Freshman Mikey Williams away from Memphis while facing charges - ESPN
Memphis freshman Mikey Williams remains away from the basketball team while the legal process plays out regarding his April arrest, the school announced Wednesday.
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Breanna Stewart wins WNBA MVP -- and there wasn't a wrong choice - ESPN
It was clear even before the WNBA All-Star Game in July that three players were making a strong case for the league's 2023 MVP award. Since then, analysts have said many times that the Connecticut Sun's Alyssa Thomas, the New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart and the Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson all were deserving of the honor.
Left MBBS Course To Concentrate On Full-Time Shooting, Sift Kaur Samra Shines With Gold At Asian Games 2023
Both fields demand precision of highest order from the practitioner but in March this year, Sift Kaur Samra took a decision that picking up a rifle is better career option than choosing to use a scalpel. It was an inspired call. The 23-year-old, dropped from her MBBS course to concentrate on full-time shooting. And on Wednesday, the decision seemed to be a complete 'Bulls Eye' as she won the gold medal in the women's 50m 3P event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Asian Games: Sift Samra Steals Show With Gold As Indian Shooters Dominate
The young Sift Kaur Samra stole the show with a gold medal in the women's 25m rifle 3 position event as Indian shooters set the range ablaze by securing as many as six medals at the Asian Games on Wednesday. In the same event, Ashi Chouksey, who was in contention for a silver, settled for the bronze with a score of 451.9, while Esha Singh claimed silver in the women's 25m pistol event with a total of 34. On her way to silver, Esha upstaged her senior Manu Bhaker who finished a disappointing fifth after topping the qualification.
Asian Games 2023: Esha Singh Bags Silver In Women's 25m Pistol Final
Pistol Shooter Esha Singh secured a silver medal for India in the 25 m women's pistol final at the ongoing Hangzhou Asian Games on Wednesday. With a total of 34 points, she secured a silver medal. The gold medal went to China's Rui Liu who had 38 points. The bronze medal was bagged by South Korea's Jiin Yaang, who had 29 points. Manu Bhaker, the Indian olympian had a disappointing outing with just 21 points, which earned her the fifth position. Manu Bhaker's poor performance in the final was largely due to a pistol malfunction.
Asian Games: Shooter Sift Kaur Samra Bags Gold, Ashi Chouksey Gets Bronze
India's Sift Kaur Samra bagged a gold while Ashi Chouksey got a bronze medal in the women's 50 m rifle 3P individual final at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday, giving the country a double podium finish. With the score of 469.6 points, Sift not only topped the charts to secure a gold, but also broke the world record, Asian record and the Asian Games record. The world record was held by Great Britain, the Asian record was held by China and the Asian Games record was previously held by Mongolia.
Asian Games: Indian Shooters Capture Silver In Women's 50m Rifle 3P Team Event
The Indian shooting trio of Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik and Sift Kaur Samra secured a silver medal for India in the women's 50 m rifle 3P team shooting event at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday. With a score of 1754 points, India secured a silver medal at the event, falling just 19 points short of a gold medal. The gold medal went to China, who had a score of 1773 points. South Korea walked away with the silver medal with 1756 points. This is India's sixth medal in shooting.
In 'a must-win for us,' Liberty even series with Sun at 1-1 - ESPN
NEW YORK — A day that started in celebration for the New York Liberty as Breanna Stewart was named WNBA MVP ended in further positivity and relief for the team as it evened its semifinal playoff series with the Connecticut Sun at 1-1 with an 84-77 victory Tuesday night.