For Kentucky Basketball's 15th and final roster spot, Mark Mitchell is priority No. 1 for now, while names like Jaxon Kohler and Keyshawn Hall are other potential transfer candidates to fill that spot.
We now have another name that's worth monitoring for the Wildcats.
On Tuesday, On3's Joe Tipton reported that Yale forward Nick Townsend would enter the transfer portal. The 2026 Ivy League Player of the Year instantly becomes one of the best available players following a four-year career with the Bulldogs.
Now, there's been nothing connecting Kentucky to Townsend just yet, but on paper, he looks like someone who Mark Pope should be taking a hard look at.
A 6-foot-7, 240-pound native of Chappaqua, New York, Townsend averaged 16.3 points on 51.1% shooting (46.3% on 3.2 3-point attempts per game), 7.4 rebounds, 4.3 ****** ists, and 1.1 steals across 33.4 minutes per contest. He shot 48.3% from deep on 1.9 attempts per outing in the 2024-25 season. A big man who can ****** e the floor is something Pope loves having, especially when said player is hitting nearly half of his 3-point attempts.

#townsend #spot

A pair of reigning Grand Slam champions set the pace on Sunday at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters, with Australian Open winner Elena Rybakina and Roland Garros ******* leholder Mirra Andreeva reaching the third round.
Second seed Rybakina, coming off a runner-up finish to Iga Swiatek in Toronto, defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3, 6-4.
Andreeva crushed Oleksandra Oliynykova with the loss of just one game, breaking five times and saving all seven break points against her own serve in a 65-minute 6-1, 6-0 rout.
Rybakina said that she is concentrating on recovery after a tough Toronto run and was glad to get off to a low-stress start.
"Today I'm happy with the serve," she said. "Definitely it helped me a lot. Last week in Toronto was very difficult. A lot of three set matches."

#toronto #sunday

Speaking on talkSPORT Breakfast with Jeff Stelling, Andy Townsend urged his former club Chelsea to launch a move for Tottenham Hotspur full-back Djed Spence. Townsend said,
"I don't know what he would cost because of how well he did at the World Cup.
"Has that inflated his price tag unreasonably? I genuinely haven't got a clue.
"If Cucurella is going to Real Madrid for over £60million, I would have thought Djed Spence at £40million, something around that figure, would be a decent acquisition.
"It wouldn't do them (Chelsea) any harm to have someone who is still looking to improve as a player, who is all ears and wants to get better.

#djed

Belinda Bencic found herself locked in a closely contested battle with Taylor Townsend in the third round of the Canadian Open, narrowly avoiding an upset at the hands of the American.
Bencic's emotions came to the fore during the tense contest as she voiced her frustrations toward her coaching team in her player's box, which included her husband and fitness coach, Martin Hromkovič.
No. 12 seed Bencic made a strong start to her campaign at the WTA 1000 event in Toronto by securing a dominant 6-3, 6-1 win over Sloane Stephens in her opening match, following a first-round bye.
The 29-year-old faced a much tougher test in her third-round showdown with Taylor Townsend. Although Bencic fended off three set points in the opening set, Townsend edged her out in the tiebreak. Nevertheless, the Swiss fought back to clinch the second-set tiebreak and force a decider.
Despite winning the set, Bencic appeared unimpressed with her coaching team's demeanor in her player's box, lashing out in an animated outburst during the changeover.

#bencic #Coaching #opening

West Bromwich Albion have signed Norway midfielder Felix Horn Myhre on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
The 27-year-old, capped six times by his country, joins the Baggies from Norwegian top-flight side SK Brann to become head coach James Morrison's sixth major signing of the summer.
Myhre brings experience of playing in the Europa League, helping Brann reach the knockout stages of the competition last season and has also featured in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League and Europa Conference League.
He has been linked with the move to Albion for a few weeks and said conversations with Morrison gave him a "really good vision for the club" and that he saw a "lot of potential" with the squad.
Myhre will join his Norway - and former Brann - team-mate Aune Heggebo, at The Hawthorns and follows forward Jimmy-Jay Morgan, defender Conor Townsend, goalkeeper Matt Ingram and striker Barney Stewart in signing for the new season.

