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It is no secret that the Portland Trail Blazers are looking to pick up the pieces in the post-Damian Lillard era. However, one key player currently on their roster is looking to stick it out for the long run. That would be forward, Jerami Grant. A big factor in Grant wanting to remain in Portland is wanting family stability. Portland also happens to be his hometown. Yahoo! Sports insider, Jake Fischer, first reported this sentiment from the veteran forward. Few players want to face the general uncertainty of moving midseason, especially those who have enjoyed newfound stability for the first…
Abus Magomedov is the latest Russian addition to UFC 308 after agreeing to face Brunno Ferreira at the Oct. 26 card, multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report from Laerte Viana. UFC 308 is headlined by Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway for the featherweight championship, with former middleweight titleholder Robert Whittaker taking on Khamzat Chimaev in the co-main event. The event takes place at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena. Ferreira (12-1) was initially set to face Roman Kopylov on Aug. 24, but the Russian withdrew due to illness. “Hulk” scored a pair of first-round…
Artistic Swimming: US Claims Silver With Viral Moonwalk; China Repeats Gold While China repeated as gold medalists in the artistic swimming, the U.S. made history with its first medal in the sport since 2004 – and used an underwater moonwalk that went viral to get there. China won the gold medal with 996.1389 points, which was more than 81 points ahead of the U.S., which scored 914.3421 to earn the silver medal. Spain took the bronze medal with 900.7319 points in the competition, which spans three rounds – a technical routine, free routine and acrobatic routine. The scores are added…
The excitement at the Paris Olympics velodrome rose to a huge crescendo in the closing laps of the men’s team pursuit gold medal round as Great Britain’s fans tried to cheer them on to chase down a small gap to their Australian rivals. With two laps to go, they were within two-tenths of a second and accelerating behind powerhouse rider Ethan Hayter when he nearly crashed after sliding off the front of his saddle.Dan Bigham, the team’s aerodynamics specialist, ‘randomer’, and a quarter of its engine on Wednesday, explained that the mistake was the result of the team pushing Hayter…
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Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez is expected to be named as one of the club’s vice captains according to reports. Fernandez upset a number of his team-mates earlier this summer when he went live on Instagram chanting a racist and homophobic song about French footballers with his Argentina team-mates after their Copa America success.Chelsea have subsequently dealt with the matter and consider it closed internally, although FIFA are thought to still be investigating the video and Fernandez could still end up with a possible ban.Fernandez expected to be named one of Chelsea’s vice captainsThe World Cup winner was handed the captains armband…
A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size As Scott Robertson welcomed back Will Jordan via the bench, the first-year All Blacks coach has tweaked his backline for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash against Argentina in Wellington.After his fine performance in San Diego against Fiji, Anton Lienert-Brown has kept his spot in the midfield ahead of Rieko Ioane.The vastly experienced Leinert-Brown will partner Jordie Barrett in the midfield, with David Havili not selected and Ioane selected on the bench.Hurricanes great TJ Perenara has also been returned to the No.9 jersey and will partner…
Rafael Nadal has pulled out of this month’s US Open, saying he would not “be able to give my 100% at this time”. Nadal, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the Paris Olympic singles and reached the doubles quarter-finals alongside partner Carlos Alcaraz, has only played at the US Open once since 2019.The 38-year-old Spaniard did not confirm any specific injury or health concerns, but said he had decided not to compete in New York.In a post on X, external, he said the US Open, which starts on 19 August, was “a place where I have amazing memories”.”I will miss…
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GREENSBORO, N.C. — The PGA Tour’s final event of the regular season, the Wyndham Championship, will start on Thursday without fans due to the expected dangerous weather conditions from Tropical Storm Debby.The tournament announced Wednesday that spectators won’t be permitted on the grounds of Sedgefield Country Club for the first round.Competitors are still scheduled to start play at 6:50 a.m. Organizers said play will continue as long as conditions allow.Fans with tickets for Thursday’s round can use those tickets for any of the final three rounds.Tournament director Bobby Powell said forecasts call for Debby to clear the area sometime Friday.”This…