At the UFC 296 official weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card will step on the scale early Friday morning in Las Vegas. Watch a live stream of the official weigh-ins above. In the main event, welterweight champion Leon Edwards and former interim champ Colby Covington can weigh no more than 170 pounds, the maximum allowed for their welterweight title fight. In the co-main event, UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja and challenger Brandon Royval are limited to 125 pounds for their flyweight title bout. The UFC 296 official weigh-ins will start at 12 p.m. ET, and that video will…
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Signing Day on Dec. 20 kicks off the Early Signing Period. The storylines these days are regarding transfer portal and of course high school recruiting, but December used to belong to the Junior College players, who had an exclusive signing window to themselves. The creation of the Early Signing Period, which began in December of 2017 for the 2018 class, took the shine away from the JUCOs. But there are a lot of really good players in the JUCO ranks worth knowing.This class of 2024 especially is full of former top recruits and we’re highlighting the top 20 in our…
Max Scherzer back surgery on herniated disc \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”The 39-year-old ace was traded by the Mets to the Rangers at the Trade Deadline this past season for prospect Luisangel Acuña. He made eight starts for Texas down the stretch, going 4-2 with a 3.20 ERA, before being sidelined in mid-September because of a right teres major muscle strain in his shoulder. He returned to start Games 3 and 7 of the American League Championship Series against the Astros, and then Game 3 of the World Series vs. the D-backs, tossing three scoreless innings in the Rangers’ victory. \n\nScherzer, a three-time Cy Young…
League sources have previously told NBC Sports Chicago that the New York Knicks, another rumored landing spot for Zach LaVine, have never seriously engaged or shown interest. Same goes, at least for now, for the Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat.Source: K.C. Johnson @ NBC Sports Chicago What’s the buzz on Twitter? KC Johnson @KCJHoop Friday marks the unofficial start to NBA trade season. There will be plenty of rumors and twists and turns between now and the Feb. 8 trade deadline. But what if Zach LaVine remains on the Bulls past then? Column for @NBCSChicago: nbcsportschicago.com/nba/chicago-bu… – 10:53 AM Joe…
NFL Nation, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 06:50 AM ETThe Week 15 NFL schedule for the 2023 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game and a bold prediction for each matchup.Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a big stat to know and a betting nugget for each contest, and our Football Power Index (FPI) goes inside the numbers with a game projection and a look at the playoff picture. Analytics writer Seth Walder picks out each…
Rob du Preez has been capped once by South Africa in 2018Venue: RDS Arena, Dublin Dates: Saturday, 16 December Kick-off: 17:30 GMTCoverage: Live text coverage on the BBC Sport websiteSale Sharks head coach Alex Sanderson has made 12 changes to his team to face Leinster in the Investec Champions Cup on Saturday.Only Tom Roebuck, Ben Bamber and Sam Dugdale remain from the starting line-up that defeated Stade Francais.Fly-half George Ford drops out of the matchday squad and is replaced by Rob du Preez, who captains the side.Scrum-half Raffi Quirke replaces Gus Warr and summer signing Telusa Veainu also comes into…
Hardik Pandya will captain Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024, taking over from Rohit Sharma, who led the team through a decade of thrilling highs. Rohit, who led Mumbai to five IPL titles, is the joint-most-successful captain in the tournament’s history alongside Chennai Super Kings’ MS Dhoni.The leadership change comes less than a month after Mumbai brought Hardik back to his original franchise after he had captained Gujarat Titans to a title and a runners-up finish in back-to-back seasons.While the development might come as a surprise to some, Mumbai had a clear plan when they traded Hardik from Titans. The franchise…
By Jonathan Dicks @Jonathan_Dicks To round out Saturday’s matches, Hoffenheim travel east to face Leipzig, who can claim their third straight league win and fourth straight in all competitions. RB Leipzig After a brief dip in form, Leipzig seem back with a winning run that includes a victory over Young Boys midweek to end the Champions League group stage. They sit 4th in the league table, but are still very wary of Dortmund who are right on their heels. Christoph Baumgartner will face Hoffenheim on Saturday for the first time since he left the club in the summer. If Castello Lukeba…
West Ham United are hoping to sell Pablo Fornals in the January transfer window, 90min understands, despite recently activating a one-year extension in his contract.Fornals would have been out of contract at the end of June had West Ham not exercised their one-year option, allowing him to discuss a free transfer with clubs from abroad in January.The 27-year-old has fallen down the pecking order at West Ham and started just his second Premier League game of the season at Fulham last Sunday, when he was hooked after 45 minutes with the Hammers 3-0 down.Fornals has started five of West Ham’s…
Former forward turned pundit Paul Merson has claimed that Liverpool will rip Manchester United to shreds on Sunday afternoon. The Red Devils have endured a dire campaign so far this season as they have already been knocked out of Europe after finishing bottom of their group in the Champions League. Erik ten Hag’s side have also struggled to showcase their best in the Premier League, sitting sixth in the table with 27 points from 16 games. They are currently six points behind the fourth-placed Manchester City. Man Utd have won only one of their last four games in all competitions,…