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Facebook Tweet Email Link Summer McIntosh continued to take the swimming world by storm on Monday, winning her second gold medal in two days to keep up her bid to make World Aquatics Championship history. The 18-year-old won the 200m individual medley final with a time of 2:06.69, almost two seconds faster than American Alex Walsh, who took silver with 2:08.58. Monday’s victory came after McIntosh beat nine-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky by more than two seconds to take gold in Sunday’s 400m freestyle. In that event, the 18-year-old finished with a time of 3:56.26, just two seconds shy of…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Oscar Piastri extended his Formula One drivers’ championship lead after battling past McLaren teammate Lando Norris to win the rain-soaked Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. The race at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps was delayed by more than an hour after heavy rain made racing impossible. But when action did get underway, it didn’t take long for Piastri to impose himself on the race. The Australian started second on the grid, behind his McLaren teammate Norris. Due to the conditions, though, the race started under safety car supervision, with racing only getting properly underway after the fourth lap.…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Ukrainian swimmer Vladyslav Bukhov knows better than anyone just how fine the margins in his sport can be. At just 21 years of age, the sprint swimmer claimed gold in the 50m freestyle at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha by a mere 0.01 seconds – literally less than the blink of an eye. That title etched Bukhov into Ukraine’s sporting history, making him the country’s third-ever long-course (competitions held in a 50m pool) world champion. At the time, Bukhov was a relatively unknown figure in elite swimming, with only a few thousand social media…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Longtime Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg died Monday at age 65, his family announced on Sandberg’s verified Instagram page. “It is with heavy hearts, we announce that Ryne passed away tonight in the comfort of his home. Ryne was surrounded by his loving wife Margaret, their children, and grandchildren,” the post read. “We thank you for all of the kind words, support, and love during this difficult time. Ryne will forever be in our hearts.” The Hall of Famer had been battling metastatic prostate cancer. “Ryne Sandberg was a hero to a generation of Chicago…
People in sports Caitlin Clark Basketball People in entertainment See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Indianapolis AP — A 55-year-old Texas man who told police he was in “an imaginary relationship” with WNBA star Caitlin Clark was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to stalking and harassing the Indiana Fever guard. Michael Lewis, of Denton, Texas, reached a deal with Marion County prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty to one felony count of stalking and one misdemeanor count of harassment. He will get credit for time served. Lewis also was ordered to stay away…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Deion Sanders said on Monday he has fought – and beaten – cancer after having his bladder removed, shedding light on the latest health struggles that have plagued the Hall of Famer. The University of Colorado head football coach, 57, and members of his medical team said in a news conference Monday that he underwent the removal after a malignant tumor was found on his bladder. He urged others to make sure they are on top of their health and getting seen by doctors. “Get checked out,” Sanders emphatically said, “because it could have been a…
Facebook Tweet Email Link For the second time in less than a month, a high-profile pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians was placed on non-disciplinary leave in relation to a sports betting probe. The Guardians said Monday that Emmanuel Clase, the Guardians’ All-Star closer who is one of baseball’s best relievers, was placed on leave as part of Major League Baseball’s ongoing gambling-related investigation. “We have been informed that no additional players or Club personnel are expected to be impacted,” the team statement read. “The Guardians are not permitted to comment further at this time and will respect the league’s confidential…
Facebook Tweet Email Link American swimming star Katie Ledecky won yet another 1,500-meter freestyle world title in Singapore, her sixth victory in the event. The dominant performance on Tuesday marked Ledecky’s 22nd gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships and took her overall tally to 28 medals. After a fast start, the nine-time Olympic champion was projected to finish ahead of her own world record set in 2018 before closing in 15:26.44 – six seconds outside her best-ever time. Italy’s Simona Quadarella was second in 15:31.79, while Australia’s Lani Pallister, who followed Ledecky closely in the opening stages of the…
Facebook Tweet Email Link AP — Venus Williams’ comeback is headed to the US Open next month, when she will enter the redesigned mixed doubles tournament with Reilly Opelka via a wild-card entry. The 45-year-old Williams, who returned to the tennis tour last week after more than a year away, and Opelka were among the 14 teams announced Tuesday by the US Tennis Association for its mixed doubles event on August 19-20. Eight of the pairings received direct entry into the field based on having the highest combined current singles rankings, and six were given wild cards by the USTA.…
Facebook Tweet Email Link London — Sport is all about history, about legacy, about storylines emerging over years of competition. Each major soccer tournament, then, is a marker that helps fans to track the progression of players, of teams and of the game in general. Until recently, women’s soccer outside the United States had a relatively short history which, at least in the popular imagination, was defined as much by the fight for equality off the pitch as any match on it. But in the last few years, the sport has exploded in popularity around the globe. Women’s soccer is…