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https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=963883548440355&set=a.200312444797473 di DAVIDE CASSANI Mercoledì 13 marzo 2024 Oggi i corridori sono davvero molto attenti ai particolari. Non lasciano nulla al caso. Oggi ho incontrato a Riolo Terme Primož Roglič che, insieme al compagno di squadra Nico Denz, stavano provando la seconda tappa del Tour de France. Ieri hanno fatto la tappa di Rimini, oggi quella di Bologna. Ricordo che Pantani non andava a vedere neanche le tappe più difficili del Giro. Storico l’aneddoto raccontato da Roberto Conti in merito al giro (vinto) del 1998. Marco non aveva mai affrontato la Marmolada e per capire qualcosa in merito si era affidato ai consigli del compagno di squadra Conti:” allora Marco, la prima parte della salita è abbastanza facile, troverai un paio di gallerie e, a Malga Ciapela, comincerà un lungo rettilineo, durissimo, a quel punto mancano 5 km circa ed è il posto giusto per attaccare”. Cosa successe il giorno dopo? La tappa, invece di affrontare...

(Top photo: Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5335789/2024/03/13/casadei-chelsea-leicester/ By Simon Johnson Mar 13, 2024 - THE ATHLETIC Let’s start with a simple game of compare and contrast: 25 appearances versus three, 1,111 minutes as opposed to 17. These stats provide the story of midfielder Cesare Casadei ’s mixed fortunes this season. The young Italian midfielder spent the first half of the campaign playing fairly regularly on loan at Leicester City in the Championship before being recalled by parent club Chelsea in January. He has barely enjoyed a kick for the Premier League side since. Casadei cannot add to his game time until Chelsea host Burnley on March 30 at the earliest. The Italy Under-21 international is ineligible to play in Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final at home against Leicester having already represented Enzo Maresca’s side in their third-round win over fellow second-tier club Millwall in January (rules dictate you cannot ...

https://www.si.com/nba/bulls/old-school/the-feud-between-michael-jordan-and-isiah-thomas-was-all-about-territory#:~:text=What%20started%20it%3F,up%20with%20only%20seven%20points The beef between MJ and Zeke went beyond basketball. HARVEY GLASSBROOK AUG 27, 2023 3:00 AM EDT There are a lot of layers to the longstanding feud between NBA icons Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas. While the origin of this beef has been debated for decades, one former teammate of the Chicago Bulls icon believes that the root of this dispute was all about territory. What started it? One popular theory is that Thomas conspired to “freeze out” Jordan during the 1985 All-Star Game . Jordan started the game as a rookie but ended up with only seven points. However, Thomas has long denied the allegation, saying, “that never happened.” Regardless of whether there was truth to the accusation or not, the seeds of animosity were planted then and only grew through their battles in the Eastern Conference and even up to the...

Image by SWPix.com https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/milan-sanremo-2024-preview-contenders-and-prediction?fbclid=IwAR1Ji9DRx8egjU4pxsuH45NjqTfEvGbSVAjK7um-O_ti_8uHGPlDCn8uefc Uncertainty, tension, the importance of the position, the Poggio...  The third month of the year is synonymous with La Classicissima and March 16 will be the 115th edition.  Rouleur looks at all the details, as well as the favourites to take the victory MARCH 12, 2024 - ROULEUR WORDS: ÁLVARO RUBIO The gateway to spring has an undeniable connection with the first cycling Monument of the year. Milan-Sanremo celebrates its 115th edition this Saturday March 16. It's a race that has often been described as the easiest Monument to finish, but the most difficult to win. The uncertainty of the outcome marks its personality, the distinctive feature of which lies in the nearly 300 kilometres that have been maintained since its creation in 1907. It’s a route that links the Padana plain in the north o...

Longeant le front de mer de Monaco à Nice, Remco Evenepoel,  dans son maillot de champion du monde du chrono,  entouré de deux de ses coéquipiers, Louis Vervaeke et Mattia Cattaneo (derrière),  a reconnu, hier, la dernière étape du prochain Tour de France. “En fin de troisième semaine,  sur un profil comme ça,  les leaders se joueront la victoire d’étape  et il peut y avoir de grosses défaillances    - THIERRY GOUVENOU, DIRECTEUR TECHNIQUE DU TOUR DE FRANCE Profitant d’une semaine sans course après Paris-Nice et Tirreno-Adriatico, les favoris du prochain Tour de France reconnaissent les dernières étapes. Hier, le parcours du chrono final a vu défiler Tadej Pogacar et Remco Evenepoel, notamment. LUC HERINCX 12 Mar 2024 - L'Équipe NICE – Livreurs de repas, cyclotouristes et promeneurs en trottinette électrique ont dû écarquiller les yeux aux alentours de 15heures, hier, voyant débarquer une fusée arc-en-ciel sur la piste cyclable à l’ombre des palmi...

