Referee Tony Weeks has become a boxing storyline for the wrong reasons once again. Weeks was the official for the Virgil Oritz vs. Frederick Lawson boxing match on Saturday night in Las Vegas, which served as the first fight for Ortiz since August 2022. Ortiz would pick up a first-round TKO win over Lawson, but the stoppage seemed to be way too early — even including the play-by-play commentator asking after Weeks stopped the fight, ‘and that is it?’ Check out video of the stoppage below. Ortiz looked to have had Lawson in trouble before throwing a barrage in the…
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247Sports’ No. 1 ranked prospect in Belleville (Mich.) High five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood announced his commitment to LSU on Saturday during a ceremony at the school. The ballyhooed signal-caller chose the Tigers over his other finalists in Alabama, Michigan, Colorado, Penn State, Florida State and Oregon.The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Underwood becomes commit No. 8 for head coach Brian Kelly and his staff in the 2025 recruiting cycle, a haul that rises three spots to No. 2 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings. Quarterbacks coach Joe Sloan was the lead recruiter for Underwood who visited campus three times last year including…
Left-hander Sean Manaea reportedly agreed on a two-year, $28 million deal to join the Mets, according to a report from MLB Network insider Jon Heyman on Sunday. The club has not confirmed the report. The deal reportedly includes a player opt-out after 2024. After an excellent end to the 2023 season, Manaea decided to bet on himself in free agency and opt out of a $12.5 million deal with the Giants for ’24. Manaea largely served as a bulk innings pitcher for San Francisco last season after struggling out of the gate, starting just ten of 37 appearances while logging…
The Kings have been calling opposing front offices to gauge the value of packaging Harrison Barnes and Kevin Huerter, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Not exactly the youthful tandem that came back from New York, and Sacramento won’t consider moving sophomore sharpshooter Keegan Murray, sources said. But Sacramento has third-year guard Davion Mitchell available for trade, and the Kings hold future picks beyond this year’s first rounder owed to Atlanta to help facilitate any deal before next month’s deadline. Huerter, it should be noted, was recently moved to Mike Brown’s bench in exchange for Chris Duarte. -via Yahoo! Sports /…
Stephen Holder, ESPNJan 7, 2024, 02:50 AM ETCloseStephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest. He has chronicled the NFL since 2005, covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2005-2013 and the Colts since 2013. He has previously worked for the Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times, Indianapolis Star and The Athletic.INDIANAPOLIS — Tyler Goodson had played 45 NFL snaps before the Indianapolis…
Brython Thunder pair Meg Davies and Katie Mackay tackle Clovers centre Kayla WaldronClovers overcame Brython Thunder 20-5 in the Celtic Challenge game at Energia Park, while fellow Irish side Wolfhounds beat Edinburgh 27-17.Tries from Ailsa Hughes, Ruth Campbell and Sadhbh McGrath helped Clovers to a first win of the campaign. Wolfhounds made it back-to-back victories after a bonus-point win in Scotland at Hive Stadium.Aoife Wafer bagged two tries, while Sarah Delaney, Natasja Behan and Brittany Hogan also touched down. Edinburgh led through a Emma Orr try but Wolfhounds hit back with Delaney, Behan and Wafer going over to help them…
Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya will not be part of the Indian squad for the three-match T20I series at home against Afghanistan that starts on January 11. Ruturaj Gaikwad is also unavailable with a finger injury. He is likely to miss the first part of the England Test series as well.The squad for the Afghanistan T20Is will be picked on Sunday evening. There is no confirmation yet on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli being part of it. Neither Rohit nor Kohli has played a T20I since the 2022 T20 World Cup, where India lost to England in the semi-final.ESPNcricinfo has…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Sasa Kalajdzic has joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from Wolverhampton. Photo: Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt have sealed the capture of Sasa Kalajdzic on loan from Wolverhampton. The former Stuttgart forward makes the switch to the Deutsche Bank Park until the end of the season. “Sasa has already proven that he can play a big role in the Bundesliga,” commented Eintracht board member for sport Markus Krösche. “His playing style will add a new element to our game. He’s a strong finisher with good movement and heading. Because of his experience, we’re confident he’ll be able to help…
Lamine Yamal will not be able to play in Barcelona’s Copa del Rey clash with Barbastro on Sunday night as he has to serve a two-game ban for receiving a red card in last season’s youth tournament.La Blaugrana visit Municipal de Deportes, the home of the fourth-tier side, on Sunday night in the last 32 of Spain’s domestic cup competition, entering later than other sides as Supercopa de Espana participants.Barbastro bested third-tier Ponferradina before overcoming La Liga side Almeria to reach the last 32 and have never met Barca in a previous competitive fixture.16-year-old Yamal was not included in Barca’s…
According to Il Mattino (via CalcioNapoli24), Chelsea are ready to pay the entire release clause to sign Napoli star Victor Osimhen during the summer transfer window. The London giants have shown improvement in the final 3rd over the past few weeks but they are still lacking the presence of a top-class goalscorer. Osimhen could be the answer to their problems, but they may have to wait until the summer when a £112 million release clause in his contract will become active. Chelsea have in the past tried to negotiate with clubs to pay the clause over longer periods of time,…