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Cal Ripken Jr. honored on 30-year anniversary of consecutive games recordSaturday night in Baltimore, Cal Ripken Jr. and the Orioles celebrated the 30th anniversary of his breaking the Major League Baseball record for consecutive games played with his 2,131st appearance, now known as the "2-1-3-1" record.,The Hall of Fame shortstop and third baseman, now 65, was honored ...

Ryder Cup officially returning to Spain in 2031Ryder Cup Europe confirmed on Tuesday that the biennial event will return to Spain in 2031 and be played at the Camiral Golf and Wellness Resort in Caldes de Malavella.,Located in the northeastern part of Spain near Barcelona, the resort was formerly known as PGA Catalunya. It will be the second cou...

Max Holloway spoils Dustin Poirier’s retirement sendoff with decision win The trilogy fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier may not have been a microcosm of their first two encounters, but it delivered an electrifying final 15 seconds when Holloway and the retiring Poirier traded blows in Round 5.,The result was a victory for lightweight Holloway by unanimous deci...

Crowd will be behind retiring Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway at UFC 318

UFC 318 will culminate with the trilogy fight between Max Holloway and the retiring Dustin Poirier for Holloway's "BMF" title on Saturday in New Orleans.,Holloway (26-8 MMA) and Poirier (30-9, 1 NC) previously fought in 2012 and 2019, with Poirier winning both fights. The most recent meeting saw Poi...

Ilia Topuria makes statement with quick stoppage of Charles Oliveira

LAS VEGAS -- Ilia Topuria made good on his promise to finish Charles Oliveira in the first two or three rounds, knocking the future UFC hall-of-famer with an explosive combo 2:27 into the fight on Saturday night for the vacant UFC lightweight crown.,Topuria's win makes him the first undefeated two-d...

Ilia Topuria predicts first-round KO of Charles Oliveira at UFC 317

LAS VEGAS -- Ilia Topuria's emergence as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world has propelled him to the biggest stage of his career as he takes on former champion and future Hall of Famer Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight title on Saturday night at UFC 317.,The bout headline...

Dricus Du Plessis to defend title vs. Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319

Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis will put his title on the line against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev, the No. 3 ranked contender in his fight title fight, in the main event at UFC 319 on Aug. 16 in Chicago. ,South Africa's du Plessis (23-2), who claimed the title with a split-decision victo...

Merab Dvalishvili stops Sean O'Malley in Round 3 at UFC 316

Merab Dvalishvili effortlessly defeated Sean O'Malley in the main event of UFC 316 on Saturday night in Newark, N.J., securing a third-round modified choke in their rematch to retain the bantamweight championship.,With President Donald Trump watching from cageside, Dvalishvili (20-4 MMA) emphaticall...