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Paris Countdown: Olympic Games – as Always – Sure to Offer Intriguing Storylines As the end of nine days of U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis neared for Katie Ledecky, her focus started to shift ever so slightly. The 10-time Olympic medalist had done what she’d aimed to at Lucas Oil Stadium, qualifying for the Paris Olympics in three individual events plus the 800 freestyle relay. Laser focused on getting to her fourth Olympics, a certainty she never takes for granted, Ledecky finally had time to take in the larger vista once the plane ticket was secured. …
There are only three stages left in the 2024 Tour de France, and of the five riders currently lying highest on GC, veteran Soudal-QuickStep racer Mikel Landa is perhaps the one that surprises the most. While the Basque star, fifth overall at 13:24 behind leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), confirmed on Thursday that he is doing much better than he expected, he also insisted, perhaps surprisingly, that his 2024 Tour form is not as good as it has been in previous July editions.“I’m doing well, I’m enjoying it, and I’m well up there,” he told a small group of reporters…
Devin Taylor (Indiana Athletics) Summer Baseball Patrick Ebert – July 18, 2024 COTUIT, Mass. – During my conversation with Indiana outfielder Devin Taylor on a beautiful summer evening, it quickly became apparent he had two simple goals for his time spent in the Cape Cod Baseball League: to have fun and to get better. His team had just lost to the Brewster Whitecaps, 4-3, and Taylor had struck out in his only at-bat, a pinch-hitting appearance. You wouldn’t have known it by the way he graciously greeted the fans that approached him after the game, however, smiling from ear to ear…
According to Bloomberg, Amanda Staveley, the former Newcastle United board member, is exploring her next football investment project, with Tottenham emerging as a potential target. AS Monaco are also under consideration by the British business executive.Staveley, who played a crucial role in the Saudi consortium’s takeover of Newcastle in October 2021, recently raised approximately £500 million for investments in football clubs.Earlier this month, she and her husband sold their remaining 6% share in Newcastle, down from the initial 10%, and announced their departure from the Magpies.Staveley’s interest in Tottenham coincides with a period of upward momentum for the club under…
Despite overhauling their starting side for Saturday’s Test against Georgia, Joe Schmidt says he has “huge respect” for the rising European nation even if Richard Cockerill’s men have “something to say about that”.As first reported by The Roar on Wednesday, the Wallabies unveiled ten changes for their afternoon fixture at Allianz Stadium against the 12th-ranked nation.The sweeping changes are just one less than the number Dave Rennie made to his Wallabies side for their historic first loss to Italy in 2022.The 28-27 defeat in Florence was the moment Rennie officially lost the support of the Rugby Australia board. He was…
Rafael Nadal’s preparations for the Olympics continued with an impressive straight-set win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the second round of the Swedish Open.Nadal, 38, overcame the fifth seed in Bastad 6-4 6-4 to set up a quarter-final with Argentine Mariono Navone.The Spaniard decided to miss Wimbledon to focus on the Olympics in Paris this summer – where he will play singles and doubles with Carlos Alcaraz.Nadal, who is set to play in the doubles semi-final with Casper Ruud on Saturday, broke Norrie once in the first set to claim the lead.After receiving medical treatment on his arm because of…
ALTHOUGH it is often said that the key to finding success in any field boils down to a willingness to do the hard work in silence, it is easier to say that of some professions than it is others. In boxing, for example, it is all well and good training alone for years and honing your craft, but at some point there will need to be a crowd, if only to justify risking your life in pursuit of success in a sport known to harm as many as it helps. Without this crowd, choosing to be a professional boxer becomes,…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 16, 2024, 08:00 AM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaTROON, Scotland — While four-time major champion Rory McIlroy and Greg Norman have been the competing faces of a heated dispute between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf the past three years, they’re probably more alike — and intricately linked — than either would prefer to admit.Norman won 88 times around the world and was ranked No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for 331 weeks. He captured The Open in 1986 and 1993…
The moment so many cities have been waiting for is finally here, as the NBA will officially start to explore potential expansions during this upcoming season. It’s has been years since the first time Adam Silver mentioned the possibility of adding new franchises to the competition, but the league commissioner has confirmed it is now time. However, two things stand between this happening. The first is that the NBA will only consider an expansion if the city is truly qualified for it and, the second is that they still have to finalize their new media rights deal, which is reportedly…
Conor McGregor says he can see himself competing in a BKFC ring, but he’d obviously have to finish his contract with the UFC. McGregor was revealed as a co-owner of BKFC earlier in the year, and hosted a press conference for the promotion in Spain on Thursday. “The Notorious” delivered an introduction to the BKFC fans about his excitement to be a part of the team — but then also saying he has his sights set on possibly competing in the future. “For me, I have a little business left with the [UFC], two fights left on my contract, but…