It’s fair to say Kenny Brooks made a major splash in his first season as the Kentucky Wildcats women’s head basketball coach.

From the beginning, it was clear that Brooks had a plan to get talented players to join him in Lexington.

Centered around superstar Georgia Amoore, Kentucky’s roster is littered with talent at each position in Year 1 of the Brooks era.

Sure, it’s Georgia Amoore who leads the team in scoring at nearly 20 ppg, but sophomore Clara Strack is a powerful force in the middle, averaging just under a double-double with 14.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.

Sitting at 20-4 on the season, Brooks has already proven that he’s the right man for the job, but in college basketball, nothing is more important than the results you put up in March.

The Cats have four games remaining this season and can count on being underdogs in three of those.

We’ve heard all season long about how good the SEC is in men’s basketball, but the remaining schedule illustrates that the league is extremely difficult for them as well.

Currently, Kentucky is 9-3 in conference play, landing them in fourth place, trailing the Texas Longhorns by 2.5 games.

There is still a lot of basketball to be played, and UK could see their SEC tournament seed rise or fall depending on league results these last two weeks.

Regardless of where they’re seeded, I don’t believe any team in America wants to see Kentucky in their path to a Final Four.

Georgia Amoore appears poised to make a statement in what will be her final season as a collegiate athlete.

With her ability to score 30+ on any night, you can never count these Cats out.

Завръщането на Григор Димитров завършва с хаос – Няма да повярвате какво се случи в Доха!

 

17 февруари 2025 г. – Феновете останаха шокирани, след като дългоочакваното завръщане на Григор Димитров в ATP тура взе неочакван обрат на Qatar ExxonMobil Open в Доха. След едномесечно отсъствие поради контузия, българската звезда се изправи срещу изгряващия талант Иржи Лехечка в мач, който се очакваше да бъде зрелищен. Въпреки това, нещата се объркаха бързо, оставяйки зрителите и коментаторите в недоумение.

 

Димитров, известен със своя изящен стил на игра и психическа устойчивост, изглеждаше извън ритъм още от самото начало. Необичайни грешки белязаха играта му и, въпреки моментите на блясък, той се затрудняваше да намери последователност. Лехечка се възползва от възможността, показвайки впечатляваща игра, за да постигне победа с 6-4, 6-4.

 

Но историята не свършва дотук. Източници, близки до Димитров, разкриха след мача, че бившият номер 3 в света може би не е бил напълно готов за своето завръщане, което породи притеснения за дългосрочното въздействие на контузиите му. Фенове в социалните медии започнаха да спекулират дали това може да бъде началото на края за кариерата на Димитров, като някои отбелязват неговите все по-непостоянни изяви през последните години.

 

Добавяйки към драмата, инцидент на корта през втория сет причини кратко прекъсване, когато Димитров изглеждаше ядосан на съдията заради спорно решение на линията. Фрустрацията беше очевидна, когато той счупи ракетата си – рядко проявление на емоции от обикновено спокойния играч.

 

Докато въпросите за неговата физическа и психическа готовност продължават да се задават, Димитров остава оптимист. „Не беше резултатът, който исках, но това е процес. Ще продължа да работя, за да се върна на най-доброто си ниво“, заяви той в интервю след мача.

 

 

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Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso said her redshirt junior outfielder suffered an ankle sprain in the Sooners’ second game of the year against San Diego State.

Oklahoma outfielder Hannah Coor is nearing a return.

Coor exited OU’s second game of the season against San Diego State after she appeared to injure her ankle while on second base.

“Nothing is broken, which it good,” Sooners coach Patty Gasso said on Tuesday. “It was just a really hard sprain.”

Gasso said Coor’s ankle was in a protective boot, and while there isn’t a set timeline, she will be back in the lineup this season.

“I think she’s going to get out of the boot this week and doing rehab at least twice a day,” Gasso said. “So she’s not too far. She’s definitely going to be back in commission.”

