Author: Michael

This week, we learned the disturbing news that Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei had died from injuries she had sustained after being set on fire by her boyfriend.
It’s a sickening story that underscores a serious problem with violence against women in Kenya (where the attack happened). However, there’s some good news and that is that Cheptegei will not be forgotten because the Paris mayor said that a venue in the city where the 33-year-old made her Olympic debut will be named in her honor.
“She dazzled us here in Paris. We saw her.

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Watch the highlights of the 2024 US Open Women’s Championship as No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka defeats No. 6 Jessica Pegula in straight sets (7-5, 7-5). #USOpen #Sabalenka #Pegula ✔️Subscribe to ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/youtube ✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ✔️Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ✔️ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeTV #ESPN

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LINCOLN, NE- If tensions weren’t already high heading into the game between Colorado and Nebraska, the pregame warm-ups were an obvious example of the hostility to come. 
As the Nebraska student section began to file into Memorial Stadium almost three-hours before kickoff on Saturday night, there was already a palpable sensation of a tense atmosphere that was waiting the Colorado Buffaloes.

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