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Is Andy Murray About to Become Andy Murray Again?
The efforts have earned Murray a showdown Friday with Matteo Berrettini of Italy, the thirteenth seed, a finalist at Wimbledon final yr with a hammer-like serve and forehand. Murray could be very aware of each photographs. He and Berrettini typically observe collectively, together with a testosterone-fueled set two weeks in the past as they ready for this match. Not that it issues, however Berrettini stated they had been all even at 5-5 and performed a tiebreaker, which he received, as a result of different gamers had reserved the courtroom and had been ready. (Sure, this occurs to the professionals, as properly.)
“I all the time search for gamers which have a powerful vitality, that actually wish to observe laborious, as a result of that’s what I love to do,” Berrettini stated. “He’s a kind of.”
Berrettini, 26, is the form of youthful participant on the prime of his powers that Murray has hardly ever been in a position to get previous throughout his five-year journey by way of debilitating ache and rehabilitation from two hip surgical procedures, the second a significant process to resurface the highest of the thigh bone and substitute the hip socket and cartilage with a metallic shell.
Simply when Murray appears on the cusp of the breakthrough he has sought lengthy after many gamers along with his résumé would have packed it in, some younger buck will get on him, typically within the early spherical of a match. With a rating as little as his, the safety of a excessive seeding stays elusive.
The losses create a dispiriting cycle. With out matches and wins, he can’t enhance his rating, at the moment No. 51. And with no increased rating, he has to go away his destiny as much as the luck of the draw. If it doesn’t go his approach and he loses a hard-fought early match to a big-time opponent, his rating doesn’t enhance, which frequently results in extra attracts with opponents who’ve proved too robust.
There would appear to be each motive to not take care of the complications and frustrations that include being an getting older, previously chic skilled. For therefore lengthy, Murray’s creativity, contact and skill to spin the ball each which approach, mixed along with his blazing velocity, energy, and never-give-up protection, made for can’t-miss tennis.
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Deontay Wilder scared for Mike Tyson's well-being in Jake Paul fight: 'He’s too old for this'
From one former heavyweight title winner to another, Deontay Wilder fears 57-year-old Mike Tyson might end up in a coma after fighting Jake Paul.
Tyson shocked everyone when he agreed to fight Paul, which was commissioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations as a professional fight, on July 20.
What was initially an exhibition match has turned into a highly anticipated bout, but Wilder doesn’t think anyone truly cares about Tyson’s well-being.
“I think it’s bad the commission has licensed Mike Tyson because he hasn’t been active in 20 years, so they should not just license him because of who he is, that’s how people get hurt – God forbid he gets hurt,” Wilder said to Sportsbook Review.
“People can get hit in the wrong place and at the wrong time, there’s lots of examples where guys have been hit into a coma. It’s easy to do. He’s too old for this.
“At the end of the day, no one gives a f— about Mike.”
MIKE TYSON VS. JAKE PAUL BOXING MATCH OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED, WILL COUNT FOR PROFESSIONAL RECORDS
Wilder continued by saying he doesn’t care that Tyson underwent tests to deem this a professional fight.
“As long as you’re willing to suffer the consequences if something bad goes wrong,” Wilder said.
After the fight was sanctioned, Paul recently said he is “super respectful” of Tyson, but “All is fair in love and war.”
“I love the guy, but as soon as it turned into a pro fight, one of us has to die,” the YouTube star-turned-boxer said.
Videos of Tyson working out for the fight have shocked many with how fast and powerful he still looks at his age. But Wilder, again, doesn’t care what videos show or what Tyson even says about his well-being.
“His power may not have left completely, but you still need to set it up, your stamina needs to be a certain way, or it’s going to look like a clown show. I don’t want to see it to be honest,” he explained.
“I don’t want the last thing I remember of him is him getting knocked out by a YouTuber. The last thing you do, that’s what people remember you by.”
While Paul and Tyson prepare for their fight, Wilder will be fighting Zhilei Zhang on June 1.
