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Canadian women's 8 rowing team looks to begin Olympic title defence at worlds

When the Canadian women's eight rowing team takes to the water in Serbia at the world championships this week for the opportunity to qualify a boat for its Olympic title defence, the squad will look markedly different from the one that crossed the finish line first in Tokyo.

"I Am Just Thinking About Asian Games": Javelin Thrower Kishore Jena

India's rising javelin thrower Kishore Jena said he is keen to leave his mark in the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, which is set to begin on September 23. Jena was thrust into the spotlight with a personal best of 84.77m in Budapest. On a night when, for the first time in the history of Indian track and field, three countrymen competed together in the final of a single event at the World Athletics Championships, the Odisha athlete put on a show to remember, hurling the spear to a distance of 84.77m, a personal best.

Florida State's breakthrough might help the ACC along the way - ESPN

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State athletic director Michael Alford picks up a thick white binder in his office, one that he keeps with him at all times for reference. He calls it a «living, breathing document,» one that has pages and pages of financial models, valuations and projections for his athletic department all the way through 2043.

Four key questions for the Yankees' offseason - ESPN

An early September matchup of the New York Yankees and Houston Astros would normally be a dress rehearsal for the playoffs — the two teams have faced off in three of the past six American League Championship Series, of course, and both entered the season with expectations of the same. Instead, the Yankees' season took a turn, and what should have been a marquee matchup saw the team debuting a rookie center fielder in Jasson Dominguez and a rookie catcher in Austin Wells in the series opener.