Author: Mikesportz
You can use one word for a former Tennessee Volunteers star on the mount. Dominant. That’s the only way to describe Ben Joyce this season for the Los Angeles Angels. Joyce started off a bit slow this summer, but he is rounding into form. That won’t surprise fans of the Vols, whatsoever. His physical tale
PARIS — “The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. Again. The American gymnastics star and her singular brilliance powered a dominant U.S. women’s team in the finals inside a raucous Bercy Arena on Tuesday night. With Biles at her show-stopping best, the Americans’ total of 171.296 was well clear of Italy and Brazil and the exclamation point of a yearlong run in which Biles has cemented her legacy as the greatest ever in her sport, and among the best in the history of the Olympics. By the time Biles, the left calf…
Fans think Alejandro Garnacho may have risked his former Manchester United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo’s wrath by donning Al-Ittihad’s jersey. The Argentine attacker idolizes the Al-Nassr superstar. Garnacho, 20, took a selfie of himself enjoying the off-season with Facundo Pellistri. He was wearing Al-Ittihad’s home shirt while sitting out the Red Devils’ tour of the United States after he participated in Copa America with Argentina.
Caitlin Clark has finally taken a breather from her relentless grind on the hardwood. The Indiana Fever’s star point guard, often hailed for her electrifying performances, found herself with unexpected free time this summer. Why? Because the Team USAselectors left her off the roster for the Paris Summer Olympics. But if you think Clark is sulking, think again. Instead, she’s soaking up the sun and enjoying a well-deserved vacation alongside some of her Fever teammates. One of them, Lexie Hull, even treated fans to a glimpse of their fun, sharing sizzling swimsuit snapshots on Instagram.
Rashford could beat Bolt in a 20-yard sprint with his burst of speed, according to the legendary sprinter himself. Bolt praised Rashford’s acceleration but mentioned he would leave the footballer in the dust over 100-200 meters. Despite not being among the fastest Premier League players, Rashford’s acceleration is acknowledged by Bolt and fans alike. Former Olympic gold medalist and potentially one of the most famous athletes of all time, Usain Bolt, name-dropped Manchester United and England ace Marcus Rashford as the only footballer who could beat him in a 20-yard sprint when talking to former Premier League striker-turned-pundit Darren Bent.…
Mills, who guided Usain Bolt to two world records and multiple titles, has exuded confidence about his latest prospect Oblique Seville’s chances of making it to the podium despite an injury setback. Oblique Seville’s coach Glen Mills has exuded confidence ahead of the epic men’s 100m clash at the Paris Olympic Games. Mills, who guided Usain Bolt to two world records (100m and 200m) and multiple world and Olympic titles, explained that the youngster had suffered injury setback after the Jamaican Olympic trials but has been bouncing back slowly. At the trials, he won the preliminaries and semifinal before finishing…
Bolt is not the fastest man alive, that 9:58 was then. The present fastest man alive is the fastest. If yall don’t believe that, have Bolt race one of them today. Doesn’t matter how the configuration to determine the fastest man alive is done, it’s just not reality, and is very irrelevant to the present. Bolt cannot defeat any of the top ten elite sprinters right now,neither can Blake, Gatlin, or Gay, so stop being silly with these fantasies of past glory, present glory takes precedence… Give these elite sprinters presently competing in the Olympics their flowers now because they…
Head coach Steve Kerr kept a 10-man rotation throughout the contest. He utilized a three-guard rotation in his starting lineup while also bringing Derrick White and Anthony Edwards off the bench. As such, Devin Booker started as a small forward. Due to Kerr’s decision to run a three-guard rotation, Jayson Tatum found himself glued to the bench. He registered what could possibly be the first “did not play, coaches decision” of his life. Kerr has since noted that Tatum will play against South Sudan on Wednesday. “Jayson Tatum will play,” Kerr said during a postgame news conference. “I’m not going…
The Baltimore Orioles acquired right-hander Zach Eflin from the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, addressing their clearest need with an in-division trade that bolsters their starting rotation. Eflin was regarded as one of the best pitchers available before the July 30 deadline, and the Orioles — who at 61-42 have the second-best record in the American League behind Cleveland (62-41) — turned to him with the sky-high prices for front-line left-handers Tarik Skubal and Garrett Crochet. In return, the Rays received outfielder Matthew Etzel, super-utility man Mac Horvath and right-hander Jackson Baumeister. Eflin, 30, has been a stalwart…
Bronny James got some shots to fall Wednesday night in perhaps his best performance yet out of his five games with the Los Angeles Lakers this summer. The son of NBA career scoring leader LeBron James finished with 12 points in the Lakers’ 87-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at Summer League. Bronny James made four of his first five shots, including his first 3-pointer of the summer on his 17th attempt. He finished 5 for 11 from the field, 2 for 5 from 3-point range. The shooting was a major improvement. James entered Wednesday 7 for 31 from the…