#norway #year #west

From the tragedy of losing his son to persevering through his failures as a player, Troy Townsend opens up about his storied career in football in an exclusive Urban Pitch interview.
Turning pro isn't in the cards for most young footballers, but that doesn't mean that they can't have a career in the sport altogether.
Troy Townsend is a gleaming example of one such case. He's worn many hats across his six decades in the sport, from coach, to pundit, to advocate, and in 2024, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his work with Kick It Out to help end racism in football.
Townsend was obsessed with football from an early age, yet despite playing for the Crystal Palace and Millwall academies, breaking through to a senior team wasn't in his tea leaves.
He'd make the jump to coaching, earning his badge at 19 and working with the university teams at Middlesex University and youth side Redwood FC, as well as launching Ultimate Sports alongside Steve Browne, which focused on providing physical education teachers and after-school programs to East London schools.

#university

Maria O'Neill's point with just 15 seconds remaining won the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship for Antrim in a dramatic final against Carlow at Croke Park.
After had got on Carlow on level-terms in the closing stages through Megan Townsend's goal, McCann struck the decisive blow late on for secure a 1-13 to 2-9 win for the Saffrons.
Antrim made a perfect start in Dublin when Theresa Mallon capitalised on a poor pass from goalkeeper Nicole Hanley to net inside two minutes.
The Saffrons extended their advantage thanks to Orlaith Prenter, O'Neill and Aine Tubridy, but Carlow, in their first All-Ireland decider, fought back and trailed by 1-5 to 0-6 at the break.
Cliodhna Ni She's sixth point of the day further reduced Antrim's lead, but the Ulster county responded through Prenter and Bronagh Devlin.

#point #Football

After three one-run wins positioned it to reach the Junior Little League World Series, Middletown-Odessa-Townsend was foiled by two such defeats on July 30.
The Delaware champs lost twice to New Jersey champion Freehold Township at the East Regional July 30 in DuBois, Pennsylvania.
Freehold Township scored four sixth-inning runs to pull ahead in the deciding game and prevailed 9-8 when MOT scored just one run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Freehold Township had forced a deciding game in the double-elimination format by winning earlier in the afternoon 12-11 as both teams staged incredible rallies.
MOT trailed 8-1 through five innings, then scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning and seven more in the seventh to go ahead 11-8. But Freehold answered by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh to prevail in dramatic fashion.

#seventh #july #four

West Bromwich Albion have signed French right-back Nolan Galves on a four-year contract from Ligue 2 side Rodez AF.
The 23-year-old moves to The Hawthorns for an undisclosed fee and becomes the club's fifth senior summer signing following forward Jimmy-Jay Morgan, defender Conor Townsend, goalkeeper Matt Ingram and striker Barney Stewart.
Galves helped Rodez reach the second-tier play-offs in France last season, where they lost on penalties to Saint-Etienne. He made 36 appearances in all competitions, with eight **** ists.
His contract will keep him with the Baggies until the summer of 2030.
All done deals in July 2026

#west

Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic will team up in a blockbuster pairing at the 2026 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship next month.
Women's world number one Sabalenka and record 24-times Grand Slam champion Djokovic are among the high-profile teams on the New York entry list for an event played before the singles competition takes place.
Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz, Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud, Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper and Taylor Townsend and Alexander Zverev are among the other star-studded pairings, but Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alacaraz are notable absentees so far.
The entry window will close on August 17 when the the top six teams with the best combined singles ranking will be accepted into the main draw. Eight teams will be determined via wild card.
United States Tennis ******* ociation chief executive Craig Tiley said, "Anytime you can bring women and men together on the same team, you showcase tennis at its best. We are proud to again bring the world's top players together in a format that will provide exciting entertainment for our fans."

