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ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn • 5 min read Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2021. There are 150 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 3, 1936, Jesse Owens of the United States won the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics as he took the 100-meter sprint. On this date: In 1914, Germany declared war on France at the onset of World War I. In 1949, the National Basketball Asso...

Exclusive: Spartan Nation Talks with Former Michigan State DT Jerel Worthy Jon Schopp, a longtime contributor at Sports Illustrateds Spartan Nation, sits down with former Michigan State defensive tackle Jerel Worthy. Author: May 26, 2021 East Lansing, Mich. – Today, Spartan Nation brings its readers and listeners an exclusive interview with a Michigan State legend.  Senior contributor Jon Schopp spoke with former Spartan defensive tackle Jerel Worthy at MSU Atlanta Day to talk about his time...

Humble, hard-working Tim Duncan followed unorthodox path to Hall of Fame Tim Duncans upbringing in St. Croix helped set the stage for one of the most successful careers in NBA history. Michael C. Wright May 12, 2021 1:54 PM Look back at Tim Duncans illustrious 19-year NBA career that was filled with MVPs, Finals accolades, championships and more. SAN ANTONIO — The contents inside Lonnie Walker IV’s gut churned, retched up and splattered into a puddle on the floor. No shame in an out-of-sha...

Lee Names Callie Murphy Head Volleyball Coach Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Callie Murphy, new Lee volleyball head coach Callie Murphy, a former Gulf South Conference standout setter at West Alabama and assistant coach at Cedarville University, has been named the third Lee University volleyball coach in program history. Lee President Dr. Mark Walker announced that Murphy would become the new head coach at Lee on Wednesday morning after a month-long search process to replace Andrea H...

Lee Men Fall In NCAA Tournament Monday, March 15, 2021  The third-seeded Lee mens basketball team saw its historic 2020-21 season come to an end on Sunday night in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament falling to Gulf South Conference rival and No. 2 seed Alabama Huntsville, 73-66. The Chargers jumped out to an early 18-point lead before the Flames used a 15-4 run over the last 4:32 of the half to cut the deficit to seven at the intermission, 35-28. The second half saw...

A New Team And A New League Part 11 Loads of pre Super Bowl stuff Photo by Fred Roe/Getty Images After the debacle of the Heidi game the Jets didn’t lose another game the rest of the year. They won their division for the first time in franchise history, then were set to play in the AFL championship game against the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders were always the bad guys who liked to cheat or get away with whatever they could. They would revel in the pain of other teams and would try anyth...

Vernon Biever Jeff Richardson discovered there are worse things than catching the attention of a prospective boss when youre playing in "The Game of the Century." When top-ranked Notre Dame and second-ranked Michigan State met in November 1966, Jets owner Sonny Werblin was at the game to take a look at Michigan States defensive line. "Sonny came to see (defensive end) Bubba Smith in action, and during the game, I made 16 unassisted tackles," said Richardson, a defensive tackle for the...

Athletes who tried their luck (and were successful) in the movies Published: - Mar 10, 2021 It is increasingly common to see sports stars on the big screen to star in movies and attract a larger audience . We tell you which sports stars have entered the big screen. Photos: Flickr-Miguel Discart, Flickr-evarinaldiphotography, Flickr-yodelanecdotal LatinAmerican Post | Theoscar Mogollón González Listen to this article Although many may not believe it, sport and cinema have gone hand...

Lee Men Fall In Gulf South Semifinals Saturday, March 6, 2021 The No. 23 Lee mens basketball team dropped a rugged, defensive battle, 54-52 to the top-seeded and No. 11-ranked Alabama Huntsville Chargers on Friday evening in the Gulf South Conference Semifinals. The Flames had a look at a 3-pointer at the buzzer to win it but Michael McGuirks shot hit just off the iron. Jayce Willingham gave Lee a 50-48 advantage with 2:26 left but UAH would regain the lead for good on a Max S...

West Georgia Completes Sweep Of Hoop Flames Saturday, February 13, 2021 Michael McGuirk pulls up in front of a West Georgia defender in Saturday’s game at Walker Arena. West Georgia completed the sweep of the No. 15 Lee mens basketball team with an 85-75 victory on Saturday afternoon in Walker Arena.  The Flames appeared to put Fridays tough one-point loss in the rear-view mirror as they scored the first 16 points of the game before the Wolves finally got on the board five ...