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Petr Yan stuns Merab Dvalishvili, reclaims bantamweight title
LAS VEGAS -- Despite the steepest of odds, Petr Yan is the king of the bantamweight division once again after stunning Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision at UFC 323 on Saturday. ,The fight was a complete reversal from the pair's first meeting in March 2023, where Dvalishvili registered a histor...
Max Holloway to defend title against Charles Oliveira at UFC 326
A rematch 10 years in the making is officially on the horizon, as Max Holloway will face Charles Oliveira in the new main event scheduled for UFC 326 on March 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.,Holloway beat Oliveira by TKO in a featherweight bout on Aug. 23, 2015, that lasted less than two minut...
Merab Dvalishvili heavily favored in UFC 323 rematch with Petr Yan
LAS VEGAS -- UFC 323, the promotion's final numbered event on the 2025 calendar, will be held in a familiar place at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, headlined by a pair of title fights in which the champion enters as a decisive favorite against the challenger.,The main event features bantamweight belt h...
Draw held for '26 World Cup: 'Like 104 Super Bowls'
The 48 nations participating in the biggest FIFA World Cup ever next summer in North America were placed into 12 groups on Friday.,The drawing ceremony took place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian prime m...
Merab Dvalishvili heavily featured in UFC 323 rematch with Petr Yan
LAS VEGAS -- UFC 323, the promotion's final numbered event on the 2025 calendar, will be held in a familiar place at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, headlined by a pair of title fights in which the champion enters as a decisive favorite against the challenger.,The main event features bantamweight belt h...
MOUZ, Team Spirit, FURIA, G2 start Stage 3 strong in Budapest
MOUZ, Team Spirit, FURIA and G2 Esports separated themselves from the pack to kick off Stage 3 of the StarLadder Budapest Major event in Hungary on Thursday.,Those teams, who were among the eight clubs to receive byes directly into Stage 3, won their Round 1 and Round 2 matches Thursday to advance t...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Sarah Strong, No. 1 UConn rip through USF
Sarah Strong led her team with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 25 productive minutes and No. 1 UConn sailed to an 85-51 win over South Florida on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla.,Strong made 5 of 10 shots from the floor and was joined in double figures by Blanca Quinonez (13 points), Azzi Fudd (10)...
Denny Hamlin testifies: Signing NASCAR charter like 'death certificate' to teams
Veteran driver and team co-owner Denny Hamlin declared NASCAR's charter proposal is akin to a death certificate in explosive comments on the second day of the racing league's antitrust trial Tuesday in Charlotte.,Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner who co-owns 23XI Racing with Michael Jordan, re...
Sarah Strong, No. 1 UConn rip through South Florida
Sarah Strong led her team with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 25 productive minutes and No. 1 UConn sailed to an 85-51 win over South Florida on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla.,Strong made 5 of 10 shots from the floor and was joined in double figures by Blanca Quinonez (13 points), Azzi Fudd (10)...
Denny Hamlin takes stand as NASCAR antitrust trial begins
With NASCAR's revenue-sharing model at the forefront of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports' antitrust lawsuit, 23XI co-owner Denny Hamlin took the stand as the first witness Monday in Charlotte, N.C. and testified that it costs $20 million to bring a single car to the track over a 38-race season....
No. 3 Michigan, No. 7 Michigan State make jumps in Top 25
No. 3 Michigan and No. 7 Michigan State both moved up four places in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll released Monday.,The Wolverines (7-0) received 15 first-place votes from a nationwide media panel after routing then-No. 21 Auburn and then-No. 12 Gonzaga last week at the P...
Riding holiday success, Texas climbs to No. 2 in Top 25
Texas jumped to No. 2 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 after winning two big games over the Thanksgiving holiday in Las Vegas.,The Longhorns (8-0) received 10 first-place votes after beating then-No. 3 UCLA on Wednesday and then-No. 2 South Carolina on Thursday to capture the Players Era Champ...
Georgia is new No. 3 behind Ohio State, Indiana in AP Top 25
The Big Ten Conference championship game will be a battle of the top two teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll as No. 1 Ohio State faces No. 2 Indiana at Indianapolis on Saturday.,Beyond that pair, the top five of the most recent poll Sunday was a bit scrambled with Georgia and Oregon moving up ...
Twisted Minds topple Al Qadsiah at Champions Series 2025 World Finals
Twisted Minds overcame a 3-1 loss to Al Qadsiah in the upper-bracket final to defeat the same club 4-1 in the grand final at the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 World Finals on Sunday in Stockholm.,Ibrahem "Quartz" Alali of Saudi Arabia was named the MVP of the tournament for Twisted Minds, who got ...
Team Liquid Brazil jolt SR Gold, win Game Changers Championship
Team Liquid Brazil recorded a 3-2 victory over Shopify Rebellion Gold in the grand final of the Game Changers Championship 2025 on Sunday in Seoul, South Korea.,Brazilian Natalia "daiki" Vilela earned MVP honors for Team Liquid Brazil.,Shopify Rebellion Gold posted a 13-11 win on Haven before Team L...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 5 LSU bounces Washington St. to claim Paradise Jam title
No. 5 LSU eclipsed the 100-point mark for an NCAA-record eighth consecutive game as the Tigers rolled to a 112-35 victory over Washington State to claim the Paradise Jam's Reef Division championship in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.,Flau'jae Johnson scored 16 points in 22 minutes to pace seven pla...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 12 North Carolina tops Columbia with big second half
No. 12 North Carolina closed with a 23-14 fourth quarter to put away pesky Columbia 80-63 at the Cancun Challenge on Saturday in Cancun, Mexico.,Lanie Grant set the pace with 19 points, while Ciera Toomey was nearly perfect inside, scoring 18 on 8-for-9 shooting. Elina Aarnisalo added 15, and Indya ...
5-star WR Easton Royal commits to 2027 class for Texas
Easton Royal, a blue-chip wide receiver in the Class of 2027, committed to Texas on Saturday.,The 247Sports composite lists him as a five-star prospect, the No. 3 wide receiver in the class and No. 12 overall player.,He had numerous offers from Power 4 programs and chose the Longhorns over schools s...
5-star WR Easton Royal commits to 2027 class for Texas
Easton Royal, a blue-chip wide receiver in the Class of 2027, committed to Texas on Saturday.,The 247Sports composite lists him as a five-star prospect, the No. 3 wide receiver in the class and No. 12 overall player.,He had numerous offers from Power 4 programs and chose the Longhorns over schools s...
No. 2 Indiana hammers Purdue, books spot in Big Ten title game
Fernando Mendoza passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Kaelon Black rushed for two more scores as No. 2 Indiana rolled to a 56-3 rout of host Purdue on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind.,Roman Hemby ran for 152 yards and another touchdown as the Hoosiers (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) cemented the bes...