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Spain goes into the tournament as the favorite to win (Photo: Julieta Ferrario/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) … [+] imageSOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Spain will make its women's football debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Last year's FIFA Women's World Cup and the first UEFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF With the Women's Nations League underway in February, La Roja will be hoping to win all major trophies in the French capital. Here are five key players to watch. Aitana BommatiAitana Bommati will lead Spain to a gold medal in her first appearance. (Photo) … [+] From AFPAFP via Getty Images…
Alonzo Adams – USA TODAY Sports Heading into the offseason, one of the big priorities for the Los Angeles Lakers was acquiring another athletic center to help ease the burden on Anthony Davis, and one name that made a lot of sense was Jonas Valanciunas, who spent the past three seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans. It was known that the Lakers had interest in Valanciunas, but the big man decided to sign a three-year, $30 million deal with the Washington Wizards, which may make it seem like Valanciunas is off the Lakers' radar, but that may not be the…
Story Link Madison, Wisconsin — Wisconsin Athletics will begin selling alcoholic beverages in general seating areas at Camp Randall Stadium, beginning with the football season home opener on Friday, Aug. 30. The Athletics will offer pre-packaged alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine and hard seltzer, and sales will also begin at the UW Field House, home of the Badger women's volleyball and men's wrestling teams. The change makes the University of Wisconsin-Madison the 16th Big Ten Conference institution to sell alcohol in general seating areas of its football stadium.”The option to purchase alcohol is common at collegiate athletic…
Trevor Myers and Dana Greene 2 days ago CACHE COUNTY, Utah (KTVX) — Authorities say Utah State cornerback Andre Seldon Jr. has apparently drowned in northern Utah. Shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday, the Cache County Sheriff's Office said they were searching for a young man who dived off a cliff at Porcupine Reservoir and failed to resurface. The reservoir is about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City and 40 miles south of the Idaho state line. His body was discovered by a dive team around 9pm on Saturday. “Multiple witnesses spoke to the same information and after our investigation…
Caleb Dressel is a true swimming legend, having won seven Olympic gold medals and holding the American records in the 50 meter freestyle, 100 meter freestyle, and 100 meter butterfly.That's a great quote from Caleb Dressel: “Every time I step on the podium, I'm scared.” I mean, he's a top athlete who works at it every day.If the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics were the Mental Health Olympics, the Paris Games starting this week are merely a sequel. Simone Biles, the incomparable, iconic gymnast whose brain couldn’t force her body to follow its normal routine in Tokyo, is back to try again.…
With the world's attention focused on the White House on Monday for the 2023-2024 NCAA champions celebration and the presence of Vice President Kamala Harris, a familiar face from Florida State University came forward.After Harris addressed the crowd — her first public appearance since President Biden gave up on reelection Sunday and endorsed Harris to run in his place — FSU football star Jordyn Dudley was invited to speak by the vice president.Dudley spoke about balancing life as a student-athlete and athletic ability on and off the field.Dudley accompanied the Seminoles soccer team after they defeated Stanford University, 5-1, to…
New York-based television network Great American Media (GAM) has partnered with the owners of the NHL hockey team, the New York Islanders, to create a Christmas event that will premiere children's films and offer family-friendly activities. The first-ever Great American Family Christmas festival is scheduled to take place at UBS Arena (pictured), home of the Islanders, in Elmont, just outside New York City, from November 20, 2024 to January 5, 2025. GAM will screen the film's world premiere. Cinderella's Christmas Ball The stadium will also host ice skating, celebrity meet-and-greets and a nightly tree lighting ceremony. My Christmas Hero We…
Delta Air Lines canceled more than 600 flights on Monday after a global technical outage continued for a fourth day.Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has already had to cancel hundreds of flights after a software update on Friday took down computer systems around the world, causing widespread disruptions at airports, hospitals and many other businesses. On Sunday alone, Delta canceled more than 1,300 flights and delayed about 1,600, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.The technical issue was caused by an update released by security firm CrowdStrike for systems that run on Microsoft Windows, whose software is widely used by businesses to protect…
Jake Paul has a message for Mike Tyson.He earned the win after knocking Mike Perry down three times and scoring a TKO victory over the hand-to-hand fighter in the sixth round.The interview took place in the ring in front of thousands of fans inside Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.”Mike, I love you, but this is my sport right now,” Paul said. “You're a legend. You're one of the two most famous boxers of all time — you and Muhammad Ali. It's an honor to be in the ring with you. It's a real honor, you're a legend.”But I'm going to…
Rob Gronkowski appears to be staying healthy during his time away from the NFL.In a new Instagram post, Gronk made a surprise appearance at a mixed martial arts fight in Poland.Rob Gronkowski to appear at MMA event in PolandCredit: Instagram/ksw_mmaGronk appears to be spending his Fox NFL vacation in Poland.Credit: Instagram/camillekostek/gronkGronk showed up to watch a bout at KSW MMA, Poland's top mixed martial arts tournament.The former Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback is Polish, so it makes sense he would visit the country of his roots.Gronk has also maintained a muscular physique and appears to be in good shape even after…