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Budapest 2024, Day 3 Semifinals: Sara Curtis Lowers Her WJR In 50 Back, Noè Ponti Sets 100IM CR Sara Curtis lowered her 50 back WJR to 26.03 as she progressed fifth into Friday’s final at the World Short-Course Championships in Budapest. The Italian split 12.78/13.25 to dip 0.05 inside her own record of 26.08 set in Riccione in April this year. United States duo Katharine Berkoff and Regan Smith booked the centre lanes in 25.51 and 25.66 respectively with Canadian pair Ingrid Wilm (25.81) and Kylie Masse (25.98) following behind. Iona Anderson of Australia booked the final place in 26.25,…
I don’t know exactly why, but … I just like words. In some ways this site’s roots were only tangentially about cycling and really was just a continuation of my literature studies. Yes, I was a lit major, and not a very accomplished one. Like, at all. The study of literature requires a dedication and focus beyond what regular people OMG A SQUIRREL!!! Where was I? Oh yeah, literature. There are a lot of ways in which the Podium Cafe came along at the right time — post-Lance (whew!), but meeting the heightened interest in the sport with something there…
Fall Report Joe Healy – December 12, 2024 Southeast Missouri State made program history with its run in the Fayetteville Regional last June. With a 9-3 win over Louisiana Tech in an elimination game, the Redhawks got their first win in a regional since 2002 and just their second regional win in history. The next day, they did one better by upsetting host Arkansas by a 6-3 score to eliminate the Razorbacks and advance to their first-ever regional final. Those two wins are huge for building belief, which is no small thing for a program out of the OVC competing against the best…
Rugby fans have been left in disbelief over the unbelievable number of tackles a world-famous US special forces operative claims to have made during a match.Retired US Army Special Operations Sergeant Major, John McPhee, also known as ‘The Sheriff of Baghdad’, was speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience, when he recounted his time playing the sport while he lived in California.He is a highly decorated Delta Force operator who has over 20 years of service in the US military, having gained combat experience across multiple theatres, including Afghanistan and Iraq. Delta Force, also known as the 1st Special Forces Operational…
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy reunite for a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953
Dec 12, 2024, 12:18 PM ETTransgender players will face tougher restrictions to enter women’s professional and elite golf tournaments after the R&A introduced a new competition policy Thursday.The protocols, which the R&A said were developed following extensive consultation with medical and scientific experts, mean players must have been female at birth or transitioned before the onset of male puberty to be eligible to compete in women’s events.”We have carefully reviewed the best available medical and scientific advice relating to participation in elite and scratch level golf competitions by transgender athletes and decided that updating our entry conditions to preserve fairness…
Jimmy Butler has not requested a trade and would like to remain with the Miami Heat, but if they listen to offers he reportedly would have interest in a move to either the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors or Phoenix Suns. Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, criticized Shams Charania’s reporting on the situation in a series of posts on X on Wednesday. While on ESPN’s First Take on Thursday morning, Charania “I one thousand percent stand by my reporting,” said Charania. “It is fully vetted. As a professional, that’s what I do. That’s what I get paid to do.…
Sage Northcutt will join the PFL roster in 2025 after parting ways with ONE Championship earlier this year. Northcutt (12-3) became a free agent after a tenure with ONE Championship that lasted more than five years but included just two fights. He has stated he seeks activity in his next chapter and will attempt to get that by signing with the PFL. A person with knowledge of the situation told MMA Junkie of Northcutt’s signing on Thursday. The person requested anonymity as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. It’s unclear if “Super” Sage will compete in the…
Gretchen Walsh opened the third finals session of the 2024 Short Course World Championship by breaking the 100 freestyle championship and Americas records she set in the semifinal, keeping her incredible performance at the meet rolling. Walsh earned her second individual gold medal of the meet with a 50.31, improving her standing as the second-fastest performer in history. She’s now just six-hundredths from Cate Campbell’s world record of 50.25 from 2017. Walsh attacked her race, flipping three-tenths under Campbell’s pace at the 50-meter mark with a 23.90. Top 5 Performances, 100 Freestyle (SCM): Cate Campbell, Australia — 50.25 (2017) Gretchen…
Seven stages, 1,130 km, and 14,610 metres of elevation gain. These are the key numbers of the 60th edition of Tirreno-Adriatico, the Italian stage race that precedes Milan-San Remo and is held at the same time in Paris-Nice. The 2025 race will be held between March 10-16, starting with an individual time trial in Lido di Camaiore and a road race stage finish in the Adriatic holiday town of San Benedetto del Tronto. The race includes three stages for sprinters, two undulating stages, and the unprecedented uphill finish in Frontignano, which could be decisive for the overall winner’s Maglia Azzurra and…