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Alexander Volkanovski fends off Diego Lopes, retains featherweight title
In front of a deafening Sydney crowd, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski survived a fifth-round rally attempt from Diego Lopes to win yet another unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) in their rematch at UFC 325 on Sunday morning.,Just like their first meeting last April at UFC 314,...

Alexander Volkanovski defends featherweight title vs. Diego Lopes
In front of a deafening Sydney crowd, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski survived a fifth-round rally attempt from Diego Lopes to win yet another unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) in their rematch at UFC 325 Sunday morning., ,Just like their first meeting last April at UFC 314, ...

Unrivaled sets women's hoops attendance record in Philly
Unrivaled made history in its inaugural tour stop of the three-on-three women's basketball league's second season, drawing the highest attendance figure ever for a women's basketball regular-season game.,The 21,490 fans in attendance Friday night watched the Phantom top the Breeze 71-68 and the Luna...

Elena Rybakina rallies, tops Aryna Sabalenka for first Australian Open title
Elena Rybakina rallied from three games down in the third set to defeat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and win her first Australian Open on Saturday in Melbourne.,The contest was a rematch of the 2023 final, in which Rybakina, of Kazakhstan, again went up a set but lost the next two as Sabalenka won ...

Alexander Volkanovski returns home to defend UFC title vs. Diego Lopes
The UFC returns to Sydney on Saturday with a featherweight title rematch between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes in the night's main event from Qudos Bank Arena to top a 14-fight card., ,Volkanovski (27-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC) is making his first defense of his title after regaining it last April aga...

Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina set for Australian Open final
Aryna Sabalenka earned her fourth consecutive appearance in the Australian Open final on Thursday, dispatching Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-2, 6-3.,She will be seeking her third singles title at the Grand Slam and is feeling confident heading in the Saturday match in Melbourne.,"Right now my mentali...

Angels add veteran reliever Kaleb Ort
The Los Angeles Angels claimed veteran right-handed reliever Kaleb Ort off waivers on Wednesday after a brief stint with the New York Yankees.,The Yankees had selected Ort, 33, off waivers from the Houston Astros on Jan. 9.,Ort made a career-high 49 relief appearances for the Astros last season, goi...

Reports: Titans plan to hire Brian Daboll as OC
The Tennessee Titans reportedly will hire Brian Daboll as their new offensive coordinator, provided that he is not offered the Las Vegas Raiders' vacant head-coaching position.,Multiple media outlets reported the news involving Daboll, who completed his second interview with the Raiders on Tuesday.,...

Aryna Sabalenka, Elina Svitolina roll into Aussie semifinals
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka is through to a sixth consecutive Grand Slam semifinal after routing 29th-seeded Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday in the Australian Open at Melbourne.,Sabalenka will take on No. 12 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, who only needed 59 minutes to complete a stunning 6-1, 6-2 kno...

Aryna Sabalenka routs Iva Jovic to reach Australian Open semis
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka is through to a sixth consecutive Grand Slam semifinal after routing 29th-seeded Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday in the Australian Open at Melbourne.,Sabalenka won the Australian Open championship in 2023 and 2024, then fell in the final against Madison Keys last year. The 2...

Coco Gauff, Elina Svitolina storm into Aussie Open quarters
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff defeated Czech Karolina Muchova 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Sunday at the Australian Open, and that could be a sign of big things to come in Melbourne for the 21-year-old American.,The victory puts Gauff into the quarterfinals and improved her record against the 19th-seeded Muchova to 5-0...

No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, teen Iva Jovic storm into Aussie Open quarters
At the outset of the 2010s, current World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka had earned a reputation for struggling in the big moments. She rose to the top five in the world, but would lose to lower-seeded players in the second week of majors.,But hoisting four major championship trophies in three years has comp...

Reports: Wink Martindale to interview for Jets DC position
Former NFL defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale will have an in-person interview in New York on Saturday for the same open position with the Jets, according to multiple reports.,Martindale, 62, spent the past two seasons as the defensive coordinator for Michigan but was one of many staffers n...

Coco Gauff rallies to advance to 4th round in Melbourne
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to defeat fellow American Hailey Baptiste 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 and advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday.,Gauff need one hour, 50 minutes to capture the win. It was her 77th in a Grand Slam event in 100 matches. Among active ...

Aryna Sabalenka, Victoria Mboko escape trouble, advance in Melbourne
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus subdued a stubborn Anastasia Potapova of Austria 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday.,Sabalenka has now reached the round of 16 for six consecutive years has taken 23 of her last 24 matches in Melbourne.,After exchanging early br...

Titans turn to Robert Saleh as head coach to revive franchise
After four consecutive losing seasons under two different head coaches, the Tennessee Titans officially announced the hiring of Robert Saleh to the position on Thursday.,The San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator is set to begin his second run as an NFL head coach. Saleh, 46, led the New York Jet...

Aryna Sabalenka regroups, advances to third round in Australia
Two-time champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus stumbled for a moment in the first set, but went on to defeat Chinese qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai, 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.,Sabalenka appeared to be in cruise control, sprinting to a 5-0 first-set lead, but Bai, ranked No....

Aryna Sabalenka regroups, advances to third round of Australian Open
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus stumbled for a moment in the first set, but went on to defeat Chinese qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai, 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.,Sabalenka appeared to be in cruise control, sprinting to a 5-0 first-set lead, but Bai, ...

Reports: Titans set to hire 49ers DC Robert Saleh as head coach
Robert Saleh is set to get a second crack at being an NFL head coach.,The San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator was working to finalize a deal to take the top job with the Tennessee Titans, multiple media outlets reported Monday night.,Saleh, 46, led the New York Jets to losing records in 2021, ...

Thunder to shelve Jalen Williams (hamstring) 2 weeks
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be without the services of forward Jalen Williams for the next couple of weeks, the team said Monday.,Williams, who has been battling a right hamstring strain, missed the game Monday, as the Thunder blasted the Cleveland Cavaliers 136-104. He sustained the injury Satur...