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Darlington Raceway signs Coastal Carolina QB Grayson McCall in rare NIL deal between NASCAR track and college football star​


Darlington Raceway has signed Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall in the first lengthy name, image and likeness partnership between a NASCAR racetrack and a college football player. Atlanta Motor Speedway has done one-off social media promotions with a trio of Georgia football players to promote its most recent NASCAR Cup Series events, but McCall's NIL agreement with Darlington Raceway, NASCAR's oldest superspeedway, is for a full year. McCall will promote the racetrack's annual Labor Day race weekend, including a NASCAR "Crown Jewel" event -- the Southern 500 on Sept. 4 -- as the face of the speedway's marketing campaigns, which will include the use of his social media channels.

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United States sprint great Allyson Felix joins IOC athletes' commission​


American sprint great Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee's athletes' commission on Thursday. Felix is the most decorated woman track and field athlete in Olympic history with seven gold medals and joins the commission after winning her 14th career world championship title. Felix came out of retirement last week to run the prelims of the 4x400-meter relay. The American team went on to win the final Sunday at the world championships in Eugene, Oregon.

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Russian Olympic Committee says it's making plans for Paris Olympics in 2024 despite sports bans​


With two years to go until the Paris Olympics open, Russia is making plans for its athletes to live and compete in the French capital even though many remain barred from upcoming qualification events because of the war in Ukraine. Russian Olympic Committee president Stanislav Pozdnyakov wrote on the Telegram messaging app Tuesday that the country was working to get its athletes access to qualification events and already making plans for the Olympic village in 2024. Most Olympic sports have suspended athletes from Russia and Belarus since the invasion of Ukraine began in February, following a recommendation from the International Olympic Committee. However, the IOC has not suspended the Russian Olympic Committee, the body which enters Russian teams for the Games.

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UConn, Virginia move the needle in Way-Too-Early Top 25 men's college basketball rankings for 2022-23​


On the college basketball calendar, July has long been a month dedicated to recruiting. Rosters are usually set by then, and coaches can begin to turn toward the future of their programs before going all-in on the upcoming season. For obvious reasons, however, 2020 and 2021 brought some changes to the old model, and July became a more hectic month. In 2020, the deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft wasn't even until early August. Last summer, it was early July -- and the transfer portal was still humming in both years. There aren't many changes to the rankings this month, just a few tweaks here and there after taking a fresh look at rosters.

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Charles Barkley calls out 'selective outrage' over LIV Golf amid reported interest to hire him​


Charles Barkley has acknowledged meeting with LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman about a possible broadcasting role while pushing back at what he called "selective outrage" toward the Saudi-funded series. Barkley could receive a LIV offer from Norman after they met in Atlanta on Wednesday, but the Basketball Hall of Famer told the New York Post that it would need to be highly lucrative for him to walk away from his reported eight-figure income as an NBA analyst for TNT and spokesperson for multiple companies. Barkley said he has heard from multiple sponsors following reports of his meeting with Norman. LIV Golf has come under scrutiny for its ties to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. The Saudi government has been accused of human rights abuses as well as the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Charles Barkley says he is staying with Turner Broadcasting after entertaining LIV Golf interest
Barkley will be keeping that great job after saying Thursday that he didn't want to wait too long before making a decision as he didn't want to keep the network, or his sponsors, in limbo.
 
Ali-Nova to make women's boxing history Aug. 20
Ali, who helped start the Somali Boxing Federation, already became the first Muslim woman to win a national championship in Great Britain, the first Somali woman to fight at the amateur world championships and the first woman to represent Somalia in boxing at the Olympics.

Top Rank inks 105-lb. champ Seniesa Estrada
The 30-year-old is the second female fighter to sign with Top Rank, joining Mikaela Mayer, who signed a three-year contract extension earlier this year.
 
