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2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo

Olympics News

Olympics Rundown: July 16, 2021

TOKYO -- The 2020 Summer Olympiad from Tokyo, Japan is only a week away, and news is coming out in the week that remains. Here are some news items on the Olympics radar that could impact some of the action, courtesy of UPI. Ugandan weightlifter missing from hotel at Tokyo Summer Olympics A Ugandan weightlifter in Japan who'd been hoping to compete in the Tokyo Summer Olympics went missing from his hotel Friday despite COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on athletes, local […]

todayJuly 16, 2021 104

Ted Ginn Jr.

Football News

Ted Ginn Jr. retires from NFL

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (UPI) -- Former New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday after 14 seasons in the league. The 36-year-old Ginn made the announcement during a news conference at Glenville High School in Cleveland. He starred for Glenville before playing at Ohio State University and in the NFL. "I've dedicated my entire life to football until now," Ginn told reporters at the event. "I'm going out in peace. […]

todayJuly 16, 2021 54

AEW Fyter Fest 2021 Night 1 Omega Page

AEW News

AEW Fyter Fest: Allin, Page have first coffin match

CEDAR PARK, Tex. (UPI) -- Darby Allin and Ethan Page tried to settle their differences in AEW's first-ever coffin match, which took place at Fyter Fest Night 1. The coffin match is won after an opponent is tossed into a ringside coffin and the door is completely shut. Allin started the match on Wednesday by charging at Page and unleashing his move the Coffin Drop. Allin took off his jacket and showed that he was wearing a sheet of metal on his […]

todayJuly 15, 2021 29

Dick Tidrow

MLB News

Ex-MLB pitcher, longtime Giants executive Dick Tidrow dies at 74

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Dick Tidrow, a former MLB pitcher who later became a longtime member of the San Francisco Giants' front office, has died. He was 74. The Giants announced his death Wednesday on behalf of the Tidrow family. The team said he died unexpectedly Saturday in Lee's Summit, Mo. "Our entire organization is heartbroken by the news of Dick's passing," Giants President and CEO Larry Baer said in the news release. "So much of our success over these past […]

todayJuly 15, 2021 78

NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Basketball

NBA releases Social Justice Champion Award

Following a promise to end inequality and push for social justice, the National Basketball Association (NBA) is stepping up to the plate. In May, the league introduced the social justice champion award named after NBA all-time points leader and former LA Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The finalists for the award will be chosen by a committee comprised of former NBA players, league executives, and activist leaders every season. The finalists will donate a combined $200,000 to social justice organizations of their […]

todayJuly 14, 2021 83

AEW Tommy End Malakai Black

AEW News

AEW Road Rager: Young Bucks survive street fight, Malakai Black arrives

MIAMI (UPI) -- AEW presented the first show of its new live tour, titled AEW Dynamite: Road Rager, from the James L. Knight Center in Miami. The energized crowd on Wednesday was treated to a championship main event as Matt and Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks defended their AEW World Tag Team Championships against Eddie Kingston and Penta El Zero Miedo in a Street Fight. Kingston kicked off the violent match right away by throwing a garbage can at […]

todayJuly 8, 2021 111

Redbird baseball

East Central Illinois Region

Redbird baseball announces dates for July and August summer camps

NORMAL -- Illinois State's baseball program is set to host a trio of summer camps in July and August at Duffy Bass Field, according to officials from the Redbird Athletics office Thursday. An All-Skills Youth Camp will be held July 12-14 for kids kindergarten through eighth grade. All camp sessions will be from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The cost for the camp is $150. Two separate Redbird Prospect Camps will be held on July 20 and August 10 […]

todayJuly 8, 2021 86

Dave Prazak

Indie News

Dave Prazak tapped to join Major League Wrestling

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Major League Wrestling (MLW) management Wednesday that they have a new addition to the front office. That person is none other than wrestling veteran Dave Prazak. Prazak is one of the foremost promoters of women's wrestling. He will be spearheading the launch of MLW's women's division, which is scheduled to premiere later this summer. “During my twenty-five years working in the sport thus far, I’ve had the opportunity to serve in a number of different capacities, […]

todayJuly 7, 2021 186

CFL News

XFL to push back league relaunch until 2023

STAMFORD, Conn. -- The XFL announced Wednesday that it plans to relaunch in spring 2023 following tabling discussions with the Canadian Football League (CFL) about a possible collaboration. The leagues would state in separate statements that the decision to halt the talks were jointly reached. "Our talks with the XFL, exploring the potential for collaboration and innovation, have been positive and constructive," the CFL said in a news release. "While we remain open to finding new ways to work together […]

todayJuly 7, 2021 105

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