Author: Mikesportz

Brace yourself for Saturday’s (29 June) women’s 200m final. If Friday’s (28 June) semi-final is any indication, it could be the race not only of the day – but of these U.S. Olympic Team Trials – track & field. A blazing fast Sha’Carri Richardson made her mark first in the semi-final, matching her personal-best time of 21.92 in the first heat. But it was Gabby Thomas, the Tokyo bronze medallist, who answered back with a 21.78 in the third and final heat—a world lead time to advance into the finals as the fastest competitor. While Richardson has already sealed her…

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Big-time Tennessee target Travis Smith has been winding his recruiting process down over the last couple of months, and he’s set to make a decision on Saturday. The four-star wide receiver will make his choice between massive traditional SEC powers Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Auburn. Notably, Tennessee has picked up a crystal ball projection from On3’s Steve Wiltfong this week. The Volunteers have moved into the projected favorite spot here, taking that position from Georgia, per 247Sports.

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As another Tuesday has passed, another episode of HBO’s “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants” premiered. Unlike the traditional “Hard Knocks,” which covers training camp, this season dives into the Giants’ offseason, meaning viewers are getting access to how teams function during free agency and the NFL Draft. Tuesday night’s episode removed the curtain on former Giant Saquon Barkley’s free agency saga. Barkley had spent the last six seasons in New York after the Giants drafted him with the second overall pick in 2018. During his tenure, he racked up 5,211 rushing yards along with 2,100 receiving yards…

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The Pittsburgh Steelers traded for Justin Fields in the offseason, parting ways with a sixth-round pick (that could become a fourth-round pick) to land the former Chicago Bears signal-caller. Fields was previously a first-round draft choice by the Bears in 2021 and is coming off the best year of his career in 2023 where he threw for 2,562 yards, 16 touchdowns, and nine picks in 13 starts. The Bears, however, landed the top pick in the 2024 NFL Draft due to the Carolina Panthers’ atrocious season and went with Caleb Williams with the number one pick. That meant that Fields…

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There has been a crop of awesome women sprinters from all over the globe creating incredibly shattering records. The best sprinters have always come from the United States and Jamaica. Who are the best women sprinters, and how fast do female sprinters run? The world has been accustomed to great sprinters such as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Aleia Hobbs, Sha’Carri Richardson and many others. They are great athletes who have shown character on and off the tracks. Read on to learn about the best women sprinters in the world. Top 15 best women sprinters The best sprinters tend to be muscular with…

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We are wrapping up the first half of the MLB season. All-Star weekend starts on July 12 at Globe Life Field down in Arlington, Texas. The Boston Red Sox are fighting for a playoff spot as they currently sit at 49-40. Even though they weren’t expected to be real threats this season, they have been battling. They have two All-Stars Rafael Devers and Jarren Duran, who have played a major role for the Red Sox. Despite being selected to represent the club in the 2024 All-Star Game, Devers has decided to sit out in the mid-summer classic.

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Anthony Davis may not want to play center, but he needs to if the Los Angeles Lakers want to compete for a championship—at least according to one NBA scout. “AD is the five. Period. Has to be. They can’t win with him playing the four. And he needs to be in better shape,” the scout told Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. “He looks like he worked this offseason. The last time he was in great shape was when they won the title. He was significantly leaner than what he looked like last season. I don’t know what his deal was.…

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We might debate whether Bronny James has done enough, or anything, to deserve the attention he has received from ESPN and other sports media sites, but there is no doubting that fans are interested in watching him. On Saturday, James made his NBA California Summer League debut for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Sacramento Kings. The Kings won 108-94, and the younger James had four points, two rebounds, two assists, and one steal. In 22 minutes on the floor, he went 2-for-9 from the field and 0-for-3 from three. While the stats were unremarkable and the game’s outcome was…

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There are big races, and then there are the Olympics. When Sha’Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles and all the other fastest runners and best jumpers and throwers of 2024 line up for the Olympic track and field meet, little of what they’ve done on the road to Paris will mean much. How they respond to pressure will matter when the spotlight is on. Will they end up shining as brightly as a Usain Bolt or Carl Lewis, whose knack for performing when Olympic gold medals were at stake turned them into larger-than-life icons? Or will they be more like Jamaican sprinter…

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The Boston Red Sox are rolling toward the All-Star break with momentum after moving to 10 games over .500 with Tuesday’s victory over the Oakland Athletics. Alex Cora continues to get the most out of his youthful Red Sox roster, which earned the praise of MLB Network analyst Mark DeRosa. “The great managers can change their philosophy based on how their roster adapts,” DeRosa shared on “MLB Central” on Wednesday. “There was moments earlier in the season where their starting rotation was carrying them and they were hitting a ton of homers. Then, they went through where they couldn’t…

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