Knoxville News Sentinel published an article about a biological male cyclist competing in the women’s sports division. Because, on Sunday, Knoxville, Tennessee hosted the USA Cycling Pro Road championships. And biological male Austin Killips — who two weeks ago won a women’s race by over five minutes — competed in the event.
The writer establishes her position on the issue immediately. The first line of the story reads, “Austin Killips remembered why she loves cycling Friday night.
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John Daly gave the world an insight into how he enjoys concerts in the only way he knows how — a grand entrance.
The legend of John Daly continues to grow. At a Kenny Chesney concert Friday night, he drove his golf cart right into the pit, making an amazing entrance. That golf cart seems to go wherever Daly goes, giving him even more legendary status.
Daly has long since been a fan favorite among golf fans for wearing bright colors, drinking beers, smoking cigarettes and pretty much doing whatever he wanted.
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Ilia Topuria is about to enter the top five of the featherweight division, an accomplishment Josh Emmett made him earn.
Topuria defeated Emmett by unanimous decision Saturday, with a scorecard (50–42, 50–44, 49–45) rarely seen at this high a level in the sport. But Emmett refused to relent, pushing forward despite and withstanding enormous pressure as Topuria controlled all five rounds.
“I was surprised by his toughness,” says Topuria.
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So Nick Bosa’s about to get really, really rich (see above), and he’s not the only one—which is where we’ll start our list of the dozen things we’ll all be talking about when I get back from my three weeks of summer vacation.
The monster, market-moving money to be committed.
The Philadelphia 76ers are at an interesting crossroads this offseason with James Harden expected to hit the free-agent market, and ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins had some strong thoughts when asked about Philadelphia’s direction on Monday’s episode of First Take.
Perkins criticized how the Sixers seem to be focused on retaining Harden and even floated a potential replacement that he believes would improve Philly’s chances of winning a championship.
“We don’t even know who the most important player to that franchise is,” Perkins said.
This dad’s got the blind side.
Gender reveals are the stupidest thing and remain the stupidest thing — but this one is actually good.
Man went STRAIGHT to pass pro pic.twitter.com/NVDYRfooLH
— B (@bwriiight) June 26, 2023
Typically I don’t like to yuck anyone’s yum, except when it comes to gender reveals. They’re contrived nonsense nobody really cares about except for immediate family — and even then it’s kinda weird to get so hyped. That said, dropping into immediate pass protection for seemingly no reason is absolutely perfect.
While Wembanyama won’t participate this year, he plans to play for France at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
While Wembanyama won’t participate this year, he plans to play for France at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Fantasy baseball analyst Fred Zinkie breaks down some key matchups to exploit and avoid in Week 13.
The forbidden door is wide open.
That was on full display as soon as MJF defended the AEW world title against Hiroshi Tanahashi in the opening match of the joint AEW-NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view in Toronto on Sunday. This was a unique card, one that centered on outstanding pro wrestling and featured matchups we otherwise would never see.
The match of the night saw Kenny Omega fall against Will Ospreay, losing the IWGP United States title in the process. It was bloody, personal and dynamic, blending together athleticism and storytelling at its finest.