#teams #tennis #team #singles

After grabbing Mississippi right-hander Cade Townsend in the first round, the Cubs stayed in the SEC in the second round, grabbing one of the best available power hitters in Texas A&M outfielder Caden Sorrell
Sorrell was one of the better college power hitters last year, hitting 23 home runs for the Aggies, which tied for 14th in Division I. They weren’t cheapies either. Sorrell is a big, strong guy left-handed hitter at 6’3”, 210 lbs with a quick uppercut strong. It’s also a long swing that it geared towards pulling the ball to right field. So when Sorrell gets ahold of one, it goes a long, long way. He’s also a pretty good athlete with good speed and a solid defender in center field. He has a strong arm and could easily move over to right field where he could be a plus defender.
Sorrell hit .341/.434/.743 with 20 doubles, one triple and the 23 home runs for the Aggies. He also stole 11 bases in 64 games.
The downside on Sorrell is that he does have a lot of swing and miss in his game and will often swing through fastballs up in the zone. He also has a tendency to chase breaking ***** out of the zone. So for Sorrell to make it to the majors, he’s going to have to learn to see the ball better and learn to lay off bad pitches. He struck out 23 percent of the time in his junior year which isn’t terrible, but it’s also not good for a guy entering pro ball where he’s going to face a lot better stuff. Of course, if Sorrell didn’t have some issues, he would have gone in the first round.
MLB Pipeline ranked Sorrell as the 33rd-best prospect in the draft and Baseball America had him at 27, above first-round pick Townsend. So both of those evaluations are a great value for the Cubs at pick 62. On the other hand, Keith Law of The Athletic, who is more sensitive to swing-and-miss issues, had Sorrell down at 67, which is more in line with where he was taken.

Scotland looking for first win against South Africa in 16 years
Finn Russell back in Gregor Townsend's starting XV after missing Argentina win with calf injury
Both sides won their first games in the inaugural Nations Championship
Nations Championship: South Africa v Scotland under way

South Africa and Scotland tussle on the second weekend of the inaugural Nations Championship.
The pair were both opening round winners, with the Springboks putting England away comprehensively and the Scots impressive in beating Argentina.
Gregor Townsend will know his side face a tall task here, though, even with home head coach Rassie Erasmus freshening up his matchday 23.
It is 12 years since Scotland last played the Springboks on South African soil, while they have failed to muster a try in their last two outings against Erasmus's team.
Here's everything you need to know.

Scotland have been boosted by the availability of fly half Finn Russell as they take on world champions South Africa in Pretoria.
Russell missed the win over Argentina with a calf injury but is fit to start at No 10 against the Springboks.
Zander ***** erson and Gregor Brown are promoted into the starting tight five in the other two changes to Gregor Townsend's side, with the Scotland head coach favouring a six forwards to two backs bench split. Jamie Dobie, who starts on the wing, will cover scrum half.
Rory Hutchinson retains his place at outside centre alongside captain Sione Tuipulotu in midfield, with Kyle Rowe again stationed at full-back.
Scotland will take on the Springboks on South African soil for the first time in 12 years as they face a daunting challenge at Loftus Versfeld.

Should Scotland leave star man Finn Russell on the bench for next week's visit to South Africa?
That's what former international Peter Wright is suggesting after Gregor Townsend's side won a thrilling Nations Championship opener away to Argentina without the influential fly-half.
With Russell nursing a calf problem, Tom Jordan started at 10 in Cordoba and turned in an impressive performance, as did his replacement, Fergus Burke.
Both men kicked three conversions in the 47-38 victory and both pulled the strings effectively in a largely controlled display, skewed by two late scores for the hosts.
"Tom Jordan did really well in terms of his calmness," former Scotland captain Lisa Martin told BBC Radio Scotland. "It was a really mature performance.

