The UFC 300 headliner sweepstakes is over: Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill are the winners. UFC CEO Dana White (finally) announced the April 13 pay-per-view headliner after months of speculation, rumors, and even betting odds released on the matchup that would crown the blockbuster pay-per-view from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. BREAKING!!!The #UFC300 main event will be Pereira vs Hill April 13th from Las Vegas pic.twitter.com/YrfTxLWsZ2— danawhite (@danawhite) February 18, 2024 Pereira will make the first defense of the light heavyweight title he claimed this past November at UFC 295 by facing off with Hill, who never lost the vacant…
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J.J. McCarthy was highly accomplished during his career at Michigan, but he didn’t always get a chance to showcase his skills. In fact, Michigan often was content to run the ball and suffocate opponents with their defense, which left McCarthy doing very little. But now McCarthy has entered the 2024 NFL Draft and has a chance to show teams what he can do. And at least one team has the former Wolverines quarterback high on their draft board.Destin Adams, who covers the Indianapolis Colts, reported on X Wednesday that NFL teams are much higher on McCarthy than he had imagined.…
Nets Daily: Heard a fun fact this week from a league source. The Milwaukee Bucks owe a combined $30 million to Mike Budenholzer, Adrian Griffin and Doc Rivers, their two former head coaches and current head coach. Source: Twitter @NetsDaily What’s the buzz on Twitter? Ben Golliver @BenGolliver Story: Has the NBA’s scoring boom gotten out of hand? From All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis, Adam Silver, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Doc Rivers ponder whether defense is dead and if rule changes are needed @washingtonpost @PostSports washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/02… – 7:26 PM Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi Doc Rivers was a part of arguably the greatest…
The New York Giants made seven picks in the 2023 NFL draft and most felt confident that general manager Joe Schoen had made the right calls. In need of talent at multiple positions, the Giants fared well with their limited stock, adding cornerback Deonte Banks, center John Michael Schmitz, and wide receiver Jalin Hyatt with their first three selections. They rounded things out with running back Eric Gray, cornerback Tre Hawkins III, defensive lineman Jordon Riley, and safety Gervarrius Owens. All seven of those players saw time on the field this past season but the results weren’t quite what the…
A woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by Wallabies star Kurtley Beale in the bathroom cubicle of a Bondi bar has been grilled over the state of her relationship.Mr Beale, 35, is facing a jury trial at Sydney’s Downing Centre Court after pleading not guilty to sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of sexual touching.Police allege Mr Beale groped a woman’s bottom at the Beach Road bar in Bondi on December 17, 2022, before forcing her into oral sex in a stall in the men’s bathroom. The 29-year-old woman returned to the stand on Wednesday on the third day…
India 445 (Rohit 131, Jadeja 112, Sarfaraz 62, Wood 4-114) and 430 for 4 dec (Jaiswal 214*, Gill 91, Sarfaraz 68*) beat England 319 (Duckett 153, Siraj 4-84) and 122 (Wood 33, Jadeja 5-41) by 434 runsIndia needed such a day. Just to send the message out to those who had started believing they could be taken down at home. A team in transition, India have lost three Tests in a little over three years, two more than they did in the preceding eight years, but in Rajkot they delivered an emphatic shellacking to their latest challengers: the 434-run win…
Real Madrid could welcome Eder Militao back from an ACL injury in time for a prospective Champions League quarter-final tie, according to a report.Militao tore his ACL midway through a 2-0 win at Athletic Club on the opening day of the 2023/24 season all the way back in August. This injury came just days after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois ruptured his ACL in training, while Militao’s centre-back partner David Alaba sustained a similar problem later in the campaign.However, Madrid are in line to bring Militao back into the fold for the final part of the campaign, with Relevo reporting the Brazil…
Tottenham Hotspur are ready to battle Arsenal over a deal to sign Pedro Neto but Wolves want at least £60m for the winger this summer, according to a report by the Evening Standard. Neto has been linked with a high-profile move to one of the big clubs in the Premier League following his impressive performances for Gary O’Neil’s side this season. The 23-year-old has been with Wolves since 2019 and has established himself as a key player. This season, he has been very impressive, scoring three goals and providing 11 assists in 19 appearances across all competitions. The Portuguese international…
Mackenzie Dern’s gutsy effort against Amanda Lemos likely helped both strawweights take home an additional $50,000. Lemos captured a unanimous decision over Dern, a short-notice replacement for Tatiana Suarez, with three scores of 29-28. The action-packed fight was awarded “Fight of the Night” honors by the UFC after Saturday’s event at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Dern battled back after a brutal series of punches nearly put her away in the second round. In the third and final frame, she continued to push the action and threaten submissions as Lemos was forced to defend. Three other fighters captured “Performance of…
Yes, we’re early into 2024, and a lot has happened in the college football world that can shape the upcoming season. So, it’s actually never too early to offer up our initial Top 25 for the 2024 campaign.Statistics in parenthesis are from the 2023 season unless otherwise noted. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports SMU won nine straight and a league title in its final season in the American Athletic Conference in 2023 before losing to Boston College at the rain-soaked Fenway Bowl. Quarterback Preston Stone is expected back after throwing for 3,197 yards with 28 touchdowns and six interceptions before…