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SALT LAKE CITY – Julianna Pena feels she’s carrying the promotion of her UFC women’s bantamweight title fight with Raquel Pennington this Saturday, and she made sure to let the world know. Both Peña (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) got into a heated back and forth at Thursday’s UFC 307 press conference, mainly initiated by “The Venezuelan Vixen.” Pennington, who makes her first title defense, wasn’t happy with the several shots thrown her way. “You are a warrior, and you have heart, but guess what? I’m a warrior, I have heart, and this whole “Pitbull”…
Effective Thursday, Oct. 3, the U.S. Para Swimming resident training program in Colorado Springs has been shut down. Swimmers were informed on Thursday via an email obtained by SwimSwam, that “after evaluating resources post-Paralympic Games, U.S. Para Swimming has made the difficult decision to discontinue the Para Swimming resident training program at the CSOPTC, effective today. As a result, resident coach George Leatherman will also be leaving the USOPTC.” The email was signed by Director of U.S. Para Swimming Erin Popovich—who is stepping down to pursue other opportunities—along with USOPC’s Manager of Para Internally Managed Sports Rachel McKivigan, and Director…
Ignoring my own advice never to read the comments section on Cyclingnews; whilst sinking into a recent piece about the USA team not supporting its gravel athletes this year, I was yet again surprised by the sentiment many have towards the UCI Gravel Worlds Championships, calling it ‘bike path world champs’ and a ‘disgrace to USA gravel’. This last comment triggered me briefly, because as for how I see gravel, courses can be whatever they like, there is no definition of what makes it a true gravel course vs one that isn’t.If you haven’t seen the course, you can see…
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Wales: Jasmine Joyce; Carys Cox, Hannah Jones (capt), Kerin Lake, Nel Metcalfe; Lleucu George, Keira Bevan; Gwenllian Pyrs, Carys Phillips, Donna Rose, Natalia John, Georgia Evans, Alisha Butchers, Alex Callender, Bethan Lewis.Replacements: Molly Reardon, Maisie Davies, Sisilia Tuipulotu, Alaw Pyrs, Kate Williams, Sian Jones, Kayleigh Powell, Courtney Keight.Italy: Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi; Aura Muzzo, Michela Sillari, Beatrice Rigoni, Francesca Grantzotto; Emma Stevanin, Sofia Stefan, Silvia Turani, Vittoria Vecchini, Sara Seye, Valeria Fedrighi, Giordana Duca, Sara Tounesi, Francesca Sgorbini, Elisa Giodano (capt).Replacements: Laura Gurioli, Emanuela Stecca, Vittoria Zanette, Alessandra Frangipani, Alissa Ranuccini, Beatrice Veronese, Sara Mannini, Beatrice Capomaggi.
Badosa reached the last four by defeating China’s Zhang Shuai in straight sets.The Spaniard saw off the wildcard 6-1 7-6 (7-4) in one hour 23 minutes, although she had to fight back from 1-3 down in the second set.Badosa was ranked 140 in the world earlier this year, but has risen to 19th after 28 wins in 35 matches since May.The remaining quarter-finals will take place on Friday with top seed Aryna Sabalenka facing Karolina Muchova, and Mirra Andreeva taking on fifth seed Qinwen Zheng.Meanwhile, Britain’s Billy Harris exited the Shanghai Masters in the opening round, losing 6-3 6-4 to…
Rafael Espinoza (right) lands a right hand on Robeisy Ramirez during their Dec. 9 thriller in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Photo credit: Mikey Williams, Top Rank A rematch once believed to have been finalized is now available to the highest bidder. The Ring has confirmed that the second act of the Rafael Espinoza-Robeisy Ramirez WBO featherweight title fight series is now headed to a purse bid hearing. WBO officials have scheduled the session for Oct. 11 after an inquiry with Top Rank, who is involved with both boxers. “On September 4, 2024, this Committee ordered the commencement of negotiations for the…
Cobra Golf’s new KING BLACK EDITION TOUR irons, which go on sale from October 18, are aimed at skilled golfers who place a premium on high levels of feel and shot shaping ability. The King Tour, which was initially introduced in a chrome finish, now feature a durable black metal finish which diffuses sunlight, while also offering extreme resistance to wear. Like their chrome counterparts, the KING Black Edition Tour irons are constructed from 1025 carbon steel using Cobra’s five-step forging process. While other forged irons have traditionally used a four-step process, COBRA utilizes a fifth forging strike to deliver unmatched soft…
“Championship.” That was the word that Luka Doncic chose when he was asked for one word that could summarize what will be the Mavericks’ approach to this upcoming NBA season. He only needed a couple of seconds to come up with the perfect answer, during the team’s media day before departing to Las Vegas for training camp. “That’s the goal,” he insisted, as he had one player in his mind. The expectation in Dallas is that Klay Thompson’s arrival this summer will serve as the ideal ingredient to improve the squad’s winning formula, which almost won last campaign’s title in…
There were more than a few curious looks when it was announced that light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira would defend his title next against Khalil Rountree at UFC 307. The assumption was Magomed Ankalaev was the clear cut No. 1 contender at 205 pounds but he ended up booked against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 308 instead. As disappointing as it was for the Russian currently riding a 12-fight unbeaten streak to get that news, his manager has been assured that one more win gets him a chance at becoming UFC champion. “Listen, I’m happy for Khalil,” Ankalaev’s manager Ali Abdelaziz…