Although Iga Świątek has had an underwhelming 2026 season, she would have hoped to turn things around at Wimbledon, returning to the All England Club one year after winning her maiden ****** le at the grass-court Major.
However, Alexandra Eala brought Świątek's campaign to an early end, with the Pole's frustration evident during the blockbuster contest.
No. 3 seed Świątek navigated a tricky challenge during her opening match at SW19, rallying to a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 win over Taylor Townsend. She then appeared to hit her stride during her dominant 6-1, 6-3 triumph over former Wimbledon finalist Karolína Plíšková.
The six-time Grand Slam champion entered her highly anticipated third-round showdown with Eala with the advantage of experience, given that the Filipina had never reached the second week of a Major before.
However, Eala delivered a remarkable performance in their battle on Centre Court, saving two set points in the opening set and dominating the second to claim a 7-6(9), 6-2 victory, ousting the defending champion from the tournament.

Wimbledon is well underway and the paths to the men’s and women’s singles finals are starting to become clear.
Reigning men’s champion and top seed Jannik Sinner is gathering form after a slow start at the Championships, while seventh seed Novak Djokovic remains a possible semi-final opponent for the Italian as the 39-year-old bids to win a record-breaking 25th grand slam **** le.
Wimbledon 2026 LIVE: Latest scores and updates from SW19
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka now faces a blockbuster against Naomi Osaka, while reigning champion and third seed Iga Swiatek is also starting to find her rhythm on grass following an almighty scare in her first-round match against Taylor Townsend.
French Open champion and women’s fifth seed Mirra Andreeva is out, though, losing to former Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, who found the form of her 2024 **** le run to win 4-6 7-5 6-4 on Centre Court.

Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu has been "waiting to play" again ever since Glasgow Warriors' United Rugby Championship semi-final defeat by Bulls and is also keen to address regrets from the autumn.
Tuipulotu captains the Scots against Argentina in the opening summer Test of the Nations Championships series. The Pumas recovered from 21-0 down at half-time to defeat Gregor Townsend's side at Murrayfield in November.
And the British and Irish Lions centre endured the disappointment of missing out on a home final in the URC as South Africa's Bulls triumphed at Murrayfield in June.
"It feels like a long time," Tuipulotu said. "It's important for us to get back on the field.
"You carry these games with you and the first thing that you want to do is get back on the field and I suppose, not reverse it, but give yourself a chance to rid yourself of the feeling."

Wimbledon is well underway and the upsets are starting to come thick and fast, with French Open champion and women's fifth seed Mirra Andreeva the latest top seed to fall.
The 19-year-old Andreeva, who lifted her first grand slam ******* le just last month in Paris, lost to former Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, who found the form of her 2024 ******* le run to win 4-6 7-5 6-4 on Centre Court.
On the men's side, fourth seed and ******* le contender Ben Shelton lost in a match tiebreak against Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen on Tuesday in the biggest upset of the tournament so far, while former semi-finalist Elina Svitolina has also made a premature exit.
Reigning champion and third seed Iga Swiatek survived an almighty scare in her first-round match against Taylor Townsend, while top seed Aryna Sabalenka now faces a tough third-round against Jelena Ostapenko.
Reigning men's champion and top seed Jannik Sinner survived a scare of his own in the first round as he needed five sets to see off Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic, while seventh seed Novak Djokovic remains a possible semi-final opponent for the Italian.

Reigning Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek earned top marks from Martina Navratilova after brushing aside Karolina Pliskova to reach the third round.
The world number three was in tears on court after her ******* le defence began with a stuttering three-set victory over world number 79 Taylor Townsend.
She delivered a far more accomplished display on Thursday and wasted little time in wrapping up an impressive 6-1, 6-3 win over 2021 runner-up Pliskova.
Eighteen-time grand slam singles champion Navratilova graded Swiatek’s performance an A+.
“When legends like that say nice things about you, it means a lot,” the third seed said in her on-court interview.

