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At UFC 314, Alexander Volkanovski back in Octagon after 14 months
Former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski returns to the Octagon for the first time in 14 months opposite Diego Lopes for the vacant featherweight title at UFC 314 on Saturday night in Miami.,Ilia Topuria, who knocked out Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) in the main event of UFC 298, d...
Denny Hamlin prevails at Darlington for second straight win
Denny Hamlin won the race off pit road, roared away on a two-lap overtime shootout and found checkers for the second straight race, claiming the NASCAR Cup Series' Goodyear 400 Sunday at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C.,Following pit service after Kyle Larson wrecked with four laps to go, Haml...
Ice legends: Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky had different paths to 894
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has finally caught up to Wayne Gretzky, tying him for the most goals scored in an NHL career.,While they each have 894 goals, the eras in which they played were far from equal.,Ovechkin tied Gretzky's 31-year-old record by scoring twice in a 5-3 win against t...
William Byron sets blazing pace to win Darlington pole
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Hendrick Motorsports' William Byron won pole position for Sunday's Goodyear 400 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (3 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) -- yet another supreme performance for his NASCAR Cup Series championship-leading No. 24 team., ,Byron's lap of 170.904 mph ar...
Richard Sherman shares images of gunmen breaking into home
Former All-Pro NFL cornerback Richard Sherman on Monday took to social media to share security footage and stills of armed gunmen breaking into his home with his family inside. ,ABC News reported that the break-in occurred on Sunday evening, Sherman's 37th birthday.,"House being robbed at gun point ...
49ers GM optimistic Brock Purdy contract can be done in April
Signing Brock Purdy to a long-term contract extension by mid-April is a reasonable goal, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said Monday at the NFL annual spring meeting in Florida.,"Brock wants to be with us," Lynch said. "We want Brock to be with us.",Purdy, 25, has taken the 49ers to t...
BetBoom dominate Gaimin for FISSUE Universe: Episode 4 title
BetBoom Team swept Gaimin Gladiators 3-0 in the grand final on Sunday of the FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 event.,Their best-of-five clash was a rematch of Saturday's upper-bracket final, a best-of-three won by BetBoom Team 2-1.,BetBoom collected the $250,000 first-place prize, while Gaimin Gladiators...
Denny Hamlin captures Cook Out 400 for sixth Martinsville win
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Denny Hamlin won Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway, beating Christopher Bell to the checkered flag by 4.617 seconds.,Hamlin cleared Bell for the race lead with 73 laps to go after a contested restart, and despite Bell's best effort, Hamlin pulled away and rode off i...
Report: 49ers unlikely to trade Brandon Aiyuk before bonus due
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is expected to remain with the team on Tuesday, which grants him a $22.85 million bonus, ESPN reported.,Per the report, Aiyuk is not expected to be traded before Tuesday. He will remain with San Francisco for the 2025 season once the bonus has been pai...
BetBoom win upper-bracket final at FISSURE Universe: Episode 4
BetBoom Team rallied past Gaimin Gladiators on Saturday in the upper-bracket final at the FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 event.,In Sunday's best-of-five grand final, BetBoom will face the winner of Sunday's lower-bracket final between Gaimin Gladiators and Team Tidebound.,Team Tidebound reached the low...
Brandon Moreno outpoints Steve Erceg at Fight Night
Former two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno erased a stigma from his last UFC Mexico outing, winning a unanimous decision against Steve Erceg in a flyweight title eliminator bout in Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event, sweeping the cards 49-46, 49-46, 49-46 over the former flyweight title ch...
BetBoom, Gaimin march on at FISSURE Universe: Episode 4
BetBoom Team and Gaimin Gladiators recorded one-sided wins on Friday to reach the upper-bracket final at the FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 event.,BetBoom trounced Team Tidebound 2-0, and Gaimin Gladiators thrashed Team Falcons 2-0.,In lower-bracket first-round action, Team Spirit swept PARIVISION 2-0,...
Spokane Region 4: Without JuJu Watkins, USC takes on Kansas State
Superstar guard JuJu Watkins' season-ending knee injury looms large over Saturday's Spokane Region 4 Sweet 16 matchup between No. 1 seed Southern California and No. 5 seed Kansas State.,USC (30-3) rallied after Watkins sustained the injury in Monday's second-round 96-59 blowout of Mississippi State,...
UFC on ESPN 64: Brandon Moreno seeks end to Mexico skid
The UFC makes its seventh trip to Mexico with Saturday's card at Arena CDMX that features a flyweight fight between Brandon Moreno and Steve Erceg.,Moreno, 31, is coming off a win over Amir Albazi in November, but the two-time former flyweight champ is 0-2-1 in three previous UFC fights in his home ...
BetBoom sweep FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 playoff opener
BetBoom Team were the lone side to sweep a series on Thursday as playoffs began at the FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 event.,In the upper-bracket quarterfinals, BetBoom rolled to a 2-0 win over Team Spirit, while the other three matches ended with 2-1 scores: Team Tidebound over PARIVISION, Team Falcon...
Falcons, BetBoom sneak into FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 playoffs
Team Falcons and BetBoom Team came from behind to earn wins on Wednesday and claim two of the final three playoff berths at the FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 event.,Team Falcons overtook BOOM Esports 2-1, and BetBoom Team rallied past Aurora Gaming 2-1. On a day featuring three matches of teams with 2...
Liquid, Tidebound, PARIVISION advance at FISSURE Universe: Episode 4
Team Liquid, Team Tidebound and PARIVISION advanced to the playoffs of FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 by virtue of their group stage victories Tuesday.,In the set of Round 4 matches pitting 2-1 teams against one another, Liquid swept BetBoom Team 2-0, PARIVISION did the same to Gaimin Gladiators and Ti...
Tundra, Spirit qualify for FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 playoffs
Tundra Esports and Team Spirit won for the third day in a row on Monday in FISSURE Universe: Episode 4, becoming the first two teams to clinch playoff berths in the event.,The $500,000 Dota 2 tournament features a group stage using a modified Swiss system for 16 teams through Wednesday. All matches ...
Three teams stay perfect in FISSURE Universe: Episode 4
Team Spirit, Team Liquid and Gaimin Gladiators pulled off sweeps for the second straight day in the second round of FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 group stage on Sunday.,The $500,000 Dota 2 tournament runs through March 30. The event features a group stage using a modified Swiss system for 16 teams thr...
Kyle Larson nabs 30th career win, first of 2025 at Homestead
Kyle Larson overcame plenty on Sunday to win for the 30th time in his distinguished NASCAR Cup Series career. ,Larson moved past Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman with seven laps to go, capturing the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.,Restarting fourth ...