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Column: UFC faces major decision after Max Holloway's TKO of Conor McGregor
The atmosphere at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas was electric for UFC 329, charged with the anticipation of Conor McGregor's return after a five-year absence.,But the air was sucked out of the building just 69 seconds into the main event, transforming a celebratory comeback into a haunting scene of dej...
Conor McGregor's long-awaited UFC return ends with another leg injury
In the highly anticipated UFC 329 welterweight main event, Conor McGregor's return to the Octagon ended in disaster as he sustained another severe leg injury, resulting in a TKO stoppage against Max Holloway at 1:09 of the first round on Saturday night from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.,After slippin...
UFC 329 ticket prices soar as Dana White predicts record gate
The get-in ticket price for UFC 329 has soared above $1,000 and UFC president Dana White is projecting a UFC record gate for Saturday night's card in Las Vegas featuring Conor McGregor's return against Max Holloway.,McGregor (22-6 MMA) will return to the Octagon for the first time in more than five ...
Conor McGregor makes long-awaited return vs. Max Holloway at UFC 329
Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon for the first time in five years when he faces Max Holloway in a five-round welterweight main event on Saturday night at UFC 329, closing out International Fight Week at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.,McGregor (22-6 MMA) has not competed since sustaining a broken ...
Conor McGregor contends he's the featherweight GOAT
Conor McGregor's confidence is never in short supply, and that remains the case as he moves closer to his return to the Octagon at UFC 329.,He is competing as a welterweight in the Saturday bout against Max Holloway (27-9) in Las Vegas, but McGregor (22-6) anticipates the result will only bolster hi...
Four-time champ Tadej Pogacar takes lead in Tour de France
Four-time and defending champion Tadej Pogacar won Monday's third stage and seized the overall lead at the Tour de France.,The 27-year-old Slovenian earned his 22nd career stage win on the border-crossing, 195.9-kilometer mountainous trek from Granollers, Spain, to Les Angles, France.,Pogacar took t...
Egypt top Australia on penalty kicks, advance to round of 16
Egypt converted all four of their penalty kicks to win a shootout with Australia 4-2 following a 1-1 draw, securing their first World Cup knockout-round victory on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,Mahmoud Saber, Ramy Rabia, Mohamed Salah and Hossam Abdelmaguid all deposited their attempts in the net past...
Heavily favored England expect DR Congo's best in their knockout debut
The end result of England finishing atop their World Cup group was not a surprise.,The process, though, left something to be desired.,England look to carry over how they finished the group stage when their pursuit of their first World Cup title in 60 years ramps up in the knockout stage. Their journ...
Shane van Gisbergen nabs final road-course trophy of '26 at Sonoma
Shane van Gisbergen led a race-high 74 of 110 laps and hung on in NASCAR's final road-course event of 2026, winning the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.,The No. 97 Trackhouse Racing driver put his Chevrolet back up front after his final pit stop on Lap 88, held a he...
World Cup round of 32 primer: Favorites, African teams abound
After 72 games were played to eliminate just 12 of the 48 teams at the largest-ever World Cup, the knockout phase is finally set to begin.,All of the pre-tournament favorites (France, Spain, England, Argentina) made it through, and a few surprise sides are through, too.,Cape Verde, in their first-ev...
Max Scherzer becomes 11th MLB pitcher to collect 3,500 strikeouts
Max Scherzer fanned Kyle Schwarber to open the Toronto Blue Jays' game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night to become the 11th pitcher in major league history to amass 3,500 strikeouts.,Scherzer, 41, threw a changeup on a 1-2 count that caught the Phillies' leadoff man looking. ,The ...
Victor Wembanyama pours in 32 as Spurs halve Knicks' edge in Finals
NEW YORK -- Victor Wembanyama produced 32 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three blocks Monday night for the San Antonio Spurs, who got back into the NBA Finals by beating the red-hot New York Knicks 115-111 in Game 3.,The Knicks still lead the best-of-seven series two games to one. Game 4 is...
Knicks bring NBA Finals home to an eager city for Game 3 vs. Spurs
NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks being on the verge of an NBA title only feels unprecedented to the legions of fans who weren't born the last time it happened in 1973.,But the task in front of the San Antonio Spurs -- winning the title after losing the first two games at home -- really has never been...
OpTic, Royal Ravens sweep CDL Stage 3 Major qualifying openers
OpTic Texas, coming off a runner-up finish at the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, began Stage 4 qualifying with a 3-0 sweep of the Vancouver Surge on Friday.,In the day's other results, the Carolina Royal Ravens trounced the Toronto KOI 3-0, and G2 Minnesota dumped Cloud9 New York 3-1.,The 12 Cal...
NASCAR bans woman accused of assault with golf cart
NASCAR indefinitely suspended a 23XI Racing staffer after she was charged with assaulting a 77-year-old man with a golf cart last weekend in Charlotte, N.C.,Evanna Daneen Howell, 35, was arrested Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway and charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon leading to ser...
Banged-up stars in focus as Thunder, Spurs prepare for Game 3
It has been just two games, but the Western Conference finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder have turned into a battle of attrition.,The Spurs came into the series without starting point guard De'Aaron Fox, who suffered an ankle sprain in Game 4 of the conference semifinal s...
Sweet music: Nashville officially named host of 2030 Super Bowl
The honky-tonks will be packed to the rafters when the Super Bowl comes to Nashville in 2030.,NFL owners officially approved Nashville as the site for Super Bowl LXIV, which is scheduled to be played in February of 2030. The game will take place at the Tennessee Titans' new stadium, which is current...
Super Bowl likely to make Nashville debut in 2030
Nashville is expected to be awarded its debut Super Bowl when NFL owners convene on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. ,The game would be played in the under-construction new stadium of the Tennessee Titans and would be the first Super Bowl played in the city. Super Bowl LXIV is scheduled for F...
Thieves surge through lower bracket, beat OpTic in CDL Major 3 grand final
After losing their playoff opener, the Los Angeles Thieves reeled off five straight wins, culminating in a victorious battle over OpTic Texas on Sunday in the grand final of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major in Atlanta.,Los Angeles won the best-of-seven final 4-3 to earn $150,000 and 100 CDL poi...
Kurt Kitayama (63) ties record for lowest final round in a major
Kurt Kitayama shot a 63 to tie the record for the lowest score in the final round of a major tournament on Sunday at the PGA Championship. ,The 33-year-old Kitayama, who has three top-10 finishes this season, is the only player to shoot better than 65 this week at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Squa...