THE THRILL OF THE CHASE Conseslus Kipruto of Kenya, right, celebrates as he beats Morocco’s Soufiane Elbakkali in the men’s 3,000-metre steeplechase at the IAAF world championships in London on Tuesday.
on Tuesday. Miranda Ayim and Jamie Scott added eight points apiece for the Canadians (2-0). Bianca Torre led Mexico (0-2) with eight points. Canada wraps up group play on Thursday against Paraguay. The top three teams qualify for the 2018 FIBA women’s basketball World Cup in Spain.
Manziel says he has ‘looked into’ CFL stint
Former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel hasn’t entirely ruled out a shot at playing in Canada. In an interview with Outkick the Coverage at the International Football Betting Conference in Costa Rica, Manziel said the Canadian Football League “is definitely something I’ve looked into,” but that he still hopes to play in the NFL. Asked about what he would do if he fails to resume his football playing career, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner said he wants to remain in the sports world, possibly as a college coach. He has been out of the league since the Cleveland Browns released him last year amid several off-field issues.
U.S. high school sports safety lacking: study
A high school sports study conducted in the United States by the Korey Stringer Institute and sponsored in part by the NFL shows many individual states are not fully implementing key safety guidelines to protect 7.8 million student athletes from potentially life-threatening conditions, including heat stroke. The survey showed North Carolina with the most comprehensive health and safety policies at 79 per cent, followed by Kentucky at 71 per cent. At the bottom were Colorado, at 23 per cent, and California, 26 per cent. Those scores were based on guidelines addressing the four major causes of sudden death for that age group: cardiac arrest, traumatic head injuries, exertional heat stroke and exertional sickling occurring in athletes with sickle cell trait.
NCAA might sanction women’s wrestling
Women’s wrestling could someday be an NCAA-sanctioned sport. Wrestle Like A Girl Inc. and its partners announced on Tuesday they have submitted a bid seeking emerging sport status from the NCAA. U.S.A. Wrestling, the U.S. Olympic Committee and other organizations hope to make women’s wrestling a collegiate sport as quickly as possible. Eleven schools submitted letters of commitment to sponsor women’s wrestling.