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/larry-brown-says-farewell-smu Larry Brown Says Farewell To SMU SPORTS Larry Brown Says Farewell To SMU But are we really that shocked? Becky Wirth  - Jul 12, 2016 Southern Methodist University Philly.com On July 9, Larry Brown announced his resignation as head coach of Southern Methodist University's basketball team after four seasons. This was Brown's 13th head coaching position and third head coaching position for a college team. After just four seasons with SMU, Brown was able to completely rebuild SMU's basketball program, having three straight 25-plus win seasons and an appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2015. This was SMU's first appearance in the tournament in 22 years. So why did Brown decide to leave? Apparently, it was over a contract dispute. Brown wanted a five-year contract, while SMU was offering only a two or three-year deal. After not being able to reach an agreement, Brown resigned. There have been many criticisms of b...

https://www.smu.edu/news/archives/2012/larry-brown-ap-23april2012 https://www.espn.com/dallas/ncb/story/_/id/7845982/smu-mustangs-introduce-larry-brown-amid-immediate-fanfare ESPN.com news services - Apr 23, 2012, 01:41 PM ET DALLAS -- Larry Brown has returned to college coaching. Brown was formally introduced Monday as the men's basketball coach at SMU , his first college job in nearly a quarter century. The 71-year-old Hall of Famer joked about his age and said he looked forward to coaching "quality basketball with quality student-athletes " at a school that has long struggled to be relevant in Dallas and nationally. SMU has not won an NCAA tournament game since 1988 -- the same year Brown won a national title at Kansas in his last season in college. Brown brushed off questions about how long he would stay at SMU, saying he thought the Mustangs had the resources to compete in the Big East when it joins the conference in 2013. "When I look in the mirror, I get kind...

https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2014/january/why-larry-brown-is-at-smu/ In his second year rebuilding the school's basketball program, the only coach to win an NBA and NCAA championship still loves being in the gym. By Zac Crain | December 17, 2013|12:00 am From  D Magazine January 2014 Subscribe You beat out Kentucky and Kansas to sign point guard Emmanuel Mudiay, one of the top five recruits in the country and arguably the biggest name to ever come to SMU. What does his signing mean to the program? He’s as good a player as there is in the country, and he’s a better kid. He’s from Dallas. He’s got a great family. Those are the kids we gotta continue to sign. We got Keith Frazier last year, out of Dallas, and now Emmanuel, and Emmanuel’s brother, Jean-Michael (a junior transfer from Western Texas College). We’ve got some really good young people coming into our program. That’s huge. Also huge for the program: Moody Coliseum reopens this month, after a $47 million...

11 Mar 2024 - L'Équipe DE NOTRE ENVOYÉ SPÉCIAL PIERRE MENJOT "Rejoindre cette équipe est la meilleure décision de ma carrière,  alors que beaucoup ont pu trouver ça stupide"    - JORGENSON MATTEO L’Américain n’a jamais tremblé face à Remco Evenepoel pour remporter hier sur la Côte d’Azur, où il vit, un Paris-Nice ouvert et indécis jusqu’au bout. La plus belle victoire de sa carrière avant de se mettre au service de ses leaders Wout Van Aert et Jonas Vingegaard. NICE – Soudain, Matteo Jorgenson a comme été pris d’un vertige. Un dimanche au soleil l’attendait, à longer les plages où il aime se poser pour observer la mer, à rouler sur les routes qu’il emprunte au retour de l’entraînement ou pour s’acheter une baguette. Mais l’enjeu a, d’un coup, rattrapé l’Américain (24ans) samedi soir. «C’est la première fois de ma vie oùj’ airessenti autant de pression, en a-t-il rigolé hier. J’ai dormi cinq heures, je n’étais pas vraiment calme…» Ses réponses étaient plus courtes avant le...

