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After losing to Gauff in last year’s final, a tearful Sabalenka admitted she had struggled to deal with the crowd, later saying the noise was so loud it “blocked my ears”.The atmosphere was no different this time around, with Pegula receiving the majority of the support from the packed 23,000-seater stadium.There were times when Sabalenka looked like the occasion would again get the better of her as she hit 34 unforced errors and five double faults.Once the type of player who failed to keep her emotions in check, she has taken active steps to strengthen her mentality, including working with…
by Francisco Salazar | Jose Zepeda will move on to fight another day. Ivan Redkach, on the other hand, has a hard choice to make. Zepeda stopped Redkach in the second round of a battle between former title challengers. Redkach was floored three times as the fight was stopped at 2:02 of round two Friday night at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. “I trained really hard for the fight and I was confident in my conditioning,” said Zepeda after the fight. “I throw a lot of punches, compared to other fighters.”The DAZN-aired welterweight fight saw Zepeda—from nearby Baldwin…
ATLANTA — A Masters green jacket and an Olympic gold medal. A first-time father and his first time being arrested. A year Scottie Scheffler won’t forget ended the best way possible Sunday when he won the FedEx Cup to cap off golf’s best season in nearly two decades.”If you can describe it in words, more power to you,” Scheffler said after his four-shot victory in the Tour Championship for his eighth win of the year. “Because I don’t think I can.”As always, his clubs spoke volumes.Scheffler, who led by as many as seven shots at East Lake early in the…
The Denver Nuggets and star point guard Jamal Murray have agreed to a four-year, $208 million maximum contract extension, his agents Jeff Schwartz and Mike George announced on Saturday. The deal keeps Murray out of free agency next summer and under contract through the 2028-29 season. Jamal Murray’s four-year, $208 million max contract extension ties him to the Denver Nuggets for five seasons and $244 million According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the new contract extension also ties Murray to the Nuggets for a total of five seasons and $244 million. He’s slated to make $36.01 million in 2024-25. The Kentucky…
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/gallery/usman-nurmagomedov-def-alexander-shabliy-at-bellator-champions-series-san-diego-best-photos September 8, 2024 1:33 am ET Check out these photos from Usman Nurmagomedov’s lightweight title defense against Alexander Shabliy at Bellator Champions Series: San Diego, which took place at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. (Photos by Cooper Neill, Bellator MMA) Be sure to visit the MMA Junkie Instagram page and YouTube channel to discuss this and more content with fans of mixed martial arts.
Breeja Larson ’14 – Women’s Swimming & Diving Breeja Larson is an Olympic gold medalist who achieved overwhelming success during her four-year swimming career at Texas A&M. Larson earned Olympic gold with Team USA in the 400-medley relay at the 2012 London Games, swimming the breaststroke leg in prelims. She also finished sixth in the 100 breast at the London Games. As a collegian, Larson reigned supreme in the 100 breast, claiming the NCAA title from 2012-14. All three efforts resulted in new meet records. She also claimed second in the event as a freshman in 2011. Finishing in the…
The point has been made before, but professional cycling is a relentless sort of exercise. After Brandon McNulty’s wheels slipped from under him on the descent of the Puerto de Lumeras on stage 13 of the Vuelta a España, he wound up sliding off the road, under the guardrail and deep into the bushes.As soon as he stopped sliding, McNulty scrambled back up the grass bank, and as soon as he scrambled over the guardrail, he looked for his bike. There was scarcely time for UAE Team Emirates directeur sportif Manuele Mori to check on his rider before McNulty was…
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There is a lot of interest in Jamal Musiala from all top European clubs, according to Fabrizio Romano, while Bayern Munich have also been making it one of their main missions to tie him down to a new contract amid transfer rumours linking him with Manchester City.Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for the latest edition of his Daily Briefing column, Romano provided an update on Musiala’s situation as it seems Bayern have been trying hard for some time now to get the Germany international to commit his future, without any success so far.Musiala has shone for Bayern and for the German…
Records were smashed in embarrassing Wallabies loss Argentina put 67 points on the Aussie defenceIt’s the most points shipped in a Test match by WallabiesBy Murray Wenzel For Australian Associated Press Published: 19:33 EDT, 7 September 2024 | Updated: 19:33 EDT, 7 September 2024 Argentina have handed the Wallabies a historic belting in Santa Fe, scoring nine tries to come from 17 points behind and win 67-27.The hosts were down 20-3 before clicking into top gear with 10 minutes to play in the first half on Sunday morning (AEST), scoring four tries in the last nine minutes.It’s the most points the…