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Fall Report Walter Villa – December 22, 2024 The Florida Atlantic Owls had some impressive wins last season, including over No. 6 Vanderbilt and No. 12 East Carolina.FAU also beat Miami – twice.But Owls coach John McCormack isn’t accepting praise.“We also lost a lot of games,” McCormack said.He’s right.The Owls went 28-29, and they failed to qualify for an NCAA regional for the fifth straight year.FAU, regarded as one of the nation’s best mid-major programs, has earned 14 regional bids since 1985. Better yet, they made five regionals from 2013 to 2019, all of those since McCormack took over as…

No news is good news, right?The fact there hasn’t been an announcement yet is a good sign for Wallabies fans. It means Joe Schmidt is really grappling with this decision. It’s a real testament to the man and how he’s dealt with the media this year, that his situation is getting so much respect. We’re not entitled to know the goings on behind the scenes, but Schmidt’s honesty from day one means he’s being afforded time and space to make his decision and so far, I’ve found that everyone who references his family’s circumstances, they’ve done so delicately and respectfully.…

Plans to enhance the spa facilities at Luton Hoo Hotel, a luxury venue vying to host the the Ryder Cup, have been given the green light. The Arora Group, owners of the iconic hotel located just south of Luton, had previously secured permission to construct an additional golf course with the hopes of hosting the renowned USA vs Europe contest in the future. The latest plans, which included a full application and listed building consent, were submitted to Central Bedfordshire Council. They outline a significant extension to the spa housed within the former stables building, alongside a series of ambitious…

The Brooklyn Nets waived two-way player Yongxi Cui. The rookie guard recently suffered a torn left ACL and will be out for the remainder of the season. Cui played just 10 total minutes over five NBA games with the Nets. In six games with the Long Island Nets of the G League, the 6-foot-5 guard averaged 5.2 points per game and shot 42.9% on three-pointers. Brooklyn had to waive a two-way player, as they acquired guard Reece Beekman as part of the deal that sent Dennis Schroder to the Golden State Warriors. The Nets also acquired guard De’Anthony Melton in…

Watch Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 full fight video highlights from their main event showdown Saturday afternoon, courtesy of multiple outlets. Usyk vs. Fury 2 took place Dec. 21 at the Freedom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Tyson Fury (34-2-1) and Oleksandr Uysk (23-0) squared off in the the main event clash. The fight aired live on pay-per-view on DAZN. Official result: Oleksandr Usyk def. Tyson Fury via unanimous decision (116-112 x3) Catch all the video highlights below. For more on Fury vs. Usyk 2, check out our live blog below. Round 1: Both fighters light on their feet.…

Q&A With Arizona State Coach Herbie Behm By Michael J. Stott A sprinter himself Herbie Behm mastered the art of sprint coaching at Utah and with Bob Bowman at Arizona State University. When Bowman left for Texas this spring, Behm was promoted to ASU head coach and now has the Sun Devils once again vying for a national title. This Q&A will be followed by a How They Train feature which includes the sets utilized by Behm during his work with sprint star Jonny Kulow. Herbie BehmHead CoachArizona State UniversityTempe, Arizona • Arizona State University, B.A. psychology, 2013• Head coach,…

Six-time elite world cyclocross champion Mathieu van der Poel is expected to peak later this cross season after dominating the World Cup round in Zonhoven.Starting from the third row, the 29-year-old burst through the outside of the pack and took the lead just one minute and 12 seconds into the race.Van der Poel’s lead stretched throughout the race to win by 1:30, as fellow multi-discipline rider Thibau Nys (Baloise Trek Lions) was left chasing alone behind.Van der Poel finished his road season with bronze at the world championships at the end of September before winning the Gravel World Championship the…

Image credit: © Stan Szeto-Imagn Images I learned so much from watching Rickey Henderson. I learned essential truths about baseball, about the sang-froid that allows for casual greatness, about my own father and his susceptibility to surface-level propaganda. I learned to watch my pen. A writer without a pen is like a hitter without a bat, and Rickey had taken mine. My only personal interaction with Henderson—and it was barely that—came one grey morning when the Yankees’ Old Timers Day festivities had been delayed by rain. The baseball grampas had retired to the auxiliary clubhouse (really the original locker room,…

Chris Busby was in charge of this match at the Aviva Stadium

I’M glad that Mike Tyson and Roy Jones came out of their fight or their exhibition unhurt. But at the same time, I did feel disappointed and kind of robbed after watching it. I think mainly because of Roy Jones’ performance and on the video below I talk about exactly why.  Now I didn’t expect to see the Roy Jones of 2010 but I was expecting something more than seeing him just trying to waste time to get through the rounds.  I understand that he doesn’t want to get hurt (and I don’t want to see him get hurt) and that maybe he was thinking…