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The U.S. men’s hockey team is one win from its best standalone world championship finish since 1950. The Americans upset Switzerland, the top team from group play, 3-0 in Thursday’s quarterfinals in Helsinki. Jeremy Swayman of the Boston Bruins got the shutout, while Ben Meyers of the Colorado Avalanche and Adam Gaudette of the Ottawa Senators scored (Meyers twice). They play Olympic champion Finland in Saturday’s semifinals with the winner going to Sunday’s gold-medal game and the loser playing for bronze. The other semifinal pits Canada against the Czech Republic. Last year, the U.S. earned bronze for the fourth time in eight world championships dating to 2013. The Americans’ last silver at a standalone worlds was in 1950. Their last gold at a standalone worlds was in 1933. Their Olympic medals in 1952 (silver), 1956 (silver) and 1960 (gold) also counted as world championship medals before the IIHF started differentiating the tournaments. This year, the U.S. placed … [Read more...] about U.S. men’s hockey team on brink of best world championship since 1950

Jyothi Yarraji smashed the women's 100m hurdle national record for the third time in two weeks at the De Harry Schulting Games 2022 in Vught, the Netherlands. The 22-year-old Jyothi clocked 13.04 seconds under a headwind speed of 1.4m/s in the heats to better her own earlier national record of 13.11 that she had clocked while winning the event at the Loughborough International Athletics Meet in the UK on Sunday. The Andhra athlete, who trains under James Hillier at Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics High Performance Centre in Bhubaneswar, had bettered Anuradha Biswal's national mark of 13.38 which had stood since 2002. That happened a month after her national record effort was not counted due to wind assistance beyond legal limit. She had clocked 13.09 seconds during the Federation Cup in Kozhikode last month but it was not counted as national record as the wind speed was 2.1 m/s, more than the permissible 2.0 m/s. In 2020 also, Jyothi had run below Biswal's national record … [Read more...] about Jyothi Yarraji Smashes National Record For Third Time In 2 weeks In Women’s 100m Hurdles | Other Sports News

After five years of being shunned by the NFL, Colin Kaepernick was finally given an opportunity to try to make a return to the league on Wednesday when the Raiders brought him in for a workout . Although Kaepernick doesn't have a contract offer from anyone yet, it's still very possible that he could end up returning to the NFL this year. For one, the Raiders were actually "impressed" by Kaepernick during the workout, according to NFL.com , which means there's definitely a possibility that they could end up signing him. According to ESPN , the Raiders were specifically impressed by Kaepernick's arm strength and overall conditioning. Despite the rave reviews, Raiders coach Josh McDaniels didn't hint at whether his team might end up signing the free agent quarterback, telling reporters that he doesn't talk about anyone not currently on the team. "We've brought in tons of people for workouts," McDaniels added during his press conference Thursday, "If there's an … [Read more...] about Colin Kaepernick was eyed by multiple teams before Raiders workout where he impressed everyone, per report

Rising to the occasion, Indian men's hockey team slammed six goals in the final quarter for a crushing 16-0 victory against Indonesia, a result that took the holders into the knockout stage of the Asia Cup but shut the World Cup door on Pakistan in Jakarta on Thursday. India needed to win the Pool A contest by at least a 15-0 margin to qualify and the young players of the side delivered under pressure. Both India and Pakistan finished on four points each in Pool A behind Japan but the defending champions qualified for the Super 4s due to better goal difference (1). Pakistan had lost 2-3 to Japan earlier in the day. The result not only pushed Pakistan out of the tournament but also dashed their hopes of World Cup qualification since only the top three teams here will be given tickets for the big event. India, being the hosts, will play the World Cup later in the year and hence Hockey India decided to send young players to this tournament for exposure. Dipsan Tirkey (5 goals) and … [Read more...] about Asia Cup Hockey: India Beat Indonesia 16-0, Qualify For Super 4s | Hockey News

Chellsie Memmel and Alicia Sacramone Quinn , who were on the 2008 U.S. Olympic silver medal team, and longtime coach Dan Baker have been named the leaders of the U.S. women’s gymnastics program. After USA Gymnastics changed its model from a single director to a trio, Memmel will be the technical lead, Quinn the strategic lead and Baker the developmental lead. They start next week. “We are extremely pleased to have this well-rounded team of leaders to drive our program, from development to the Olympic stage,” U.S. women’s gymnastics vice president Annie Heffernon said in a press release . “They bring decades of experience in coaching, talent development, judging and elite competition. To have Olympians return to our national team in coaching and strategic capacities will have an even bigger impact on the next generation of women’s elite athletes.” Memmel, who last year came out of a nine-year retirement and competed at nationals, will direct national team camps while … [Read more...] about Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone Quinn lead U.S. women’s gymnastics

