Today On CT: Succesful recruiting weekend, Olympics is underway and more

The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony took place on Friday afternoon to kick off the global competition, which runs through August 11. Over 10,500 athletes from 206 countries participated, with 631 athletes representing the United States. There are nearly 1,000 medals to be won across 32 sports, including aquatics, archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, breaking, canoeing, cycling, equestrian, fencing, football, golf, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, rugby, sailing, shooting, skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling.

It’s gonna be two-plus weeks of non-stop action — have you seen NBC’s Gold Zone, a spin-off of NFL Red Zone with host Scott Hanson guiding viewers through the chaos to showcase upwards of 40 simultaneous events?

However, lets talk more about the successful recruiting weekend Miami just had at the Hurricanes annual year cookout.

Miami’s annual cookout coverage

As of right now we only have two stories from yesterday however we will be updating this throughout the day and pouring out coverage on the site to keep you guys entertained throughout the day.

• Miami LB commit Elijah Melendez details his Miami’s cookout visit ‘it felt like a dream’
• 2028 QB Neimann Lawrence on how his visit went at Miami’ cookout ‘it was amazing’

Miami Hurricanes CanesFest set for August 4th

Football is coming. Your first chance to see Mario Cristobal’ 3rd Miami football team is right around the corner. All of the stars will be in attendance.

The University of Miami has announced CanesFest will be on Sunday, August 4. The annual event is the best opportunity for the Hurricanes Nation to see the players and coaches before the Hurricanes kick off against the Florida Gators.

Michael Badgley to miss the 2024-25 season with a leg injury

Friday afternoon, the Detroit Lions announced that former Miami Hurricane Michael Badgley, he suffered a season-ending leg injury while warming up for practice on Thursday, leading to the Lions placing him on injured reserve.

 Last season, he played in four games, knocking through four field goals and 13-of-15 extra point attempts.

Badgley secured the Lions’ kicking position midway through the 2024 season and made some key kicks, notably a 54-yard field goal in the Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Rams. During his two years in Detroit, Badgley successfully converted 24 of 28 regular-season field goals and 46 of 48 extra points.

Hope he gets better soon.

Boozer Twins to Miami?

According to a Field Of 68 podcast they did on their show they were talking about the Peach Jam and how the Nightrydas won the 15U, 16U, and 17U in a row three times and they also talked about the Boozer Twins, Cameron, and Cayden to be exact.

You can check that podcast moment right here down below this text:

Trinton Breeze

Trinton is the owner of CanesToday. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, he is a freshman in high school and wants to graduate from the University of Miami