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Melvin Jerusalem has made his name in world title fights abroad. Now he finally gets one at home. The Filipino road warrior will make the first defense of WBC strawweight title on September 22 when he faces mandatory challenger Luis Castillo at Mandaluyong City College Gymnasium in Metro Manila. The 30-year-old Jerusalem (22-3, 12 knockouts) of Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon province, Philippines won the title in March, defeating Yudai Shigoeka by split decision in Japan, and is now in his second reign as champion. He won the WBO 105-pound title in January of 2023, defeating Masataka Taniguchi by second round…
NORTON, Mass. — Haeran Ryu rebounded from a third-round meltdown to win the FM Championship on a rainy Sunday at the TPC Boston.Four strokes behind Jin Young Ko entering play Sunday after blowing a six-stroke lead Saturday, Ryu closed with an 8-under 64 to match Ko at 15-under 273, then beat the fellow South Korean player with a par on the first hole of a playoff.On the extra hole in fading light, Ryu hit her 120-yard third shot to 12 feet on the par-5 18th, then watched Ko fire her 111-yard approach over the back of the green. Ko chipped…
The Boston Celtics signed Lonnie Walker IV to an Exhibit 10 contract. According to Shams Charania, there is a chance Walker is waived before the start of the regular season in order for the Celtics to keep their 15th roster spot open. Walker averaged 9.7 points per game and shot 38.4 percent from 3 last season in 58 games with the Brooklyn Nets.
Light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira will go for his third consecutive title defense when he meets Khalil Rountree in the UFC 307 main event. Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree preview UFC 307 will mark the third time Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) headlines a pay-per-view in 2024 after already defending his belt with a first-round knockout of Jamahal Hill at UFC 300 and a second-round knockout of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303. A former middleweight champion, Pereira is looking to win his fourth light heavyweight title fights in a span of 11 months. Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) is an…
Leah Fonnotto of Land O Lakes, Florida, will transfer from the Florida Institute of Technology to Rollins College for her junior year of collegiate swimming and with 2 remaining years of eligibility. With this move, Fonnotto will be staying within the Sunshine State Conference. I decided to transfer to Rollins College because of the impeccable team dynamics and culture. They foster hardworking athletes that uplift one another to be the best version of themselves on and off the pool deck. With the beautiful campus it truly feels like home. I can’t wait to be apart of this incredible program in…
Petr Vakoč (Canyon Isadore) and Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ceratizit WNT) won a sweltering edition of the Monsterrando, this year’s second round of the UCI Gravel World Series in Italy.Arzuffi, who was taking on her very first gravel race, delivered a home-nation victory by coming over the line nearly six minutes ahead of the experienced gravel racer Karolina Migon (PAS Racing) and seven minutes ahead of compatriot and fellow road racer Elena Cecchini (SD Worx-Protime).In the elite men’s race Vakoč crossed the line in Quattordio more than two minutes ahead of Torbjørn Andre Røed (Trek Driftless) to claim victory at the race for…
Stories Kendall Rogers – August 29, 2024 There’s no doubt that last year’s NCAA Transfer Portal had more ‘high-profile’ players enter, but there’s also no doubt this year’s portal was heavier in numbers. Overall, 2,845 players entered the NCAA Division I Transfer Portal for baseball. Ranking the best transfers out of that group is a difficult and tedious process, but we separated hitters and pitchers for this exercise. We continue our countdown of the nation’s Top 85 pitching transfers with an in-depth look at arms in the 56-65 range. You can check out my analysis on arms 76-85, here, and 66-75,…
Leicester City reportedly did not allow goalkeeper Daniel Iversen to leave the club after several Championship sides made an approach.With the window now shut after a relatively quiet summer for Premier League clubs, the English sides must now embark on the season with their current crop of players.The newly promoted Leicester City made their best efforts at bolstering their side with some key players like Odsonne Edouard who joined on loan and Oliver Skipp who arrived from Tottenham Hotspur on a permanent deal.But the Foxes were also reluctant to allow anybody to leave with the club reportedly denying a deadline…
“I’m really proud,” said Australia head coach Joe Schmidt.”We made a few things hard for ourselves, giving them a big start at home, a big crowd and difficult conditions.”We put ourselves straight back under pressure by dropping restarts, but we fought, scored tries and created some other chances that would have been great.” Juan Martinez Gonzalez scored Argentina’s only try early in the first half and penalties from Gloucester’s Santiago Carreras gave the Pumas a healthy lead going into the latter stages.Jake Gordon and Rob Valetini both crossed for Australia, with Noah Lolesio adding a penalty and two conversions. It…
It was Navarro who made the brighter start, earning a break point in the opening game of the match after two double faults by Gauff in a sign of things to come.Gauff recovered to hold, but some loose shots at 3-2 gave Navarro another break opportunity, and Gauff conceded with another double fault.As Navarro secured the set, confidently holding to love after coming out on top of a 27-shot rally, a frustrated Gauff shrugged her shoulders and exchanged words with her coaching team.Double faults continued to plague Gauff’s performance in the second set. Another at 3-3 offered Navarro a chance…