For the first time since 2011, the USWNT lost in the World Cup, falling to Sweden in the round of 16 on Sunday in Melbourne. The loss also marked the earliest exit for the USWNT in World Cup history, as the lowest they ever previously finished was third place.
After the game, the team released a statement acknowledging the disappointment but also crediting the teams who did make it through to the quarterfinals.
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Deion Sanders is not interested in double standards. The first-year head coach of Colorado had a lot to say about the continued realignment within college football and took aim at those who pointed fingers at his school just last week.
Friday was a day that changed college sports forever.
Oregon and Washington officially agreed to join the Big Ten alongside USC and UCLA in 2024. Meanwhile, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah came to an agreement with the Big 12.
Oregon, Washington Leaving Pac-12 For Big Ten As Conference Realignment Roller Coaster Rides Along – Arizona, Arizona St.
At just 22 years old, Sauce Gardner already has an impressive resume.
In his rookie season, the New York Jets cornerback was a Pro Bowler, first-team All-Pro and the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
But despite his immediate success in the NFL, Gardner still had some unfinished business. And when he walked across the stage in a cap and gown at the University of Cincinnati Friday, he took care of that, too.
“It’s a box that I feel like was unchecked,” Gardner said. “Now I could say I really made it.”
Officially a College Graduate.
The Red Sox endured a difficult day on Saturday, losing on a brutal double play to the division-rival Blue Jays when they had the winning run at the plate. However, the troubles went further than that, as manager Alex Cora benched outfielder Alex Verdugo despite the importance of the game.
At Cora’s postgame press conference, he declined to explain why he benched Verdugo, but MLB.com’s Ian Browne reported that Verdugo arrived late to the ballpark. Still, without specifically naming Verdugo, Cora did explain in a rant that the entire team needs to be more focused moving forward.
The casual cruelty of the game of soccer was on full display as the U.S. women’s national team was eliminated from the 2023 Women’s World Cup by the smallest of margins. Sweden handed Vlatko Andonovksi’s team its earliest exit in the World Cup, defeating the reigning champions 5–4 on penalty kicks, with Alyssa Naeher unable to keep out a tricky rebound after making a thrilling, potentially game-saving stop.
Many were skeptical of the USWNT’s chances against the Swedes after a disappointing showing in the group stage, but a savvy tactical adjustment buoyed the squad—the U.S.
Simone Biles is back in a big way. The 26-year-old gymnast made her return to competition on Saturday night and finished on top of the podium as if she never left.
Biles last competed during the 2020 Olympic Games in 2021. However, the well-decorated superstar withdrew from competition and sparked a lot of controversy with her decision.
Simone Biles Withdraws From Individual All-Around Competition
Her decision to withdraw was considered “quitting” on the United States by critics, especially after she faltered during the vault competition.
Washington and Oregon made a landscape-shifting decision to move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, effectively crippling the Pac-12’s future in the process. Although Oregon seemed to receive more coverage for the move, Washington’s decision likely will be just as impactful.
On Saturday, Washington president Ana Mari Cauce explained the school’s decision, saying it was “not just about dollars and cents” but about exposure and visibility as well.
On one extraordinary evening in Melbourne, the United States women’s national team narrowed its gap with Sweden from a mile to a millimeter. Alyssa Naeher looked like she quite literally did not believe it. The U.S. goalie had been terrific all night and phenomenal at the end, when she made 2.99 saves in the penalty shootout but needed to make three.
The last kick of this USWNT Women’s World Cup went off the right foot of Sweden’s Lina Hurtig, off the hands of a diving Naeher, and up into the air, where it hovered above the goal line and then came down. Naeher batted it away.
In the NFL, training camp fights aren’t an uncommon sight. But when things got heated between Bears wide receiver Chase Claypool and safety Eddie Jackson, there was a bit of an added twist.
As sportswriter Arye Pulli detailed from Chicago’s training camp, Claypool and Jackson had a heated exchange, resulting in the wide receiver grabbing the safety by the helmet and eventually throwing it to the ground. Fortunately, the two were separated before things escalated … by general manager Ryan Poles of all people.
Consider this the live diary of a combat sports writer/fan in conflict. Jake Paul against Nate Diaz. Covering from my couch. Trying to make sense of what doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. Growing more fascinated by these celebrity or varied combat sports speciality variance mash-ups that are taking place more and more in boxing rings all over the world.
What’s a boxing guy to do? There are two options. Shut up and go to the movies. Or, well, watch.
5:30 p.m. PST:
It promised to be, well, something.