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Draw puts Mali on brink of Wafcon quarter-finals

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Mali forward Aissata Traore plays her club football for French side Fleury 91 [Backpage Pix] Mali edged closer to a quarter-final place at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations after coming from behind to claim a 1-1 draw against Ghana in Berkane. Alice Kusi gave the Black Queens a sixth-minute lead when she bundled the ball in on the line as Mali defender Coulouba Sogore tried to clear a deflected header which was spinning into the net. Mali levelled in the 52nd minute when Aissata Traore outmuscled Portia Boakye to latch on to Saratou Traore's through-ball and steer past Ghana goalkeeper Cynthia Konlan. The Female Eagles have four points after two games in Group C, a tally which should at least be enough to secure a spot in the knockout stages as one of two best third-placed sides. Ghana's first point at this year's finals means Kim Bjorkegren's side will need to win their final group match against Tanzania on Monday to have a chance of progressing. Defen...

USC Defender Cracks Top 15 of Prestigious NFL Draft List

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USC Defender Cracks Top 15 of Prestigious NFL Draft List originally appeared on Athlon Sports . The USC Trojans will attempt to launch new fireworks with key starters back on offense. But one defender is garnering his own NFL Draft praise. Including landing on a prestigious list Thursday.  The Athletic rolled out its list of top underclassmen ahead of the 2025 college football season. USC is represented at No. 15 through safety Kamari Ramsey.  How did Ramsey crack this lineup? He's fresh off delivering the following 2024 numbers: 60 total tackles, 5.5 for a loss, six pass breakups, five incompletions, two forced fumbles and one interception.  But The Athletic's Nick Baumgardner dove into why Ramsey lands at 15th overall.  USC celebrates a defensive touchdown against Nevada in 2023. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports "A fourth-year junior who started his career at UCLA, Ramsey was one of the best coverage safeties in the country last season for the Trojans," Ba...

Dolphins Predicted to Cut Ties With Tua Tagovailoa in $79 Million Move

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Dolphins Predicted to Cut Ties With Tua Tagovailoa in $79 Million Move originally appeared on Athlon Sports . The 2025 NFL season could be a make-or-break year for the Miami Dolphins. The team missed the playoffs a year ago and heads into the 2025 season with a lot of lingering questions. Is this a team capable of making the postseason, and if they’re not, what happens if the Dolphins are on the outside looking in once again? The future of Tua Tagovailoa has been under constant scrutiny over the last few years. The former first-round pick has been productive when on the field, but injuries have constantly slowed down his momentum. The Dolphins signed Tagovailoa to a four-year, $212.4 million extension last season, outlining their commitment to the signal caller, but naturally, another season of disappointment could leave the team with a decision. Per Jim Ayello of The Athletic , it’s not unrealistic to think that the Dolphins could move on from Tagovailoa at the end of the season, ...

DJ Lagway among trio of Florida football players repping UF at SEC Media Days

Next Wednesday, Florida football will show itself off to the SEC world at the conference’s media days in Atlanta. The Gators will do so with a diverse package of players. The conference announced Tuesday that QB DJ Lagway , OL Jake Slaughter and DL Caleb Banks will represent UF in Atlanta. Media days will run from Tuesday, July 15-Friday, July 18. The three players – along with head coach Billy Napier – will speak Wednesday, along with Alabama, Mississippi State and Oklahoma. Lagway is the national draw of the Gators this season. The sophomore is being ranked as one of the SEC’s top QBs and appeared on the deluxe cover of NCAA Football 26 . He threw for 12 TDs and 1,915 yards in the 2024 season in 12 games played. Slaughter, a senior and Ocala native, is one of the nation’s top offensive lineman. A first team All-American in 2024, Athlon Sports and Walter Camp named him preseason for the same title in 2025. Banks, a redshirt senior, amassed 21 tackles in the 2024 season. He help...

USA's Emma Navarro falls to 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the round of 16 at Wimbledon

Wimbledon 2025 order of play: Day eight schedule including Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek

The start of the second week at Wimbledon sees seven-time men’s champion Novak Djokovic back on Centre Court , as the fourth round continues. While Sunday meant British hopes now rest solely on Cam Norrie’s shoulders, after his five-set epic win over Nicolas Jarry and Sonay Kartal’s loss to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova , focus shifts elsewhere on the second Monday. LIVE! Follow all the action from day seven at Wimbledon Djokovic, having overcome fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic , takes on 11th seed Alex de Minaur in what could be a tricky test, before world No 1 Jannik Sinner faces Grigor Dimitrov on the same court. Also in action will be five-time slam winner Iga Swiatek, pursuing her first Wimbledon crown like Sinner, as the Pole plays Clara Tauson – the Dane who eliminated Britain’s Heather Watson and former champion Elena Rybakina. Here is the order of play for day eight at Wimbledon: Day eight order of play - Monday 7 July Centre Court - 1.30pm Alex de Minaur (AUS) [11] vs No...

Team 'AC' wins East Central Classic

Team Ada Cougars, a local baseball team made up of high school players from all across the area, won the East Central Classic last weekend at Ken Turner Field. The Cougar squad defeated the Pontotoc Prospects 10-3 in the championship game. The tournament was a fundraiser for the ECU Tiger baseball program. Team members include Beckett Heilaman, Asa Steers and Wyatt Cole from Ada, Ryan Cosar, Noah Shelton and Jayse Wort of Byng, Gunner Cowger and Greg Forshay of Latta and Mason Harris of Roff. Coaching the Ada Cougars was Michael Cole. Ada Cougars 10, Pontotoc Prospects 3 Ada led just 5-4 before scoring five runs in the top of the fourth inning to put the game out of reach. Cole, Harris and Steers all had hit two hits apiece to lead a nine-hit Ada offense. Cole finished 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs; Harris went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, two runs scored and two stolen bases; and Steers finished 2-for-3 and also knocked in two runs. Heilaman went 1-for-1 with two walks...