What to watch this weekend: McIntosh's drive for 5 and other key races
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Sources: Stanford hiring former Nike CEO John Donahoe as AD - ESPN
Stanford is set to hire former Nike CEO John Donahoe as the school's new athletic director, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
Jack Alexy sets American record in 100-meter freestyle at World Aquatics Championships
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Tunisia’s Jaouadi wins 800m freestyle gold for first major title
SINGAPORE: Tunisia’s Ahmed Jaouadi won his first major title with victory in the 800m freestyle at swimming’s world championships on Wednesday with a perfectly timed attack. Jaouadi made his move midway through the race in Singapore and eased away to touch the wall in 7min 36.88sec, ahead of German pair Sven Schwarz (7:39.96) and 400m champion Lukas Maertens (7:40.19). Jaouadi, who finished fourth at last year’s Paris Olympics, clocked the third-fastest time ever. “I didn’t really think about strategy, I was just trying to control the race and see what happens,” said the 20-year-old. “At some point I saw that the rhythm wasn’t that fast so I decided to just go and make the move.” Ireland’s Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen finished last in 7:58.56. Bobby Finke, the Olympic 1,500m champion, was fourth in 7:46.42. Jaouadi dedicated his win to fellow Tunisian Ahmed Hafnaoui, a former Olympic and world champion who received a 21-month suspension in April for three anti-doping violations. “This one is for Hafnaoui — he’s having some hard times now,” said Jaouadi. Australia’s Sam Short, who qualified second-fastest for the final, was forced to withdraw hours before the race with stomach trouble. Short, the silver medallist in the 400m freestyle, is the latest swimmer to be hit by illness this week in Singapore. The United States team said the “overwhelming majority” of their swimmers had suffered from acute gastroenteritis, while Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi complained of feeling unwell before his 100m breaststroke final.
After salvaging career, DeBues-Stafford betting on herself to run world 1,500 and 5,000m double
It was June 2024 and Gabriela DeBues-Stafford had arrived in Burnaby, B.C., for the Harry Jerome Track Classic. Her hopes to run the 1,500 metres at the Paris Olympics that summer were "dead in the water" but remained alive in the 5,000.
Former Canada coach Priestman returns to football in NZ after ban
WELLINGTON :Bev Priestman, who was sacked as Canada's women's coach for her part in the use of drones to spy on the opposition at the Paris Olympics, will make her return to the game in New Zealand at Wellington Phoenix.
Can Ilya Kharun steal the Canadian swimming spotlight?
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Sparks' Cameron Brink to make season debut Tuesday vs. Aces - ESPN
Cameron Brink, the No. 2 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, is set to make her season debut for the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday night against the Las Vegas Aces, 13 months after tearing her left ACL.