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Image credit: © Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images The history of the batting helmet in Major League Baseball is a frustrating, mostly predictable one. Despite a literal death from someone getting hit in the head by a pitch, decades passed before the first player wore a helmet that wasn’t just glorified earflaps; that pioneer is believed to be Chicago White Sox second baseman […]

The Ospreys host Edinburgh at the Brewery Field tomorrow at 3pm.

British number one Katie Boulter lost only three games as she beat former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu to reach the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open.Boulter, 28, triumphed 6-2 6-1 in one hour three minutes in Tokyo.The world number 33 broke Canadian Andreescu’s serve five times, including in her opening service game.”I played really well today,” Boulter said. “I came out here with nothing to lose.”I just wanted to come out and enjoy it. Everything was kind of clicking and, apart from the first service game, everything was really good.”Boulter will face American wildcard Sofia Kenin, who beat Russian…

by Keith Idec Regis Prograis was more surprised than anyone when Devin Haney landed a right hand that caused a knockdown during the third round of their fight. The former WBA and WBC 140-pound champion was knocked off balance. He spun around and used his right glove to keep from completely falling to the canvas, but Haney’s well-placed punch caused an official knockdown approximately 47 seconds into the third round last December 9 at Chase Center in San Francisco. Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs), the supposed puncher in their junior welterweight title fight, didn’t score a knockdown. In fact, he lost…

Oct 25, 2024, 05:57 AM ETINZAI CITY, Japan — Nico Echavarria shot a 6-under 64 on Friday — matching his 64 on Thursday — to lead by two shots over Taylor Moore and Justin Thomas after the second round of the Zozo Championship in Japan.Thomas shot 64 and Moore carded 67 with three others just three shots off the lead including Séamus Power, who had the day’s low round of 62 at the Narashino Country Club.Thomas has twice won the PGA Championship but is winless in two years on the PGA Tour.Eric Cole (67) and C.T. Pan (66) were also…

The Orlando Magic are coming into the new year with high aspirations. They did not disappoint in their season debut against their division rivals, the Miami Heat. The Magic won by a final score of 116-97 behind a strong performance by their superstar, Paolo Banchero. Banchero showed he is one of the up-and-coming faces of the NBA. On the night, he played like a future MVP. Banchero came away with an impressive 33 points, a game-high player differential of +42, shot four for eight from three-point territory, and had 11 total rebounds. He also recorded a block and a steal…

Francis Ngannou almost didn’t come back to fighting. This past weekend, Ngannou made his long-awaited return to MMA, fighting Renan Ferreira in the main event of PFL Superfights: Battle of the Giants. But Ngannou’s return was far from a certainty. Earlier this year “The Predator” suffered a terrible tragedy when his 15-month-old son Kobe died due to a medical issue, and speaking with TMZ Sports, the lineal heavyweight champion admits after it happened, he wasn’t sure if he’d ever fight again. “Yes, there was a point that I didn’t know anything,” Ngannou said when asked if he thought he might…

FLASH! Regan Smith Sets 100 Back S/C World Record Regan Smith nailed the 100m backstroke world record with a time of 54.41 at the World Cup in Incheon, South Korea. The US swimmer took 0.15 from Kaylee McKeown’s 54.56 set at the Australian Championships in September. Smith now holds both the short and long-course world records, with a time of 57.13 in the latter at the US Olympic trials. It was the second WR for an American swimmer in as many days following Kate Douglass‘ 2:14.16 in the 200m breaststroke on Thursday. Splits: 12.96/26.67 (13.71)/40.50 (13.83)/54.41 (13.91)…

You’ve almost certainly heard of Zwift Racing and its opportunity to compete on-line. But you’ve maybe been intimidated by the quality of the fields it attracts – after all, some former amateur Zwifters are now racing at WorldTour level.Racing on Zwift is a fantastic way to train and now Zwift has introduced a totally new ranking system, which it’s spent years perfecting. Called Zwift Racing Score, it ensures that you are matched against riders of a comparable level, but still allows you to rise up the rankings as your performance and race results improve. Here’s how it works.There are hundreds of…

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