Wimbledon is well underway and the upsets are starting to come thick and fast, with French Open champion and women’s fifth seed Mirra Andreeva the latest top seed to fall.
The 19-year-old Andreeva, who lifted her first grand slam **** le just last month in Paris, lost to former Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, who found the form of her 2024 **** le run to win 4-6 7-5 6-4 on Centre Court.
On the men’s side, fourth seed and **** le contender Ben Shelton lost in a match tiebreak against Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen on Tuesday in the biggest upset of the tournament so far, while former semi-finalist Elina Svitolina has also made a premature exit.
Reigning champion and third seed Iga Swiatek survived an almighty scare in her first-round match against Taylor Townsend, while top seed Aryna Sabalenka now faces a tough third-round against Jelena Ostapenko.
Reigning men’s champion and top seed Jannik Sinner survived a scare of his own in the first round as he needed five sets to see off Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, while seventh seed Novak Djokovic remains a possible semi-final opponent for the Italian.

Finn Russell will not feature in Scotland's opening Nations Championship match of the summer series but could feature against South Africa, says head coach Gregor Townsend, who welcomes back Jonny Gray.
Fly-half Russell, 33, has not fully recovered from the calf injury that kept him out of the latter part of Bath's domestic campaign and was not considered for the match at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Cordoba on Saturday (20:10 BST). The Scots face the Springboks in Pretoria on 11 July then Fiji at Murrayfield on 18 July.
Tom Jordan starts at 10 in Russell's absence, with Fergus Burke among the replacements.
Gray returns against the Pumas, having missed this year's Six Nations, while fellow lock Scott ***** s, 29, and prop Pierre Schoeman, 32, will win their 50th caps.
"Great for [Jonny Gray] to be back in the squad," said Townsend. "Since his move to Perpignan, he's played very well so his form's been rewarded with this opportunity. It's nice obviously nice that him and Scott ***** s are playing together.

Iga Swiatek will be hoping to put a stuttering start to her Wimbledon ******* le defence behind her on Thursday, as Alexander Zverev bids to prove his credentials on grass.
Reigning champion Swiatek struggled to hold back the tears after battling past Taylor Townsend in the first round on Centre Court after an alarming drop-off in her form during the second set.
The Pole, who has been inconsistent since winning her sixth Grand Slam ******* le at the All England Club 12 months ago, did enough to get through but said the enormity of starting her ******* le defence had affected her.
"I think the whole process of opening the court and playing as a defending champion is for sure really emotional," said Swiatek.
"Last year probably the most amazing thing in my tennis career happened here. So I felt it also today."

Wimbledon is well underway and the upsets are starting to come thick and fast, with French Open champion and women’s fifth seed Mirra Andreeva the latest top seed to fall.
The 19-year-old Andreeva, who lifted her first grand slam ****** le just last month in Paris, lost to former Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, who found the form of her 2024 ****** le run to win 4-6 7-5 6-4 on Centre Court.
On the men’s side, fourth seed and ****** le contender Ben Shelton lost in a match tiebreak against Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen on Tuesday in the biggest upset of the tournament so far, while former semi-finalist Elina Svitolina has also made a premature exit.
Reigning champion and third seed Iga Swiatek survived an almighty scare in her first-round match against Taylor Townsend, while top seed Aryna Sabalenka now faces a tough third-round against Jelena Ostapenko.
Reigning men’s champion and top seed Jannik Sinner survived a scare of his own in the first round as he needed five sets to see off Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, while seventh seed Novak Djokovic remains a possible semi-final opponent for the Italian.

A relieved Iga Swiatek cried on court after she began her Wimbledon **** le defence with a stuttering three-set victory over Taylor Townsend.
The Pole evoked memories of her crushing 6-0 6-0 final victory over Amanda Anisimova 12 months ago as she dropped just one game in the opening set.
However, the third seed had to fight through her own frustration and an increased level from her American opponent to win 6-1 2-6 6-3 in just over two hours.
After letting out a roar of celebration, Swiatek became tearful and hid her face in her towel as she took a few moments to collect herself.
Her father and sister, sat on the front row of the Royal Box, then joined in the ovation as she walked over to carry out her post-match interview.

