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ALL THINGS SPORTY (3)
ALL THINGS SPORTY (3)
ALL THINGS SPORTY (3)
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Valdez stops Wilson for interim WBO title; Estrada now undisputed champ​

Oscar Valdez stopped Liam Wilson in Round 7 on Friday evening in Glendale, Arizona, to claim the interim WBO junior lightweight title. Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) jumped off the stool and blasted Wilson with a series of shots along the ropes to open the seventh. Later in the round, he landed two consecutive flush right hands. A follow-up barrage of punches rattled Wilson, who appeared on the verge of going down. Wilson (13-3, 7 KOs) steadied himself, but moments later, another flurry of hard punches left him overwhelmed as the referee halted the action with 12 seconds remaining in Round 7.

A 33-year-old Mexican boxer, Valdez was coming off a decision loss to Emanuel Navarrete in August. The defeat was Valdez's second in his previous three fights (the other to Shakur Stevenson in 2022). Wilson, too, lost to Navarrete in February 2023. The 28-year-old floored Navarrete in Round 4 before he was stopped in the ninth. Wilson rebounded with two wins in Australia to close the year.

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Minnesota State caps dual D-II hoops titles with men's victory​

Kyreese Willingham buried a 3-pointer with a second remaining, and Minnesota State beat Nova Southeastern 88-85 to win its first Division II championship at the Ford Center on Saturday. Minnesota State (35-2) became just the third school in any division to win both the men's and women's championships in the same season. The women beat Texas Women's University 89-73 on Friday. Connecticut accomplished the feat twice at the Division I level, doing so in 2004 and 2014. Central Missouri State won both D-II titles in 1984.

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2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11.

Dates: Fri, Jul 26, 2024 – Sun, Aug 11, 2024
Opening: 26 July 2024
Athletes: 10,500 (quota limit)
Stadium: Stade de France (Athletics competition, closing ceremony); Jardins du Trocadero and River Seine (Opening ceremony)
Closing: 11 August 2024
Motto: Games wide open; (French: Ouvrons grand les Jeux)
Location: Paris, Srade de France