She had gone 2-for-4 with an RBI before the injury.

Coor did not appear in OU’s other four games throughout the Sooners’ opening weekend, and she was absent in the lineup during the Getterman Classic last weekend in Waco.

The redshirt junior has previously battled back issues in her Oklahoma career.

She made 63 appearances last year for the Sooners, primarily as a defensive replacement, but she went .211 at the plate in 38 at-bats with eight RBIs, two doubles, one walk and she was hit by two pitches.

Coor only made four appearances in 2023, and she played in 40 games in 2022.

Without Coor, Ella Parker sa

w more action in the outfield which allowed freshmen infielders Sydney Barker and Gabbie Garcia to switch between starting at shortstop and designated player.

Enzo Le Fée sorprende i tifosi con un ritorno a sorpresa alla AS Roma per una nuova sfida!

 

Enzo Le Fée, il talentuoso centrocampista francese, ha lasciato tutti a bocca aperta con il suo inaspettato ritorno alla AS Roma. Dopo un periodo di prestito al Sunderland, durante il quale ha giocato un ruolo chiave nella spinta del club inglese verso la promozione in Premier League, Le Fée ha deciso di tornare nella capitale italiana per affrontare una nuova sfida.

 

In una conferenza stampa organizzata dal club, Le Fée ha dichiarato: “Roma è sempre stata un luogo speciale per me. Ho imparato tanto qui e sento di avere ancora molto da dare a questa squadra. Sono pronto a lottare per riportare la AS Roma ai vertici.”

 

Il ritorno del centrocampista è stato accolto con entusiasmo dai tifosi, che sui social media hanno espresso la loro gioia nel rivedere il giovane talento indossare la maglia giallorossa. Le Fée è conosciuto per la sua visione di gioco, la precisione nei passaggi e la capacità di dettare i tempi del centrocampo, caratteristiche che potrebbero rivelarsi fondamentali per la squadra di José Mourinho nella seconda metà della stagione.

 

Secondo fonti vicine alla società, il presidente della Roma ha giocato un ruolo decisivo nel convincere Le Fée a tornare, promettendogli un ruolo di primo piano nel progetto del club.

 

Con il suo ritorno, la AS Roma dimostra ancora una volta la sua ambizione e la volontà di competere ad alti livelli, sia in Serie A che nelle competizioni europee. I tifosi non vedono l’ora di vedere Enzo Le Fée di nuovo in campo e di ammirare le sue qualità che tanto hanno fatto innamorare la tifoseria romanista.

 

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Former UNC head coach Roy Williams voiced his support for the Tar Heels’ current HC Hubert Davis. Duke fans simply laughed at the sentiment.

Just a few days ago, former North Carolina head coach Roy Williams voiced his support for the UNC Tar Heels’ current head coach Hubert Davis after many called for his firing. Now, Duke fans are having a good laugh at their rival’s current situation.

“He’s the right person for the job. It makes me cringe, the way people are talking,” Williams said. “We’ve had tough moments this year… But I’d love for it to turn around so I could look at all those suckers and tell them to shut up”

Following Williams’ statements on Zach Gleb’s podcast show, the Duke Blue Devils and their fans had to simply laugh off the supportive sentiment for their in-state rivals.

The two long-lived rivals have only played once so far this season and the Blue Devils walked away with a resounding 87-70 victory over the Tar Heels. However, the game was played at Cameron Indoor and Duke has yet to visit Chapel Hill this year.

Davis, who played collegiate basketball at UNC, joined Williams’ staff as an assistant in 2012 and became the Tar Heels’ head coach in 2021 when Williams retired. Despite leading North Carolina to an appearance in the Sweet Sixteen last season, many UNC fans have expressed adamant doubt about Hubert’s future with the team.

So far this season, Hubert has led the Heels to a disappointing 15-11 overall record and UNC currently sits in sixth place in the ACC after going 8-6 to start conference play. Duke and North Carolina will face off for a final time in the regular season on March 8.