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- Toronto Star
A clash of eras: Summer McIntosh is trying to slay the swimming queen — and Katie Ledecky knows it
Updated 5 mins ago Aug. 1, 2025 4 min read Save By Bruce ArthurColumnist Bruce Arthur is a columnist for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: @bruce_arthur. SINGAPORE— Summer McIntosh is trying to kill the queen. She won't say that, of course, but that's what this is. Canada's 18-year-old wunderkind says she is excited to race Katie Ledecky in Ledecky's race on Saturday night at the world championships, and of course she is. But McIntosh needs challenges the way most people need air. So McIntosh is trying to defeat the greatest female swimmer ever at the height of her powers, in a race Ledecky doesn't lose, in front of the world. The 28-year-old Ledecky has lost the 800 freestyle once since she was 13 years old, to McIntosh at a relatively minor Florida meet last year. Ledecky then broke her own world record in May this year, swimming 8:04.12. She hadn't broken that mark since the Rio Olympics in 2016, and afterwards, she wept. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Opinion articles are based on the author's interpretations and judgments of facts, data and events. More details Related Stories How, and when, to watch Summer McIntosh's next races at the 2025 world aquatic championships Bruce Arthur: As Summer McIntosh conquers the swimming world, a 12-year-old shows why she might eventually be looking behind her Bruce Arthur: Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun earn chance to add to Canada's medal count at world swimming championships Bruce Arthur: The Summer McIntosh effect is inspiring a young generation of Canadian swimmers. And older ones, too Report an error Journalistic Standards About The Star More from The Star & partners
Winnipeg Free Press
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Tennessee man sought in 4 deaths spent years in prison for robbing a convenience store at age 16
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man wanted in the northwest Tennessee deaths of four people — two of whom had an infant who was found alive in a front yard more than 30 miles away — had spent years in prison for robbing a convenience store as a 16-year-old and threatening to go after jurors, court records show. Authorities are now offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest of 28-year-old Austin Robert Drummond. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has said it obtained warrants for Drummond charging him with four counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated kidnapping and weapons offenses. Drummond, who has been added to the TBI's Most Wanted List, should be considered armed and dangerous, officials said. Drummond was tried as an adult for the July 2013 robbery in Jackson, Tennessee. During the incident, he pointed a pistol at the gas station store worker and ordered the cash register to be opened, taking the $44 inside, court records show. During a 2020 hearing in which he was denied parole, Drummond said he was on Xanax the night of the robbery and doesn't remember robbing the gas station. He said the gun was a BB gun. After the jury convicted him of one count of aggravated robbery in August 2014, he made threats to go after jurors, Drummond said during the parole hearing. He pleaded guilty in February 2015 to 13 counts of retaliation for past action. The Associated Press obtained audio of the parole board hearing through a public records request. Drummond was given a combined 13-year sentence. His sentence ended in September 2024, according to the parole board meeting and Tennessee Department of Correction records. As of the 2020 parole hearing, Drummond had more than two dozen disciplinary issues in prison, including possession of a deadly weapon, assault, refusing a drug test and gang activity. Drummond said the assault and the deadly weapon charges occurred because he was almost beaten to death. The investigation began after an infant in a car seat was found in a front yard in the Tigrett area on Tuesday afternoon. The Dyer County Sheriff's Office said in a statement posted on social media that a caller reported the infant had been dropped off by a minivan or mid-size SUV at a 'random individual's front yard' with a photo of the baby in a paramedic's arms. After identifying the infant, the sheriff's office said later that night that they were working with investigators in neighboring Lake County where four people had been found dead. On Wednesday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identified the four people found dead in Tiptonville as James M. Wilson, 21; Adrianna Williams, 20; Cortney Rose, 38; and Braydon Williams, 15. Wilson and Adrianna Williams were the infant's parents and Rose was Adrianna and Braydon Williams' mother, according to District Attorney Danny Goodman. All four of the victims lived in Dyer County, he said. Immediately after discovering the infant, investigators started looking for the baby's family and soon learned the four relatives had not been seen since the night before, Goodman said. Then a relative called 911 after finding two vehicles in a remote area. The four bodies were found in nearby woods, Goodman said. All four victims had been killed, Goodman said, but he declined to say how. Authorities did not name the infant, but an obituary for Wilson says he is survived by his daughter, Weslynne Wilson. An attorney who represented Drummond in his case as a teenager did not immediately return a message requesting a comment. A telephone listing for Drummond could not be found. ___ Reporter Sarah Brumfield contributed from Cockeysville, Maryland.
Winnipeg Free Press
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Wrexham signs former England defender Conor Coady from Leicester
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham signed defender Conor Coady from Leicester as it reshapes its squad to cope with promotion to the second-tier Championship. Coady brings 198 games' worth of Premier League experience and 10 appearances for the English national team. He was part of England's squad at the last World Cup in 2022 but didn't play. 'I'm over the moon. It's a special day, I'll be honest,' the 32-year-old defender said in a club statement. 'We've all seen what the club has done over the past few years and for me to join is really special and I can't wait to meet the boys and get started.' Coady arrives for an undisclosed fee from Leicester, one of Wrexham's opponents in the Championship in the upcoming season. He signed a two-year contract with an option for a further year. The club made internationally famous by its celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and the 'Welcome to Wrexham' documentary series is doing things differently after returning to the second tier for the first time since the 1980s. As well as staging a preseason tour of Australia and New Zealand, Wrexham has parted company with the experienced Paul Mullin and Steven Fletcher, and signed players like United States international Damion Downs. Wrexham's Championship campaign begins at Southampton on Aug. 9. ___ AP soccer:
