Paulo Costa is currently hospitalized and will need a third surgery to address a staph infection that ultimately led to his removal from a fight with Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294. Tamara Alves, Costa’s partner and manager, told MMA Fighting on Wednesday afternoon that the one-time UFC middleweight title challenger is not medically cleared to compete at the Oct. 21 pay-per-view and is in limbo due to the “still active” infection in his right elbow. Alves said Costa underwent a second surgical procedure for the infection on Tuesday and will again go under the knife on Friday to clean out…
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Lost in Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr.’s 2023 Heisman Trophy campaign is the sheer excellence of the receivers he’s throwing to. Former four-star recruits Jalen McMillan and Rome Odunze get much of the press, and deservedly so, while third-year transfer Ja’Lynn Polk — formerly of Texas Tech — has been as dangerous a third receiver as any in college football (Polk in fact is 17th in the nation with 94 yards per game). “Rome, J-Mac and J.P. all were in the transfer portal or talking about transferring basically in the first week I was here,” offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb told ESPN. “It’s just me and…
LOS ANGELES — It couldn’t have been easy for Torey Lovullo. The D-backs’ manager had his best pitcher on the mound in perhaps the most important inning of his team’s season. Yet there was Lovullo, walking up the dugout steps and raising his left hand to call for an unproven rookie reliever at a raucous Dodger Stadium. It wasn’t easy for Zac Gallen either. Arizona’s ace had stifled one of the best offenses in baseball for five innings. He’d masterfully escaped a jam in the fifth, and he’d thrown only 84 pitches when Lovullo emerged with one out in the…
Previewing the preseason edition of the NBA Global Games featuring Madrid and the Mavs in WiZink Center on Tuesday, he discussed the possibility of returning to the team based in Spain’s capital. “I wouldn’t be where I am now if it wasn’t for Real Madrid. I learned everything here: speaking, studying and playing basketball. I’d like to take a lot of teammates with me: Rudy, Llull, a coach, a physio,” he mentioned, “I’ve got a lot of great memories and I’m happy to be back. If I return to Europe one day, I’m sure it will be to Real Madrid. That’s 100%.”Source: EuroHoops.net
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2023, 05:27 PM ETCloseCourtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.CHICAGO — The Bears have been down a member of their defensive coaching staff for the past four weeks because of the absence and then sudden resignation of coordinator Alan Williams…
Portugal impressed with their attacking style during the Rugby World Cup, culminating in victory over Fiji on SundayWorld Rugby “must and will do everything” to give “greater certainty and opportunity” to tier-two nations, chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has said.Fiji are the only team from outside tier one to reach the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup in France.Discussions about a new global calendar are ongoing, which emerging nations hope will offer more competitive games.Beaumont said tier-two nations are “central to our discussions on a reimagined international calendar”.What is the difference between tier one and tier two?Tier one consists of the…
Afghanistan may have been undone by the Bangladesh spinners in their first match of this World Cup, losing six wickets to them for 62 runs in 18 overs, but they are not overly worried about facing spin against India, whose spinners got the better of Australia in their tournament opener.”You know, we play better spin in the nets sessions,” Hashmatullah Shahidi, their captain, said when asked what the conversation has been around playing a spin trio even better than the Bangladesh spinners.Shahidi probably meant they play high-quality spinners in the nets and not necessarily better ones than India or Bangladesh,…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Matthijs de Ligt took a step forward in his recovery from injury as he returned to individual training today. For the first time since injuring his knee against Bochum, Matthijs de Ligt was back on the training pitch today. According to Bild, the Dutch center-back went through 20 minutes of individual training with his boots on, doing jogging, coordination and lateral movement exercises. The training went without any problems, and if everything goes according to plan, de Ligt will return to the Bayern squad after the international break against Mainz. De Ligt has missed Bayern’s last four matches…
The Spanish football federation (RFEF) have confirmed that Lamine Yamal will not take part in their October internationals due to injury.Barcelona revealed on Monday that the 16-year-old would not join up with the Spain national team having suffered a muscle injury. However, RFEF wanted to evaluate Yamal for themselves and make their own assessments.A similar situation occurred between England and Arsenal, who were at odds over the fitness of Bukayo Saka before his withdrawal was confirmed on Monday.To Barca’s delight, RFEF have announced that Yamal will return home following their medical checks.A statement on Tuesday read: “The international Lamine Yamal…
Liverpool are reportedly prioritising signing Fluminense star Andre Trindade in the January window, as per Football Insider. Following a disappointing campaign last term, the Reds opted to revamp their engine room and sign Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch in the recently concluded summer window. However, the Merseyside club couldn’t manage to purchase a top-class option to reinforce their holding midfield position after letting Fabinho leave the club. Several names were linked with a move to Anfield this summer with Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia being mentioned as primary targets but, Andre also emerged as a…