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PARIS — Just days before the opening ceremony, the Paris Olympics saw its first scandal erupt in a bizarre way: A British dressage star withdrew from the games just before he was provisionally suspended by the world's equestrian governing body for “conduct contrary to horse welfare principles” that was caught on video.Charlotte Dujardin, who has won six Olympic medals, the most ever by a British woman, announced that a video had been released in which she says she made an “error in judgement during a coaching session” four years ago. The Times of London reported that the video shows Dujardin…
It's best not to expect too much from NBA Summer League games, but that doesn't mean we should excuse poor play, especially from a player with high expectations like 2024 No. 2 overall pick Alex Sarr.Searle has legitimately argued that he had his worst performance at the annual summer showcase in Las Vegas this year, and the statistics back that up.According to John Hollinger of The Athletic, Sarr shot 9-of-47 from the field in four games, a shooting percentage of 22.6 percent ($). Additionally, the 7-foot Frenchman had a low Player Efficiency Rating (PER) of 3.8, which, as the columnist…
Alden BentleyNEW YORK (Reuters) – Alden Bentley's outlook for AsiaMarkets were weak ahead of second-quarter earnings reports from Alphabet and Tesla after the close of regular trading on Tuesday. The first of the market's large, leading companies to report results led to mixed after-hours trading on Wednesday, with ripple effects that could spill over into the day.Shares in both companies fell despite reporting better-than-expected earnings.On the economic data front, there's not much to watch beyond earnings until the release of preliminary second-quarter U.S. GDP data on Thursday and the June personal consumption expenditures price index on Friday, which markets expect…
Both men's and women's basketball are expected to be among the most popular sports at the Paris Olympics in 2024. The men's tournament will kick off on July 27 with the opening match between Australia and Spain.While NBA players seem to dominate the conversation surrounding the Olympics, especially in the United States, there are also plenty of extremely talented players representing other countries. Of course, the NBA is known as the best basketball league in the world, but there are plenty of standout players in other leagues around the world. Let's take a look at the top 10 non-NBA players…
Katie Stone, former head coach of the Harvard University women's ice hockey team, sued the university on Tuesday for alleged sex discrimination, unfair compensation and retaliation. “This investigation, evaluation and vetting process was rooted in sex discrimination from the beginning,” Stone said. Stone was the team's head coach with great success for nearly 30 years. She claims she was fired last spring after multiple investigations into the culture she created within the team. “The coaching industry is losing talented coaches at an alarming rate as they face increased scrutiny and bias relative to male coaches,” Stone added. Stone's lawyer, Andrew…
Chicago Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis had an impressive showing at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas earlier this month. The 11th overall pick has played in all five games, starting four of them. He's had monster dunks in traffic, including two on Saturday. He's stared down opponents. He's cussed. He's played for contact and made 27 free throws. He clearly needs to get stronger and bulkier to better make contact plays, but the fact that he barely flinched throughout summer league says a lot. Defensively, Buzelis showed good shot-blocking instincts and a willingness to switch on smaller players on…
The U.S. Women’s Basketball Team is more star-studded than their attire. Between Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner, A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum, and many more, the U.S. will be hard-pressed to find an opponent that gives them a run for their money. They aren’t unbeatable though. After all, they did just lose to the WNBA All-Star team.This is a team that hasn’t played together much. Any competition they get right now is a means of learning to gel before the games start to matter. Tonight, it was Germany. Yesterday, the American men took care of business against the Germans by a score…
highlight Francis Ngannou may be returning to mixed martial arts soon. He told Joe Rogan on Tuesday that he'll face Brazilian KO artist Renan Ferreira in a heavyweight showdown at PFL MMA. The fight is scheduled for October in Saudi Arabia, but nothing has been officially confirmed by the PFL yet. Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has announced his return to mixed martial arts and revealed the name of his opponent. During a new episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Ngannou revealed he's considering returning inside the cage to make his PFL MMA debut later this year, and is…
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley was not impressed with Mike Perry's performance in his boxing match against Jake Paul last weekend. Many expected it to be a tough night for “Platinum” Paul due to his unwavering strength and mentality, but that wasn't the case and he was stopped in the sixth round. BKFC's “King of Violence” certainly showed his grit on Saturday night, but his ability to bounce back after taking damage can only go so far. Despite feeling that Perry looked out of place in the ring to take on Paul, O'Malley reaffirmed that there was a good reason…
President Biden's decision to end his reelection campaign after 25 days of painful pressure from his own party may seem like yet another moment of dislocation in an American democracy already succumbing to historic levels of polarization and a flood of misinformation.But to many historians, Biden's announcement and the unprecedented scramble that began Sunday to choose a new Democratic nominee stood out as something different: The weekend's momentous events made clear that America's beleaguered system of government is still functioning.”We have to recognize that unexpected succession is something that all democracies have to go through,” said Daniel Rogers, who has…