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USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of swimming in the United States, has announced the appointment of Brendan Hansen as its National Junior Team Program Director, effective November 4. Hansen will lead all aspects of the National Junior Team by developing and maintaining programs that serve as the pathway from elite-level age group swimmers to the Olympic Games. Hansen brings decades of experience in the sport, most recently as Director of Team Services for USA Swimming. Since joining the USA Swimming staff in 2019, he has been integral in developing education and resources for coaches and clubs via a team…
This is the second of two interlinked features on Australia’s domestic race scene, if you want to read the first before delving into this one see End of an era – Final sign off for Australia’s National Road Series at the Tour of GippslandAs the final chapter of AusCycling’s National Road Series (NRS) played out at the recent Tour of Gippsland, there was a clear and visible reminder that while the sun was setting on one of the institutions of the nation’s domestic cycling scene, a new beginning would soon dawn for racing in Australia.The ProVelo Super League sun shelter…
The D1Baseball Podcast D1Baseball Staff – October 28, 2024 In this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, the team dives deep into the D1Baseball Top 100 Program Rankings (presented by KinaTrax). They explore programs from San Diego, Fairfield, and Tennessee to UConn, LSU, and more! The podcast also tackles the dominance of SEC and ACC schools, the rise of Big Ten teams, and the challenges faced by programs like Fresno State and Rice. D1’s Top 100 Program Rankings are presented by KinaTrax “Every college program is gonna have to get into the biomechanics world.“ Tom WalterHead Coach, Wake Forest BaseballAlready a…
The loss of Ollie Chessum to injury is a grave setback for England ahead of their seismic showdown with the All Blacks, but it could pave the way for a day of the jackal at Twickenham.Steve Borthwick may opt to name his team early this week, ready for the Autumn Nations Series opener – and there is every chance that he had Leicester forward Chessum pencilled-in to start at blindside flanker before he suffered a knee injury in training. However, the silver lining around such a big, dark cloud is that it could allow for a reunion of the Kamikaze…
Ranked 883rd in the world, Halep is relying on being given tournament wildcards as she looks to rebuild her career.Halep, who won the 2018 French Open and Wimbledon in 2019, always maintained her innocence after being charged with two separate doping offences.While her case was partially upheld, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Halep ‘on the balance of probabilities’ had not taken roxadustat – an anti-anaemia drug which stimulates the production of red blood cells in the body – intentionally.Cas also dismissed a second charge over irregularities found in her athlete biological passport.On her upcoming plans, Halep said: “It…
Argentine welterweight prospect Fabian Maidana had more than one reason to seek revenge against Mexico’s Francisco Mercado. And hopefully the result of their fight last Saturday night at Buenos Aires’ Argentine Boxing Federation Stadium will provide just enough closure to leave their rivalry behind once and for all. Maidana stopped Mercado with a brutal, textbook hook to the liver in the rematch of their bizarre first clash that took place in Mexico in 2021, a fight that ranks high amongst the biggest highway robberies of the new century. Fighting with a sense of purpose and determined to flip the script…
Chiara Tamburlini has made golfing history after becoming the first Swiss player to be crowned Rookie of the Year on the Ladies European Tour The 24-year-old from St Gallen has enjoyed an impressive first year on Europe’s top tier professional women’s circuit, accumulating 2,623 points from 23 events and now has an unassailable lead in the season-long competition to crown the best new player on Tour. Tamburlini played on the LET Access Series in 2023, turning professional in August and securing two victories which saw her finish third on the Order of Merit and clinch her LET card for the 2024…
Jayson Tatum and Anthony Davis lead the NBA in PER after the first week of the 24-25 regular season. Tatum has a 68.8 True Shooting Percentage while averaging 33.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 32.4 minutes over the Boston Celtics’ first three games of the season. NBA PER (Week 1)1. Jayson Tatum: 37.82. Anthony Davis: 34.63. Jarrett Allen: 31.04. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 31.05. Nikola Jokic: 30.56. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 29.27. Chet Holmgren: 29.28. Karl-Anthony Towns: 28.69. Trayce Jackson-Davis: 28.010. Jalen Brunson: 27.811. Domantas Sabonis: 27.112. LaMelo Ball: 26.413. Cam Thomas: 25.314. Jordan Poole: 25.215. Luka Doncic: 25.116. Derrick White: 24.817.…
Reacting to a callout from the unbeaten, Shara Magomedov following UFC 308 over the course of last weekend, former champion, Israel Adesanya has urged the Russian to prevent speaking his name — appearing to pour cold water on a potential title eliminator next. Adesanya, a former undisputed middleweight gold holder twice under the banner of the UFC, has yet to book his return to action since he suffered a fourth round rear-naked choke submission loss against defending champion, Dricus du Plessis back in August ‘Downunder. Suffering his second consecutive loss as a result, City Kickboxing staple, Adesanya had dropped a…
NC State vs. Arizona State Ilya Kharun continued to perform well on Day 2 of Arizona State’s dual with NC State, breaking 44 seconds for the first time in the 100 fly while contributing a pair of blistering relay splits for the Sun Devils as they took down the Wolfpack men on the road. On the women’s side, freshman swimmers Erika Pelaez and Leah Shackley helped lead NC State to a big win over ASU. WOMEN’S RECAP After setting a new NC State Record in the 200 free on Friday, Pelaez followed up by winning two more events on Saturday, claiming the…