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“Nobody criticized him and he was the third pick.” by | 6 hours ago | 3 min read During a summer league exhibition match between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, Jaylen Brown's apparent sideline comments about Bronny James sparked a huge backlash. The son of NBA leading scorer LeBron James, Bronny spent just one season at USC before being selected 55th overall in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft. Benefiting from the nepotism and influence of Klutch Sports Group CEO and agent Rich Paul, the 19-year-old landed in Los Angeles despite a modest college record…
The football at Euro 2024 may not have been all that memorable, but one of the tournament's standout features was the lack of unnecessary drama on the field. For Euro 24, UEFA experimented with a rule that has been successfully implemented in several other sports over the years: Only the designated team captains were allowed to discuss decisions with the referee. It took a while for us all to wake up to it. There were a few yellow cards early on in the tournament, but the players soon realised that they could no longer complain to the referee about decisions…
Story Link The University of Minnesota Duluth women's soccer head coach is fresh off leading the Superior City FC women's team to a record of six wins, two losses and three draws in his first season as manager. Greg Kane The Bulldogs have hired Aaron Blanchard as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024 season. “Bulldog Soccer is very fortunate to have Aaron join our soccer staff,” said Cain, who will be in his 31st season with UMD this fall. “His head coaching background has been notable with stints at Northland College and Superior City FC. He has…
Ryan Garcia, a boxer from Southern California, was charged Thursday with involvement in vandalism at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills. Garcia, 25, was charged with one misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property amounting to more than $400 in damages for damaging a room during his stay at the hotel on June 8. Police said damage was caused to a guest room and a hallway. No injuries were reported. Garcia, of Victorville, is scheduled to appear in court on August 7. It is unclear at this time whether he has an attorney. If convicted as charged, he faces up…
Imagine being an Israeli Olympian. Imagine living your whole life knowing that the dream you train for and strive to achieve every day is inextricably linked to the most tragic event in your country’s history: the terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Games that claimed the lives of 11 members of Israel’s Olympic team. Imagine trying to prepare for the Olympics while the country has been in grief and chaos for the past nine months since Hamas terrorists broke through the border with Gaza on October 7 last year, killing some 1,200 Israelis in a surprise attack and taking 250…
Everyone connected to the Michigan State University hockey program was hopeful they might get to see freshman Artyom Levshunov play as a sophomore for East Lansing.There aren't many defensemen in Chicago with his size, technique and skating ability. The Chicago Blackhawks didn't think so either, which is why they selected Refshunoff with the No. 2 overall pick in last month's NHL draft. Refshunoff could have returned to Michigan State and delayed his career with the Blackhawks, but instead signed with Chicago right away.Adam Nightingale didn't blame him: This was Refshunoff's dream, and frankly, it was also Nightingale's dream with the…
This photo taken on October 23, 2022, shows people looking at fruits and vegetables outside a supermarket along a covered shopping street in Tokyo.Richard A. Brooks | AFP | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets fell on Friday as Wall Street investors pulled money out of technology stocks, taking profits on the rally in stock prices in recent weeks.”We're seeing some profit-taking,” said Keith Buchanan, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments. “It's a little tiring to see profit-taking on the fifth day of trading, but it just shows how big the rotation is.”Meanwhile in Asia, traders are watching the continued exodus of technology…
COLORADO SPRINGS — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center (USOPM) in Colorado Springs is set to unveil a new exhibit called “Game Changer” on Friday in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. The new exhibit will feature artifacts and stories from some of the most famous American athletes scheduled to compete in the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.Highlights include memorabilia from sports stars such as LeBron James, Diana Taurasi, Coco Gauff, Caleb Dressel and Tatyana McFadden.Visitors to the museum have the opportunity to learn what the Olympics means to each athlete and are inspired to follow…
A Lebanon County athlete is taking the martial arts world by storm. He's not even in his teens yet, he's already won dozens of awards and holds several national titles in taekwondo. Joshua Aguirre has been training at Family Karate in Lebanon since he was 4 years old. At 6, he was the youngest black belt at the studio and was already garnering attention. Now, at 12 years old, he continues to take his game to the next level. “Just recently, he competed in Cartagena, where he won four gold medals and a championship in the traditional format,” he said.…
It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's a trolley. of Town of Carrboro And that Chapel Hill/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau They work together to run a free trolley service for locals and tourists. July 23rd Soccer Match while Manchester City FC of England and Celtic FC, Scotland The match will be held at Kenan Stadium. FC SeriesA European soccer series tour covering multiple US cities. The trolley will run July 22-24 from 1pm to 9pm. It will not carry passengers directly to Kenan Stadium.Instead, it will loop through Chapel Hill and downtown Carrboro, giving visitors easy access…