Rumors of a superstar sports romance between Matilda Mary Fowler and NRL gun Nathan Cleary reached fever pitch after flying to WA to watch her play at Optus Stadium.On Sunday, eagle-eyed fans clocked Penrith Panther, 25, at the stadium to watch Fowler score in the Matildas’ 8-0 win over the Philippines in their latest Olympic qualifier.There have been rumors of a budding romance between Fowler, 20, and Cleary after they were spotted together on several occasions during Australia’s run to the Women’s World Cup semi-finals earlier this year.The rugby league star traveled the 4000km to WA on Sunday, even though…
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Daniil Medvedev doesn’t let go of the slow tennis balls as he opens the topic again following his first round victory at the 2023 Vienna Open. This has been a rather controversial topic for much of this year as many players have complained about it. Conditions at most events are slowing down and while some courts still play quite fast, the tennis balls used this year are on the slow side. They quickly become quite heavy, making it very difficult to hit any type of winner, which obviously drags out the points. To compensate, the players still hit just as…
As the regular season ends, the WNBA sits in the middle of what appears to be hotly contested awards races. The drama begins at the top, where the reigning MVP A’ja Wilson And Breanna Stewart are once again the leading candidates for the title of most valuable player in the league. The media (including two writers here at Athleticism) will decide this trophy, but wouldn’t it be fun to know what the players who regularly team up with and against Wilson and Stewart think? And not just about the best player in the league, but on a variety of topics…
By: GOLF Publishers October 29, 2023 LIV Golf still has a lot of questions to answer. Getty Images Check out unfiltered insights from our writers and editors each week covering the hottest topics in sports, and join the conversation by tweeting us at @golf.com. This week we discuss LIV Golf’s second season and promotional events, a new DP World Tour eligibility category, and TPC Sawgrass green fees. 1. LIV Golf officially ended its season with its Team Championship last Sunday. Our James Colgan recently broke down, after the second year, what LIV has and hasn’t accomplished so far. As LIV…
Bruce Bochy returns to the World Series with the Rangers \n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{ “__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Then Bochy went 3-0 in the World Series with the Giants. In this century, only the Red Sox have won more titles, with four. Bochy stepped away after the 2019 season, and while he made it clear he might be available to lead again if the right opportunity presented itself, it was thought the next bright spot on the map for him would be Cooperstown. \n\nThen came the call from Chris Young.\n\n“\\(Young\\) was determined to bring winning baseball back to Texas, and he did it,” Bochy said after the…
Ryan Blaney entered Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race as one of the top drivers in the field at Martinsville Speedway.He has finished in the top five in two of the last three races and finished seventh in the Martinsville spring race. With an average of 9.5, he was the only driver in the playoffs with an average in the top 10.During his career, he led 377 laps at Martinsville and twice led a race longer than 100 laps. But in his previous trips to Southern Virginia, there was always something stopping him from winning. Bad pit stops, cautions at the…
The term “load management” has become a hot topic in the NBA over the past few seasons. “Load management,” meaning when teams rest players to avoid injuries and preserve them for the playoffs, is “no longer supported by the scientific data held” by the NBA, a league official told The Athletic. Joe Vardon and Sam Amick. “Before, it was clear that the data showed that players needed to be rested for a certain amount of time, which justified them sitting out,” said Joe Dumars, NBA executive vice president of basketball operations. . “We’ve gotten more data, but it just doesn’t…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As North Carolina’s Deja Kelly sat atop her podium answering questions during this week’s ACC Tipoff, the only thing brighter than her friendly smile was shiny diamonds displayed just above his blue jersey.When it comes to ACC women’s basketball, few are better known than Kelly, a two-time All-American guard who averaged 16.5 points per game for the Tar Heels last season. For Kelly, like most other athletes in today’s world of college sports, success can now be translated into dollars, thanks to NIL.Sur3.com, a multimedia college sports and recruiting company, uses an algorithm to help determine the…
The first College Football Playoff rankings are quickly approaching. Before the rankings are revealed by the CFP committee, I predict where each potential top 25 team could land. The first of the six revelations of the CFP top 25 will take place on Tuesday October 31. Ahead of the announcement, here’s a prediction for how the committee might rank its top 25 teams. Note that these are my predictions and mine only. I look at head-to-head results, strength of schedule, games against ranked teams and more to help rank teams as I believe the CFP committee will. You can read…
The NFL’s best came dressed to impress in Week 8 of the 2023 season.With Halloween just two days away, costumes have taken a big place in stars’ outfits for Sunday’s games. From Myles Garrett disguise yourself as a Creeper Cameron Thomas“Mr. Incredible costume, spooky season was in full swing.Chicago Bear corner Kyler Gordontook it to the next level by arriving for “Sunday Night Football” fully dressed as Spider-Man.THE Seattle Seahawks took a different route, however, adopting a retro theme in honor of the team wearing their retro jerseys against the Cleveland Browns.Here are the main arrivals of week 8:Sunday evening…