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KSR Today: Moving on from the Olympics with Kentucky Football, Keanu Reeves, and more
By Drew Franklin,
12 hours ago
We said goodbye to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games with Sunday’s closing ceremony in Paris. The three-hour televised event concluded with Tom Cruise jumping from the top of the Stade de France to grab the Olympic flag and then carry it off via motorcycle and airplane to Los Angeles, where the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, Snoop, and Dr. Dre performed at Venice Beach to celebrate the games moving to L.A. in 2028. Back in France, singer Yseult sang “My Way” as a fireworks show closed the book on Paris. It was a very entertaining ending to a very entertaining Olympic Games. I watched it twice.
The United States won the final Olympic medal tally
The United States and China tied with 40 gold medals apiece, marking the first-ever tie for gold in the Summer Olympic Games. So, the tiebreaker turned to the total medal count, where the Americans had a significant edge with 126 total medals, the most for the U.S. since the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
United States
40
44
42
126
2
China
40
27
24
91
3
Great Britain
14
22
29
65
4
France
16
26
22
64
5
Australia
18
19
16
53
6
Japan
20
12
13
45
7
Italy
12
13
15
40
8
Netherlands
15
7
12
34
9
Germany
12
13
8
33
10
Republic of Korea
13
9
10
32
11
Canada
9
7
11
27
12
New Zealand
10
7
3
20
13
Brazil
3
7
10
20
14
Hungary
6
7
6
19
15
Spain
5
4
9
18
16
Uzbekistan
8
2
3
13
17
Iran
3
6
3
12
18
Ukraine
3
5
4
12
19
Sweden
4
4
3
11
20
Kenya
4
2
5
11
21
Belgium
3
1
6
10
22
Poland
1
4
5
10
23
Romania
3
4
2
9
24
Denmark
2
2
5
9
25
Cuba
2
1
6
9
Additionally, 11 Kentucky Wildcats won 13 medals in Paris . They’re coming home with nine gold medals, two silver and two bronze.
GOLD Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – Women’s 400m Hurdles Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – Women’s 4×400 Relay Alexis Holmes – Women’s 4×400 Relay Masai Russell – Women’s 100m Hurdles Devin Booker – Men’s Basketball Bam Adebayo – Men’s Basketball Anthony Davis – Men’s Basketball Lee Kiefer – Women’s Individual Foil Fencing Lee Kiefer – Women’s Team Foil Fencing
SILVER Daniel Roberts – Men’s 110m Hurdles Avery Skinner – Women’s Volleyball
BRONZE Jasmine Camacho-Quinn – Women’s 100m Hurdles Rhyne Howard – Women’s 3×3 Basketball
Back in Kentucky, Kentucky Football enters the second full week of fall camp. The team scrimmaged over the weekend, followed by interviews with Mark Stoops, Brock Vandagriff, and J.J. Weaver.
Here are the major news pieces from the Wildcats’ Saturday practice and the conversations that followed:
— In his first press conference since the NCAA’s ruling, Mark Stoops expressed his disappointment while acknowledging the wrongdoings behind the violations . “I really can’t say much,” Stoops said. “I’m not trying to dodge it. But I mean, you’re disappointed because people did a lot of hard work to get to that place. And obviously, three years ago to now, things have changed dramatically. But it still doesn’t make it OK.” He added that his focus is on this current team and camp, not what occurred three years ago.
— Some injury news from Saturday: DJ Waller Jr. , the new cornerback transfer from Michigan, did not participate. Mark Stoops called it a “slight injury” that kept Waller out. “Nothing major.” Also, Hardley Gilmore , a freshman wide receiver with tons of potential, suffered an undisclosed injury in the scrimmage. More on Gilmore over on KSBoard .
— The new punter, Aidan Laros , was a Saturday standout. Kentucky’s punting has been lacking since Max Duffy ‘s departure, so Laros, who Duffy recommended to Stoops, may get the field position game back on track.
Today, UK offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan and the offense will speak after Monday morning’s practice. KSR will be there to hear the latest from Hamdan and some of his players. Last week, Hamdan raved about Gavin Wimsatt ‘s ability to run the ball as QB2. We’ll get his thoughts on Saturday’s practice and more later this morning.
The Wildcats should receive a few votes. We’ll let you know around noon.
Kentucky kicks off the 2024 season in 19 days
Nineteen days, my friends. Nineteen days until we’re in the Kroger Field parking lots. Nineteen days until the Wildcats open the season against Southern Miss under the lights. Who’s ready for those new blue LEDs?
Dumas-Johnson wants in the game (the video game)
After initially opting out, Jamon Dumas-Johnson wants to be a part of EA Sports College Football 25, the popular college football video game franchise. The game recently updated its rosters with a downloadable patch to include players it missed in the July release. Now, the Wildcat linebacker wants in on the next update.
“UPDATE THE ROSTERS!!!!!!!” he tweeted Sunday morning.
DJ Waller Jr. , who was a late addition in the spring, is another notable absence from Kentucky’s video game roster.
Devon Key started at safety for the Broncos yesterday
Dane’s older brother, Devon Key , made a surprise start for Denver in the Broncos’ preseason game in Indianapolis on Sunday. The former Western Kentucky University star was a guest on KSR last month before surprising his parents and Ryan Lemond, who were in attendance, with a starting assignment in his first 2024 preseason game.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Sam Ehlinger (4) throws a pass over Denver Broncos safety Devon Key (26) during a pre-season game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos on Sunday, August. 11, 2024 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Happy Birthday to Antoine Walker, Gerald Fitch, and Jim Lemaster
Today, we celebrate three Kentucky Basketball birthdays: Antoine Walker (48), Gerald Fitch (42), and Jim LeMaster (78). Happy Birthday, guys. Everyone do a shimmy for Antoine.
Keanu Reeves spotted in Lexington
Keanu Reeves’ band, Dogstar, played at the Lexington Opera House on Sunday. Before their show, the Hollywood actor was spotted around town. One Redditor saw him sipping a coffee outside Henry Clay’s Public House downtown; another caught Keanu signing copies of his comic book novel at Joseph-Beth Booksellers.
Today’s KSR show will broadcast live from Boone’s Trace National Golf Club for the first of three KSR golf scrambles this summer. (Sign up for the next two her e and here .) On the show, we’ll wrap up the Olympic conversations and talk more about the Wildcats while taking calls from KSR’s listeners.
After today’s show, you can find KSR at KSBar and Grille on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The show at the Kentucky State Fair is on Thursday, August 22, not this coming Thursday, August 15 .
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