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☆ Thompson Twins: These twin brothers made history before even stepping foot on an NBA court
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Though multiple pairs of twins have played together in the NBA, the Thompson brothers became the first siblings to be drafted in the top five of the same draft. Amen dunks the ball during an OTE game - the Thompsons were known for their highlight-worthy plays during their time in Atlanta. “Amen and Ausar, two or three times a week, would do something that I’ve never seen before. !’”Twin magicAmen and Ausar were born on January 30, 2003, in Oakland, California, with Amen being the older twin by a solitary minute. Both see natural similarities between the twins and former NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala.

Persons: Victor, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, “, Ausar Thompson, Thompson, Amen, Ausar, ” Kelly Iko, Dale Zanine, Dave Leitao, ” Leitao, I’ve, “ I’ve, ‘ I’ve, Troy, John Lamparski, Dustin Chambers, OTE, ”, Omari Sankofa, they’ve, there’s, you’re, Logan Riely, Iko, that’s, ” Iko, what’s, ” Ausar, DeMar, Chris Schwegler, Deron Williams, Lamar Odom, Scottie Pippen, Andre Iguodala, ” Sankofa, Ben Sullivan, Leitao Organizations: CNN, NBA, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, The Athletic, CNN Sport, USA, Sports, City Reapers, New York Times, Crest, American, NCAA, Dukes, Elite Academy, Detroit Free Press, Pistons, “ Showtime Pistons, Chicago Bulls, Rockets Locations: Atlanta, OTE, Oakland , California, Florida, UCLAs, North Carolinas, Ausar

☆ Leitao makes history with Portugal's first gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GLASGOW, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Iuri Leitao made history when he claimed Portugal's first ever world title in track cycling by winning the men's omnium event in Glasgow on Sunday. With a comfortable cushion to take into the final points race, Leitao stayed out of trouble and held off the challenge of France's two-time omnium world champion Benjamin Thomas. Portugal has a pedigree in road cycling but, with only one velodrome in the country, track cycling is the poor relation. Now we have a lot of young riders so I think we have given a little bit of motivation for them. "And it's really good to be to be a world champion in giving the hope to the new generation."

Persons: Leitao, Portugal's, Benjamin Thomas, Thomas, Martyn Herman, Clare Fallon Organizations: GLASGOW, Sunday, UCI, UCI ProTeam Caja, Thomson Locations: Glasgow, Portugal

☆ Ganna beats tech guru Bigham to pursuit gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

For Ineos Grenadiers road powerhouse Ganna, twice the road time trial world champion, it was consolation after Olympic champions Italy lost in the final of the team pursuit to Denmark on Saturday. "Thanks to Dan for an amazing battle in this velodrome," the 27-year-old Ganna said after claiming his seventh track world title, six of them coming in the 4km individual pursuit. Aerodynamics guru Bigham was part of Britain's gold medal-winning team pursuit squad at last year's track worlds and is eyeing next year's Olympics in Paris. He worked with the Denmark team pursuit squad that won the 2020 world title in Berlin in a then world record time. The pair shared a warm embrace after the race with Bigham saying they had a 'mutual respect' for each other's skills.

Persons: Daniel Bigham, Filippo Ganna, Ganna, Dan, Bigham, Belgium's Victor Campenaerts, Ineos, Filippo, I'm, it's, I've, Lotte Kopecky, Belgium's, France's Valentine Fortin, Jennifer Valente, Iuri Leitao, Benjamin Thomas, Martyn Herman, Clare Fallon, Pritha Organizations: GLASGOW, Ineos Grenadiers, Olympic, Italy, Thomson Locations: Ganna, Denmark, Paris, Swiss, Berlin, Grenchen, Andorra, United States, American, Portugal

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