Lani Pallister of Australia stunned Katie Ledecky with her first international loss in the 800m freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday night.
Pallister was under world-record pace for much of the race and touched in 8 minutes, 6.10 seconds to erase Ledecky's championship record from 2018. Ledecky, the four-time Olympic champion in her signature event, took silver in a season-best 8:07.26.
The American's lone previous defeat in an 800m free final since 2010 came in a small domestic meet in February 2024 against rising star Summer McIntosh of Canada.
"I was just so locked in and I've been really focused on what I want," Pallister said. "The 800 is my favorite event. Katie's such a dominant force."
Responding to defeat, Ledecky said: "That was definitely my best swim of the week, so I'm actually pretty happy with it. If I was going to get second tonight, I wanted to make it a good one. Just wanted to make it hard for Lani."

#ledecky #Event

In one of the biggest shocks of the meet through three days, world record holder Summer McIntosh missed the championship final of the women's 400 freestyle Friday morning, finishing ninth in prelims in 4:08.56.
McIntosh posted a time more than 14 seconds slower than her own world record. It's a stunning result in an event she's dominated internationally over the past year, and it continues a disappointing week in freestyle events for the Canadian superstar.
McIntosh came into the 400 off after losing the 200 freestyle by 0.19 seconds to Australia's Lani Pallister on day one after scratching the 200 ******* erfly. That result already raised eyebrows given her status as one of the most dominant swimmers in the sport. However, missing a final outright is a different level of surprise.
McIntosh is never shy about racing a heavy program, and the ******* ulative toll of that schedule may be part of the story. She was able to win gold last night in the 400 IM, making the freestyle stumbles specifically notable rather than a sign of an across-the-board slump.
With McIntosh out of the picture, Katie Ledecky and Pallister will settle the 400 free between themselves tonight, a rematch of sorts after Pallister pushed Ledecky hard in the 1500 free on Wednesday.

#mcintosh #pallister #free

World record-holder Summer McIntosh failed to qualify for the 400m freestyle final at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California, on Friday, slumping to the ninth-quickest time in the heats.
The 19-year-old Canadian sensation, who won three gold medals at the Paris Olympics, clocked 4min 08.56sec -- more than 14 seconds outside the world record she set last year before going on to win the world ******* le in Singapore.
McIntosh had been expected to figure in a three-way battle for the Pan Pacs crown with US freestyle great Katie Ledecky and Australian Lani Pallister.
Ledecky led the way into Friday night's final with a time of 4:03.48 and Pallister, who won the 200m free and took silver behind Ledecky in the 1,500m on Wednesday, was fourth-quickest.
The competition that brings together top swimmers from non-European countries has been a mixed bag for McIntosh.

#World #time

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California will host one of the world's biggest international swimming meets this week — get ready for the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships.
The last time the Pan Pacs were on American soil was in 2010. The meet usually takes place every four years in between Olympic Games, but with a disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this will mark the event's first iteration since 2018.
Given the Pan Pacs only include non-European nations, the American team is usually challenged most by longtime rival Australia. Athletes from nations like Canada, China, **** an, Brazil and South Africa will also participate.
Fans should be on the lookout for top talents like Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh, Lani Pallister, Bobby Finke and Sam Short.

#swimming #usually

Summer McIntosh had full-body chills.
That's what happened when she lifted the window cover next to her airplane seat, looked out and saw 3.1-million-square-foot SoFi Stadium. In 2028, the home of the Rams and Chargers will become the first NFL stadium to host Olympic swimming.
"Just imagining two years from now where I'm going to be, and it's really exciting, and I honestly can't wait for it," McIntosh said Monday. "But there's a lot of steps along the way that have to happen before that happens, of course."
One of the bigger steps in terms of swim meets is the Pan Pacific Championships, which are in Irvine — 45 minutes down the road from SoFi — from Wednesday through Saturday, live on Peacock and NBCSN.
Pan Pacific Championships swimming 2026: How to watch, schedule, preview

