Author: admin
The NBA is expected to launch an investigation later this week into the Philadelphia 76ers concerning the player participation of seven-time All-Star center Joel Embiid, sources informed ESPN’s Shams Charania on Wednesday. Philadelphia 76ers ruled Joel Embiid out for the first three games of the season for left knee injury management Joel Embiid, 30, didn’t play in the preseason for what the team called left knee injury management and will miss three games this week: Wednesday’s season opener against the Milwaukee Bucks, Friday against the Toronto Raptors, and Sunday against the Indiana Pacers. The NBA usually probes a team anytime…
Khamzat Chimaev has nothing but respect for Kamaru Usman. On Saturday, ‘Borz’ will return to the Octagon for the first time in a year when he meets Robert Whittaker in a potential middleweight title eliminator at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi. The fight will come almost exactly one year to the day that Chimaev last fought. That came at UFC 294 when he went toe-to-toe with former welterweight world champion Kamaru Usman. Borz’ came out on top via a majority decision, moving to 13-0 in his mixed martial arts career while handing ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ his third-straight loss inside the…
The Big Ten Conference announced its weekly swimming and diving awards. Swimmer of the Week Phoebe Bacon, Wisconsin Gr. – Chevy Chase, Md. – Stone Ridge School of Sacred Heart – Major: Health Promotion Secured first place finishes and NCAA B cut times in three of her four races this weekend in a triangular meet against Michigan and Notre Dame Finished with a time of 1:55.61 in the 200 backstroke, 1:58.50 in the 200 IM and 1:57.37 in the 200 butterfly Bacon was less than a half a second off the cut time in her second-place finish…
Chantal van den Broek-Blaak has decided to extend her career and contract with SD Worx-Protime for one more year, looking to make her 11th season with the team her final one in the professional peloton.The rider had initially planned to retire in 2022 but signed on through till the end of 2024 when it became increasingly clear that she wasn’t yet done with professional cycling and was reassured that plans to start a family were no reason to hesitate. The Dutch rider had a 2023 season with no racing as she welcomed her first child, returning to the peloton in 2024.…
This content is for Premium, Super-Premium, and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Value Breakout: Brenton Doyle appeared first on Baseball Prospectus.
Centre has not played all season due to shoulder injury but returns on SaturdayAlex Lozowski, who has not played Test since 2018, is leading candidate to fill in Experienced fly-half George Ford also returned to training after a quad injury By Nik Simon Published: 16:40 EDT, 23 October 2024 | Updated: 18:42 EDT, 23 October 2024 Henry Slade will fly home early from England’s training camp in Spain in a quest to be ready for next week’s Test against the All Blacks.The centre has not played this season due to a shoulder injury but he will make his comeback on Sunday in…
Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week’s Paris Masters, potentially ending his 2024 season.The 37-year-old, who is the defending champion in Paris, has won a record 40 Masters titles in his career along with his 24 Grand Slam titles.Djokovic is still in contention to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin next month, but is currently sixth in the race for the eight-man field event with a number of players still able to overtake him.”Unfortunately I won’t be playing the Paris Masters this year,” Djokovic posted on social media.”I have a lot of great memories, winning seven titles and…
by Keith Idec Regis Prograis prefaced his assessment of Ryan Garcia’s performance-enhancing drug ordeal by stressing he understands that the besmirched star “cheated” and that using ostarine is “illegal.” The former WBA/WBC 140-pound doesn’t think, though, that Garcia’s use of a banned substance had nearly as much impact on the outcome of his overturned victory versus Devin Haney as Haney has stated. Haney, the former undisputed lightweight champ, even sued Garcia late last month because his rival tested positive for ostarine after their 12-round welterweight fight April 20 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Haney, of Henderson, Nevada, sought damages for…
Stapleford Park, a historic Grade I listed country house hotel near Melton Mowbray, ceased operations on October 16, 2024, after its owners, DreamR Group, called in liquidators due to ongoing financial challenges. The owners of the prestigious four-star hotel and country retreat cited “adverse trading conditions” as the reason for the immediate closure. DreamR Group, which acquired the property two years ago, has now enlisted specialist insolvency practitioners, Leonard Curtis, to handle the company’s entry into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. In a statement sent to members last week, the hotel announced its closure and the termination of all club memberships, effective…
The NBA is expected to open an investigation whether the Philadelphia 76ers are violating the player participation policy with the absence of Joel Embiid. The Sixers have already ruled out Embiid for all three of their games this week with what they are terming left knee injury management. The 76ers said Embiid is “responding well to his individualized plan” and will ramp up his return-to-play activities this week, including going through scrimmages. Both Embiid and Paul George are expected to miss back-to-back games this season. Embiid has lost 25 to 30 pounds, with the hope to lose more, and will…