The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: The great Alistair Overeem stops by to catch up with his old pal. 1:30 p.m.: Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury previews his showdown against Francis Ngannou this Saturday. 2 p.m.: Charles Oliveira gives an update on his return timetable and discusses the chaos of the past few weeks. 2:30 p.m.: Mike Breeden looks back at his DMX-inspired win at UFC 294. 3 p.m.: Tom Aspinall…
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Final picks for this week’s biggest games.
PHILADELPHIA — If the Phillies and D-backs didn’t seem evenly matched heading into the National League Championship Series, they certainly are now. Arizona’s 5-1 win on Monday night set up a win-or-go-home Game 7 on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park. The NL pennant is there for the taking. “It’s beautiful, right?” D-backs outfielder Tommy Pham said. “I’ve got a little chill. I’m pumped. That’s what it’s about.” In all best-of-seven postseason series, teams that have won Game 6 to force a Game 7 have come out on top in that winner-take-all contest 34 of 60 times (57%). Teams playing…
shares share tweet pin sms send email Victor Wembanyama put on a show last night leading the Spurs with 19 points, five blocks, and four rebounds in only 21 minutes, securing a 122-117 preseason finale victory over the Warriors. Those at Chase Center witnessed firsthand that this rookie is the real deal. Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to Wemby’s latest performance: Watching Victor Wembanyama play basketball is probably how people in the 60s felt about watching Wilt Chamberlain play basketball — Spurs Culture (@SpursCulture) October 21, 2023 Victor Wembanyama looks like a legit DPOY candidate — Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) October…
Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterOct 20, 2023, 01:26 PM ETCloseJake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter.BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson took a big step toward returning Friday, going through his first full practice since Sept. 22.Watson has missed Cleveland’s past two games with a rotator cuff strain in his right throwing shoulder.Browns coach Kevin Stefanski wouldn’t say whether Watson would start Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. But…
Carys Phillips celebrates a score for WalesCanada (21) 42Tries: de Goede, Svoboda, Grant, Hunt, Boag, Lachance Cons: de Goede 6 Wales (17) 22Tries: Phillips, Evans, Callender Cons: Bevan 2 Pen: BevanWales threatened to end a 17-year losing streak to Canada before they were eventually overpowered in their opening WXV1 game in Wellington.Ioan Cunningham’s side went toe-to-toe with one of the powerhouses of women’s rugby with the match finely poised at 21-17 at half-time.But indiscipline ultimately cost Wales as Canada edged the physical battle after the break.Sophie de Goede led from the front with a try and six conversions to her…
Brisbane Heat 187 for 9 (G Harris 49, Redmayne 49, Matthews 3-30) beat Melbourne Renegades 181 (Glenn 4-23, Knott 3-33) by six runsSpinners Charli Knott and Sarah Glenn starred with the ball as Brisbane Heat edged Melbourne Renegades by six runs to win a pulsating WBBL clash at Junction Oval.A swashbuckling cameo from Georgia Wareham (36 from 16 balls) put Renegades in position to snatch victory late on Friday after the Heat posted 187 for 9.She and Georgia Prestwidge each belted Courtney Sippel for two fours in the penultimate over, leaving Renegades requiring 23 runs from the last six deliveries.Wareham…
By Ben Sully @SullyBen Mainz 05 will attempt to claim their first victory of the season when they face Bayern Munich on Saturday. The visitors, meanwhile, are looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga campaign. Photo: Hayters – Pressbox/OneFootball Mainz 05 Mainz head into the weekend in the relegation zone after picking up just two points from their opening seven league matches. After losing four consecutive games, Bo Svensson’s side were on course to claim maximum points in their most recent outing against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Goals from Brajan Gruda and Aymen Barkok helped Mainz establish a 2-1 lead,…
The Premier League leaders heading into Gameweek 9 are in action on Monday night when Tottenham host Fulham in north London.Spurs may well be knocked off top spot when proceedings commence at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool all able to overtake them with wins, but the task for Ange Postecoglou’s side will be clearer come kick-off.Fulham will be pretty happy with their start, winning three and drawing two of their first eight games, and the Cottagers look to have a decent amount of quality in the squad.Here is all you need to know about Tottenham vs…
According to TuttoJuve, Arsenal and Chelsea could be willing to pay £70 million to sign Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic. The Serbian was heavily linked with a move away from the Bianconeri last summer. There were suggestions that he could join Chelsea in a part-exchange deal for Romelu Lukaku, but a transfer did not materialise due to differences in the valuation. This has not ended the speculation over his future and TuttoJuve now claim that Arsenal and Chelsea are interested in signing him. The Italian website add that the London giants could be willing to pay £70 million for his services,…