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Analysis D1Baseball Staff – September 27, 2024 In the fall of 2015, we presented our inaugural Top 100 Programs rankings, which we described as an attempt to assess the overall health of each program in the current era. A lot can change quickly in college baseball, so we decided to make this a biennial exercise. We updated the Top 100 in 2017 and again in 2019. But after the pandemic wiped out the 2020 season, we decided to push the 2021 update back a year to 2022.For the purpose of this exercise, we don’t care what happened in the 1970s or…

Tottenham are considering whether to offer Son Heung-min a contract extension beyound 2026 according to journalist Ben Jacobs.Son is out of contract next summer but Spurs do have the option to extend his deal by a further 12 months, which is likely to be activated.The South Korean has started the season well with two goals and two assists in the first five games of the season, and recently revealed that no talks had yet taken place over a new deal.Spurs weighing up offer Son contract extension beyond 2026Son has been at Spurs since 2015 after arriving from German side Bayer…

Bristol: Malins; Naulago, Janse van Rensburg, Williams, Ibitoye; MacGinty, Randall; Genge, Oghre, Kloska; Dun, Batley; Luatua, Heenan, HardingReplacements: Capon, Woolmore, Lahiff, Caulfield, Grondona, Marmion, Jenkins, LaneGloucester: Barton; Wade, Harris, Atkinson, Llewellyn; Anscombe, Williams; Vivas, Singleton, Gotovtsev; Thomas, Alemanno; Clement, Taylor, MercerReplacements: Blake, Ford-Robinson, Fasogbon, Clarke, Ackermann, Tuisue, Englefield, AtkinsonYellow card: WadeReferee:

Wimbledon’s controversial plans to build 39 new tennis courts on protected open land opposite the All England Club has been approved.The All England Club wants to build the courts, including an 8,000-seat stadium, on Wimbledon Park.Jules Pipe, the Deputy Mayor of London, decided that “significant” community and economic benefits of the scheme outweigh the harm.Local residents and politicians fighting the proposal are now running out of options, but could still apply for a judicial review.Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has the power to hold a fresh planning hearing, but has made clear in a letter seen by BBC Sport that…

Rhiannon Dixon and Terri Harper Final Press Conference ahead of their WBO Lightweight title fight on Saturday night. Photo credit: Dave Thompson, Matchroom Boxing The fourth time’s a charm for Rhiannon Dixon and Terri Harper. The ten-round WBO lightweight title fight is finally set after three previous postponements. Both fighters made weight for their DAZN main event Saturday at Park Community Arena in Sheffield, England. Dixon (10-0, 1 KO) weighed 134.6 pounds ahead of her first defense of the WBO lightweight strap. Harper (14-2-2, 6 KOs), from nearby Denaby Main, was 134.4 pounds in her bid to become a three-division…

Tommy Fleetwood reflects on a season that has seen him improve his world ranking, win the Dubai Invitational, and bring home silver for Team GB at the Paris Olympics   As things currently stand, you’ve moved up to 12th in the world ranking, but how would you assess your year as a whole, bearing in mind we still have a few events left on the DP World Tour to complete? I feel like I’ve ground out some decent results this year without having had my best stuff. I’ve never felt completely comfortable with my swing, although there have been periods…

Toronto Raptors rookie guard Ja’Kobe Walter will miss his first NBA training camp because of a sprained right shoulder, the team announced Friday. The 6-foot-4 Walter was selected 19th overall by Toronto in the first round of the NBA draft this past June. Walter, 20, was injured during informal workouts this week. The Raptors said it will update Walter’s condition following next week’s training camp in Montreal. In July, Walter signed a four-year, $16.78 million contract with the team. Per Spotrac, his deal includes club options in the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons. He’s slated to earn $3.46 million in 2024-25.…

Nassourdine Imavov and Brendan Allen meet Saturday on the main card of UFC Fight Night 243 at Accor Arena in Paris. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.  Last event: 3-2UFC main cards, 2024: 79-68-3 Nassourdine Imavov vs. Brendan Allen UFC Paris preview Imavov (14-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Allen (24-5 MMA, 12-2 UFC) is an intriguing matchup between middleweights officially in the UFC’s top-10 rankings. … Imavov, who’s No. 4, has won back-to-back bouts, including the biggest victory of his career in his most recent matchup as he finished former title challenger…

Three-Time U.S. Men’s Water Polo Olympian Alex Obert Retires Alex Obert, a three-time Olympian and member of the U.S. men’s bronze medal squad from Paris, announced his retirement Thursday. Obert won three gold medals at the Pan American Games. He reached two Super Finals, taking silver medals for the U.S., with which he spent nearly a decade. “(Water polo) has given me so much over the last 20 years, culminating in the incredible honor of becoming an Olympic medalist,” Obert said in a USA Water Polo press release. “When I started playing water polo, I could never…

Keegan Swenson (Santa Cruz Bicycles-SRAM) is on the verge of securing a third overall title in the Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda off-road series, which he can seal with a victory Saturday at The Rad Dirt Fest in Trinidad, Colorado. But there are 113 miles across 10,613 feet of climbing that the US rider has not seen before, and a solid men’s field trying to extend the battle for a share in a $300,000 prize purse to late October at Big Sugar Gravel.”It’s my first time in Trinidad. It’s kind of a similar vibe to Steamboat [SBT GRVL],…