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She was called a quitter. Weak. A bad teammate. None of it rang true. All the greatest gymnast of all time wanted was a chance to compete again.Source: sports.yahoo.com…

Evan Fournier is headed to the Knicks in free agency, but the veteran wing admitted he would have stayed with the Celtics if the price was right.Source: sports.yahoo.com…

Gone are two World Golf Championships from the PGA Tour schedule. New to the schedule is the first PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament in Scotland that doesn’t involve a claret jug. The PGA Tour released next season’s schedule on Tuesday that gives a glimpse of its strategic partnership with the European Tour, with players from both tours eligible for tournaments on each side of the Atlantic Ocean.Source: sports.yahoo.com…

Catch up with everything that happened on Day 11 at the Tokyo Games.Source: sports.yahoo.com…

Roniel Iglesias simply appeared to be fighting on a higher level than his opponents. Right through to his one-sided gold medal victory over British star Pat McCormack, Iglesias moved and punched his way through Tokyo with a grace to which everyone else in his division could only aspire. A stellar Olympic performance by a classical Cuban boxer ended in the usual way Tuesday night in Tokyo: With a gold medal around the neck of a fighter from the nation that has practically perfected amateur boxing.Source: sports.yahoo.com…

New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard has never sought publicity and exposure but after she became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics, she has made constant headlines.The soft-spoken, media-shy weightlifter said she would likely retire from the sport – and hopes her landmark appearance should be forgotten fast as sport becomes more open and inclusive.”…I don’t think it should be historic. I think that as we move into a new and more understanding world, people starting to realize that people like me are just people, we are human and as such, I hope that just by being here, that’s enough.”She made an unexpected early exit on Monday (August 2) – eliminated just 10 minutes into her +87kg contest after failures in her opening three lifts.She was born male and transitioned eight years ago, and was allowed to compete in women’s events by a 2015 International Olympic Committee consensus.But her participation in the Games has sparked a huge debate on whether being more inclusive towards transgender athletes competing in women’s events means disadvantaging athletes who were born as women.Hubbard said she hopes more transgender people will be encouraged – not just in sport but in all aspects of life.”I just…

Spencer Dinwiddie is nearing a deal to leave the Nets and join the Washington Wizards.Source: sports.yahoo.com…

It is her record-tying seventh and almost certainly final career medalSource: sports.yahoo.com…

When the Eagles traded quarterback Carson Wentz to Indianapolis, they hoped to get a first-round draft pick back. That is now looking less likely. Under the terms of the trade, the Eagles need Wentz to stay healthy and play a lot for them to get the Colts’ 2022 first-round pick. With Wentz out a reported [more]Source: sports.yahoo.com…

It was difficult for American Rai Benjamin to comprehend how he ended up finishing second best despite running a massive half a second inside the existing world record in the men’s 400 metres hurdles final at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Norway’s Karsten Warholm destroyed his own world record of 46.70 seconds with a breathtaking 45.94 to take gold but he would probably give a bit of credit to Benjamin for pushing him to such an extraordinary feat. Benjamin took silver for the U.S. in 46.17 after staying neck-and-neck with Warholm going into the final straight.Source: sports.yahoo.com…