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Defending champ Alex Pereira wins by TKO at UFC 307
Alex Pereira finished Khalil Rountree Jr. at 4:32 of the fourth round via TKO to retain his light-heavyweight belt in the main event of UFC 307 on Saturday night in Salt Lake City, Utah.,With Rountree's stamina fading late in the fourth round, Pereira landed two body shots and followed with an upper...

Napheesa Collier, Lynx beat Sun to move one game away from Finals
Napheesa Collier collected 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Minnesota Lynx cruised to a 90-81 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Friday night in Uncasville, Conn., in Game 3 of a WNBA semifinal series.,With the win, Minnesota grabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five set and will have a chance to punc...

UFC 307: Preview, Props, Odds & Trends
Alex Pereira makes the third title defense of his light heavyweight title he opposes Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event of UFC 307 that begins at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,Pereira (11-2 MMA), a 37-year-old Brazilian, is fresh off back-to-back knockout victories against ex-UFC ligh...

Pete Alonso's blast sends Mets past Brewers for series win
MILWAUKEE -- Pete Alonso lined a three-run homer to key a four-run ninth-inning rally and lift the New York Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday in the decisive third game of a National League wild-card series.,The sixth-seeded Mets will open the NL Division Series on Saturda...

Alex Pereira looks to extend perfect year at UFC 307
Alex Pereira makes the third title defense of his light heavyweight title he opposes Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event of UFC 307 on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,Pereira (11-2 MMA), a 37-year-old Brazilian, is fresh off back-to-back knockout victories against ex-UFC light heavyweight champions Ja...

Liberty focus on sweeping Aces in Game 3, returning to Finals
A return trip to the WNBA Finals is within reach for the New York Liberty when they hit the road Friday to face the Las Vegas Aces, who are trying to stave off the end to their two-year championship reign., ,The Liberty took a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five semifinal series against the Aces with an ...

Lynx, Sun to battle for upper hand in pivotal Game 3
Connecticut Sun coach Stephanie White realizes star forward Alyssa Thomas can take her team only so far., ,White is hoping for a more well-rounded effort from Connecticut on Friday night when it collides with the Minnesota Lynx in Uncasville, Conn., for Game 3 of a WNBA semifinal series., ,Minnesota...

Week 3 NFL Capsules
NY Giants (0-2) at Cleveland Browns (1-1),If must-win territory can be reality in September, the Giants are ready to cross the border. They lost their first two games of the season to the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Commanders. If they lose to the Browns, things really get dicey. New York then ...

Texans RB Cam Akers and off-the-radar players to watch in Week 3
Cam Akers knows the feeling that Houston Texans starting running back Joe Mixon and backup Dameon Pierce experienced in Week 2.,Injuries to the top two backs on the depth chart last week opened the door for Akers to practice this week as the No. 1 back and potential starter when the Texans roll into...

Bubba Wallace signs extension with 23XI Racing
NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace signed a multi-year contract extension with 23XI Racing.,Wallace, 30, will remain behind the wheel of the No. 23 Toyota for the team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin.,The two-time Cup Series winner missed the playoffs this season and currently sits 19th...

Weekend Preview: Bristol Motor Speedway
Denny Hamlin faces the equivalent of a last-chance qualifier in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway., ,The first round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs certainly hasn't gone according to plan for the driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. A conservative strate...

MLBPA files NIL suit against DraftKings, FanDuel, other sports betting companies
The Major League Baseball Players Association filed a lawsuit against four sportsbooks on Monday, claiming that the companies were not authorized to utilize the names and likenesses of players for their brands. ,DraftKings and FanDuel are at the center of the suit, and players are also hoping to rec...

Merab Dvalishvili takes bantamweight belt from Sean O'Malley
Merab Dvalishvili earned his 11th straight win on Saturday night, upsetting one-time UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) in the main event at Riyadh Season Noche UFC in Las Vegas. ,Dvalishvili (18-4-0) secured six takedowns in the victory, taking away ...

Sean O'Malley, Merab Dvalishvili headline UFC 306 at Sphere
UFC 306 commences Saturday night from Las Vegas, headlined by two title fights at the top of the one-and-done Sphere appearance for the promotion.,The main event will see Sean O'Malley (18-1) make the second defense of his bantamweight title when he faces surging No. 1 contender Merab Dvalishvili (1...

UFC 306 at the Sphere: Preview, Odds, Trends
The UFC takes over the Sphere in Las Vegas for the first time on Saturday night for UFC 306 at Riyadh Season Noche in advance of Mexican Independence Day.,The main event features a highly anticipated bantamweight fight, with Sean O'Malley (18-1) making his second title defense against No. 1 contende...

Cole Caufield to wear Johnny Gaudreau's No. 13; vigils set for Wednesday
Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield is changing his number to 13 in tribute to his hero, Johnny Gaudreau.,Gaudreau, 31, and his younger brother, Matthew, were killed last Thursday as they rode bikes along a New Jersey road and were struck by a suspected drunk driver.,On Wednesday night, fans in...

Montreal's Cole Caufield to wear Johnny Gaudreau's No. 13
Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield said he is changing his number to 13 in a tribute to his hero, Johnny Gaudreau.,Gaudreau, 31, and his younger brother, Matthew, were killed last Thursday as they rode bikes along a New Jersey road and were struck by a suspected drunk driver.,Caufield, 23, lon...

Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan added to UFC 308 card
Shara Magomedov will face fellow middleweight Armen Petrosyan at UFC 308 on Oct. 26 in Abu Dhabi, UFC officials announced Monday.,Magomedov (14-0) wanted to fight Nick Diaz after beating Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC on ABC7 last month. Instead, the Russian draws the Russian-Armenian Petrosyan (9-3), w...

Atlanta to host 2031 Final Four after COVID wiped 2020 tourney
The NCAA awarded the men's Final Four in 2031 to Atlanta on Thursday.,It will mark the city's first Final Four since 2013, which was hosted at the now-demolished Georgia Dome. Atlanta was scheduled to hold the Final Four in 2020 at the Atlanta Falcons' new venue, Mercedez-Benz Stadium, but the NCAA ...

NFL cuts: Patriots waive QB Bailey Zappe, Chiefs cut WR Kadarius Toney
The New England Patriots waived quarterback Bailey Zappe on Tuesday.,The deadline for teams to get down to a 53-man roster was Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.,Zappe played in 14 games the past two seasons, starting eight, for the Patriots and was 4-4. He completed 63.2 percent of his passes for 2,053 yards wi...