Marcos Rogerio de Lima wants another go-round with Derrick Lewis and is confident the “The Black Beast” won’t be able to replicate his performance at UFC 291. De Lima, who now faces last-minute fill-in Junior Tafa at UFC 298 after Junior replaced his brother Justin Tafa for Saturday’s card, said on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast that he still needs to rematch Lewis after losing the first match in just 33 seconds in July 2023, and he knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that he beats Lewis nine times out of 10. “I was in my best shape that…
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Cedartown (Ga.) High cornerback Tae Harris tells 247Sports he has scheduled two official visits.Harris will be at Clemson the first weekend in June and head to Georgia Tech the following weekend.The industry-generated 247Sports Composite tabs Harris as the No. 26 cornerback in the class and No. 224 prospect overall.
Josh Hart made it clear he’s skipping out on hanging with his NBA buddies to avoid spending any unnecessary time in the Hoosier State. “Hell no, I’m not going to Indianapolis,” Hart said on his “Roommates Show” podcast with Jalen Brunson and guest Mikal Bridges. “If I don’t have to play the Indiana Pacers, I’m not stepping foot in that state.”Source: TMZ.com
Feb 16, 2024, 04:37 PM ETCHICAGO — Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, who has ALS, was responding to antibiotics after being hospitalized because of a urinary tract infection and is expected to be released in the coming days, his family said in a statement on Friday.McMichael, who was admitted into intensive care at a suburban Chicago hospital on Thursday, was also having fluid removed from his lungs. “Continued prayers are appreciated,” his family said.The 66-year-old McMichael was hospitalized one week after being voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is scheduled to be inducted Aug. 3 as part…
George Skivington has been Gloucester head coach since 2020Gloucester head coach George Skivington says his side are ready for the “second block” of the season after a break.They host Exeter Chiefs on Saturday in the semi-finals of the Premiership Rugby Cup.”Everybody had a week off, then we had a tough training week last week,” he told BBC Radio Gloucestershire.”I think the week off was good for everybody, all came back in good spirits and are excited to crack on with the second block.”The group stages of the Premiership Cup seem an age ago, given there has been a World Cup…
There might be a little over three months left for June’s Men’s T20 World Cup, but for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka that leaves just six competitive fixtures each before the start of the tournament – three of which will take place over the next week, starting on Saturday with the first T20I in Dambulla.This means that any flaws that crop up or game-plan tweaks that need doing take on added significance – essentially, this is the time to perfect your game, there’s not much time left for much else. And for Sri Lanka, team composition will likely take precedence.In the…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Sacha Boey will be out for weeks with a muscle injury. Photo: FC Bayern München Bayern Munich will be without new signing Sacha Boey for the coming weeks. The Bavarians confirmed on Friday that the right-back has suffered a large fiber tear in his left thigh. Boey, 23, joined Bayern from Galatasaray towards the end of the January transfer window. He has made two appearances for the German champions so far. Most recently, he watched from the bench as Bayern lost 1-0 to Lazio in the Champions League on Wednesday.More about the matchMore about the teamsMore about Sacha…
The 2024 Western Conference is shaping up to be rather top-heavy division with just a few clubs battling it out for the top positions.Unlike the Eastern Conference — which contains several first-year head coaches as well as many quality sides up and down the division — the Western Conference has just a few teams that will dominate and run things before San Diego FC join the conference next season in the 30th campaign in league history.Here’s how the Western Conference will shape up in 2024.Brian Schmetzer leads Seattle into the new campaign / Chris Gardner/GettyImagesSeattle Sounders parted ways with club…
According to Spanish outlet AS, Manchester United have identified Lille centre-back Leny Yoro as one of their priorities for the summer transfer window. The 18-year-old has established himself as an important player in the starting line-up for Lille and he is currently a regular starter in the heart of their defence. His performances have grabbed the attention of Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain and AS claim that Man United have recently expressed their interest in signing him. The same source claim that INEOS and United have placed him as one of their priorities for the summer. Lille are not keen…
UFC 298 is coming fast with a card that is flying completely under the radar, event with a spectacular main event for the UFC featherweight title between Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria. Join MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck for a special pre pay-per-view edition of Heck of a Morning, as he answers all of your UFC 298 questions, reacts to Thursday’s press confernce, along with getting your thoughts about the stakes of some of the other big fights on Saturday’s pay-per-view card. Additionally, viewer questions include what the main event for UFC 300 will be, the fighter who has the most…