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Aljamain Sterling calls for title shot after UFC Vegas 116 decision winAfter nearly two full slow-paced rounds in the UFC Vegas 116 main event from the Meta APEX Saturday night, former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling found an opening with under a minute left in Round 2 against Youssef Zalal. But it was only the beginning of Sterling's relentless pace., ,Sev...

Mike Malott TKOs Gilbert Burns, forces abrupt retirementThe UFC Winnipeg main event on Saturday night featured Canada's headliner Mike Malott stopping former UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns of Brazil to cap off an entertaining UFC Fight Night card. ,A third-round left hook was the beginning of the end, securing the TKO at 2:08. Malott (14...

Angels' Jorge Soler suspended 7 games, Braves' Reynaldo Lopez 5 for brawlLos Angeles Angels outfielder/designated hitter Jorge Soler has been suspended seven games and fined an undisclosed amount and Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez agreed to a reduced five-game suspension and fine due to the fight that led to their ejections in the fifth inning of Tuesday ...

Braves' Reynaldo Lopez, Angels' Jorge Soler ejected after fight

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler and Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez were ejected after a fight near the mound in the fifth inning of the teams' Tuesday game in Anaheim, Calif.,Soler, who homered in the first inning, and Lopez started staring each other down after the ...

Renato Moicano snaps losing streak with submission victory

Renato Moicano of Brazil snapped a two-fight losing streak with a rear-naked-choke submission victory over Scotland's Chris Duncan at 3:14 of the second round in the lightweight main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.,Moicano (21-7-1) dominated the fight, allowing Dun...

Sun Belt suspends four in tournament brawl fallout

The Sun Belt Conference suspended four players involved in a fight that interrupted a second-round game in the postseason conference tournament.,South Alabama and Coastal Carolina had less than six minutes on the clock of the 80-70 South Alabama win when tempers flared.,The skirmish started when Sou...

Sean Strickland snaps Anthony Hernandez's win streak with TKO victory

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland delivered a knee to the body followed by punches to finish Anthony Hernandez with a TKO victory at 2:23 of the third round in the main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night event in Houston.,After a slow-paced start, Strickland picked up the pace at the...

Providence's Duncan Powell suspended 3 games for fracas with St. John's

The Big East Conference suspended Providence forward Duncan Powell for two games in addition to the NCAA's automatic one-game ban following a fight in the second half of Saturday's home loss to No. 17 St. John's.,In a statement on Sunday, the league cited Powell's "combative actions" after a flagran...