Among the numbers at USAT: 18 NBA Finals 8 Olympics 7 World Series 6 Final Fours I'm not retiring but I am taking a breather. Headed to Montana Monday to fly-fish. Going to the beach later next month. I still have stories to tell. If you want to read more: authory.com/JeffZillgitt/A…

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10.61 SECONDS 🤯 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden wins the women's 100m with a championship RECORD. 🥇 #WorldAthleticsChamps

SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE 47.78!!!!

SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE IS THE 400M WORLD CHAMPION! 🥇 With or without hurdles, the Olympic Champ is unbeatable over 400m. #WorldAthleticsChamps | #RoadToLA28

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CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD 🤯 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone runs the 2nd fastest time in HISTORY to capture the World Title in the Women’s 400m! Her 47.78 is the fastest time run in this event since 1985! #WorldAthleticsChamps

2ND FASTEST OF ALL TIME ‼️ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone storms to a championship record of 47.78, to win her first 400m global title 👑 That's the first time in 39 years that we see a sub-48 performance 🤯 #WorldAthleticsChamps

CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD! 😱 SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE IS A 400M WORLD CHAMPION! #WorldAthleticsChamps

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone -First woman to run under 48 seconds for 400m in 40 years -First woman to become world champion at both 400m and 400m hurdles -In her last seven global finals, SML has run six world records and 47.78

Olympic champion Rai Benjamin puts up a season’s best in Tokyo to win the 400m hurdles world title! 🥇 #WorldAthleticsChamps

NOAH LYLES DOES IT AGAIN! 😱 FOUR 200m world outdoor titles in a row! #WorldAthleticsChamps

MELISSA JEFFERSON-WOODEN DOES THE DOUBLE! She runs the fastest time in the WORLD this year to complete the 100m/200m sweep. #WorldAthleticsChamps

THE SET IS COMPLETE 😍 After winning bronze in Eugene and silver in Budapest, Anna Hall 🇺🇸 is finally a #WorldAthleticsChamps gold medalist with a commanding 6,888 point victory in the heptathlon. Her marks: 100H - 13.05 HJ - 1.89m SP - 15.80m 200m - 23.50 LJ - 6.12m JT -

Roxanna Scott (Roxanna Scott) joins ESPN as Senior Vice President, Editor in Chief This newly created position will lead ESPN's journalism & editorial strategy across platforms Scott brings over 2 decades of news industry experience & more ➡️ bit.ly/4affcUP

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JACK HUGHES. THE MOMENT THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER.

Team USA’s men’s ice hockey team won gold as Jack Hughes scored in overtime to beat Canada 2–1 at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan on Sunday (AP photo). It’s the U.S.'s first men’s ice hockey gold since 1980. Legendary Stars and Stripes photographer Red Grandy was there for