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Francis Ngannou returning to MMA in October
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou will return to mixed-martial arts this fall after nearly three years away from competition.,The Professional Fighters League -- PFL -- announced Wednesday that Ngannou will make his debut with the promotion on Oct. 19, facing PFL heavyweight champion R...
Duane Thomas, part of Cowboys' first Super Bowl winner, dies at 77
Duane Thomas, a former running back who helped the Dallas Cowboys win their first Super Bowl, has died, the team confirmed to numerous outlets on Tuesday. He was 77.,No cause of death was immediately reported.,Playing in 11 games, 10 as a starter, in the 1971 season, Thomas rushed for 793 yards and ...
Kellie Harrington retires after retaining Olympic lightweight title
PARIS -- Kellie Harrington beat Yang Wenlu of China by split decision Tuesday in the final of the lightweight category at the Paris Olympics to retain her crown and become the first Irish boxer to win back-to-back gold medals.,After clinching victory, Harrington said she was hanging up her gloves.,"...
Australian Arisa Trew, 14, takes Olympic gold in women’s park
PARIS -- Arisa Trew delivered a technical masterpiece in her final run at the Paris Games on Tuesday to grab gold in women's park as the 14-year-old became the first Australian woman to win an Olympic skateboarding medal.,Trew saved her best for last, delivering a gutsy and precise performance on he...
College Football Preseason Power Rankings: Top 12 Teams in the Nation
As college football grows closer to kicking off at the end of August, these are Deadspin's top 12 ranked teams heading into the 2024 campaign....
IOC says IBA gender tests on two boxers were flawed, illegitimate
PARIS -- The gender tests conducted by the International Boxing Association (IBA) on two female fighters at last year's world championships that led to their disqualification were illegitimate and lacked credibility, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Sunday.,Algerian boxer Imane Khel...
Sebastian Korda wins in DC, matches father's feat from 1992
Fourth-seeded Sebastian Korda rallied from a set down to knock off the 10th seed, Italy's Flavio Cobolli, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the final of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington D.C. on Sunday.,The match turned after Korda fell behind 2-1 in the second set. He held serve to even the set and did not lo...
Five NFL Players Under the Most Pressure in 2024
The NFL preseason is officially underway. As the regular season grows closer, these five NFL stars have the most pressure to perform at a high level in 2024....
Flavio Cobolli pulls upset in DC semifinal
Tenth-seeded Flavio Cobolli came from a set down to knock off second-seeded Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in one semifinal of the Mubadala Citi DC Open at Washington D.C. on Saturday night.,In Sunday's final, Cobolli will face Sebastian Korda. The fourth seed defeated fifth-seeded Frances Tiafoe 6-4, 6-...
Top women pull out of Montreal event post-Olympics
The National Bank Open will be missing some big names as tennis stars Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Barbora Krejcikova, Jasmine Paolini and others have withdrawn from the upcoming event in Montreal, Tennis Canada announced Friday. ,In withdrawing, five-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 Swiatek...
China takes men's synchronized 3M springboard gold
PARIS -- China's Wang Zongyuan and Long Daoyi retained China's men's synchronized 3-meter springboard title at the Paris Olympics on Friday, claiming the country's fourth gold in the sport and keeping alive their goal of taking top finishes in all eight diving events at the 2024 Games.,Mexico's Juan...
NFL adjusts rule to address 'cheat motion'
The NFL has adjusted the rulebook for 2024 to hinder so-called "speed motion" -- "cheat motion" to its detractors, NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk reported Thursday.,The pre-snap technique showed up in the NFL last season, with offensive players who are in motion gathering their momentum by leaning to...
Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs passes physical, activated from PUP list
Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs passed his physical and was activated from the physically unable to perform list, clearing him for Dallas' first padded practice of the summer on Tuesday.,Head coach Mike McCarthy said before practice the Cowboys would "smartly" get Diggs back into the mix in hopes of...
Dak Prescott in Driver's Seat During Contract Negotiations With Dallas Cowboys
Now that Tua Tagovailoa and Jordan Love have been extended, Dak Prescott can feel comfortable about his looming contract situation with the Dallas Cowboys....
Cowboys DE Sam Williams (torn ACL, MCL) out for season
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams will miss the 2024 season after tearing multiple ligaments in his left knee during Sunday's practice, the team's website reported.,Williams suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and torn medial collateral ligament while he was blocking during a special ...
Cowboys release CB Gareon Conley, who plans to retire
The Dallas Cowboys released cornerback Gareon Conley on Sunday after he notified the team that he was ending his career comeback.,Conley, 29, signed with the Cowboys on June 18 after he made 25 tackles and two interceptions in seven games this year with the D.C. Defenders of the UFL.,The Raiders sel...
Minnesota United acquire F Kelvin Yeboah from Genoa
Minnesota United signed forward Kelvin Yeboah to a Designated Player contract on Saturday after acquiring the 24-year-old from Genoa CFC of Italy's Serie A.,Yeboah will remain under contract with the Loons through the 2027 season. The deal includes a club option for 2028.,"Kelvin is an exciting youn...
Samoan boxing coach dies at Paris Olympics
Lionel Fatu Elika, Samoa's national boxing coach, died at the Paris Olympics, the Samoa Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee announced Saturday.,Elika, 60, died Friday at the Olympic Village. Agence France-Presse said he went into cardiac arrest.,"Lionel was one of Samoa's top boxing ...
Jerry Jones Really Compared Himself to Patrick Mahomes
While explaining how the Dallas Cowboys are handling contract negotiations this offseason, Jerry Jones hilariously compared himself to Patrick Mahomes....
Dak Prescott doesn't fear exiting Dallas, playing for 2nd team
Entering the final year of his four-year, $160 million deal amid extension negotiations, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said on Thursday that he hopes to stay in Dallas but left the door open for a potential departure down the road.,"You know, I'm going to say it: I want to be here, but you know w...