Charlton Through To 100M Hurdles Finals, Taylor Sets PB

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PARIS, FRANCE – Devynne Charlton is through to the 100m hurdles final once again, and in her Olympic debut, Charisma Taylor accomplished one of the goals she set for Paris – a new personal best.

Charlton finished second in semifinal one in 12.50 seconds to earn automatic qualification. She finished behind Grace Stark of the United States in 12.39 seconds and ahead of world record holder Tobi Amusan of Nigeria in 12.55 seconds. Up next in semifinal two, Taylor finished third in a new personal best time of 12.63 seconds. She finished 12th overall in the field.

Charlton heads into Saturday’s final with the seventh fastest qualifying time. American Alaysha Johnson leads the field at 12.34 seconds, followed by reigning Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico in 12.35 seconds, with Stark third at 12.39 seconds. The final takes place Saturday at 1:35 pm local time. Charlton will run out of lane 8.

Tough Day for Team Bahamas at Billie Jean King Cup

It was a tough day for Team Bahamas on the court in Trinidad and Tobago. The team fell to 1-2 in the standings after a 3-0 loss to Barbados yesterday at the Billie Jean King Cup Americas Zone III tournament. In all three matches, Bahamian team members won the first set, but eventually lost each match in three sets.

In singles, Sydney Clarke lost 7-5, 3-6, 5-7 to Serena Bryan, and Simone Pratt lost 6-2, 4-6, 4-6 to Gabrielle Leslie. In doubles, Clarke teamed up with Danielle Thompson and won the first set 6-4 but dropped the following sets 6-7, 3-10 in the tiebreak, to Hannah Chambers and Cherise Slocombe.

Jazz Chisholm Hits First Yankee Stadium Home Run

Add another milestone to the list of firsts for Jazz Chisholm in pinstripes. Chisholm hit his first home run in Yankee Stadium last night in New York’s 9-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. He is now up to 18 home runs and 24 stolen bases on the season, and the Yankees are 7-3 since they acquired him in a trade from the Miami Marlins. Chisholm became the first Yankee player with at least 10 hits, and five home runs in his first 10 games with the franchise.

Top Plays of the Week

It’s time for us to recap the week with top plays.

Let’s get started with number 5: At the Baha Mar Hoops Summer League, Jackson Jacob, still a bucket, drives baseline for the double-clutch layup.

At 4: Daunte Stuart’s first pro home run is a moonshot for the Oakland Ballers in Indy Baseball.

At 3: Back to Baha Mar, Garvin Clarke leaves it for Whitfield Ching on the break for the slam. Woody makes top plays again.

At number 2: We saw the homer earlier, check Jazz on the defensive side…the tag to catch Vlad Guerrero trying to steal third.

Coming in at number 1: Not a top play, but a top pic – Devynne Charlton storms into the final of the 100m hurdles in Paris. 12.50 seconds.

We’re all locked in tomorrow afternoon, no pressure or anything…but the fate of a grateful nation lies with you, Devynne.