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BYU football: What’s being said about ‘freakishly athletic’ lineman
This article was first published in the Cougar Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Tuesday night. On Friday, March 31, Kalani Sitake will welcome the public to an open scrimmage in LaVell Edwards Stadium at 3 p.m., followed by the alumni game comprised of former stars at 5 p.m. Because of the competitive nature of the alumni contest, last year’s last-second, game-winning TD pass by Max Hall and the fact it is on BYUtv has given the event an organic push. For Sitake, his squad will be on display beforehand in a controlled scrimmage. If history repeats, many first-team players will be used sparingly, if at all. Gates…
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News Corp’s Australian chair claims ‘activist’ athletes hurt grassroots sport | Australia sport
Rupert Murdoch’s Australian chief executive has accused athletes of hurting sport when they become “activists” and reject sponsorships from mining or energy companies. The executive chair Australasia of News Corp Australia, Michael Miller, told a sporting leadership conference that athletes who reject sponsors don’t lose any pay but the “grassroots” sporting organisations suffer as a result of their activism. News Corp is the largest publisher in Australian with mastheads including the Australian, the Daily Telegraph, the Herald Sun and news.com.au, and the pay TV channel Sky News Australia. Miller appeared to reference the withdrawal of Hancock Prospecting’s $15m sponsorship from Netball Australia last year after a player backlash. The backlash…
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Sunday Seminoles Summary: Softball and Beach Volleyball rolling, Baseball imploding and other FSU sports news
Just in case you missed the last ‘TN Triple-S’ coverage of Florida State Seminoles athletics, here is the recap: Sunday Seminoles Summary: Softball and Baseball roll, Basketball done, Beach Volleyball hot, and other FSU sports news This was another busy week in many of the Florida State Seminole sports that don’t start with the letter “Football,” and once again there was a mixed bag of results across the board. The Softball team will be trying to win the rubber game of the weekend series against the Duke Blue Devils this afternoon. The Beach Volleyball team is still undefeated at home and are looking good with a 18-2 season record so…
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The fastest-growing sport in Pennsylvania? Girls flag football
Final time, Reimel led area powerhouse Lansdale Catholic to the league’s first championship, but in an effort and hard work to develop the sport, he produced the final decision to aid develop Wissahickon’s application from the ground up, accepting a new role coaching the school’s first team. “I in fact train at the center faculty, and I went to the higher school’s athletic director at the stop of the time, and reported ‘Hey, you need to do this.’ Generally, he gave me an option. He stated, ‘We’ll do it. But you have to mentor.'” Reimel has been an influential supporter in the flag soccer neighborhood for extra than a ten…
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World Athletics to exclude transgender female athletes from women’s competitions
Planet Athletics on Thursday announced its choice to exclude transgender female athletes who have been by way of male puberty from world rankings competitions. The worldwide governing system for track and area and other operating-similar athletic occasions claimed its decision would have no consequences for athletes appropriate now mainly because there are no transgender athletes competing internationally. “Globe Athletics conducted a consultation interval with many stakeholders in the to start with two months of this yr, like Member Federations, the World-wide Athletics Coaches Academy and Athletes’ Fee, the IOC as well as representative transgender and human rights groups,” the group stated. “It became apparent that there was small help inside…
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NFL Mock Draft 2023: Lions trade back, get Quentin Johnston, Bijan Robinson; Commanders move up for Will Levis
Ohio State • Jr • 6’3″ / 214 lbs Projected Team Carolina PROSPECT RNK 9th POSITION RNK 4th While I still like Anthony Richardson going No. 1 overall more than anything else, it’s time to explore a different avenue to observe the ripple effect on the first round. Stroud would also be a fantastic selection for the Panthers here. Alabama • Jr • 5’10” / 204 lbs Projected Team Houston PROSPECT RNK 2nd POSITION RNK 1st The Texans upgrade the quarterback position in a big way with Young, who has all the improvisational brilliance to succeed in today’s NFL. This feels like it’s becoming more and more accepted as to…