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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 17, 2024, 08:45 AM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaTROON, Scotland — The R&A will distribute a record $17 million purse at this week’s Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club, including $3.1 million to the winner.That amount doesn’t rank among the top 25 purses in men’s professional golf this season, and outgoing R&A CEO Martin Slumbers said the sport’s governing organizations need to keep their eye on the overall health of the sport.”There’s clearly a market out there,” Slumbers said Wednesday. “We watch…

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The New York Knicks are not done making moves this offseason. Many have already dubbed them the winners of the offseason after landing premier three-and-D playmaker, Mikal Bridges, in a blockbuster trade. After that, they were able to sign their star player, Jalen Brunson, to an extremely team-friendly contract extension. Now, the Knicks are bolstering their depth as they have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with guard, Cam Payne. The deal is reportedly for $3.1 million. New York is already looking like a legitimate contender in the Eastern Conference this coming season. The addition of Cam Payne will…

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While many have claimed the likes of current champions, Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall would prove a significant threat to heavyweight kingpin, Jon Jones, former titleholder, Stipe Miocic is the most likely to beat the Rochester native, according to former champion, Randy Couture. Jones, the current heavyweight champion and a former two-time light heavyweight titleholder, is expected to make his return to action in November in the main event of UFC 309 in Madison Square Garden taking on the above-mentioned Miocic in a rescheduled paring. First set to deal with two misdeameanor charges in relation to an incident with a…

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Set of the Week is courtesy of FINIS, a SwimSwam partner. This week’s set of the week comes from Kat Wickham, former swimmer at the University of Utah (SKO Utes). This set is a hypoxic set. That means you’ll be doing some underwaters and breath control. We don’t recommend this set for anyone that hasn’t done breath control before and we also recommend taking breaks when needed. 400 warmup 4 x 25 (1. 1/2 underwater, 1/2 swim, 2. 1/2 swim, 1/2 underwater, 3. all swim, 4. all underwater) 5 x 200 pull w/snorkel or breath every 5, Rest 1010 x 50 Odds:…

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Refresh 2024-07-17T09:47:06.471Z Here’s a look at the finish of today’s stage…(Image credit: ASO) 2024-07-17T09:35:15.702Z Mark Cavendish finished 17th in yesterday’s finish, the final sprint of his Tour de France career.”We did what we set out to achieve here at this Tour de France. We did it early on, so we’re happy. It’s been successful,” he said afterwards.’We did what we set out to do at this Tour de France’ – No encore for Mark Cavendish in last bunch sprint in Nîmes(Image credit: Getty Images) 2024-07-17T09:25:00.891Z Riders are currently signing on to start their day in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux ahead of 177.8km of…

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It finely hangs in the balance. Bayern Munich threatened to run away with it in front of their home fans but if there’s one thing you can’t do in Champions League, it is thinking that Real Madrid are down and out. Los Blancos came back in that game to draw 2-2 and put themselves in prime position to finish the job in front of Santiago Bernabeu. However, Bayern Munich have a motivation of their own. Their head coach Thomas Tuchel would love to go out with a bang and there are not many “bangs” bigger than winning the UCL, especially…

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Boxing fans will finally get its version of Amazon Prime Day. The Ring has confirmed that Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) is set to move forward with its first Prime Video card. Former super middleweight titlist Caleb Plant will headline the inaugural event versus unbeaten fringe contender Trevor McCumby. Their bout will take place on Aug. 17 at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. It will mark the first Prime card in the U.S. that is not attached to a pay-per-view event. PBC has held three shows under its new deal with Prime Video, all of which came a la carte…

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