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At the UFC Vegas 86 weigh-ins, all 28 fighters on Saturday’s card in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday. MMA Fighting will have live video of the proceedings, courtesy of Ag. Fight. In the main event, Jack Hermansson and Joe Pyfer can weigh no more than 186 pounds, the maximum allowed for their non-title middleweight fight. The UFC Vegas 86 official weigh-ins are at 12 p.m. ET. Middleweights Clash In Las Vegas! Jack Hermansson vs. Joe Pyfer face off – LIVE HERE – on Saturday. Watch Live Stream Here Main card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET) Jack Hermansson…

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Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP Hawks at Celtics – TD Garden – February 7, 2024 – Starters Boston – White, Brown, Tatum, Horford, Porzingis Atlanta – Trae Young, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Saddiq Bey, Jalen Johnson, Onyeka Okongwu OUT – Boston: Holiday, Tillman Atlanta: Dejounte Murray, Clint Capela, Mouhamed Gueye pic.twitter.com/43tfNlWku3 – 7:02 PM

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Nearly a month to the day after he “parted ways” with the New York Giants, defensive coordinator Wink Martindale has landed one of the highest-profile jobs in the country. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Michigan is finalizing a deal to bring Martindale on as their next defensive coordinator. Michigan is planning to hire former Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale as its defensive coordinator, per sources. Deal still is being finalized but it is not expected to be an issue. Martindale will replace Jesse Minter, who became the Chargers defensive coordinator. pic.twitter.com/O0KhhAIkUQ — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 9, 2024 The 60-year-old…

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Evardi Boshoff and his fellow Cheetahs will try to boost Ospreys hopes of a top-eight United Rugby Championship finishOspreys have signed three players from South African second-tier side Cheetahs on short-term loans.Cheetahs captain and lock Victor Sekekete, centre Evardi Boshoff and back row Jeandre Rudolph are joining as part of the teams’ “partnership”.They could face Ulster in the United Rugby Championship (URC) on Sunday, 18 February in Swansea (15:00 GMT)Ospreys previously hosted Cheetahs wing Daniel Kasende, hooker Marnus van der Merwe and scrum-half Rewan Kruger.Ospreys head coach Toby Booth said he is “thrilled to further our partnership” with CheetahsBooth added:…

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The rest of the squad members were all part of the playing XI in that Test: Laura Wolvaardt, now the all-format captain, Anneke Bosch, Nadine de Klerk, Sune Luus, Sinalo Jafta, Nonkululeko Mlaba, and Marizanne Kapp, who had scored 150 and 43 not out in that Test.All the players in the Test squad are already in Australia for the ongoing ODI series. Ayabonga Khaka, who is also with the ODI squad, has “chosen not to participate in red-ball cricket”, a CSA statement said.”It’s a great opportunity for us as a team,” head coach Hilton Moreeng said. “It’s [a Test] another…

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By Rune Gjerulff   @runegjerulff Amadou Haidara will not be available for RB Leipzig’s trip to Augsburg. Iago and Amadou Haidara.Photo: GEPA Pictures/Roger Petzsche Amadou Haidara has missed RB Leipzig’s first four matches of 2024 while representing Mali at the Africa Cup of Nations. The midfielder is now back in Germany, but will miss the trip to Augsburg on Sunday due to a knee injury. ”Apart from ‘Doudou’, everyone is fit,” RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose told reporters at a press conference on Friday. ”He came back from the Africa Cup of Nations with a slight knee problem, so he can’t play. ”It’s a…

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Former Chelsea assistant manager Jody Morris has revealed Declan Rice was open to a return to Stamford Bridge in 2020, but the Blues declined to pull the trigger on a move.Morris, a Cobham graduate who also worked as an academy manager, was named the assistant to Frank Lampard during his spell as permanent manager between 2019 and 2021.Lampard’s desire to re-sign Rice, who was released from Chelsea as a 14-year-old, is common knowledge but Morris has now revealed just how close the Blues came to striking a deal for the midfielder.”I messaged [Rice] when we were [at Chelsea] and said,…

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Gilbert Burns is calling bullsh*t on Colby Covington’s claim that he broke his foot in the first round of his UFC 296 title fight with Leon Edwards. After nearly two years on the shelf, Covington returned to the Octagon in December and walked straight into a third opportunity to claim welterweight gold. After coming up short on two separate occasions against then-titleholder Kamaru Usman, ‘Chaos’ was confident he had the skills to dethrone reigning champion Leon Edwards. Unfortunately, confidence was not enough. ‘Rocky’ controlled the fight for 25 minutes, stymying Covington’s offense and walking away with a decisive unanimous decision.…

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Anthony Puccio @APOOCH Brooklyn Nets 2024 NBA Trade Deadline: – Acquired Dennis Schroder & Thaddeus Young – Traded Spencer Dinwiddie & Royce O’Neale – Waived Harry Giles – Added three 2nd round picks (PHX trade) … and saved $5 million through the trade (per @YossiGozlan) – 3:10 PM

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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 8, 2024, 10:46 PM ETCloseJamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.Though the season ultimately fell short of his expectations, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson still made NFL history at Thursday evening’s NFL Honors…

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