#pacific #stadium #steps #summer

College football's hot seat cranked to inferno status last season. Seats melted and turned to ash across the land, from LSU to Penn State. In the SEC and Big Ten alone, nine coaches were fired across the two super conferences.
That breakneck twirl of the coaching carousel could mean a slightly quieter spin this year. Quieter, but not silent.
Here's our list of notable coaches who'll need to beat the heat in 2026:
Fickell seemed like a good choice when Wisconsin plucked him from Cincinnati, not long after he took the Bearcats to the playoff. Not all hires that look smart on paper turn out to be good in reality. Wisconsin faced a decision last year amid a second straight losing season: Fire Fickell and fork over millions in buyout bucks, or up the ante on NIL investment. Wisconsin kept Fickell, choosing to pour more into its roster. Chris McIntosh, Wisconsin's athletic director who retained Fickell, left in April for a job at the Big Ten offices. That leaves Fickell on a scorching-hot seat, working for a boss who didn't hire him. It's win or walk, and Fickell knows it.
Lane Kiffin sprinkled an interesting breadcrumb during his introductory news conference at LSU: He revealed three schools tried to hire him away from Mississippi. LSU, Florida and … well, Kiffin didn't reveal the third, but ESPN later reported Florida State was that mystery school. It's no surprise FSU considered ousting Norvell last year, when he served a fourth losing season in six years on the job. Norvell's big buyout (plus Kiffin choosing LSU) protected him, but he can't hide any longer. FSU would owe Norvell a buyout of about $45 million if it fires him after this season. That'll be failure money the Seminoles must stomach if he can't reignite a starved program.

#fickell #season #wisconsin #norvell

One of the Seattle Seahawks fan-favorite players may be on the shelf, as fullback Robbie Ouzts wasn't at practice once again.
Possibly more concerning is the verbiage used by head coach Mike Macdonald when he talked about trying to gain more information on Ouzts' "situation."
Making this potentially worse is the fact that Ouzts missed the last two games of 2025 season with a neck injury. There's nothing concretely linking these two things together, but considering the fact that Ouzts was practicing fully and then suddenly missing combined with the fact that his position requires him to repeatedly slam into opposing defenders to open holes for the running game…consider me concerned. Hopefully this will blow over and Ouzts will be back out there pancaking defenders.
In other injury news, running back Jacardia Wright also suffered a leg injury, but there was no update on him from Macdonald.
Wright is another player who was injured and missed most of last season. He's also part of the backfield room with a recovering Zach Charbonnet and no more Kenny McIntosh. There will likely need to be additions here to spread out the preseason carries.

#macdonald #running

The Las Vegas Raiders are days into training camp and Friday made their first transactions, including waiving injured RB Chris Collier. They went about trying to find his replacement on Saturday.
The Raiders held tryouts for running backs Kenny McIntosh, Dare Ogunbowale and James Robinson.
#raiders held tryouts for RBs Kenny McIntosh, Dare Ogunbowale and James Robinson, per the league’s transaction wire.
McIntosh was recently released by the Seattle Seahawks after spending all three seasons of his career with the team from 2023-25. He last played in the 2024 season and recorded 172 rushing yards that year.
Ogunbowale has played in nine seasons in the NFL with the Washington Commanders (2017), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2018-19), Jacksonville Jaguars (2020-21) and Houston Texans (2022-25). He most recently recorded 25 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in 2025 with the Texans.

#rushing #dare

The Indianapolis Colts announced on Friday that the team has signed running back Roydell Williams, who is an undrafted rookie free agent out of Florida State.
The 5'10", 214 pound running back played for both the Alabama Crimson Tide and Florida State Seminoles in his collegiate career. He had 275 total carries for 1,264 total rushing yards (4.6 ypc. avg.) and 13 rushing touchdowns, as well as 28 receptions for 217 total receiving yards and 2 touchdown receptions for both programs collectively.
He was a CFP National Champion for the Crimson Tide in 2020.
Williams was among the offensive skill position players that the Colts reportedly worked out on Thursday.
Per the IndyStar's Nathan Brown, the Colts also worked out running backs Marcus Major and Kenny McIntosh a day later on Friday.

#colts #Friday #williams #tide

The Seattle Seahawks have waived running back Kenny McIntosh, a former Georgia Bulldog. McIntosh won Super Bowl 60 with the Seahawks last season, but it was bittersweet because McIntosh tore his ACL prior to the 2025 NFL season, so he watched Seattle's triumphant season from the sidelines.
McIntosh was placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list on July 20. Seattle elected to waive McIntosh, which means he is likely not healthy yet. McIntosh was expected to make $1.1 million in 2026 and was entering a contract year. He will now hope to find a new niche in the NFL.
McIntosh was a seventh-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft. He's appeared in 20 career NFL games including all 17 in 2024. McIntosh has 31 carries for 172 yards in his NFL career. He won national ***** les at Georgia in 2021 and 2022. McIntosh notably had 126 total yards and a touchdown in Georgia's comeback win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinals.
Seattle is also placing running back Zach Charbonnet on the PUP list. Charbonnet tore his ACL during Seattle's playoff run and is seeking to return in Week 1.
The Seahawks drafted Jadarian Price in the first-round of the 2026 NFL draft to help fill the void with Charbonnet possibly out and Kenneth Walker leaving via free agency. Seattle also has backup running backs George Holani and Emanuel Wilson.