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Saturday's high school baseball and softball playoff results plus updated pairings
CITY SECTION
BASEBALL
Tuesday’s Schedule
(All games at 3 p.m. unless noted)
Division I
First Round
#17 Westchester at #16 South Gate
#18 Franklin at #15 LACES
Division II
First Round
#17 Sun Valley Magnet at #16 Van Nuys
#20 Stella at #13 Fremont
#19 Los Angeles at #14 Rancho Dominguez
#18 SOCES at #15 Grant
Division III
First Round
#17 Animo Venice at #16 Downtown Magnets
#20 Central City Value at #13 Community Charter
#19 Animo Robinson at #14 Triumph Charter
#18 CALS Early College at #15 LA Jordan
Wednesday’s Schedule
(All games at 3 p.m. unless noted)
Open Division
First Round
#1 Granada Hills, bye
#9 El Camino Real at #8 Narbonne
#12 Sun Valley Poly at #5 Sylmar
#4 Bell, bye
#3 Carson, bye
#11 Cleveland at #6 Legacy
#10 San Pedro at #7 Taft
#2 Birmingham, bye
SOFTBALL
Saturday’s Results
Division III
Quarterfinals
VAAS 9, Torres 1
Bell 16, Rancho Dominguez 6
Sotomayor 9, Huntington Park 8
Narbonne 16, Maywood Academy 7
Division IV
Quarterfinals
Community Charter 24, LA Academy of Arts & Enterprise 0
LA University 19, Dymally 4
LACES 15, CALS Early College 1
Monday’s Schedule
(All games at 3 p.m. unless noted)
Division I
Quarterfinals
#9 Bravo at #1 Garfield
#5 Verdugo Hills at #4 San Fernando
#6 Eagle Rock at #3 Granada Hills Kennedy
#15 Palisades at #10 LA Marshall
Division II
Quarterfinals
#8 Franklin at #1 Chatsworth
#12 Sylmar at #4 Taft
#11 North Hollywood at #3 LA Wilson
#7 King/Drew at #2 Marquez
Division IV
Quarterfinals
#11 Fulton vs. #3 LA Leadership Academy, 2:30 p.m. at Cypress Parks and Recs
Tuesday’s Schedule
(All games at 3 p.m. unless noted)
Open Division
Semifinals
#5 El Camino Real at #1 Granada Hills
#3 Carson at #2 Birmingham
Division III
Semifinals
#9 VAAS at #4 Bell
#11 Sotomayor at #2 Narbonne
Division IV
Semifinals
#5 LA University at #1 Community Charter
#10 LACES vs. LA Leadership Academy/Fulton
SOUTHERN SECTION
BASEBALL
Tuesday’s Schedule
(All games at 3:15 p.m. unless noted)
Semifinals
Division 1
Huntington Beach at Corona
Harvard-Westlake vs. Orange Lutheran at Hart Park, 6 p.m.
Division 2
Arcadia at Hart
Ayala at Moorpark
Division 3
St. John Bosco at South Torrance
Beckman at Los Alamitos
Division 4
Culver City at Camarillo
St. Francis at Ontario Christian
Division 5
Oxnard Pacifica at Santa Monica
Chino Hills at Chino
Division 6
Diamond Bar at Village Christian
Colony at Rancho Mirage
Division 7
South El Monte at Buena Park
Oxford Academy at Lancaster Desert Christian
Division 8
San Bernardino at Orange County Pacifica Christian
Azusa at Edgewood
SOFTBALL
Saturday’s Results
Semifinals
Division 1
Orange Lutheran 13, Murrieta Mesa 1
Garden Grove Pacifica 1, JSerra 0
Division 2
Gahr 7, Mater Dei 2
California 8, Valley View 7
Division 3
Etiwanda 5, West Torrance 1
King 14, Agoura 6
Division 4
JW North 11, Chaminade 5
Paraclete 2, Orange Vista 0
Division 5
Liberty 5, Quartz Hill 0
Cerritos Valley Christian 21, St. Bonaventure 13
Division 6
Ganesha 12, Lakewood St. Joseph 4
Viewpoint 2, Canyon Springs 0
Division 7
Oxford Academy 5, Riverside Prep 2
Eastside 8, Muir 6
Division 8
Hesperia Christian 7, Temecula Prep 0
Jurupa Valley 10, Excelsior Charter 2
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Giants legends Lawrence Taylor, Ottis Anderson speak at Donald Trump's Jersey Shore campaign rally
Nearly 40,000 people were in Wildwood, N.J., Saturday for a Donald Trump campaign rally, and one of those spectators was arguably the greatest defensive player of all time.
New York Giants legend Lawrence Taylor was spotted at the Jersey Shore rally.
Assemblyman Paul Kanitra from New Jersey’s 10th legislative district saw his “favorite player growing up” at the rally.
Those in attendance got a surprise when Taylor and former Giants teammate Ottis Anderson spoke on stage.
“I grew up a Democrat, and I’ve always been a Democrat, until I met this man right here,” Taylor said to cheers. “Nobody in my family ever will vote for a Democrat again.”
L.T. is widely regarded as the greatest linebacker to ever play. He was a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, including in his rookie season.
He won two Super Bowls, made 10 straight Pro Bowls and was named the MVP of the 1986 season. He also remains the franchise’s all-time sacks leader, which includes his 9½ sacks from his rookie season, before sacks became a stat.
This came despite a lavish lifestyle off the field, which resulted in legal troubles after his playing days.
Many attendees who spoke to Fox News said they believe Trump could flip the Garden State in November, when he hopes to take back the White House for a second term.
Rod Delaine, an Amazon factory worker in Staten Island who lives in New Jersey, told Fox News Digital he drove nearly 2½ hours to attend the rally.
LIONS ROOKIE SAYS HE CHOSE NO. 0 BECAUSE ‘AIN’T NOBODY LIKE ME’
A New Jersey schoolteacher who identified herself as Anna said she was motivated to attend because of the state of the economy.
Another supporter, who identified himself as Carlos, said he believed the country needed to return to the way things were under the former president.
“I think this country needs to change. Although, we already know what Trump’s all about. So, that change is just going to come right back to us because that’s what we need,” Carlos said. “We need Trump because I don’t think Biden is just getting the job done right now. Some of it’s his fault. Some of it is probably the people around him. But I think we need Trump back to get this country back to where it needs to be.”
Fox News’ Bradford Betz and Emma Colton contributed to this report.
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