Wimbledon row after Kyrgios spits at spectator amid crowd abuse
Nick Kyrgios capped his first round at Wimbledon with a 3-6 6-1 7-5 6-7 7-5 win over Paul Jubb after accusing a fan of harassment and spitting toward him. He cited ongoing racism and crowd abuse, noting online and live taunts echo past incidents involving Naomi Osaka and the Williams sisters.
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Wimbledon
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All England Lawn Tennis Club
Nick Kyrgios
Australia
Kyrgios
Stuttgart
Germany
Ridge Runners, River Turtles split or clash in Mercer County action
Preece Culpepper and Sam Tanous left stranded in the final frame as Ridge Runners 8-16. Feltner, McGeary lead offense with multi hit nights while Grant Votoyovich and Parker Redden drive in runs. River Turtles erupt with Ryan Johnson three RBIs and Ryan Moorman two run blast. Princeton Greeneville game notes and postgame still to come with home series set in Mercer County tonight.
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Kaelan Culpepper
Pinch
Sam Tanous
Jackson Feltner
Ridge Runners
Feltner
McGeary
Grant Votoyovich
Parker Redden
Wohlgemuth
Bluefield
River Turtles
Ryan Johnson
Ryan Moorman
Kenner Kincade
Rodney Green Jr
Princeton
Jacob Morrison
Jay Burden
Cooke
Daugherty
Mercer County
Bowen Field
Flyboys
Hunnicutt Field
Guerrero delivers walkoff as Blue Jays top Red Sox 6 5
Vladimir Guerrero Jr lined a game winning single in the ninth inning for Toronto. Alejandro Kirk opened with a pinch hit and George Springer drew a walk before Hansel Robles faced Bo Bichette. Bichette's single plated the tying run and Guerrero added an RBI hit to win 6 5. Jordan Romano earned the win after one inning. Toronto improves to 7 2 against Boston.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr
Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox
Alejandro Kirk
Tyler Danish
George Springer
Hansel Robles
Bo Bichette
Bradley Zimmer
Guerrero
RBI
Springer
Jordan Romano
Red Sox
Bluefield hosts youth basketball camp with life skills focus
Pettus notes funding from the Office of Adolescent Health and the Adolescent Health Initiative makes the camp possible. Chawn Martin will coach drills as Bluefield High School staff and players assist. A game is planned vs Bluefield Police and Fire Department, with contact for details.
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Office of Adolecent Health
Chawn Martin
Bluefield High School
Buster Large
Bluefield
Martin
Bluefield Police Department
VaSID honors highlight Lynchburg standout Neaves and ODAC stars
Lynchburg outfielder Avery Neaves earns first team All-American honors from ABCA and D3baseball.com after a record setting season in runs and walks. Teammates Grayson Thurman and Nick Mattfield earn VaSID recognition as top pitcher and rising star, while Shenandoah coach Kevin Anderson collects fourth VaSID Coach of the Year award guiding a 37 12 1 Hornets season and NCAA Regional hosting. The VaSID roll includes 14 schools across the state and a broad all state slate across 23 sports.
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Lynchburg
Avery Neaves
ABCA
D3baseball.com
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RBI
Grayson Thurman
Nick Mattfield
Vasid
Thurman
Shenandoah
Kevin Anderson
JMU
Hornets
VaSID All State Baseball College Division Awards 2022
Avery Neaves of Lynchburg is Player of the Year and Grayson Thurman of Lynchburg is Pitcher of the Year in the 2022 VaSID All State Baseball College Division list. Nick Matfield of Lynchburg is Rookie of the Year and Kevin Andersen earns Coach of the Year at Shenandoah University. First and Second teams feature athletes from Christopher Newport, Shenandoah, Marymount, Randolph Macon, Eastern Mennonite, Bridgewater, Roanoke, Washington and Lee, and others with multiple players named across infield, outfield, utility, and pitching roles.
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University of Conference
State of
Virginia
Grayson Thurman
University of Lynchburg
Nick Matfield
Kevin Andersen
Shenandosh University
Ray Trearico
Easter Mennonite
Justin Bowers
Christopher
Lynchburg
Man Sinks
Virginia Westeyan
Pearce Bucher
Shenandoah
Connor Butler
Roanoke
Frankie Ritter
Jared Foley
Emory & Henry
Bobby Ayscue
Mary Washington
Conner Clark
Christopher Newton
David Meech
Bluefield
Util
Brett Tharp
Bridgewater
Williams falls in first round as Tan stuns Serena at Wimbledon
Serena Williams, 40, came within two points of upsetting Harmony Tan in a three set Wimbledon opener. Tan, debuting at age 24, rallied from an early deficit to win 7-5 1-6 7-6 (10-7) as Williams, needing a wild card, battled through two sets before the final-set tiebreak.
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Harmony Tan
France
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Centre Court
Serena Williams
Tan
Getgo
Wimmer
All England
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Spain
Sorribes Tormo
Christina McHale
Iga Swiatek
Jana Fett
Coco Gauff
Barbora Krejcikova
Bianca Andreescu
Matteo Berrettini
Kincaid wins Round of the Day at Guyan CC junior golf meet
WVGA hosted the Callaway Junior Tour event at Guyan Country Club in its centennial year with 63 players. Bobby Kincaid of Nampa, Idaho shot four under par 67 to win the boys round of the day while Savannah Hawkins of Hurricane won the girls round of the day. Division winners include Wyatt Maynard Barboursville, McCartney Hinkle Befield VA, Adam Gill Wheeling, Kincaid, McKenzie Armstrong Belmont, and Hawkins. The tour resumes June 29 at The Pines Country Club.
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West Virginia Golf Association
WVGA
Guyan Country Club
Bobby Kincaid
Nampa
Idaho
Savannah Hawkins
Hurricane
Larry Martin
Wyatt Maynard
Barboursville
McCartney Hinkle
Befield
Adam Gill
Wheeling
McKenzie Armstrong
Belmont
Callaway
the Pines Country Club
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