Simone Biles, a gymnast from the United States, made history on Sunday by completing the Yurchenko double pike at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. As a result, the vault will now be known as the “Simone Biles” vault in her honor. The technical committee gave the Yurchenko double pike, which is the most difficult jump […]
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Flamengo parted ways with manager Sampaoli
According to a statement released by Flamengo on Thursday, the Brazilian club has parted ways with manager Jorge Sampaoli. The Argentine manager, who is 63 years old, came over in April, roughly a month after he was fired by the La Liga team Sevilla. Flamengo, now sixth after 24 matches in the Brazilian top league, […]
Korean gamers on cusp of gold, and avoiding military service
One of the male South Korean athletes competing at the Hangzhou Asian Games who will benefit from the extra benefit of being exempt from what is usually required military duty is the gaming icon “Faker.” As part of the nation’s defense against North Korea, all non-disabled men in South Korea between the ages of 18 […]
Firm that helped expose Alabama baseball gambling scandal launches integrity hotline
A sports integrity monitor released a program Thursday to allow athletes, coaches, and staff anonymously submit gambling suspicions to regulators and criminal enforcement. U.S. Integrity, a sports data integrity provider, unveiled the “Athlete Alert Powered by RealResponse” tip hotline. This month, U.S. Integrity CEO Matthew Holt said the Cincinnati Reds stadium sportsbook operators alerted his […]
March Madness betting bracket: Can Fairleigh Dickinson do it again? Sunday’s spread picks
The forthcoming matchup between Fairleigh Dickinson and Florida Atlantic is highlighted as the second time in NCAA tournament history that a No. 16 seed has advanced to the second round of play. The topic of this discussion is the history of No. 16 seeds advancing to the second round. In addition, the article offers predictions […]
Women’s NCAA roundup: South Florida tops Marquette in OT
South Florida Bulls defeated Marquette Golden Eagles in an intense game with a score of 67-65 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s Greenville 1 Regional on Friday. The game was held in Columbia, S.C. Elena Tsineke made a jumper with 31.2 seconds remaining to secure the victory for the Bulls. The coach of […]
Rick Pitino Calls It Quits from Coaching
In an interview with ESPN’s Mike Greenberg on the “Get Up” talk show on Wednesday, Rick Pitino declared his retirement from coaching. The Hall of Fame coach has been in the game for 46 years and led two teams to win National Championships. He coached the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics, but ended […]
New NCAA Basketball Eligibility Rules Announced
The NCAA announced new rules that will heavily impact the NBA Draft process for its basketball players. The most notable rules are the following: “Elite” prospects will be eligible to hire NCAA-approved agents Players that go undrafted in the NBA draft may return to school These are fairly monumental changes. The NCAA used to view […]
NCAA Will Now Allow Undrafted Players to Return to School
The NCAA announced several rule changes to college basketball on Wednesday, the most impactful of which will change how student-athletes can begin a professional sports career. Under previous rules, student-athletes were not allowed to return to their college sports teams after declaring for the NBA draft. As part of the rule changes, players that declare […]
John Beilein Underwent Successful Double Bypass Surgery
On Tuesday, The University of Michigan Basketball Program announced that John Beilein underwent a successful double bypass procedure on the day prior. The surgery was performed by Dr. Francis D. Pagani of U-M’s Frankel Cardiovascular Center, and he expects Beilein to make a full recovery. He predicts that Coach B will be fully active for the […]
13 UNC Football Players Receive Suspensions
Thirteen football players from the University of North Carolina will be facing suspensions this season for selling team-issued shoes. The players’ rule violations of selling shoes, which are considered secondary offenses, were self-reported to the NCAA by UNC in July, the All-American reported on Monday. Due in part to the school’s cooperation, some of the players’ […]
Roquan Smith Absent from Bears Traing Camp
NFL training camps have gotten underway across the nation. The Chicago Bears held their first camp, but an important piece would wind up being absent Thursday morning. The Bears were missing their eighth pick in this year’s draft in linebacker Roquan Smith. The player was drafted to help rejuvenate a Bears defense that has fallen […]