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The U.S. women’s national team has one final hurdle to overcome before they can claim Olympic glory. The USWNT and Brazil will meet for the third time in an Olympic gold medal match on Saturday, with the two programs in completely different places in their respective developmental cycles. Brazil are saying farewell to the iconic […]

Long hailed as one of the most exciting up-and-coming boxers in the sport, Vergil Ortiz takes a big step up in competition when he takes on Serhii Bohachuk on Saturday. Bohachuk’s WBC interim junior middleweight title will be on the line when the pair meets in Las Vegas. Ortiz has finished all 21 men who […]

Ryan Silverfield barely had time to think when he was named Memphis‘ coach.  Silverfield, then 39, had just put a stamp on his fourth season as an FBS assistant — all with Memphis — when Mike Norvell left for Florida State on Dec. 8, 2019. Five days later, Silverfield was taking the podium for his […]

Getty Images Astros right-hander Justin Verlander will begin a minor-league rehab stint on Saturday with Houston’s Triple-A affiliate in Sugar Land, taking another step toward his return to the big-league rotation following a two-month absence. He last pitched on June 9 on account of neck stiffness.  Verlander, 41, compiled a 3.95 ERA (103 ERA+) and […]

The most important basketball games in Olympic history tend to have two things in common: they are Team USA losses, and the fallout surrounding those games boils down to what Team USA lacked. When Team USA lost to the Soviet Union in the semifinals in 1988, the rules were changed to allow NBA players to […]

NFL executives believe flag football is the “future” of the sport. That’ll soon be reality, with American football set to make its Olympics debut at the 2028 Summer Games in the form of a flag competition. Naturally, NFL players have already chimed in to tease participation, and the league is doing the same, suggesting current players […]

Happy Friday! The EFL Championship, Leauge One and League Two kick off this weekend and the United States Women’s national team can secure a Gold Medal at the Olympics as they take on Spain. I’m Chuck Booth and we’ve got a lot to get through as European soccer returns so let’s get to it: Footy […]

The men’s 200 meters did not go to expectation at the 2024 Paris Olympics with Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo running away from the field to win the gold medal in 19.46 seconds. Tebogo, 21, became the youngest man to win gold in the 200 meters since the United States’ Bobby Morrow in 1956, the first man […]

The last PGA Tour event of the regular season is in danger of not being played The post Tropical Storm Debby postpones start of 2024 Wyndham Championship as event aims to begin Round 1 action Friday first appeared on OKC Sports Radio.

The Chicago White Sox announced on Thursday that they had fired manager Pedro Grifol after just over one and a half seasons at the helm. In Grifol’s place, the White Sox elevated former All-Star outfielder Grady Sizemore to interim skipper, a position he’ll hold for the rest of the season — perhaps as part of […]