USA Gymnastics is turning to two of its most-decorated athletes to help guide its women’s elite program. Alicia Sacramone Quinn and Chellsie Memmel, teammates on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team that earned silver in Beijing, are part of the new leadership paradigm within the organization. Memmel, the 2005 world champion, will be the technical lead for the women’s program. Sacramone, a 10-time world championship medalist, will serve as the program’s strategic lead. They will be joined in the new system by Dan Baker, who will transition from the elite team women’s developmental coordinator to the developmental lead. All three will begin their new positions on June 1. The technical, strategic and developmental lead positions were established in March following the resignation of high-performance director Tom Forster, who stepped down last November after leading the U.S. women to gold at the 2018 and 2019 world championships and silver at the Tokyo Olympics. USA Gymnastics Chief … [Read more...] about Alicia Sacramone Quinn, Chellsie Memmel to lead USA Gymnastics women’s program

World Championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen is all set to train with World No. 1 Victor Axelson in Dubai from Sunday with the Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) approving his request, keeping in mind the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The MOC also cleared two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu's request for her fitness trainer M Srikanth Madapalli to accompany her abroad under Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), the ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Sen, the 20-year-old from Almora, was part of the Indian men's team that won the prestigious Thomas Cup this month and is a big gold medal prospect at the Birmingham event to be held from July 28 to August 8. "Lakshay is set to train With Axelson in Dubai from May 29th till 5th June (8 days) and then head out to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 19th to train at the Malaysian Training Centre from 19th till 26th June (8 days)," the ministry said. "Both the training proposals were approved by MOC in … [Read more...] about Lakshya Sen To Train With Viktor Axelson In Dubai, PV Sindhu Gets Approval To Take Fitness Trainer | Badminton News

Sri Lankan seamers cut through the Bangladesh top order in the second innings after centuries from Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal gave the visitors a commanding lead in the second Test in Dhaka on Thursday. Bangladesh were a dangerous 34-4 at stumps on the fourth day and still need another 107 runs to ward off an innings defeat. The visitors were all out for 506 runs in the day's final session, with Shakib Al Hasan claiming his 19th Test five-for and pacer Ebadot Hossain finishing 4-148. The hosts fell into trouble in the sixth over as Asitha Fernando delivered opener Tamim Iqbal his second duck of the Test, returning after a catch in second slip from Kusal Mendis . Najmul Hossain (two), Mominul Haque (0) and Mahmudul Hasan (15) followed him in quick succession as Fernando and Kasun Rajitha ripped through the top order to finish with 2-12 and 1-12 respectively. Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das, who shared 272 in the first innings and slammed a century each, … [Read more...] about BAN vs SL, 2nd Test, Day 4 Report: Bangladesh Top Order Stumbles After Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal Hit Centuries | Cricket News

USATSI At long last, the 2022 NBA Draft process is beginning to give us clarity. With the draft order for every pick officially finalized and the NBA Draft Combine in the rearview mirror, how next month's draft may look like is starting to take shape. Now's when we start making projections and start taking into account team need, fit and intel about which team may or may not favor specific prospects. Now's when the real fun begins. Our latest mock draft projections for every first-round pick takes all of that into account and features a new No. 1 for the first time this year. The new No. 1 in my mock draft is Auburn forward Jabari Smith Jr., who has consistently been a top-four player on the mock draft all year and a top-three player on the Big Board . Smith bumps Gonzaga 7-foot center Chet Holmgren to the Thunder at No. 2 .  Early guesses are the Magic favor Smith's sharpshooting safety over Holmgren, whose upside comes with some risk given his skinny frame. This … [Read more...] about 2022 NBA Mock Draft: Auburn’s Jabari Smith is new top pick by Magic, Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren slips to No. 2

All Elite Wrestling AEW's pay-per-view events are always exciting, with plenty of great wrestling action up and down the card. That remains the same heading into Sunday, when Double or Nothing takes place in Las Vegas. In the main event, CM Punk has a chance to become a world champion for the first time since 2013 when he faces off with AEW world champion "Hangman" Adam Page. That is only one of the four championship matches on the card to go along with the two Owen Hart Memorial Cup finals matches and a host of other intriguing matchups. The action goes down with the main card starting at 8 p.m. ET from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Let's take a look at the CBS Sports expert picks for all the action set to go down on Sunday. 2022 AEW Double or Nothing predictions AEW World Championship -- "Hangman" Adam Page (c) vs. CM Punk Page's rise to the top of AEW was one of the best stories told in professional wrestling in the modern era, if not longer. Similarly, Punk's … [Read more...] about AEW Double or Nothing 2022 predictions, card, matches, start time, PPV preview, date, location