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Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NASCAR News: Kaulig Racing Presidents Addresses Ty Dillon's Future with Team
Cup Series driver Ty Dillon had a Cinderella story this season, advancing to the final round of the NASCAR In-Season Challenge and nearly winning $1 million. It's largely been the only highlight in a contract year, but it appears he's done enough to reclaim his seat behind the wheel next season. Appearing on SiriusXM NASCAR, Kaulig Racing president Chris Rice said he expects Dillon to return to the organization next season, and an official announcement could be coming soon. 'We're real close to having Ty's deal done…He's pushed us to be better..' Kaulig Racing president Chris Rice on Ty Dillon's uture with the team Related: Ty Dillon stats (): 355 points, 1 top 10, 1 DNF, 8 laps led, 24.542 average starting position, 23.375 average finishing position in 24 races Entering the NASCAR schedule this weekend, Dillon is 263 points outside of the final playoff spot with two races remaining in the regular season. Barring a victory at Richmond Raceway or Daytona International Speedway, Dillon and Kaulig Racing will not be competing in the playoffs. The 33-year-old driver has at least shown some improvement as of late. While he ranks 32nd in average finishing position (24.5) this season, he has recorded four top-20 finishes since the Quaker State 400. With Dillon expected to receive a new deal keeping him in the No. 10 car next season, Kaulig Racing is poised to retain both its drivers in 2026, with A.J. Allmendinger also expected to stay with the team. Read More: Related Headlines Kelsey Plum Addresses Perceived Jab at Caitlin Clark from WNBA All-Star Game NASCAR Starting Lineup for Richmond: Cook Out 400 Starting Grid, Cup Series Qualifying Results Patriots Have 5 Wide Receiver Spots Locked Down Ahead Of Preseason Week 2
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Meet the quarterfinalists in the 2025 U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club
(Editor's note: Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from The Olympic Club. Check out his updates from the Round of 16 here.) SAN FRANCISCO — A grueling Thursday at The Olympic Club has come to a close, and the 2025 U.S. Amateur is down to eight golfers vying for the Havemeyer Trophy. After Thursday morning's Round of 32, winners were back on the course in the afternoon battling in the Round of 16, and eight golfers punched their ticket into the quarterfinals, which begin Friday afternoon. Among those advancing to the quarterfinals include a local favorite with incredible crowd support, John Daly II and a Cinderella story in the making. Here's a look at the eight quarterfinalists in the U.S. Amateur at Olympic Club, as well as Friday matchups and TV information. No. 49 Niall Shiels Donegan Shiels Donegan, the North Carolina transfer who lives about an hour north of Olympic Club, took out medalist Preston Stout 1 up on Thursday afternoon to move into the quarterfinals. He also has the biggest crowd support this week. No. 56 Jacob Modleski Modleski, who was on the bubble for the U.S. Walker Cup team coming into the week, is into the quarters after holding off Paul Chang 2 up. In the 18 holes the two played, they only tied two of them. No. 61 Jimmy Abdo The Cinderella run continues for Abdo. The Division III college product from Gustavus Adolphus in Minnesota who's ranked 4,292 in WAGR is moving on after a thrilling run in his first U.S. Amateur. No. 37 Jackson Herrington No. 63 Mason Howell Howell, the U.S. Junior Am medalist, thought a bogey on the second playoff hole Wednesday was his undoing. Now, he has taken down Tommy Morrison, Ben James and Max Herendeen en route to the quarters. No. 26 John Daly II Little John is on a roll. He wins yet again, controlling his match against reigning Phil Mickelson Award winner Daniel Bennett from the start, and Daly is into the quarterfinals. No. 3 Miles Russell The top-ranked junior in the world is into the quarterfinals at his second USGA event this year. Russell, 16, tops Mahanth Chirravuri 2 and 1 after burying a long birdie putt on the 17th hole to win. No. 3 Eric Lee Eric Lee won the match 1 up on the 18th hole after Josh Duangmanee lost his tee shot on the 18th and then conceded. It's the second time in the last three months Lee has beat Duangmanee in match play, also