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As has been the case for the last few years, UFC continues lead the way in record-breaking events. The promotion closed out 2024 with another record live gate in Tampa on Dec. 14 after piling up successes throughout the year on PPV. UFC recorded five of its top 10 live gates all time in 2024 […]

Being a successful agent means, among other burdens, getting people to talk about your client when they otherwise wouldn’t. Tip your cap to CAA’s Ryan Hamill, then, for a job well done with respect to free-agent right-hander Michael Lorenzen.  The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal has the details on a creative sales pitch conceived by Hamill and Lorenzen that […]

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns received a rousing ovation from the Target Center faithful as he took the court on Thursday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, with whom he spent the first nine seasons of his prolific NBA career. Then he proceeded to absolutely eviscerate his former team to the tune of 32 points, […]

The game between the Chargers and Broncos got a little confusing toward the end of the first half on Thursday night when Los Angeles decided to take advantage of an obscure NFL rule known as the fair-catch kick.  With eight seconds left to play in the first half, the Broncos were facing a fourth-and-12 from […]

Just in time for the holidays, the Major League Soccer schedule has been announced for the 2025 season. The 30th season for the league will also bring their 30th team in San Diego FC as all teams will be in action during opening weekend on Feb. 22-23. With the shift from 29 to 30 teams, […]

Halftime Report Only one more half stands between Washington and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have jumped out to a quick 35-31 lead against Wash. State. If Washington keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 8-3 in no time. On the other hand, Wash. State […]

As we continue to examine the 2025 Hall of Fame ballot, let’s take a look at the holdover outfielders. We’ll separate out Manny Ramirez for a discussion alongside Alex Rodriguez, so that leaves Andruw Jones, Carlos Beltrán, Bobby Abreu and Torii Hunter. Let’s discuss the candidacy and chances of induction for that foursome here today.  […]

We spend so much time during the run-up to the release of the final College Football Playoff Rankings arguing about strength of schedule and quality wins. The imbalance across the modern mega-conferences and the small sample size of college football schedules leave much up for interpretation. A team can look great one week and then […]

Getty Images The Chicago White Sox will play in a newly renamed ballpark beginning in 2025. Guaranteed Rate Field is now Rate Field, the team announced Tuesday. The change reflects the sponsor’s name change. Guaranteed Rate, a mortgage company, dropped the “Guaranteed” earlier this year and is now simply Rate. “Rate has long been a […]

Darvin Ham’s stint with the Los Angeles Lakers was, on paper, one of the most bizarre tenures any head coach has ever had in the NBA. In his debut season, he took a roster coming off of the lottery all the way to the Western Conference finals. They opened his follow-up campaign by winning the […]