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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Tajamul Islam |Anushka Solanki
Love in the spotlight isn’t just about glamor; it demands incredible grit and heart. Just ask Olivia Dunne, the LSU gymnastics sensation and social media superstar with over 5 million Instagram followers. And Paul Skenes– the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top MLB draft pick from 2023. Their relationship, which they confirmed in 2023, blossomed right there at LSU, where Dunne dazzled on the gymnastics floor and Skenes lit up the mound as a pitcher.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Tajamul Islam |Deepanjan Mitra
Minnesota has long been a breeding ground for athletic superstars, and among them stands Gable Steveson, a name practically synonymous with wrestling excellence. As a celebrated Olympic gold medalist and a former University of Minnesota wrestling star, Steveson’s incredible legacy is forever etched in the annals of the sport. While his departure from college wrestling marked the end of an era, recently, something happened that brought him back to the campus.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Tajamul Islam |Deepanjan Mitra
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone isn’t just an athlete; she’s a force of nature, a track titan who has completely rewritten the rulebook for the 400m hurdles. At only 25 years old, she’s shattered the world record an unbelievable six times, with her latest jaw-dropping mark being a staggering 50.37 seconds at the Paris 2024 Olympics, securing her second straight Olympic gold.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Tajamul Islam |Deepanjan Mitra
While Final X 2025 is all set to crown the U.S. World Championship Team on June 14 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, it’s the true third-place matches, kicking off earlier, that are genuinely stealing the spotlight! These 12 intense bouts—five in men’s freestyle, seven in women’s—are far more than just warm-ups for the main event. As part of the 15th Beat the Streets New York Annual Benefit, these matches promise raw intensity and truly career-defining moments.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Tajamul Islam |Deepanjan Mitra
Akani Simbine has burst into 2025 like a man on fire, setting the track ablaze with a world-leading 9.86-second 100m dash at the Atlanta City Games—a time that’s still the fastest of the year! The South African sprint sensation didn’t stop there, also clocking a blazing 9.90 in Lausanne’s Diamond League, even managing to outpace American star Fred Kerley in a thrilling race.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Tajamul Islam |Deepanjan Mitra
Back when Gable Steveson, the Olympic gold medalist in wrestling, arrived in WWE back in 2021, expectations were sky-high. He was part of their special Next in Line (NIL) program, which is all about identifying and developing athletes who might be overlooked or undervalued and turning them into WWE Superstars. But honestly? His time there was short and pretty uneventful, ending with his release in 2024 after barely stepping into the ring.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Tajamul Islam |Deepanjan Mitra
Akani Simbine has been absolutely on fire, burning up the track and solidifying his place as a true 100-meter king! The South African sprinter’s 2025 season has been nothing short of electrifying. Just last week, he blazed to a stunning 9.95-second victory at the Rabat Diamond League, leaving guys like Ferdinand Omanyala and Fred Kerley in his dust.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Tajamul Islam |Deepanjan Mitra
Kicking off his 2025 outdoor season with a bang at the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville this April, one 26-year-old from Alabama is on one hell of a run. With a scorching 13.09 seconds, he not only snagged the world lead but also beat Grant Holloway in the process. But what was special about this win was that this was Grant’s first loss on home soil in 11 years. But while everyone is buzzing about this new phenom of the 110m hurdles, Trey Cunningham himself has a different goal in mind.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Tajamul Islam |Deepanjan Mitra
Coming up through Ocean Tumblers, she has racked up impressive titles like national bar champion and even made the U.S. national team in both 2018 and 2021. So, when she landed at the University of Georgia in 2025, it was no surprise that she absolutely dominated. a force to be reckoned with in gymnastics, she consistently led the Bulldogs on vault, bars, beam, and in the all-around, putting on electric performances that truly lit up Athens.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Tajamul Islam |Deepanjan Mitra
Quincy Wilson has been the talk of the track world, a teenage prodigy whose speed and charisma have captivated fans globally. We all watched in awe as he snagged an Olympic gold in the 4x400m relay in Paris, and then he went and shattered the U18 400m world record with a mind-blowing 44.20 seconds. Seriously, every time he laces up his spikes, you can feel the energy in the stadium . But as 2025 unfolds, even this unstoppable force has faced some unexpected challenges.
