By Molly McElwee, at Wimbledon
Author: Michael
In the summer of 2021, Sha’Carri Richardson became a national story in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics. After qualifying for the U.S. track team with a blistering 10.86 100-meter time, she was banned from competition for a month after testing positive for THC metabolites.
The suspension drew widespread condemnation, and Richardson’s fame grew in her absence from Tokyo. However, she struggled at first in her return to track, finishing last in the 100-meter sprint at the Prefontaine Classic.
That made Richardson’s 100-meter U.S. title Friday all the more satisfying. Her 10.
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A day after the Chicago Cubs made some franchise history, on Saturday it was the Tigers’ turn
On Friday night the Chicago Cubs won at Yankee Stadium for the first time ever, making some history for the storied franchise.
Saturday it was the Detroit Tigers’ turn.
Pitchers Matt Manning, Jason Foley, and Alex Lange combined to no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays, marking the first time in franchise history Tigers pitchers combined for a no-hitter. The Tigers won the game 2-0, scoring a pair of runs in the bottom of the first and never looking back.
Matt Manning, Jason Foley and Alex Lange authored the first combined no-hitter in Detroit Tigers franchise history on Saturday.
I don’t know if you were aware of this, but most WNBA teams fly commercial.
For whatever reason, this shocks and appalls certain people. The kind that doesn’t understand that chartered flights are pretty expensive. If they weren’t. everyone would take them all the time.
In light of recent travel nightmares — okay, really just that time Alex Stein asked Brittany Griner questions loudly — there have been for the league’s players to stop flying private.
Charter flights have been a bone of contention for a while in the WNBA.
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The day after news broke that Northwestern head football coach Pat Fitzgerald had been suspended following an investigation into hazing allegations, a report from a campus newspaper detailed some of the accusations.
Some of the disturbing alleged hazing acts were sexual in nature. Additionally, one accuser even claimed that players believed Fitzgerald was aware of them.
The Daily Northwestern published a piece in which they spoke to an unnamed former player. He described — in graphic detail — some of the alleged hazing practices.
Yair Rodríguez is looking to upset the balance at UFC 290.
If Rodríguez defeats Alexander Volkanovski later tonight, he will disrupt more than the featherweight division, but also the entire upper echelon of the UFC.
“This is an opportunity for me to reach the next level of competition,” says Rodríguez, who enters the interim champ. “Alexander Volkanovski is just an amazing opponent. Even though I’ve had several opportunities to show my ability, this will be different. Alexander Volkanovski will push me to the edge.
The Tigers were dominant on the mound on Saturday, utilizing three pitchers in a no-hit effort against the Blue Jays. The trio of Matt Manning, Jason Foley, and Alex Lange combined to throw just the second no-hitter of the 2023 MLB season, and the ninth in Detroit franchise history.
After the game, Lange was on the field for a postgame interview, during which he let slip an NSFW comment while celebrating the achievement with the fans at Comerica Park.
“Man.
The Detroit Tigers completed an impressive, combined no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.
This comes just a few weeks after Domingo German of the New York Yankees threw a perfect game against the Oakland Athletics.
READ: HISTORY: YANKEES’ DOMINGO GERMÁN THROWS MLB’S 24TH PERFECT GAME
Considering the significantly tougher opponent, the Tigers’ accomplishment is a substantial accomplishment.
Matt Manning started the game for Detroit, finishing off 6 2/3 innings. Manning allowed just three base runners, all on walks, striking out five.
The gulf between Nebraska coach Matt Rhule’s résumés in the collegiate and professional ranks is miles wide.
On campus, Rhule is 47–43—a record that belies two wholesale turnarounds at Temple and Baylor. In the NFL, Rhule went a pedestrian 11–27 and was dismissed during his third season with the Panthers.
The difference in his experiences has given Rhule perspective as he prepares for his first season with the Cornhuskers, which he outlined in dramatic terms in a June 30 profile written by Pete Thamel of ESPN.