at the NCAA Championship. U.S. Amateur 2025 quarterfinal matchups All times ET 4:30 p.m.: No. 49 Niall Shiels Donegan vs. No. 56 Jacob Modleski 4:45 p.m.: No. 61 Jimmy Abdo vs. No. 37 Jackson Herrington 5 p.m.: No. 63 Mason Howell vs. No. 26 John Daly II 5:15 p.m.: No. 3 Miles Russell vs. No. 11 Eric Lee U.S. Amateur how to watch, TV information All times ET Friday, Aug. 15: 6-7 p.m.: Quarterfinals (Peacock) Friday, Aug. 15: 7-9 p.m.: Quarterfinals (Golf Channel) Saturday, Aug. 16: 3-6 p.m.: Semifinals (Golf Channel) Sunday, Aug. 17: 7-10 p.m.: Championship (Golf Channel) Watch Golf Channel for free with Fubo This article originally appeared on Golfweek: U.S. Amateur 2025: Meet the quarterfinalists at Olympic Club
The Independent
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
From a job at a meat processing plant to country music stardom, Bailey Zimmerman is figuring it out
His is a Cinderella story. Before the big tours and country music award nominations, Bailey Zimmerman was growing up in the small town of Louisville, Illinois, working at the local meat processing plant and laying gas pipeline. Then, in 2020, he decided to upload videos of himself singing to social media — Black Stone Cherry's 'Stay,' and, later, an original. He quickly garnered a fan base on TikTok. It wasn't overnight, but it was fast. Soon, he inked a deal with Warner Music Nashville and released his debut full-length, 2023's 'Religiously. The Album.' It peaked at No. 7 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart and was certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Now comes Friday, when he follows it up with a sophomore offering, 'Different Night Same Rodeo.' 'I don't know what I'm doing,' Zimmerman, 25, tells The Associated Press through a smile. 'I randomly got into music in 2020, 2021, and I'd never sang before. I'd never wrote songs before.' After 'Religiously. The Album.' did well — something he didn't see coming — Zimmerman found himself trying to recreate it while writing for his second album. 'It just didn't work,' he says. 'I just found myself not really writing that great of songs because I'm trying to write other songs that have already been written.' So, he took a step back, and asked himself: 'What am I trying to do with my music? And what is the whole goal of this next album?' The answer was simple: He wanted to tell stories from his life. 'You didn't know what you were doing the first time. And you don't know what you're doing now,' he told himself. 'So just write songs that you love and try to write songs that you feel like people can relate to, you know, stories from things I've been through.' On 'Different Night Same Rodeo,' those stories are told in big-hearted ballads ('Hell or High Water'), good time stomps ('New to Country') and varied collaborations, including with country star Luke Combs ('Backup Plan'), the rising pop voice the Kid LAROI ('Lost'), and Diplo ('Ashes'). He's always been open to such eclectic collaborations, anchored in his raspy, charismatic tone — Zimmerman's highest charting song to date is 'All The Way,' a hip-hop-country hybrid he features on with rapper BigXThaPlug. For his second album, Zimmerman wanted to make sure he worked with artists he had true relationships with. For Combs, he knew the singer would be perfect for the fiery 'Backup Plan' — he just never thought he'd meet him. Then, Combs invited Zimmerman to perform at his Hurricane Helene relief benefit 'Concert for Carolina.' They hit it off, and the rest is history. The Kid LAROI ('We're like the same person,' Zimmerman says) and Diplo ('Sometimes things just feel like God's plan,' he says) were partnerships that also happened organically. 'When I collaborate, I just want it to be a real friendship,' he says. 'And I want it to feel real, because it comes across not real when it's not.' For an artist who describes himself as 'dealing with a little bit of impostor syndrome,' he seems to know, at least intuitively, what works for himself and his fans. 'The main reason I write music is so people know they're not alone and that I've been through the things that they've been through, too,' he says. 'I think that's what I started my whole career on, was people relating to me kind of 'therapy writing,'' he says. ''Different Night Same Rodeo' — it's the fluctuation of life. It's the ups and the downs, the mountains, the valleys, but we're still on a good vibe.'
Associated Press
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
From a job at a meat processing plant to country music stardom, Bailey Zimmerman is figuring it out
NEW YORK (AP) — His is a Cinderella story. Before the big tours and country music award nominations, Bailey Zimmerman was growing up in the small town of Louisville, Illinois, working at the local meat processing plant and laying gas pipeline. Then, in 2020, he decided to upload videos of himself singing to social media — Black Stone Cherry's 'Stay,' and, later, an original. He quickly garnered a fan base on TikTok. It wasn't overnight, but it was fast. Soon, he inked a deal with Warner Music Nashville and released his debut full-length, 2023's 'Religiously. The Album.' It peaked at No. 7 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart and was certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Now comes Friday, when he follows it up with a sophomore offering, 'Different Night Same Rodeo.' 'I don't know what I'm doing,' Zimmerman, 25, tells The Associated Press through a smile. 'I randomly got into music in 2020, 2021, and I'd never sang before. I'd never wrote songs before.' After 'Religiously. The Album.' did well — something he didn't see coming — Zimmerman found himself trying to recreate it while writing for his second album. 'It just didn't work,' he says. 'I just found myself not really writing that great of songs because I'm trying to write other songs that have already been written.' So, he took a step back, and asked himself: 'What am I trying to do with my music? And what is the whole goal of this next album?' The answer was simple: He wanted to tell stories from his life. 'You didn't know what you were doing the first time. And you don't know what you're doing now,' he told himself. 'So just write songs that you love and try to write songs that you feel like people can relate to, you know, stories from things I've been through.' On 'Different Night Same Rodeo,' those stories are told in big-hearted ballads ('Hell or High Water'), good time stomps ('New to Country') and varied collaborations, including with country star Luke Combs ('Backup Plan'), the rising pop voice the Kid LAROI ('Lost'), and Diplo ('Ashes'). He's always been open to such eclectic collaborations, anchored in his raspy, charismatic tone — Zimmerman's highest charting song to date is 'All The Way,' a hip-hop-country hybrid he features on with rapper BigXThaPlug. For his second album, Zimmerman wanted to make sure he worked with artists he had true relationships with. For Combs, he knew the singer would be perfect for the fiery 'Backup Plan' — he just never thought he'd meet him. Then, Combs invited Zimmerman to perform at his Hurricane Helene relief benefit 'Concert for Carolina.' They hit it off, and the rest is history. The Kid LAROI ('We're like the same person,' Zimmerman says) and Diplo ('Sometimes things just feel like God's plan,' he says) were partnerships that also happened organically. 'When I collaborate, I just want it to be a real friendship,' he says. 'And I want it to feel real, because it comes across not real when it's not.' For an artist who describes himself as 'dealing with a little bit of impostor syndrome,' he seems to know, at least intuitively, what works for himself and his fans. 'The main reason I write music is so people know they're not alone and that I've been through the things that they've been through, too,' he says. 'I think that's what I started my whole career on, was people relating to me kind of 'therapy writing,'' he says. ''Different Night Same Rodeo' — it's the fluctuation of life. It's the ups and the downs, the mountains, the valleys, but we're still on a good vibe.'
News.com.au
05-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Tennis' Cinderella story gets ‘crazier' as World No. 361 on brink of unthinkable French Open feat
The Cinderella story of French wildcard Lois Boisson has continued, as the 22-year-old again shocked the world by beating world No. 6 Mirra Andreeva 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 in the French Open quarter finals. The world No. 361 had already eliminated US third seed Jessica Pegula two days ago, but she backed it up again in the early hours of Thursday morning (AEST), sweeping past teen phenom Andreeva in straight sets. You can watch highlights of the match in the video above Boisson kept her cool as last year's semi-finalist Andreeva unravelled from a 3-0 lead in the second set. Watch the biggest Aussie sports & the best from overseas LIVE on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer. A frustrated Andreeva received a warning from the umpire for blasting the ball into the crowd before later being booed after arguing with the umpire over a line call. The Frenchwoman made the most of her rival losing her head, taking the last six games of the second set to take the match. 'I think that in the first set, I managed it pretty well. but obviously with nerves and with pressure, it became a little harder,' Andreeva admitted after the loss. The young phenom struggled with the pressure, hitting nine double-faults in total, and made 43 unforced errors to Boisson's 27. Boisson is now the third player to reach the semi-finals in her Grand Slam main-draw debut since 1980, following Monica Seles and Jennifer Capriati who also did it at Roland-Garros in 1989 and 1990. While Boisson has become the first French semi-finalist at her home grand slam event since Marion Bartoli in 2011. Her debut was meant to come in Paris a year ago but a serious left knee injury delayed her arrival on the world stage. Before the start of this year's Roland Garros, she had won just one match on the main tour. She is such an unknown that the WTA does not even have a proper headshot for her. Boisson now stands alone as the lowest-ranked woman to make it to the quarterfinals let alone the semis at the French Open. Making her rags to riches story even crazier, in May she was 152 spots below the threshold to gain entry into an International Tennis Federation satellite event in Saint-Gaudens, France on clay with prizemoney of $75,000. She went three sets in her opening round against Gabriela Knutson, a Czech ranked world No. 194, but ended up claiming the title. That triumph not only boosted Boisson's ranking but saw her awarded a French Open wildcard and the rest is history. Incredibly Lois Boisson's earnings for her entire career before Roland Garros was $227,000. After reaching the French Open semi-finals, she will leave with at least $1.22m. 'One of the craziest stories in #tennis history keeps getting crazier. French wildcard Loïs Boisson, ranked 361, is into semis at her first #FrenchOpen and 2d tour event Just upset No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva 7-6 (6), 6-3 with the support of a centre-court crowd. Second top 10 win here after Pegula in R4,' author Cristopher Clarey wrote on X. 'Lois Boisson's French Open run is absolutely insane,' another added. 'France's Lois Boisson was meant to play Roland-Garros – her dream tournament – for the first time last year, but she tore her ACL the week prior to it. A year later, making her Roland-Garros debut at last, she's into the second week! How can you not be romantic about sports?' tennis writer Bastien Fachan wrote.
