She was finally able to represent her country on the world stage: Oregon City graduate Sophia Beckmon took second place in the long jump at the U20 World Athletics Championships in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday. The story of the day was a duel between Beckmon and Australian Delta Amidzovski. Beckmon opened Wednesday’s competition with a […]
Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the 3000m world record on Sunday with a time of 7:17.55 to win the Silesia Diamond League. The previous record of 7:20.67 was set by Daniel Komen in 1996. What you need to know: – 28 years | That’s how long Komen’s world record lasted. Although the 3000 m is not contested […]
Biles and Ledecky give us the best moments of the Olympic Games in Paris The Paris Olympics are over and Mackenzie Salmon analyzes the best moments, including when Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky cemented their GOAT title. Armand “Mondo” Duplantis was one of the viral stars of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and he […]
Good morning, A’s fans! After losing their first two games to the Brewers, the Athletics have their backs against the wall and hope to avoid the sweep. They will finish their home stretch today and it would be great to head into the road trip with a win over the NL Central-leading Brewers under their […]
Norwegian runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis set new world records at a Diamond League event in Chorzow, Poland on Sunday, and Canadian Marco Arop ran a meeting record. Ingebrigtsen won the men’s 3,000-meter race in a world record time of seven minutes and 17.55 seconds. The time beats the previous record […]
Provos • BYU defensive ends coach Kelly Poppinga has worked with some of the best defensive players in the country. When future NFL stars Fred Warner and Kyle Van Noy were freshmen in Provo, Poppinga was their outside linebackers coach. A decade later, Poppinga believes he has another player on her level. Freshman linebacker Ephraim […]
In the latest episode of Half-Court Press, Wilson Moore and Jon Walker make their debut in the Omaha World-Herald’s brand new podcast studio with an end-of-summer update on the Nebraska and Creighton basketball programs. Jon begins the episode with news that has been circulating for some time: Greg McDermott and the Bluejays have completed their […]
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) – Livingston ISD will discuss plans for an expansion of the athletic complex during a board meeting on Aug. 26. Dr. Brent Hawkins, superintendent of Livingston ISD, calls this project a “100-year project,” meaning they are building a facility that will continue to serve students and the community well into the future. […]
Responsible for the chaos in defense is the edge rusher, who can be either a defensive end or an outside linebacker, and there are a lot of dangerous guys of those in the Big 12. The conference boasts returnees like Collin Oliver of Oklahoma State and Tyler Batty of BYU, but also includes newcomers like […]
NORMAN — With preseason training camp over and the season opener less than two weeks away, OU coach Brent Venables addressed the media Tuesday night after the Sooners’ practice. Here are four takeaways from Venables’ media briefing: More: OU football A-Z: Everything you need to know about the 2024 Oklahoma Sooners The Sooners switch from […]
