Corn Flakes: Swimming in the Seine, Dream Team Camp, and the Home Run Derby

As much as I love the Olympics it blows my mind the money spent to get a city ready for it. The buildings that are built and the money put in to making sure everything is up to par.

The Seine river in Paris has been illegal to swim in for over a century and it is where marathon and triathlon swimmers are supposedly going to swim. I feel like there should’ve been a better plan for this. It doesn’t seem to be quite ready and they are running out of time.

Personally, if I was one of those swimmers, I wouldn’t be too thrilled about swimming there, even if they tell me that it is clean and safe.

Will the Seine be clean enough to swim in by the Olympics? Not even the experts know : NPR
Triathlon and marathon swimming are to take place in the Seine, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. The water has tested unsafe in recent weeks, and cleaner on other days.

Hopefully they get it all figured out and soon.

Nebraska

Nebraska Baseball’s Caron and Sears Selected in MLB Draft – Corn Nation
The most successful battery in the B1G came off the board on day 2.

Husker Camp Countdown: No. 23 Turner Corcoran
Nebraska’s offensive line is so old and so deep that finding a spot for a 31-game starter returning from injury is no obvious task. The most likely path to starts for Turner Corcoran may be at right guard.

Husker Camp Countdown: No. 22 MJ Sherman
MJ Sherman’s time has finally come. The former four-star could command a rise in usage rate in 2024 — perhaps with more starts — as he teams with fellow “Jack” playmakers.

Matt Rhule: The Temple Turnaround
Husker fans counting on Nebraska football to at least make it to a bowl game this fall will likely cite Matt Rhule’s reputation for turning around the football

Nebraska commits compete in annual Dream Team Camp
The Dream Team camp often serves as a major recruiting period for the Huskers.

Nebraska Basketball: Andrew Morgan Wants To Bring Toughness To Huskers While Growing His Game

Elsewhere

Hernández outslugs Witt to become 1st Dodger to win HR Derby crown – ESPN
Teoscar Hernández outlasted Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. to win the finals 14-13 and make history as the first Los Angeles Dodgers player to win the Home Run Derby.

EA Sports College Football 25: From Air Force to Wyoming, why you should play as all 134 teams in video game – CBSSports.com
The long-awaited video game is back; here’s your trusted guide for every team featured

Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Washington among teams that could rely on luck in 2024 College Football Playoff race – CBSSports.com
Luck plays a role in every college football season and it could be the difference between success and failure for these teams

USA shows off star power, depth, hangs on to beat Australia 98-92 in Paris Olympics tune-up – NBC Sports
The USA led by around 20 for much of the game but took its foot off the gas and had to hang on at the end.

Ryan Murphy breaks down Team USA’s Tokyo Olympics world record medley relay – NBC Sports
Ryan Murphy breaks down the legacy of the Olympic event Team USA has never lost and walks through what being a part of the Tokyo team that broke a world record to keep the men’s 4x100m medley relay streak alive was like.

Tracing USA Gymnastics’ journey from rock bottom to Olympic dominance : NPR
Six years ago, USA Gymnastics was on the brink of collapse amid a sex abuse scandal that had cost it sponsorships and piled up lawsuits. Now, the organization hopes it has turned the page.