Author: Mikesportz
Ireland’s Abigail Lyle says competing in Paris “exceeded every expectation” that she had as she made her Olympic debut in the dressage on Tuesday. Riding on Giraldo, who she affectionately calls ‘Artie’, Lyle finished sixth in her group with a score of 69.441 in the individual dressage competition held at the the stunning Palace of Versailles. The 39-year-old from Bangor only started competing in dressage events in her mid-20s but described her first taste of Olympic competition as “incredible”. “That was the best ride I have ever had in my entire life. It was incredible,” Lyle told BBC Sport. It…
Athletics Ireland Board Seeks Expressions of Interest for the Following Positions From 2025 to April 2027 The Board of Athletics Ireland seek expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced individuals to the following positions. The Board, co-optee positions and an independent position The High-Performance Committee The Finance & Audit Committee The Governance Committee Coaching & Development Committee Marketing Committee Participation Committee Terms of Reference for the respective committees are available here https://www.athleticsireland.ie/about/committees/ Please send a one-page letter only detailing the role for which you seek appointment and reasons for your suitability to congress@athleticsireland.ie Applications close Monday 5th May 2025. CLUB SPOTLIGHT SERIES:…
Replacing Fred Kerley Last Minute, Track and Field Star Opens Up About Career-Defining Moment at Grand Slam Track Brandon Hicklin’s phone rang early on the morning of May 3, a call that would change the course of his career. “My agent called me Friday morning and said, You’re going to Grand Slam,” Hicklin recalled with a hint of surprise. “I’m like, ‘Alright, cool.’” What seemed like an ordinary conversation soon turned into an extraordinary opportunity. Just days before the high-stakes Grand Slam Track Meet in Miami, the American sprinter found himself stepping into Fred Kerley’s shoes. Following Kerley’s abrupt withdrawal,…
REPORT: Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid Reveals BJ Thompson Update The Kansas City Chiefs started their Rookie Minicamp with a message from head coach Andy Reid, who revealed that B.J. Thompson has been officially released from the team. Thompson has been on the Non-Football Injury/Illness list since last June after suffering a cardiac arrest as a result of a seizure which he suffered during a team meeting. Reid announced Thompson’s release but also showed optimism that the player’s career has not exactly ended. B.J. Thompson has been a part of the Kansas City Chiefs team since 2023 after the…
UCF Knights star back RJ Harvey is headed to the Mile High City. With the 60th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos selected the Big 12 standout and former Virginia Cavaliers QB who transferred back home to Orlando, Fla. His senior year performance culminated in 22 touchdowns and 1,577 yards on 232 carries in 2024. He becomes UCF’s highest-drafted RB in school history. Harvey’s dynamic playmaking ability, both as a receiver and creating behind the line of scrimmage, even with teams stacking the box, left UCF with the most career touchdowns ever scored, at 48. Friday evening,…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State’s running back position received added depth on Monday as the Wildcats signed transfer Antonio Martin Jr. Martin spent spring practices at ULM after competing the 2024 season at Southeastern Louisiana. Prior to that, the Atlanta, Georgia, native was at Blinn College in 2023 after redshirting the 2022 season at Georgia Tech. Last season at Southeastern, Martin played in 12 games with nine starts as he totaled 1,228 yards and 11 touchdowns en route to All-Southland Conference First Team honors. He was also named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, which goes to the top…
Wisconsin football legend explains his own NFL draft misleading phone call story Ben Kenney Badgers Wire Gordon thought the call was from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or Jacksonville Jaguars, who had the first and third overall picks, respectively. The call was actually from the father of his Wisconsin teammate, George Rushing. Gordon was selected 15th overall by the then-San Diego Chargers. No story has dominated the post-NFL draft headlines quite like the prank call from the son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich to former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders on the first night of the three-day event. The call became…
Indiana football has gone back into the transfer portal to add depth out wide with the addition of California transfer wide receiver Jonathan Brady, who announced his commitment to the Hoosiers late on Saturday night. The announcement comes after Brady visited Indiana earlier in the week. The Hoosiers beat out the likes of Tennessee and Miami (FL) for Brady’s services. Brady, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound wide receiver is rated as a three-star transfer and the No. 105 ranked wideout in the transfer portal, according to On3. TRENDING: Legacy DL recruit Blake Smythe commits to Indiana Last year, in his lone season…
Kentucky was on a list of possible programs who could be recruiting USC’s Desmond Claude following the latest news regarding him in the NCAA Transfer Portal. However, a pair of insiders have since refuted that. On3’s Joe Tipton tweeted the latest regarding Claude, per sources, and any possible involvement with him by Kentucky on Monday evening. He posted that UK “isn’t expected” to be recruiting Claude in response to similar notes by KSR’s Jacob Polachecktonight. “Kentucky isn’t expected to be involved in the recruitment of USC transfer Desmond Claude, sources tell @On3sports,” Tipton posted. “As Polacheck writes here, I don’t…
Mark Pope Reflects on Kentucky’s First Season Coach Mark Pope sits down with CBS’s Jon Rothstein to discuss last season’s outcome. The 2024-25 season marked a turning point in men’s college basketball, particularly for the Southeastern Conference. In what has widely been called the most competitive year in the sport’s modern era, 14 of the SEC’s 16 teams earned NCAA Tournament bids, the most ever from a single conference. Seven advanced to the Sweet 16, four made the Elite Eight, two reached the Final Four, and Florida captured the national championship. For Kentucky, a 10-8 finish in the SEC and…