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Former middleweight titlist Daniel Jacobs. Photo credit: Getty Images After 17 years as a pro, Daniel Jacobs has announced his retirement from the ring. The 37-year-old from Brooklyn, N.Y., who had first burst on to the scene as “The Golden Child” before his remarkable comeback from cancer saw him christened as “The Miracle Man,” has hung up his gloves for good in the wake of his ten-round unanimous decision loss to Shane Mosley Jr. on July 6. Jacobs, whose final record is 37-5 (30 knockouts), took to social media to reflect on his journey through the sport. He credited boxing…

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 15, 2024, 07:42 AM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaTROON, Scotland — Whichever golfer captures the 152nd Open Championship and lifts the Claret Jug at Royal Troon Golf Club on Sunday will collect a record winner’s purse.The R&A announced on Monday that this year’s Champion Golfer of the Year will receive $3.1 million of a record $17 million purse. That’s a $500,000 increase from last year. The runner-up will take home about $1.76 million, while the third-place finisher gets almost $1.13 million.At Royal Liverpool…

by Zachary Cohen The Hawks, Magic, Jazz and Wizards enter Summer League as appointment television with their depth of prospects. by Wes Goldberg On how Paul George, Klay Thompson, Chris Paul and Dario Saric have found great situations for themselves in free agency. by Jack Tien-Dana The Warriors’ frantic, angsty summer reveals the fragility of genius. If the Warriors once looked smarter than the rest of the league, it was because Curry, Green and Thompson were so great, they provided an answer key to any tests the team faced. by John Wilmes The obvious offseason business is complete, but the…

Paddy Pimblett thinks Bobby Green will never be able to fully recover from his controversial stoppage loss to Jalin Turner in December, and that’s ultimately going to play to his advantage at UFC 304. Green was the victim of a careless late stoppage from referee Kerry Hatley in his UFC on ESPN 52 bout with Turner in which he took multiple unnecessary blows while already unconscious. He bounced back just a few months later at UFC 300, though, defeating Jim Miller by unanimous decision to set up the July 27 showdown with Pimblett at RAC Arena in Manchester, England (ESPN+…

Olympic Swimming Top Races, No. 7: Ryan Murphy, Thomas Ceccon Will Face Off Again in 100 Backstroke The Olympic swimming competition will begin Saturday, July 27, with the best swimmers in the world competing for medals in 28 individual races and seven relays over nine days of competition. Before that, Swimming World will count down the top-10 most anticipated races of the Games, where we can expect to find the best races and where the most decorated athletes will be racing for history. Three years ago in Tokyo, Ryan Murphy of the United States took bronze in the men’s 100 backstroke while…

Évaux les Bains – Le Lioran 211 km Looking like the tour’s first dead certain breakaway stage we should get a furious start. Easier early terrain and a brutally hard finale should set us up for an interesting day. Estimated finish time: 16:55-17:30 CEST Centrally massive of the Day: Matej Mohorič Long stage, brutal course, it smells like Mohorič doesn’t it? Official Site , Startlist

Arizona outfielder Brandon Rogers stood out at the CPL all-star game (Aaron Fitt) Summer Baseball Aaron Fitt – July 13, 2024 FOREST CITY, N.C. — The Coastal Plain League all-star game ended in a 4-4 tie on Monday, capping a day that also included a full prospect workout for scouts and a home run-hitting contest. The day’s biggest standout was Wilson Tobs outfielder Mackenzie Wainwright (Division II Salem), who hit a total of 13 home runs to cruise to the HR derby title. Wainwright then broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning of the game, when he lined a…

Euro 2024 ended on Sunday night with England falling just short again as Gareth Southgate’s men lost 2-1 to Spain in Berlin.In truth, the Three Lions took a very long time to get going in Germany and arguably never showed their true potential, waiting until the semi-finals against the Netherlands to put in a truly fluid performance.They then impressed in flashes against Spain but were firmly second best in Sunday’s final.Spain duo Rodri and Lamine Yamal ended Euro 2024 with the Player of the Tournament and Best Young Player awards.But who were England’s star men? We have ranked Southgate’s top…

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Australia’s depth in the outside backs has been strengthened heading into next year’s British and Irish Lions campaign, with four-Test Wallaby Jock Campbell re-signing with the Reds for another year.The 29-year-old considered heading overseas, but the silky fullback, who last featured for the Wallabies in their come-from-behind win over Wales in 2022, decided to stay put under Les Kiss.“The Reds are my club and I wasn’t looking to go anywhere else in Super Rugby,” Campbell said.“What (head coach) Les (Kiss) is building is not…

Novak Djokovic says he is “not at that level” after falling to a chastening defeat against Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s singles Wimbledon final.The 24-time Grand Slam winner looked almost helpless as Alcaraz powered to a 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-4) win – his second straight victory over Djokovic in the SW19 showpiece.It is another result that marks a changing of the guard in men’s tennis.Between them, 21-year-old Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, 22, have won all three of this year’s Grand Slam tournaments.”Both of them are the best this year by far, I feel like I’m not at that level,” said…