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Donovan Mitchell was on a contender for several seasons with the Utah Jazz as the Cleveland Cavaliers are now, but his perspective on it has changed as he’s become a veteran. Mike Conley would tell him to appreciate the moment when he was with the Jazz as nothing in the NBA is promised. “What I’ve learned is that this isn’t forever. We are not invincible. You have to appreciate this, because this doesn’t come around too often,” Mitchell told The Athletic over the weekend. “When Mike was saying that, it wasn’t that I didn’t appreciate it then, but when you’re…
Jimmy Flick earned a stoppage victory at UFC 297 despite a -34 (3 vs. 37) significant strike differential, the largest statistical comeback finish in flyweight history. Jasmine Jasudavicius’ +300 total strike differential (326 vs. 26) at UFC 297 marked the women’s record and a new overall promotional record for a three-round fight. Rodolfo Vieira became the first in history to earn four submission victories by arm-triangle choke with his win at UFC Fight Night 236. Robelis Despaigne’s 18-second knockout at UFC 299 marked the second-fastest finish by a debuting heavyweight in history behind Todd Duffee’s seven-second win at UFC 102.…
American Coach of the Year: Todd DeSorbo Continues Leading Virginia Women on Dominant Run He has been the guiding force to the country’s most dominant college program, with the University of Virginia having already won four consecutive NCAA titles in women’s swimming and diving, and the Cavaliers are set to win a fifth in 2025, which would tie the 1990s Stanford teams for most consecutive wins all-time. He coached four athletes onto the U.S. Olympic team before leading the American women to a dominant performance in Paris, winning medals in all but three individual events. Todd DeSorbo has not been…
More than one Pidcock will be racing for Q36.5 in 2025. Tom Pidcock’s younger brother Joe was announced on December 24 as a new signing for the Swiss ProTeam, completing their roster for next season.Three years Tom Pidcock’s junior, for the last two seasons, Joe had been racing for the UK Continental squad Trinity Racing – where his elder sibling raced briefly back in 2020 – until it announced that it would fold at the end of this year. In 2024, Joe picked up one of Trinity’s highest-profile wins, the final stage of one of France’s top U-23 events, the Ronde…
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The yet-to-be appointed new coach of Wales women will report into a women’s rugby lead, a role the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) intends to establish in 2025.That new role is being created in the wake of Nigel Walker’s departure as the governing body’s executive director of rugby. Before his exit, Ioan Cunningham left his role as Wales women head coach. The governing body stated: “The high profile role will directly manage the Wales women head coach as well as set and implement strategy for the women’s and girls’ game across Wales and form an integral part of the WRU’s high-performance…
Dec 20, 2024, 12:59 PM ETDerek Sprague has been selected as the next CEO at the PGA of America, the first time a club professional has been chosen to lead the organization in nearly 20 years.Sprague, who spent 25 years at his hometown Malone Golf Club in New York, also becomes the first CEO to have served as PGA president. He takes over for Seth Waugh, the former Deutsche Bank Americas CEO who took over in 2018 until announcing his retirement earlier this year.”To have a leader at the helm who knows every detail of the association and what it…
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has begun the conditioning phase of his rehab from a left hamstring strain and is expected to return to full practice next week, the team announced Tuesday. New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been sidelined with a left hamstring strain since Nov. 6 Williamson has been out since Nov. 6 due to the injury and has been limited to six games this season, averaging 22.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists. He is considered week-to-week, according to the Pelicans. Although Williamson was slated to return in late December, Charania said earlier this month…
The MMA All-Star Team is back! 2024 is in the books, and it was a pretty great year in terms of MMA. Tons of violent knockouts, slick submissions, and back-and-forth wars made up the past 12 months, and so, as we’ve taken to doing the past few years, it’s time to celebrate the 36 fighters who contributed most to our enjoyment this year. The concept is simple: The three fighters in each weight class who had the best year based on excitement, activity, and accomplishment. We’re not just talking about who are the best fighters, but which fighters delivered the…
2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Chad le Clos has swept the men’s butterfly events twice at the Short Course World Championships (2014, 2016) but in Budapest was unable to make the final in any of them. Disappointed with his performances, le Clos said his preparation for this meet was good and he thought he’d perform better. However, the Olympic champion vows to be back in two years and be better.