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Fan favorite Cory Sandhagen will try to position himself for another title shot on Saturday when he faces rising prospect Umar Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC Fight Night. Their five-round showdown, with a title shot likely going to the winner, tops the main UFC fight card starting at 3 p.m. ET from the […]

Getty Images It’s not often a legend from one sport attends a different sport’s Hall of Fame ceremony. That was the case on Saturday, as NBA icon Michael Jordan was in Canton, Ohio for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2024 induction ceremony.  Jordan was on hand to support Hall of Fame inductee Julius Peppers, […]

The NFL has already made one tweak to the league’s new kickoff rule ahead of the 2024 season, and if Sean Payton gets his way, there might be another change coming soon.  The Denver Broncos coach was asked about the new kickoff rule on Saturday, and apparently, he’s a little worried that the new rule […]

A new name has emerged as a top contender for the vacant U.S. men’s national team job: USA-born, Germany-based manager Pellegrino Matarazzo. According to Sky Sports in Germany, the Hoffenheim coach is reportedly on U.S. Soccer’s list of candidates to succeed Gregg Berhalter, who was fired in July after the USMNT crashed out of the […]

The latest installment of Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz will take place with a men’s tennis singles gold medal on the line on Sunday morning at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Alcaraz won the Wimbledon final against Djokovic three weeks ago, and he is now the youngest man in an Olympic tennis singles final. Djokovic is […]

Getty Images Imane Khelif is set to win at least a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics after defeating Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori on Saturday. The Algerian handled business in the ring with a 5:0 unanimous decision at welterweight. Khelif has been the subject of gender debate and online abuse after her first opponent […]

Justin Turner and Randy Arozarena played in front of Mariners fans on Friday for the first time since being acquired in trades over the past week. They made strong first impressions, as Turner went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and Arozarena reached base three times while scoring twice. The Mariners have scored at least six […]

Getty Images Don’t look now, but former two-time UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo is starting to look a legitimate threat to the 135-pound title.  Figueiredo (24-3-1) improved to 3-0 at bantamweight on Saturday by relying on his pinpoint striking and timely takedowns early to outpoint former title challenger Marlon “Chito” Vera (23-10-1) at UFC Fight […]

Julius Randle becomes eligible to sign a contract extension with the New York Knicks on Saturday, and the number he can sign for looks simultaneously too high and too low in the broader context of his team’s offseason. Based on the league’s veteran extension rules, Randle is eligible for a 40% raise in the first […]

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The Arizona Cardinals have reached an agreement with former first-round linebacker Zaven Collins on a two-year extension, according to ESPN. The deal is worth $14 million and includes $11.25 million guaranteed at signing.  Collins was entering the final year of his rookie contract after the franchise declined to pick up […]