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Two Brazilian contenders meet in Las Vegas for the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday. Amanda Lemos and Virna Jandiroba could put themselves within striking distance of a UFC women’s strawweight shot with a win at the UFC Apex. Lemos (14-3-1) seeks a second shot at glory. The record-holder for strawweight knockdowns bounced […]

Skenes set the standard last summer with his $9.2 million bonus Jul 19, 2024 at 3:50 pm ET • 2 min read Getty Images Right-hander Chase Burns (Reds) and third baseman/outfielder Charlie Condon (Rockies), the Nos. 2 and 3 picks in last Sunday’s Major League Baseball draft, have agreed to record-setting pacts with their respective […]

Getty Images Kenyan Drake has called it a career. The veteran running back announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday following an eight-year career that included stints on five different teams. Drake spent time with four different teams last year alone, finishing the season with the Baltimore Ravens. He was released by the team […]

Kevin Durant is expected to return to Team USA practice on Friday ahead of their upcoming exhibition game on Saturday against South Sudan, per The Athletic. Durant has yet to practice with the team, as he’s been dealing with a calf strain, which has kept him sidelined for the entirety of these tune-up games before […]

The U.S. will be represented in both soccer competitions at the Olympics for the first time in 16 years, with the U-23 U.S. men’s national team joining the four-time gold-winning U.S. women’s national team in Paris. It will mark just the fourth time both soccer teams will be at the Olympics at the same time, […]

When Jake Paul meets Mike Perry on Saturday, he does so with a massively lucrative November clash with Mike Tyson hanging in the balance. At least, that’s what Paul has suggested. Whether that’s true or not is still to be seen — and entirely depends on whether Perry can pull the upset. There is risk […]

The 2024 MLB trade deadline is one week and four days away, but the action has already begun. Luis Arraez was traded more than two months ago now, and in recent weeks we’ve seen other deals involving Aaron Civale and Hunter Harvey. There will be more trades between now and then. Many more, I assure […]

Defense wins championships. It’s common refrain in sports, one that has never been more true than the Boston Celtics‘ recent title, when they made a potent Dallas Mavericks offense with two of the greatest offensive talents in league history look average. Throughout the postseason, elite defenses were on display, showing that even with all the […]

After spending last week in Denver, UFC returns to its home base of Las Vegas with UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on Saturday. The 12-bout card is headlined by a women’s strawweight battle between Amanda Lemos (14-3-1) and Virna Jandiroba (20-3-0), with both ranked in the top five of the division. Jandiroba is a […]

Will Levis doesn’t mince words. He says what he means, which includes his and his teammates’ desire to defy their doubters during the 2024 NFL season.  It’s fair to say that the 24-year-old Levis is using the outside doubt as motivation as he enters his first full season as the Tennessee Titans‘ quarterback.   “We […]