Sean Crocker holds off Eddie Pepperell to win Hero Open
Crocker carded a final-round 68 at Fairmont St Andrews to finish 22-under par and a shot ahead of Pepperell, who had piled on the pressure with a closing 65.

Wenyi Ding makes history with U.S. Junior Amateur win
Ding, 17, was 8-up with eight holes to play in the 36-hole match, lost five straight and then halved the 34th to finish off the 18-year-old Surratt. Ding, set to attend Arizona State in 2023, earned a spot in the 2023 U.S. Open at The Los Angeles Country Club.
 
Dallas Cowboys named most valuable sports franchise at $76.4 billion
According to Sportico, the Cowboys have a $630 million advantage on the second-place New York Yankees.Sixteen NFL franchises have been valued at least $4 billion, compared to seven in the other U.S. sports leagues, including four in the NBA and three in MLB.

NFL Valuations (Per Sportico)
1) Dallas Cowboys $7.64B
2) Los Angeles Rams $5.91B
3) New England Patriots $5.88B
4) New York Giants $5.73B
5) San Francisco 49ers $5.18B
6) Chicago Bears $5B
7) New York Jets $4.8B
8) Washington Commanders $4.78B
9) Philadelphia Eagles $4.7B
10) Denver Broncos $4.65B
11) Houston Texans $4.63B
12) Seattle Seahawks $4.385B
13) Pittsburgh Steelers $4.26B
14) Green Bay Packers $4.19B
15) Las Vegas Raiders $4.08B
16) Miami Dolphins $4.06B
17) Atlanta Falcons $3.88B
18) Minnesota Vikings $3.72B
19) Los Angeles Chargers $3.62B
20) Kansas City Chiefs $3.54B
 
June 14, 2022

Brittney Griner's detention in Russia extended through at least July 2, Russian state news reports​


Brittney Griner latest: Phoenix Mercury get State Dept. briefing and Hall of Famer calls for release​

US basketball star Brittney Griner -- who has been held in Russia since February on accusations of drug smuggling will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, after a Russian court extended her detention, Russian state news agency TASS reported Tuesday. Griner, 31, has been officially classified as "wrongfully detained," a US State Department official told CNN in May. Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February, when Russian authorities claimed she had cannabis oil in her luggage and accused her of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and star of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury plays in Russia during that league's offseason."We are on Day 116 since BG has been wrongfully detained," Mercury head coach Vanessa Nygaard said, adding, "She's our teammate, she's an American and we want her back home." For star guard Diana Taurasi, the State Department's announcement that Griner's detention was wrongful signaled to the team that officials are taking the situation seriously, she said Monday.

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August 4, 2022

Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in Russian prison​



A Russian court sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison Thursday, an expected conclusion to her trial that should allow negotiations for a prisoner swap to accelerate. Griner, who was arrested Feb. 17 for bringing cannabis into the country, had been prepared for a harsh sentence, sources close to the player said. But she and her supporters have also been aware that Russia was not going to move forward with a trade that could bring her home until her trial was completed. A guilty verdict was considered a foregone conclusion, and Griner pleaded guilty July 7, though the case continued under Russian law.
During sentencing, Judge Anna Sotnikova said she had found that Griner intentionally broke the law and also fined her 1 million rubles (about $16,700). Sotnikova said the time Griner has served in custody since her arrest in February would count toward the sentence. Griner reacted to the sentence with little emotion, listening to the verdict with a blank stare on her face.

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Post positions and odds for the 2022 Belmont Stakes

Here are the morning-line odds for the 2022 Belmont Stakes, in order of post position (with trainer and jockey).

1. We the People (2-1)​

Trainer: Rodolphe Brisset
Jockey: Flavien Prat

2. Skippylongstocking (20-1)​

Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.
Jockey: Manny Franco

3. Nest (8-1)​

Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Jose Ortiz

4. Rich Strike (7-2)​

Trainer: Eric Reed
Jockey: Sonny Leon

5. Creative Minister (6-1)​

Trainer: Ken McPeek
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
 
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