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Dmitry Bivol beats Artur Beterbiev, becomes light heavyweight champ
Dmitry Bivol defeated Artur Beterbiev in the main event of "The Last Crescendo" on Saturday by majority decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, becoming the new undisputed light heavyweight champion and handing Beterbiev his first loss.,Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) -- who won the rematch 114-114, 116-112 and 115-...

Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol set for rematch in Saudi Arabia
Boxing's "Riyadh Season" continues Saturday night with Artur Beterbiev defending his light heavyweight championships against Dmitry Bivol in a rematch from last October.,Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) won a majority decision against Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) to win Bivol's WBA title while Beterbiev defended hi...

Jake, Logan Paul tease brother-on-brother fight
Jake Paul's next boxing match appears to be against his brother, Logan Paul.,The brothers shared nearly identical social media posts Tuesday, teasing a fight pitting the siblings against each other that will stream March 27 on Max.,"The moment you've waited a decade for..." the posts said, accompani...
How Notre Dame Fighting Irish Can Win the National Championship
Here's the roadmap for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to defeat Ohio State and win their first National Championship since Lou Holtz on Monday January 20th in Atlanta....

Report: Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford agree to mega-fight
Boxing greats Canelo Alvarez of Mexico and Terence Crawford have agreed to a fight this September in Las Vegas, according to a report by Combatazo.,A showdown between two of the best fighters of their generation was rumored to be in the works, as they each met separately with Saudi boxing chief Turk...

Missouri faces rival Illinois riding 10-game winning streak
Two weekends ago, when Missouri had a chance to knock off the No. 1 team in the nation in a home game, the Tigers came through with a nine-point win over Kansas.,Last weekend, when Illinois had a chance to beat the No. 1 team in a home game, the Illini lost on a layup at the buzzer by Tennessee's Jo...
Improved Notre Dame “Greedy” for More After First Playoff Win
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman got a taste of victory against Indiana in the first round of the College Football Playoff, and now the Fighting Irish are greedy for more....

ACC fines, reprimands four schools for sportsmanship violations
North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia and Virginia Tech were fined and publicly reprimanded by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday following altercations at their respective rivalry games on Saturday.,The amounts of the institutional fines were not released, but the Raleigh News & Obser...

Big Ten: No disicipline for Spartans-Wolverines fight
The Big Ten will not take any further action against participants in Saturday's postgame fight involving players from Michigan State and Michigan.,The conference announced Tuesday that its thorough review of the video evidence from the incident in Ann Arbor was "inconclusive.","Amidst the confrontat...

Lions, Giants each fined $200K for fights at joint practices
The NFL fined the Detroit Lions and New York Giants organizations $200,000 each on Wednesday after multiple fights during joint practices earlier this week.,"All NFL clubs were reminded in a memo sent last month that fighting and unprofessional contact at joint practices would not be tolerated," NFL...

Giants WR Malik Nabers, Lions S Kerby Joseph throw punches in joint workouts
Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph threw a flurry of punches at New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers, who threw the first blow with a right hand to Joseph's facemask on the way back to the huddle on Tuesday during a joint practice between the teams. ,Nabers didn't make it back to the Gia...

Jon Jones pleads not guilty to charges stemming from home drug test
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to two misdemeanor charges against him following an incident during a drug test at his home in March.,Jones' attorney submitted the pleas on his behalf at a virtual hearing. An Albuquerque judge granted a request by the fighter's att...
