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by Joseph Santoliquito |  PHILADELPHIA, PA — Andy Cruz walks around Bozy Ennis’ North Philadelphia basement gym with a mischievous grin, as if to imply the former Cuban Olympian knows something you do not know. Cruz will be fighting Mexican Antonio Moran this Saturday in a 10-round lightweight fight on the Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov undercard from the BMO Stadium, in Los Angeles. Cruz (3-0, 1 knockout) has grand plans and this fight against the experienced Moran (30-6-1, 21 KOs) is another step in the process. Cruz, the Cuban 2020 Olympic lightweight gold medalist who defeated The Ring’s 2022 Prospect of the…

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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 31, 2024, 03:00 PM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaMost of the world’s best golfers spent the past four months playing in the four most famous tournaments in the world — the Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open and The Open.In August, many of them will compete in the FedEx Cup playoffs on the PGA Tour, which awards a $25 million bonus to the winner.So where does an Olympic gold medal rank against a coveted green jacket that comes with winning the Masters or a…

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Last week the NBA confirmed that they rejected a last offer from Warner Bros. Discovery to match Amazon’s $1.8 billion per year bid to transmit the league’s matches starting with the 2025/26 campaign. This decision unavoidably set up a showdown between both the association and WBD, who is the parent company of both TNT and CNN, who believe they have the right to match an offer. This is why Charles Barkley has decided to condemn the NBA’s rejection to continue broadcasting professional basketball games for the upcoming decade. According to the Inside the NBA host, the league is prioritizing “money…

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After seeing Leon Edwards come up short against Belal Muhammad, coach Dave Lovell would like to see his fighter bounce back against rising Irish contender Ian Machado Garry. Edwards’ uninspiring performance against ‘Remember The Name’ at UFC 304 cost him the win and the welterweight world title. Considering how decisively things played out, ‘Rocky’ and his team recognize that an immediate rematch is a pretty tall ask. Instead, Edwards’ longtime coach believes the ex-champ can get right back into the mix with a win over the division’s No. 7 ranked contender. “I’d like to see Leon fight Ian Garry,” Lovell…

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2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES Defending silver medalist Ryan Murphy of the US missed the final of the men’s 200 backstroke after posting a 1:56.62 in semifinals for 10th. Murphy already won silver in the 100 backstroke this week. It took a 1:56.52 to make tomorrow night’s final as Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez earned the last spot in finals with the 8th fastest time of the night. Murphy looked to be in position to make the final as he pushed his first-25 of the last 50 but he was unable to hold on and the field closed on him as he…

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The track cycling events at the Paris Olympics begin on Monday, August 5 and conclude on August 11 at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome outside Paris.The men’s Keirin will begin on August 10 with the finals taking place on August 11. The event will feature 33 riders from 19 nations.The event will begin on August 10 with the First Round at 5:19 pm CET followed by the Repechages at 7:21 pm CET.The event resumes on August 11 for the Quarterfinals at 11:29 am CET, then the Semifinals at 12:29 pm CET. The men will compete in the finals for gold at 1:23…

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Summer Baseball Joe Healy – July 31, 2024 JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — The Appalachian League, in its fourth season as a collegiate summer league, put on its annual All-Star Game July 23 at the home of the Johnson City Doughboys, the defending Appy League champions.  In a well-pitched, well-played game, the West defeated the East 4-1, with incoming Vanderbilt freshman Brodie Johnston (2027), who plays for league-leading Greeneville, taking home MVP honors.  Johnston was far and away the most impressive player on the field on this day. After putting on a show in the home run derby the night before,…

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Manchester City has been fined more than £2 million by the Premier League for repeatedly breaching kick-off-related rules over the past two seasons. According to the Daily Mail, the reigning Premier League champions have been punished for delaying the start of matches on more than 22 occasions.The report explains that the fines vary depending on the incident, with the highest penalty issued for the delay in their title-winning match against West Ham last season. In that game, the start of the second half was delayed by two minutes and 46 seconds.Manchester City have reached a sanction agreement with the Premier…

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