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For Dricus du Plessis, everything went according to plan. On Saturday, du Plessis successfully defended his UFC middleweight title, submitting Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 305. The bout was a back-and-forth battle over the first three rounds, with both men landing shots and Adesanya, for the most part, defending du Plessis’s takedown attempts. But in the fourth round, “Stillknocks” was able to take advantage of a retreating Adesanya to land big shots, score a takedown, and quickly lock in a fight-ending rear-naked choke. And according to the champ, that was mostly the plan. “He had more heart…
Jeff Thompson will resign his position as aquatics director and swim coach with the famed Germantown Academy swimming program in June 2025 to become the head coach of the Southeastern Swim Club in Fishers, Indiana. An unusual club announcement almost 10 months out from the change, the decision gives Germantown time to search for and hire Thompson’s replacement in what should be one of the more high-profile club/high school hirings in the last few years. Thompson came to Germantown in fall 2015, taking over for the legendary Dick Shoulberg, who left in 2015 after being investigated by the school for…
Lousa Castelo Blanco 191.2 km A second chance for sprinters, what kind of wacky Vuelta is this? They couldn’t find a 17% finishing climb in Portugal? Estimated finish time:17:15-17:45 CEST Not españan of the Day: Wout van Aert Winning in red maybe? Official Site , Startlist
Michigan’s Dylan Vigue starred for Yarmouth-Dennis this summer (Aaron Fitt) Summer Baseball Aaron Fitt – August 19, 2024 Yarmouth-Dennis posted the Cape League’s best record during the regular season, going 24-12-4 to win the East Division comfortably. But the Red Sox were swept by eventual league champion Harwich in the playoffs to end their season. Unsurprisingly, Y-D was well represented in the Cape League all-star game, where hitters Easton Carmichael (Oklahoma) and Ethan Petry (Y-D) were joined by pitchers Braden Osbolt (Kennesaw State), Sean Youngerman (Oklahoma State), Trevor Moore (Stanford) and Aiven Cabral (Northeastern). Here’s a look at some of…
Newcastle United could look to sell as many as five senior players in the remaining days of the transfer window.According to Football Insider, players like Miguel Almiron, Kieran Trippier, Jamal Lewis, Martin Dubravka, and Odysseas Vlachodimos could be on their way out of the club.Newcastle are looking to comply with the PSR and FFP regulations, and therefore they could look to sell some players to balance the books. They will need to strengthen their squad as well. They cannot overspend this summer. However, they will need better players to get back into the UEFA Champions League and push for domestic…
The Welshman has been spotted taking it all in as a decision on his future nears
World number one Jannik Sinner overcame Alexander Zverev in a three-set thriller to reach the final of the Cincinnati Open. It took top seed Sinner three hours and seven minutes to seal a 7-6 (11-9) 5-7 7-6 (7-4) semi-final victory. The 23-year-old Italian had lost all four of his previous matches against German Zverev but battled through a hip problem to advance to the final. Sinner will face American Frances Tiafoe on Monday at about 23:00 BST for the chance to win his fifth ATP tour title this season. Tiafoe, 26, defeated 15th seed Holger Rune of Denmark 4-6 6-1…
The Cap’n gets her first dig at a buried treasure. Ginny Fuchs will enter her first pro bout in more than a year. It was well worth the wait for the 2020 U.S. Olympian, who will challenge interim WBC junior bantamweight titlist Adelaida Ruiz. Their scheduled ten-round bout is set for Aug. 31 on the Diego Pacheco-Maciej Sulecki DAZN undercard from Dignity Health Sports Center in Carson, California. “Finally excited to announce that I will be fighting for the WBC Interim Super Flyweight title,” Fuchs posted on social media. “Been waiting for this chance to get to the next level.…
Jose Luis Ballester became the first Spaniard to win the US Amateur when beating 19-year-old American Noah Kent in the 36-hole final at Hazeltine National in Minnesota. Ballester, who turned 21 on the day of the final, took the lead on the second hole on Sunday and never looked back, eventually running out a 2up winner. Ballester went 3up after four holes on two early birdies. He had a 4-up lead at the lunch break. Kent fought back in the afternoon round, holing a long putt for eagle on the 7th hole (the 25th) to move within two. Then, after…
The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million deal with forward Guerschon Yabusele, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday, after he helped France win the silver medal at the Olympics earlier this month. Yabusele turns 29 this December. Philadelphia 76ers forward Guerschon Yabusele has appeared in 74 career NBA regular-season games The 6-foot-8, 260-pound power forward was born and raised in Dreux, France, to parents who emigrated from Zaire. He was selected 16th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2016 NBA draft. The Frenchman played two seasons (2017-19) with the Celtics before joining the Chinese Basketball…