#charbonnet #georgia

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The Seattle Seahawks have bulked up their running back room this offseason.
That's part of what led to them cutting Kenny McIntosh on Monday night.
The Seahawks announced the move as training camp gets underway, and it ends an injury-plagued tenure for McIntosh with Seattle.
They had put McIntosh on the active/PUP list to open training camp. It suggested he wasn't fully healed from last season's torn left ACL, which happened during camp.

#seahawks #sporting #injury #training

The Seattle Seahawks are reportedly moving on from another member of their rapidly changing running back room.
Seattle plans to waive running back Kenny McIntosh, ESPN's Brady Henderson reported on July 27. McIntosh opened training camp on the physically unable to perform list while recovering from the torn ACL that cost him the entire 2025 season.
The move has not yet appeared among the Seahawks' official roster transactions as of Henderson's report.
McIntosh's departure comes at a significant point in Seattle's backfield competition. Zach Charbonnet is also on the PUP list, leaving first-round rookie Jadarian Price, free-agent addition Emanuel Wilson and George Holani to handle the available practice work. The battle for their starting running back job is one of the central training-camp storylines.
McIntosh, a seventh-round selection in the 2023 NFL draft, finishes his Seattle tenure with 31 regular-season carries for 172 yards. All of that production came in 2024, when he averaged 5.5 yards per attempt while playing primarily behind Kenneth Walker III and Charbonnet.

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The Seattle Seahawks are set to move on from one of their running backs.
ESPN's Brady Henderson reported on Monday that the Seahawks are planning to waive fourth-year back Kenny McIntosh, who is currently on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list after suffering a torn ACL last training camp.
The Seahawks confirmed Henderson's report shortly thereafter. McIntosh was not immediately replaced, so the Seahawks will enter Tuesday with an open roster spot.
It's an unfortunate situation for the national champion from Georgia, who injured his knee during 2023 training camp and barely played as a rookie. In 2024, McIntosh played in every game but predominantly on special teams. When he did get involved in the offense, rushed for 172 yards on 31 carries and caught three passes for 22 yards in limited playing time. He also was part of Seattle's kick return rotation.
With the Seahawks drafting Jadarian Price in the first round and signing Emanuel Wilson in free agency, it was always going to be difficult for McIntosh to make the roster this season. George Holani, who lost out to McIntosh for a roster spot in 2024, was able to secure a spot after McIntosh's injury and has the inside track to have an increased role in the offense. Factor in the eventual return of Zach Charbonnet from his own ACL tear, and there just wasn't much of a realistic path for McIntosh to make the 53-man roster.

#spot #offense

The Seahawks plan to waive running back Kenny McIntosh, Brady Henderson of ESPN reports.
McIntosh currently is on the active/physically unable to perform list. He tore the ACL in his left knee during a training camp practice 366 days ago.
The Seahawks made McIntosh a seventh-round pick in 2023, and he injured his knee in his first training camp. He played only 13 special teams snaps in three games as a rookie.
In 2024, McIntosh appeared in every game, playing 75 offensive snaps and 173 on special teams. He rushed for 172 yards on 31 carries and caught three passes for 22 yards, while returning six kickoffs for 153 yards.
The Seahawks drafted Jadarian Price in the first round and signed Emanuel Wilson in free agency. Eventually, Zach Charbonnet will return from his torn ACL.

#camp #special

The Commonwealth Games might be the only sporting event for which the most-Googled terms are asking what they are and why they exist. One of the top stories on BBC Sport at the time of writing was simply headlined: “What are the Commonwealth Games?”
It’s a good question. They are an anachronistic idea, vaguely defined, thinly justified, a relic of our imperial past, like a mildly offensive heirloom quadrennially hauled down from the attic, modern sport’s unwelcome inheritance from another age.
So yes, the so-called Friendly Games are clearly a little unloved, given the battle to find a willing host. They were tossed aside by Melbourne before a stripped-back version was salvaged by Glasgow, a rescue Games.
They are not fully respected, given not all the stars will show up over the next 10 days. Keely Hodgkinson is prioritising other events. Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh is focused on the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, preferring to compete against serious American rivals rather than a bunch of island nations.
The Games might even be hard to find, given they are behind a paywall on TNT Sports in the UK, with only highlights on Channel 5.

