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Swimming World Championships – Day 7 Results, Gold & Medal Table
Day 7 of the world championships in swimming was about known names dominating their events: Katie Ledecky of the United States with her fifth gold, this time in 800 meters freestyle. Florent Manaudou of France in the men’s 50 meters freestyle. Chad le Clos of South Africa in the men’s 100 meters butterfly. Emily Seebohm of Australia in the women’s 200 meters backstroke. Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden in the women’s 50 meters butterfly. The Americans got a second gold medal in the mixed 4×100 meters freestyle relay, setting a new world record with the team of Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian, Simone Manuel and Missy Franklin.
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Swimming World Championships – Day 6 Results, Gold & Medal Table
Day 6 in the swimming pool was highlighted by two gold medals for Australia – Mitch Larkin in the men’s 200 meters backstroke and Bronte Campbell in the women’s 100 meters freestyle. Great Britain picked up a wonderful gold in the 4×200 men’s freestyle relay thanks to James Guy, Marko Koch of Germany picked up gold in the men’s 200 meters breaststroke and Kanako Watanbe of Japan brought gold in the women’s 200 meters breastroke.
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NBA Rumors – Utah Jazz Interested in Signing Garrett Temple
The Utah Jazz are trying to scramble and find a way to overcome losing Dante Exum for probably the season. One option seems to be working out a trade with the Washington Wizards for Garrett Temple.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns Trying to Find Someone Who Wants Markieff Morris
The Phoenix Suns have already gotten rid of one Morris twin (Marcus) by trading him to the Detroit Pistons. As expected, his brother Markieff Morris isn’t happy, and will probably find himself a new team as soon as possible.
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Team USA – Down to 34 Players Competing for a Place on the 2016 Olympic “Dream Team”
There will be 34 players in Team USA’s minicamp in Las Vegas next week, determining eventually who are the 12 that will go to the 2016 Summer Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro. The list includes four players (Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green) from NBA champions Golden State Warriors and three (LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love) from finalists Cleveland Cavaliers.
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NFL Rumors – New York Jets Making Chris Ivory More Than Just a Starting Running Back
After becoming the #1 option at running back for a team last season, Chris Ivory is ready for the next step in his third season with the New York Jets, which is getting almost every touch possible.
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NFL Rumors – Houston Texans Going With Chris Polk as Starting Running Back?
Losing Arian Foster for about half the season puts the Houston Texans in something of a bind at running back. They haven’t signed anyone yet as an emergency replacement (the market isn’t swelling with remaining talent), and it might be Chris Polk, another new player, who gets a the first opportunity to impress.
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NFL Rumors – Oakland Raiders Expecting Big Things From Latavius Murray
It’s rare to have the Oakland Raiders feeling so optimistic about a number of things heading into a new NFL season. One of those things is running back Latavius Murray, who seems ready to have his breakout season.
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NFL Rumors – Cleveland Browns Considering Johnny Manziel for Starting Quarterback
It’s a new season (almost), and Johnny Manziel is being talked about as if he’s a new man and player, which means the Cleveland Browns are willing to consider giving him the starting quarterback spot if he steps up in training camp.
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Swimming World Championships – Day 5 Results, Gold & Medal Table
The United States finally had someone other than Katie Ledecky pick up a gold medal, as Ryan Lochte won another 200 meter’s individual medley gold medal. Ledecky got her fourth gold of the championship by closing the 4×200 freestyle relay. Ning Zetao of China won the men’s 100 meters freestyle and compatriot Fu Yanhui won the women’s 50 meters backstroke. Natsumi Hoshi of Japan won the gold in the women’s 200 meters butterfly race.