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WOMEN’S NRA CLASS SET
CHESTER, W.Va. -- An NRA Women on Target class about firearm protection will be held on Aug. 8 at the Chester-Newell Sportman’s Club. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided. Cost is $45. Call or text Vance Squires at (304) 374-5587 or Heather Kearns (304) 374-5436 for details.
CHESTER MOVES TO 8-0
NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. -- The Chester Old-Timers beat Greenville (Pa.) 13-3 on Sunday at Oak Glen High School.
Chester is 8-0 on the season.
Kevin Ferell pitched the first three innings for Chester, while Bobby Vaughn threw the last four.
Shawn Allen led the team at the plate with two triples and two singles. Vaughn and Kasey Arnott had three hits. Rob Foster, Dave Smith and Scotty Campbell had two hits.
Chester will play Youngstown at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Boardman Field of Dreams.
REESE ACCEPTS APOLOGY
ATLANTA (AP) -- Angel Reese has accepted Toronto Tempo coach Sandy Brondello’s apology for an inappropriate comment about the Atlanta Dream star.
The WNBA suspended Brondello one game for being overheard calling Reese a “protected species” during the Dream’s 111-92 win over the Tempo on Friday.
“First, I appreciate Sandy’s apology, but I also appreciate the love and support that I’ve had for the last 48 hours,” Reese said before the Dream played the Chicago Sky on Sunday. “It has been very overwhelming with a lot of love and also other things. But I am grateful that the league did take action.”
Brondello’s comment about Reese was picked up by the broadcast after Toronto player Nyara Sabally went down with an injury and was called for a foul following contact with Reese.
Brondello apologized on social media and Reese posted “ARE WE SURPRISED?!” after the game, tagging Brondello’s account, followed by a clown face emoji.
Brondello, who is in her first season with the expansion Tempo, is Australian. The “protected species” phrase is used in Australian sports to express frustration for a lack of calls against a player. However, in the U.S., the phrase suggests that someone isn’t human and could be seen as derogatory toward Black people.
“There is no place for discrimination or hate in this league from anyone – from fans to coaches to players,” Reese said on Sunday. “And I’m just grateful that we are able to move on from the situation and just play winning basketball. The WNBA is supposed to be positive and we are going in a great light right now, so I just want to continue that and move forward.”
MCGREGOR TORE ACL
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Conor McGregor confirmed he suffered a torn right ACL in his shortened UFC 329 fight against Max Holloway.
McGregor said he also suffered meniscus damage in the fight on July 11 that lasted 1:09, comparing it to an injury he suffered in the opposite leg against Holloway in 2013.
“Update: It was acl and meniscus,” McGregor wrote in a post on X Sunday. “It is the same injury as the first Holloway fight, only this time the opposite leg. Quite shocking.”
McGregor’s return to the octagon for the first time in five years came to an abrupt end when he landed awkwardly trying to land a kick in the opening seconds against Holloway. The 38-year-old tried to continue, but the fight was called when he fell to the canvas twice more.
McGregor had surgery last week and said he is walking without crutches. He is hopeful of returning to the octagon in 2027.
“I returned to competition within 9 months to fight Diego Brandao back then,” he wrote. “With today’s regenerative medicine advancements and improved training methods it is well within my realm to return by next summer.”