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With the 2024 Olympics being around the corner, Team USA faces uncertainty over the availability of one of its top women’s basketball stars. Diana Taurasi, a six-time Olympian, has suffered a leg injury, missing three of the Phoenix Mercury’s last four games and is set to sit out Friday’s match against the Indiana Fever. Serena Williams brings up Caitlin Clark’s name in a controversial speech during the ESPYS Awards Taurasi has continued to deliver strong performances this season, averaging 16.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. However, her injury status casts doubt on her participation in the upcoming Olympic…
Ayr United Football Academy has received the prestigious Investing in Volunteers accreditation. This accolade recognises the management support and professionalism of the systems and structure that support the fantastic volunteers who are the backbone of the organisation. Investing in Volunteers is the UK Quality Standard for all organisations involving volunteers, which aims to improve the quality of the volunteering experience and for organisations to acknowledge the enormous contribution made by the volunteers. A spokesperson for AUFA said “Throughout the Investing in Volunteers journey, Ayr United Football Academy have learned that this accreditation isn’t just about meeting standards – it’s about achieving volunteer…
Mechelle Lewis Freeman had an hour to kill before finding out if she killed her career. She was in Eugene, Ore., for the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Freeman, in her first year as the U.S.’s women’s relay head coach, woke up on the morning of the 4 × 100 final and made a decision that, for more than a century, would have been heretical: She benched her fastest sprinter. Aleia Hobbs had done nothing wrong. Her exchanges in the preliminary heat were clean—and the U.S had already run a 41.56, the lowest time in the world that year. But Freeman and men’s…
EUGENE, Ore. — In the past few months, McKenzie Long has experienced pure elation and complete heartbreak. Saturday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, she felt both. Long, the NCAA champion in the 100 and 200 meters earlier this month, finished third in the 200 final here, qualifying for the Paris Olympics in her best event. She crossed the line in 21.91, behind winner Gabby Thomas (21.81) and Brittany Brown (21.90). Long was a star at Ole Miss who had the best 200 time in the world this season — which she ran in Eugene at the NCAA…
The Tennessee Volunteers have been ranked inside of the top ten in the latest college football rankings. The 2024 college football season is approaching rapidly and the takes are pouring in. That also means preseason rankings lists are being rolled out and Tennessee Volunteers fans should be pleased with the latest list. College football analyst Greg McElroy released his preseason top 25 rankings for this college football season and the Tennessee Volunteers came in at number ten. Here is what McElroy had to say about why he ranked the Volunteers where he did: “It’s a little higher than most but…
New York Yankees got a much-needed 2-1 win on Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. 3-7 in their last 10 games, the past month and a half has been one for the Yankees to forget. After starting the season as the best team in baseball, they don’t look to be any bit of the team they once were, a discouraging sign given the talent on the roster. However, New York now knows exactly what they need at the trade deadline. There have been rumors for the past few months that they want to upgrade Gleyber Torres, DJ LeMahieu, and Anthony Rizzo. Rizzo has already…
A typical day for U.S. track and field athlete Gabby Thomas is a full 24 hours. During the day, she trains three to six hours in anticipation of the 2024 Paris Olympics. But at night, she works at an Austin, Texas, volunteer health care clinic for people without insurance. How does one of the fastest athletes in her sport find the time to do it all? She attributes that work ethic to her mother. When Thomas and her twin brother were young, their mom waitressed and took classes to become a professor. “She showed me in real time growing up…
fullscreen volume_off MLB Postseason Predictions: Who will win the World Series? | Flippin’ Batsclose Revisiting one recent trade Orioles wish they could have back The Orioles wish they could have this trade deadline move back By Brian Barr | Jul 11, 2024 Boston Red Sox v Baltimore Orioles / G Fiume/GettyImages With the trade deadline fast approaching, the Baltimore Orioles are once again expected to be buyers. Reigning executive of the year Mike Elias has made many moves that have been fantastic for the Birds, but even the best executives swing and miss sometimes. With the Orioles looking to help a tiring starting rotation…
ST. PETERSBURG — Jose Trevino was ready to toss his bat aside, believing he’d just seen a pitch sail high for ball four. The Yankees’ catcher was surprised when that offering was rung up as a strike, and even more shocked two pitches later, when he was punched out looking at a borderline offering. As Trevino slammed his bat against the dugout bench, pitching coach Matt Blake was ejected, appearing to tell home-plate umpire Edwin Moscoso: “You missed two!” That was how the evening went for the Yankees, who dropped a 5-4 contest to the Rays at Tropicana Field on…
Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel has been named to the Dodd Trophy preseason watch list. Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel is on the verge of entering his fourth season as the Volunteers head coach, and it’s safe to say the program is in a much better place than how he found it. He has helped lead the program to three straight bowl elgible seasons and holds a 27-12 record over those three years. Now heading into his fourth, the expectations are starting to rise and he has now been named to the Dodd Trophy Award watch list.