#commonwealth

The Shawn Eichorst era is officially here.
As made official in his introductory press conference with the Wisconsin Badgers, Eichorst is officially back in his home state as UW's next Athletic Director.
It took roughly two and a half months for Wisconsin to replace Chris McIntosh. Eichorst beat out interim AD Marcus Sedberry along with a few other notable candidates, but some thought this was a "safe" hire, even with Eichorst's track record.
Eichorst has been building quite a name for himself at the University of Texas these past few years. Now, he's ready to prove why he deserves a second chance, not only as an AD in the Big Ten, but also to prove just how loyal he is and how much passion he has for his home state.
While Wisconsin's newest AD noted he hasn't had extensive talks with the Badgers' struggling football coach, he still had plenty of positive things to say about the man who made a name for himself at Cincinnati, "Obviously he's won every place he's been,"

The 200-meter ***** erfly world record, finally, has been broken.
Canada’s Summer McIntosh broke the longest-standing individual world record in women’s swimming on Sunday night at the Canadian trials in Montreal. McIntosh completed the 200-meter ***** erfly in 2:01.65.
“To be honest, as soon as I dove in I felt absolutely incredible,” McIntosh said, via the CBC. “The crowd just got my adrenaline going … I went out pretty fast and I think I just held on very well. It was done very well and it’s a great way to start off trials.”
China’s Liu Zige held the record previously when she completed the event in 2:01.81 back in 2009. Liu got her record at China’s National Games just months before polyurethane suits were banned from global competition, ending the super-suit era.
McIntosh has come close to the mark in the past, too, and was just 0.18 seconds shy of the record at the world championships in 2025.

INDIANAPOLIS – Briggs Danner broke through for his first career midget victory Wednesday night, winning the BC39 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The Chase McDermand Racing driver earned $20,039 after starting from the pole and holding off Kevin Thomas Jr. and two-time defending winner Cannon McIntosh in the 39-lap feature.
Danner beat Thomas Jr. by 1.266 seconds, while Jacob Denney charged from ninth to finish third. McIntosh finished fourth, ending his bid for a third straight BC39 victory. Kale Drake rounded out the top five.
"I don't even know what the heck this means yet," Danner said in Victory Lane. "I probably won't know when I wake up in the morning, but just to think that we'd be standing in Victory Lane at IMS is pretty crazy."
The victory marked another milestone for the 24-year-old, who became the first Pennsylvania driver to win the BC39 despite having relatively little midget racing experience.

After an extensive search, the Wisconsin Badgers have reportedly found their new Athletic Director. According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, Wisconsin is set to hire Texas Longhorns Deputy Athletic Director and Chief Operating Officer Shawn Eichorst as its next Athletic Director, replacing the departed Chris McIntosh.
Eichorst, a Wisconsin native, graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater back in 1990 and then went on to earn his law degree from Marquette in 1995. His administrative career began at Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he was the Athletic Director from 1999-2003.
Following a successful stint there, Eichorst moved on to be the Senior ***** ociate Athletic Director at South Carolina from 2004-06 before moving back home and taking a job with the Wisconsin Badgers. Eichorst was hired to the same role at Wisconsin in 2006 and was promoted to Executive ***** ociate Athletic Director in 2007. Two years later, he earned another promotion with the Badgers front office, being named the Deputy Athletic Director in 2009.
In 2011, he got his first shot as an Athletic Director at a power conference school, being hired for the job by the Miami Hurricanes . However, amid ongoing NCAA investigations, Eichorst quickly left for a better opportunity, as he was hired as the Athletic Director for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 2013.
He remained in that role until 2017, when he was fired during the middle of the football season by University Chancellor Ronnie Green. At Nebraska, Eichorst's major move had been to fire head coach Bo Pelini and replace him with Mike Riley, which ultimately led to his demise.

All of a sudden, there's a brand new candidate in the conversation to be Wisconsin's next athletic director.
According to Wildcat Authority's Jason Scheer, Arizona AD Desiree Reed-Francois is "actively involved" with the Badgers' opening.
Scheer went as far as to say that Reed-Francois is "in the final group of candidates."
This news is a bit shocking, as Wisconsin hasn't publicly revealed who is in the running, though Reed-Francois' name never seemed to be in consideration. Now, all of a sudden, she's potentially a finalist for Chris McIntosh's former job.
Marcus Sedberry remains the interim athletic director, but for how long? Wisconsin has been very open that they want to fill McIntosh's spot by the summer, and having a new AD around before a massive 2026 football season would be ideal.