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USA Today
14-08-2025
- USA Today
Commanders pick the right game for their black alternates in 2025
Well, the Commanders did select the correct game for the black alternate uniforms. On Wednesday, the Commanders announced their jersey schedule for the 2025 season. There will be the usual Commanders burgundy ( five games), the Commanders white (eight games), three games of Super Bowl era throwbacks, and the one time they will wear the alternate black uniforms. While openly voicing disapproval when the organization turned from throwback uniforms to the black alternate uniform, because they were moving away from the historic NFL history of the franchise, I, this time, voice approval. Approval, because if the Commanders were still going to wear the alternate black uniform during the 2025 season, this is a good move for two reasons. First, the team is only going to wear the black alternate uniforms once. That is less than they have since introducing the move away from the historic team colors of burgundy and gold in 2022. Decreasing the number of games where they wear uniforms that are not the team colors is indeed progress. Secondly, since the team is only going to wear the black and gold alternate uniforms once, they certainly displayed some keen insight to select the Week 6 home game against the Bears, didn't they? I mean, who can forget the Bears game in 2024 when the final play of the game, the Bears defender was talking to the fan base, not carrying out his responsibility, and wide receiver Noah Brown was left unguarded and unbelievably caught the tipped Hail-Mary pass for the Commanders' shocking victory? The Bears have had to live with the embarrassment of how they blew this game. Therefore, it seems only right that the Commanders would pull out the black and gold uniforms for only the 2025 rematch. The Josh Harris ownership group, being from the Washington area, understandably loves the historic Burgundy and Gold uniforms. Consequently, it should not be surprising if they "phase out" the black alternates entirely. However, the "Hail Mary to Noah Brown" was a miraculous moment in franchise history, and the Commanders' decision to wear the black alternate uniforms that day suggests that ownership may choose to continue this practice once a season. It won't be any surprise throughout the 2025 season when the white Commanders uniforms are criticized. Absolutely not a single Redskins/Commanders fan likes those as much as they do the SB era white uniforms. So get ready for that criticism from the fan base. But for now, can't the fan base enjoy the way things are trending with the Commanders' uniforms in 2025?
NBC Sports
25-07-2025
- NBC Sports
How to watch Katie Ledecky at the 2025 World Swimming Championships
Swimming phenomenon Katie Ledecky heads to Singapore for the 2025 World Swimming Championships, looking to add more hardware to her collection of 26 World Championship medals. Since winning her first Olympic gold medal at 15 years old at the 2012 London Olympic Games, Ledecky has dominated the sport, becoming the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history along the way. At 28 years old, Ledecky has had one of the best seasons of her career, breaking her own world record in the 800m freestyle and swimming her fastest time since 2018 in the 1500m freestyle in May. As she enters her seventh World Swimming Championships, she will attempt to defend her world titles in the 800m and 1500m freestyles and reclaim the title in the 400m freestyle. Despite the absence of two-time 400m freestyle world champion Ariarne Titmus at this year's meet, a new heated rivalry has emerged in the freestyle field between the veteran Ledecky and Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh. When Will Katie Ledecky compete at the 2025 World Swimming Championships? Swimming will begin on Saturday, July 26, and conclude on Sunday, August 3. Ledecky qualified for three individual events and is expected to participate in one relay. Heats are at 10 PM ET each day and finals will take place at 7 AM ET. She will compete on the following days: Women's 400m freestyle heats: Saturday, July 26 Women's 400m freestyle finals/Women's 1500m freestyle heats: Sunday, July 27 Women's 1500m freestyle finals: Tuesday, July 29 Women's 4x200 freestyle relay finals/Women's 800m freestyle heats: Thursday, July 31 Women's 800m freestyle finals: Saturday, August 2 Women's 800m freestyle preview Ledecky and McIntosh face off in the 800m freestyle, making for one of the weekend's most anticipated events. Since Ledecky captured gold in the 800m freestyle at the 2012 London Olympic Games, she has been unstoppable in this event. She set the world record at the 2016 Rio Olympics and spent nine years chasing it without any serious challenges from her competitors. In May, Ledecky unexpectedly broke her record with a time of 8:04.12 at a TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Fort Lauderdale, proving that her best swimming days aren't over yet. Behind Ledecky looms Summer McIntosh, the 18-year-old coming off the