10 Mar 2024 - Il Fatto Quotidiano Daniela Ranieri L’avevamo lasciato col ciglio umido dopo l’intervista a “Cyborg”, il soldato del battaglione nazista Azov “con l’occhio di vetro e il braccio di titanio” asserragliato sotto le acciaierie Azovstal, un elogio superomistico-necrofilo del guerriero e del suo “volto bello e pallidissimo”. Due giorni fa, il mediaticissimo filosofo Bernard-Henri Lévy è tornato su Repubblica in merito a Israele. https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2023/06/16/news/maurizio_molinari_a_dialogo_con_bernard-henri_levy_alla_milanesiana_-404731424/ BHL sminuisce subito l’accusa di genocidio, lanciata dal “Brasile di Lula e dal Sudafrica di Mandela” ( dimentica la Corte di Giustizia Internazionale, che ha già ravvisato “prove sufficienti” sulla base della Convenzione sul Genocidio del 1948 per valutare la causa intentata dal Sudafrica ). Poi fornisce la sua ricostruzione della strage di Gaza City, 112 morti e 760 feriti: i palestinesi sono morti “alcuni schiacciati ...

Comme la veille, Jonas Vingegaard a fait le ménage pour s’imposer en solo au sommet du Monte Petrano. Le Danois remportera tout à l’heure le général de Tirreno-Adriatico, ce qui sera déjà sa 7e victoire de la saison. 10 Mar 2024 - L'Équipe DE NOTRE ENVOYÉ SPÉCIAL ALEXANDRE ROOS "Je n’avais plus d’air, j’ai explosé,  mais je suis content,  je suis le premier des humains"    - JUAN AYUSO (ESP,  UAE EMIRATES),    2e DE L’ÉTAPE ET DU GÉNÉRAL MONTE PETRANO (ITA) – En ce début de saison, Jonas Vingegaard a autant d’occasions de tester ses jambes que de huiler son petit rituel de célébration quand il passe la ligne d’arrivée en solo. Un baiser sur chacune de ses mains, dont une sur son alliance, bras en l’air et sourire de Joker. Sans surprise, le Danois a eu le temps hier au sommet du Monte Petrano de dérouler sa routine de victoire, juste un peu moins que la veille à Valle Castellana. L’étape reine de Tirreno-Adriatico fut un copier-coller de celle de vendr...

https://www.si.com/college/2016/07/08/larry-brown-resigns-smu-mustangs Larry Brown’s sudden departure from SMU was likely about more than his contract, says Seth Davis—it was Larry Brown being Larry Brown. SETH DAVIS Sports Illustrated - JUL 8, 2016 NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — It was late Thursday evening, and I was leaving the Riverview Park Activities Center after a long day attending Nike’s EYBL Peach Jam, one of the premier events of the summer recruiting circuit. As I exited the building, I ran into Tim Jankovich, SMU’s associate head coach. He was standing with newly hired Oklahoma State head coach Brad Underwood. As the three of us bantered, I asked Jankovich where his boss, Larry Brown, was this week. “Oh, he’s at an event in Texas,” Jankovich replied. Turning to Underwood, Jankovich quipped, “No need to go there. There aren’t any good players for you in Texas.” Jankovich later confirmed to me that at that moment, he had absolutely no inkling that less than 24 hours later, his boss w...

Il n’aura fallu qu’une accélération de Jonas Vingegaard, dans San Giacomo, à 29 kilomètres de l’arrivée, pour plier la concurrence et la course. 9 Mar 2024 - L'Équipe DE NOTRE ENVOYÉ SPÉCIAL ALEXANDRE ROOS "Personne n’a été surpris (…)  Quand tu fais rouler tes équipiers comme ça,  c’est que tu veux attaquer.  Personne ne pouvait suivre de toute manière"    - JUAN 'AYU'SO (ESP, UAE) VALLE CASTELLANA (ITA) – Comme il avait concassé les présents et créé un désert autour de lui, il fallait bien convoquer l’absent, le seul capable de boxer sur le même ring que lui, pour tenter de maintenir la flamme d’une rivalité à distance. Après avoir déroulé quelques propos convenus sur sa forme, qu’il juge bonne, et sur l’étape d’aujourd’hui, qui sera encore dure et où il faudra être vigilant, Jonas Vingegaard a entendu le nom de Tadej Pogacar arriver en conférence de presse, petit fantôme en lévitation autour des oreilles du Danois. Mais le double vainqueur du Tour de France a...