Bakhram Murtazaliev spent years waiting to get a shot at the IBF junior middleweight championship before finally winning the title in April. On Saturday night, he got a statement win in his first title defense, battering Tim Tszyu for a third-round TKO. Tszyu entered as a clear favorite according to the gambling odds, but the […]
The New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars get Sunday’s Week 7 action started from Wembley Stadium in London. Both clubs come into this international head-to-head looking to turn their seasons in a more positive direction after falling out to a 1-5 start. For Jacksonville, that’s particularly true, as they are teetering on what feels like […]
Jim Vondruska/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With just 16 days until Election Day, the Democratic governors of the three “Blue Wall” battleground states touted the strength of Vice President Kamala Harris’ ground game, and predicted she would prevail in their states but acknowledged how close the presidential race is. “I think Kamala Harris wins, but make […]
Sarayut Thaneerat via Getty Images (ROSWELL, NM) — Roswell, New Mexico, experienced an overnight “Flash Flood Emergency” on Saturday, the National Weather Service reported — the highest tier of flash flood warning. Between 4 and 9 inches of rain fell in parts of the state, prompting the NWS to declare a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” alert […]
Nothing shakes up the college football rankings like the No. 1 team in the country losing. And when the top-ranked team falls to another team high up in the rankings — such as Texas falling to Georgia on Saturday night — it’s going to lead to all kinds of changes to the new AP Top […]
Extra-inning home runs in the clinching game of a postseason series are not, as you might imagine, common things. This is noteworthy right about now because New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto in Saturday night’s Game 5 of the ALCS all but sent his team to the World Series with his 10th-inning blast against the […]
Robyn Beck via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Politicos in Washoe County, Nevada, proudly refer to their home as “the swingiest county in the swingiest state,” where voters in the sprawling and sparsely populated swath of desert might very well tilt the scales of a deadlocked presidential election in November. But Washoe has also carved out […]
Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place Saturday, and among the night’s inductees was the Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige. Following an introduction from longtime collaborators Dr. Dre and Method Man, Mary took the stage performing a […]
The Los Angeles Lakers were a play-in team again in 2023-24, and their playoff run lasted five games. Given that it was LeBron James‘ 21st season, you might think that the team would have responded by making a big, win-now trade, or perhaps a series of smaller, but significant ones. This is not what has […]
Getty Images You can argue who mixed martial arts’ greatest female fighter is, but there’s no denying Cris Cyborg is the sport’s most decorated champion regardless of gender. Cyborg put more distance between her contemporaries at PFL Battle of the Giants by winning her fifth title in a major MMA promotion. Cyborg ascended to new […]