Wimbledon is underway and the upsets have already begun, with men's fourth seed and ****** le contender Ben Shelton the first top name to fall.
The American lost in a match tiebreak after a thrilling five-setter against Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen on Tuesday, in the biggest upset of the tournament so far.
Reigning champion and third seed Iga Swiatek survived an almighty scare in her first-round match against Taylor Townsend and is in line to potentially face dangerous wildcard and seven-time champion Serena Williams as early as the third round.
On the men's side, reigning champion and top seed Jannik Sinner survived a scare of his own as he needed five sets to see off Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic, while seventh seed Novak Djokovic remains a possible semi-final opponent for the Italian after beating China's Yibing Wu in four.
Of the British players Cameron Norrie - who lost in the first round - was the only one to be seeded, after Emma Raducanu withdrew from Wimbledon on the eve of the tournament, confirming the injury "niggle" she had been managing since Queen's had "developed into a stress fracture" .

Wimbledon day two - use the 'watch & listen' tab for live BBC coverage (UK only)
LIVE: Defending women's champion Iga Swiatek 6-1 Taylor Townsend
LIVE: GB's Jacob Fearnley, Arthur Fery and Billy Harris in action
Alexander Zverev and Serena Williams play on Centre Court later
Katie Swan beats Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4 6-4 to become first Brit into second round

Wimbledon day two - use the 'watch & listen' tab for live BBC coverage (UK only)
LIVE: GB's Katie Boulter v Tyra Grant
Katie Swan also in action as British players seek first win after 10 exit on Monday
From 13:30 - Defending women's champion Iga Swiatek v Taylor Townsend on Centre Court
Alexander Zverev and Serena Williams follow later in day

Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe and Wales hooker Elliot Dee will start for the Barbarians in Saturday's fixture against South Africa (14:00 BST).
Van der Merwe features in the game against the Springboks before linking up with Gregor Townsend's squad for the Nations Championship.
Dragons hooker Dee, who has won 56 caps, missed out on selection in Steve Tandy's squad for the summer.
The pair are in a Baa-Baas side that is captained by New Zealand scrum-half TJ Perenara and includes Argentina fly-half Tomas Albornoz.
Edinburgh's D'Arcy Rae and Liam McConnell, who are also in Scotland's summer squad, feature along with Munster centre Alex Nakivell.

With Jedd Fisch having finished up his second season at the helm of the Huskies, I have decided to update this post (originally published in July of 2023) to reflect the two head coaches who have reached the 2 year mark on Montlake since then and to see whether Coach Fisch’s 9-4 season has precedent in Husky history! Let’s dive in, to see what we can learn!
The first coach to make it to year two for UW was William B. Goodwin, who coached his second season all the way back in 1893. That season wasn’t the greatest for Washington, who opened the year with a win at Vivienda in Tacoma, 8-4, but then, Washington lost to the Tacoma Athletic Club at home, 6-4, tied the Athletic Club at Port Townsend, and lost to the Multnomah Athletic Club 30-0, and then Stanford 40-0. Just a brutal football season. Goodwin was dismissed after the year.
Back in 1896, Ralph Nichols drilled his team exceptionally well, with a brand new training regimen centered on running around the track before practices officially began. A novel concept, to be sure. This regimen didn’t translate into wins however. UW went 2-3, losing their first 3 games and winning their next 2. They were outscored 40-20 combined for the entire season.
The third coach to make it to the 2 season mark was James Knight, whose second year came in 1903. That season was by far the most successful of all the head coaches up to that point, with his team going 6-1 and their only loss coming against the Multnomah Athletic Club, losing 6-0. This included a 10-0 win against Washington Agricultural, now known as Washington State, in the Apple Cup.
Victor M. Place’s second team was captained by future UW coach Enoch Bagshaw, who played end, quarterback, and halfback. The team went 4-4-2, tying Seattle High School and Idaho to start and end the season, respectively. Washington’s fortunes drastically improved after this season, however.