Tag: Sports

2 Dead in New Zealand Shooting Ahead of FIFA Women’s World Cup

A gunman has shot dead two people in the city centre of Auckland just hours before the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Auckland Police said the serious incident that occurred at a construction site has been contained. Six people were reported with injuries, including one policeman who was critically injured and four members…


Orange County’s Vanguard University Bound for NCAA Division II

Word that Vanguard University has received approval to begin the process of becoming a National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division II member has created a good deal of excitement on the school’s Costa Mesa, California, campus. Long a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) member, Vanguard has enjoyed plenty of athletic success, particularly in recent…


Former Iowa College Football Star Cody Ince ‘Unexpectedly’ Dies at 23

Cody Ince, a former offensive lineman for the University of Iowa, was found dead on July 15 at his home in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, according to his obituary. He was 23. In a statement posted to the Hawkeyes Football official Twitter page, the program’s head coach said the team was incredibly saddened to hear about Mr….


Some LIV Golf Players at the British Open in Danger of Making Their Last Appearance in a Major

HOYLAKE, England—With the future of LIV Golf still uncertain, Joaquin Niemann was among players who arrived for the British Open facing the prospect of no more majors in his immediate future. LIV Golf still doesn’t get world ranking points, and players have been dropping. With the next major not until April in the Masters, some…


WTA Roundup: Top Seed Bernarda Pera Stunned in Budapest

Russian Diana Shnaider cruised to a 6–4, 7–5 victory over No. 1 seed Bernarda Pera of the United States in the first round of the Hungarian Grand Prix on Tuesday in Budapest. Shnaider saved 7 of 11 break points to dispatch Pera, who couldn’t hold leads of 1–0 and 3–1 in the second set. Shnaider…


Mickey Moniak, Patrick Sandoval Drive Angels Past Yankees

Mickey Moniak went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs, and left-hander Patrick Sandoval pitched 7 1/3 innings of two-hit ball to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5–1 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday, July 18, in Anaheim, Calif. Yankees right-hander Domingo German, who threw the 24th perfect game in major league…


Jason Heyward Hits a 3-run Homer as the Dodgers Rout the Orioles 10–3 for 8th Win in 9 Games

BALTIMORE—Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer during a five-run second inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Baltimore Orioles 10–3 Tuesday night, July 18. Michael Grove won his second outing in a row for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who picked up their eighth victory in nine games. “Going into the break, we were playing…


Martin Truex Jr. ‘Bad at Making Big Decisions’ as He Ponders NASCAR Retirement

LOUDON, N.H.—With three wins, a lead in the points standings, and a NASCAR championship push ahead, the good times are rolling again for Martin Truex Jr. So why quit now? Joe Gibbs asked himself the same question about Truex as the Hall of Fame owner tries to keep Monday’s winner at New Hampshire in the…


The Commonwealth Games Was Nothing More Than a Political Football

Commentary The decision by the Victorian Labor government to cancel the 2026 Commonwealth Games is a major blow to the regional communities—promised world-class sporting events and infrastructure—and an assault on the reputation of the state; indeed the nation. The Games had been scheduled to showcase regional Victoria, with major events in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Shepparton,…


Brooks Koepka Talks up Zach Johnson About Ryder Cup

You never know who you’ll bump into on the first tee at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Brooks Koepka—along with Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Smith—played a practice round Monday with Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson, and the topic of this year’s Ryder Cup just happened to come up. Koepka called his conversations with Johnson “interesting.” At…