best meet of her career at June's Canadian Swimming Trials, where she broke three world records and clocked the third-fastest time in history in the 800m freestyle (which is less than a second off Ledecky's world record). McIntosh hasn't raced the 800m freestyle on the world stage since the Tokyo Olympics four years ago, challenging herself to break Ledecky's six-time world title streak in this event. Nick Zaccardi, Women's 400m freestyle preview The two will also go head-to-head in the 400m freestyle, but this time, McIntosh will be in the driver's seat. After losing to Ledecky at the TYR Pro Swim Series in May – in what was Ledecky's fastest swim in nine years – McIntosh swam the fastest time of her career and reclaimed the world record from Titmus the following month. McIntosh is seeded over two seconds faster than Ledecky, but either one of these swimmers could walk away with the gold medal. Women's 1500m freestyle preview The 1500m freestyle is a different story for Ledecky. She owns the 23 fastest times in the history of this event and is seeded nearly 15 seconds ahead of the next swimmer in the field, Australia's Lani Pallister. She will likely be in a race of her own, chasing the clock to get as close to her world record as possible. Ledecky swam the second fastest time in history in Fort Lauderdale in May, suggesting a world record is within reach. She will also likely participate in the 4x200 freestyle relay final for Team USA. How many times has Katie Ledecky competed at the World Championships? The 2025 World Swimming Championships mark Ledecky's seventh World Championship appearance (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025). It wasn't until after her Olympic debut at the London Games that Ledecky competed in her first World Championship meet. In 2013, Ledecky took home gold medals in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle, as well as the 4x200m freestyle relay. How many medals does Katie Ledecky have? Ledecky is the most decorated woman in World Championships history, boasting 21 gold medals and five silver medals. She has won at least one gold medal in each of her six World Championship appearances. Michael Phelps (33) and Ryan Lochte (27) are the only swimmers with more medals than her. If Ledecky takes home gold in the 800m freestyle, she will become the first swimmer to win seven consecutive world titles in an individual event. She became the first swimmer to win six consecutive world titles in 2023, but Sarah Sjostrom joined her in this elite category in 2024 after claiming her sixth 50m butterfly world title. How to Watch the 2025 World Swimming Championships The 2025 World Swimming Championships will stream on Peacock starting Saturday, July 26. Dates: July 26 - August 2 Venue: Singapore Sports Hub Streaming: Peacock
USA Today
07-07-2025
- USA Today
Who is Daniel Dixon? Learn more on OKC Thunder's 2025 Utah Summer League coach
The Oklahoma City Thunder have kicked off their 2025 Summer League. They will play at least eight games split between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas from July 5-20. The multi-week extravaganza allows teams to get their first look at some of their young prospects. The Thunder have several interesting names. Despite being the NBA champions, they have a blue-chip prospect ready to suit up and other players ready to make an immediate impact. Nikola Topic, Ajay Mitchell and Brooks Barnhizer are the top billing names of OKC's Summer League roster. The low-stakes environment also helps assistant coaches get some head coach reps. As usual, the Thunder split the Summer League head coach duties between two. Daniel Dixon will coach the three Utah games and Connor Johnson will coach the five-plus Vegas games. Here's a quick get-to-know-you piece on Dixon and his journey to being a Thunder assistant coach: Dixon played at William & Mary Dixon played four college seasons at William & Mary from 2013-17. After he came off the bench his freshman year, he spent his final three campaigns as a starter. The guard averaged 11.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in his collegiate career. Dixon was named to the 2017 All-CAA First Team in his senior season. Dixon's playing career After he went undrafted, he spent time in the G League and overseas during his three-year pro career. His first stop was on the Maine Red Claws. He played in France for a couple of months before returning to the G League with the Northern Arizona Suns and Windy City Bulls. He averaged 10.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists in the G League. Dixon's coaching career Dixon retired from playing in 2020. He was a Charlotte Hornets intern for the 2020-21 season. He was an assistant video coordinator the following season. After that, Dixon was added to the G League's OKC Blue staff as an assistant coach. That lasted from 2022-24. He was then promoted to the Thunder's staff as an assistant coach under Mark Daigneault. His official title is "assistant coach for player development." He was the 2024 Las Vegas Summer League coach and is now the 2025 Utah Summer League coach.
