The UFC’s return to Texas has lost one half of the event’s pivotal lightweight bouts. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that an injury has forced Dan Hooker out of his scheduled five-round co-main event matchup with Bobby Green at UFC Austin. The New Zealand Herald was first to report. The promotion is seeking a replacement opponent for Green, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed. UFC Austin takes place Dec. 2 at Moody Center in Austin and airs on ESPN+. It is headlined by a lightweight matchup between top-tier lightweights Beneil Dariush…
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The road to the College Football Playoff gets shorter by the week, and with the regular season set to wrap up this weekend, only a select few teams have legitimate hopes of contending for a national championship. Important rivalry games and conference championship showdowns will provide ample clarity in the battle for a spot in the four-team field.Only nine Power Five teams are either undefeated or have one loss entering Week 13, and that elite group rounds out the only realistic candidates for Playoff berths. Not all of the unbeatens are created equally, though, nor are the one-loss squads. Teams such…
Kyle Gibson, Cardinals agree to deal \n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Gibson and Lynn combined for 28 wins, 65 starts, 375 2/3 innings pitched and 348 strikeouts in 2023, making them proven commodities the Cardinals need in their rotation going forward.\n\n“The difference between this offseason and what we did last year, when we gave a lot of the younger players opportunity … is we want to go in with a little bit more certainty and have that veteran presence,” Mozeliak said on Tuesday at Busch Stadium. “What we did with Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson is that we brought two guys in that know how…
shares share tweet pin sms send email By HoopsHype staff | November 21, 2023 James Harden‘s sneaker endorsement history is quite interesting. Initially, Harden signed with Nike, inking deals in 2009 and again in 2013. However, in 2015, he made a significant shift, signing a deal with adidas reportedly worth over $200 million across 13 years. Since joining adidas, the 2018 MVP has released eight signature shoe editions. Take a look at the Nike and adidas sneakers he has worn throughout his NBA career below: NBA: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City ThunderThe shoes of Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden…
Nov 21, 2023, 12:08 PM ETJustin Jefferson said Tuesday he will return when he’s fully healthy, and fantasy football managers flooding his direct messages with pleas for him to play won’t speed up the process.The Minnesota Vikings’ star wide receiver took to social media on Tuesday to make that point clear.”My health is wayyyy more important than you winning your fantasy games,” he wrote on X. “It doesn’t matter how many times y’all flood my dms talking about me selling your team. I DONT CARE.”Editor’s Picks1 RelatedJefferson has been sidelined on injured reserve since suffering a right hamstring injury in…
Wales’ Sioned Harries was one of a few seasoned internationals who featured in the first Celtic ChallengeThe women’s Celtic Challenge rugby tournament will expand to six teams as it returns for a second year. Ireland, Scotland and Wales will each field two development sides which will go head to head over 11 weeks of competition, starting on 18 December.A three-team tournament launched in January this year with the aim of bridging the gap between women’s domestic and international matches. It also gave players much-needed game time before the Women’s Six Nations.Senior internationals Lisa Neumann, Sioned Harries and Abbie Fleming were…
Under the new rules, approved by the ICC board on Tuesday, any player who has transitioned from male to female and has been through any form of male puberty will not be allowed to participate in women’s international cricket, regardless of any surgery or gender reassignment treatment they may have undertaken.McGahey, a 29-year-old batter, is originally from Australia but moved to Canada in 2020 and underwent a male-to-female medical transition in 2021. In September 2023, she appeared for Canada in the Women’s T20 Americas Qualifier, the pathway tournament to the 2024 T20 World Cup. So far, she has played six…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Wolfsburg goalkeeper Koen Casteels recently flirted with a move to Bayern Munich, but the Bavarians are no longer interested in him, Sky Germany reports. Yussuf Poulsen and Koen Casteels.Photo: GEPA Pictures/Roger Petzsche Koen Casteels recently responded to reports linking him with Bayern Munich, saying he would be open to the idea of joining the German champions if their interest was genuine. However, according to Sky Germany, Bayern are no longer interested in the Wolfsburg goalkeeper. The report claims that Bayern were indeed interested in signing Casteels during the summer transfer window, but that their interest has since…
Premier League clubs have voted against a proposed ban on loan moves for players between associated parties in a potentially huge boost for Newcastle United.90min previously reported that a shareholder meeting would be attended by all 20 Premier League clubs to vote on a ‘fast track’ measure intended to protect the integrity of the competition.For the motion to be passed, 14 clubs needed to vote in favour of changing the current regulations that are in place. But although the majority of clubs did agree with the proposal, only 13 voted for a change to be implemented for the January transfer…
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has revealed that he likes Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp over Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. After joining the Reds back in 2015, the German has pulled the Merseyside club out of a difficult situation and has established themselves as one of the best teams in Europe. Liverpool became the English champions back in 2020 after 30 years. Along With that, the Reds have won every possible trophy under Klopp’s guidance over the last few years. However, the Anfield club struggled to showcase their best last season so they strengthened their squad last summer to help…