of accountability” before an emergency meeting of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Council on Wednesday.Championship and grassroots clubs have already called for a debate leading to a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the game’s governing body.Last month the RFU announced a record operating loss of nearly £40m, but…
Dec 17, 2024, 10:36 PM ETFour of golf’s biggest names faced off in The Showdown at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas on Tuesday.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedThe PGA’s Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler came out on top against LIV Golf’s Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV event over 18 holes. There had been nine previous iterations of these exhibitions, the first of which came in 2018 when Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson competed against each other.Scheffler entered Tuesday after arguably his best year as a professional — he won at the Masters, Paris Olympics and FedEx Cup. Overall,…
He may have already missed 18 of Philadelphia’s first 24 games but the Sixers are optimistic Joel Embiid won’t be out much longer. Speaking with the media, Sixers head coach Nick Nurse got the impression this facial fracture isn’t as bad as the other two fractures Embiid has endured in the past. “The only thing that I can compare it to, but I wasn’t here, but he certainly had those other ones that were a lot worse,” Nurse said. “It’s not nearly as severe as those two from what they tell me. So I guess that’s good because those were…
The Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 fight card features nine fights for Saturday’s event from Freedom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the main event, Oleksandr Usyk (22-0) aims to defend his WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles against Tyson Fury (34-1-1). Fury suffered his first career loss in their first fight when Usyk defeated Fury via split decision on May 18, 2024. The Usyk vs. Fury 2 fight card airs on DAZN for $39.99, and the Usyk vs. Fury 2 start time is 10:30 a.m. ET. Check out the Usyk vs. Fury 2 fight card below: Fight card…
2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Kate Douglass was one of three American women who earned 7 medals in Budapest last week, amassing 5 individual medals and breaking 4 world records. Douglass emphasized that because the United States largely trains and competes in yards, the world doesn’t often get to see just how good Americans can be in short course. So when USA does compete in short course meters… this happens.