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Tennessee Athletics is once again well-represented at the Summer Games, as a school-record 32 past, present and future Vols and Lady Vols will compete on behalf of 19 countries at the 2024 Paris Olympics. UT’s 32 Olympians ranks sixth nationally among NCAA programs and is second overall in the SEC. The previous school record was 20 during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, during which five medals were won by Vols and Lady Vols. The Big Orange will be represented in five sports: basketball (3×3 and 5×5), soccer, swimming, track & field and volleyball. With representatives in 16 consecutive Olympiads, UT’s 144…
Kamilla Cardoso is no stranger to playing big roles on high-level teams. Cardoso was instrumental in helping the South Carolina women’s basketball team go undefeated and win a national championship during the 2023-24 season. Cardoso now finds herself deep against elite WNBA competition as a Chicago Sky rookie. Yet, head coach Teresa Weatherspoon noted Cardoso’s impact with a crucial description. When Weatherspoon was asked what she had seen from Cardoso after the first half of the WNBA season, the head coach gave this one-word response:
Tennessee Athletics is once again well-represented at the Summer Games, as a school-record 32 past, present and future Vols and Lady Vols will compete on behalf of 19 countries at the 2024 Paris Olympics. UT’s 32 Olympians ranks sixth nationally among NCAA programs and is second overall in the SEC. The previous school record was 20 during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, during which five medals were won by Vols and Lady Vols. The Big Orange will be represented in five sports: basketball (3×3 and 5×5), soccer, swimming, track & field and volleyball. With representatives in 16 consecutive Olympiads,…
The University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team teamed up with Knoxville Habitat for Humanity on Wednesday to build homes for veterans. The team got started in the rain, but they said its great to give back to those who give them so much support during the season. “I think it’s very important. I know Tennessee has a saying ‘Vol is a verb,’ and I think for me and my team, we are really, really big on that,” said Jillian Hollingshead. “We’ve already done a couple of service projects, and it’s just good to get back so many supporters in…
The Tennessee Volunteers take the practice field for the first time in 4 months this Wednesday, and Vols fans are itching for football, especially after the last team in orange to take the field won a national championship. This year’s team has a lot to be excited about, including Nico Iamaleava, the deepest WR room since Josh Heupel took the job, and one of the best defensive lines in the country. The strengths are exciting, but this team also needs to answer many questions going into the season in fall camp. These are the three biggest questions facing the Vols…
Just after the conclusion of the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris, Beyoncé played hype woman for the United States team with a promotional advertisement introducing the athletes competing over the next few weeks. Clad in red, white and blue ensemble, Beyoncé shouted out the U.S. competitors dressed in a bodysuit, blue cowboy hat and white cowboy boots. She introduced a few members of the team — Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles, Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky — as “YA YA,” included on her most recent album “Cowboy Carter,” played in the background. “Get a look at America, y’all,” Beyoncé says.…
Saudi Arabia’s delegation made a notable appearance at the opening ceremony, dressed in outfits reflecting the cultural heritage that the Kingdom’s athletes proudly represent. Saudi Arabia’s delegation made a notable appearance at the opening ceremony, dressed in outfits reflecting the cultural heritage that the Kingdom’s athletes proudly represent. Follow Saudigazette on Google News Account Saudi Gazette report PARIS — As the Paris 2024 Olympics unfolds, Saudi athletes prepare for what they hope will be a medal-winning participation. The Kingdom, which has not yet clinched its first-ever gold medal in the Olympics, has high expectations for this tournament, particularly in sports…
If you tuned into SmackDown this week, you might feel as if, at the end of the show, you were watching a rerun of last week’s episode, more or less. It featured Cody Rhodes being manhandled yet again by Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu and The Bloodline — Rhodes’ wife fed up with this part of the storyline being put on repeat. It’s as if it’s the song “Baby Shark” that’s become stuck in the head of WWE creative for the latest version of the Bloodline saga.
On Tuesday, Alexis Ohanian, a Reddit cofounder and Serena Williams’ husband, announced on X that he was diagnosed with Lyme disease after getting a “full battery of health scans.” Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams’ husband and Reddit cofounder, announced he has Lyme disease. Ohanian said he was diagnosed through extensive bloodwork and had no symptoms. Diagnosing and treating Lyme disease can be complicated, and antibiotics don’t work for everyone.
Three Brazilian track and field athletes won a court ruling Friday allowing them to compete at the Paris Olympics despite the South American country’s substandard anti-doping program. Shot putter Livia Avancini, race walker Max Batista and sprinter Hygor Bezerra had been blocked by the Athletics Integrity Unit for not meeting a stricter level of “no-notice” doping controls demanded ahead of the Paris Games. The three athletes appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, whose special Olympic court in Paris upheld their legal challenges in a fast-track ruling.