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NWSL roundup: Pride edge Reign for record-tying 18th win this season
The NWSL-best Orlando Pride finished the regular season with a strong performance, halting a two-match skid by achieving historical markers with Saturday's 3-2 victory over the visiting Seattle Reign.,Ally Watt, Kerry Abella and Marta scored across the first 57 minutes for the Pride, who had tallied...
NWSL roundup: Orlando Pride edge Seattle Reign for record-tying 18th win this season
The NWSL-best Orlando Pride finished the regular season with a strong performance, halting a two-match skid by achieving historical markers with Saturday's 3-2 victory over the visiting Seattle Reign.,Ally Watt, Kerry Abella and Marta scored across the first 57 minutes for the Pride, who had tallied...
Defending champ Alex Pereira wins by TKO at UFC 307
Alex Pereira finished Khalil Rountree Jr. at 4:32 of the fourth round via TKO to retain his light-heavyweight belt in the main event of UFC 307 on Saturday night in Salt Lake City, Utah.,With Rountree's stamina fading late in the fourth round, Pereira landed two body shots and followed with an upper...
Alex Pereira looks to extend perfect year at UFC 307
Alex Pereira makes the third title defense of his light heavyweight title he opposes Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event of UFC 307 on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,Pereira (11-2 MMA), a 37-year-old Brazilian, is fresh off back-to-back knockout victories against ex-UFC light heavyweight champions Ja...
Chargers S Derwin James suspended 1 game for illegal hits
The NFL suspended Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James one game on Monday for "repeated violations" of league rules to protect players' health and safety.,James will appeal the suspension, The Athletic reported. Otherwise, the Chargers will be without their former Pro Bowl safety for their Week ...
Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth agrees to 4-year, $48.4M deal
Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth agreed to a four-year, $48.4 million contract extension. ,Freiermuth's representation, Athletes First, announced the transaction over Instagram on Friday. The new deal comes two days before the Steelers open the season against the host Atlanta Falcons.,Fr...
Dodgers activate RHP Blake Treinen (hip) from IL
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated right-handed reliever Blake Treinen from the injured list on Wednesday.,Treinen, 36, last pitched on Aug. 4 and was placed on the 15-day IL the following day with left hip discomfort.,He struck out all three batters he faced during a rehab assignment on Saturday at ...
Alex Pereira, Raquel Pennington to defend titles at UFC 307
Alex Pereira will fight for the third time in 2024 when he defends his UFC light heavyweight title against Khalil Rountree Jr. in the co-main event of UFC 307 on Oct. 5 in Salt Lake City.,UFC CEO Dana White also announced on Friday that Raquel Pennington will put her women's bantamweight title on th...
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...
Jake Paul Calls Out Alex Pereira, FaceTimes in Ring After Mike Perry Knockout
After knocking out Mike Perry in the sixth round, Jake Paul called out UFC Champion Alex Pereira for a boxing match if the 37 year-old can get Dana White to let him out of his contract....
Tigers activate SS Javier Baez from 10-day IL
After missing nearly a month with lumbar spine inflammation, Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez was activated from the 10-day injured list on Monday.,Baez, 31, was in the starting lineup and batting seventh for Monday's series opener against the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,To open a spot on the ...
Alex Pereira hangs on to light heavyweight belt at UFC 303
Alex Pereira successfully defended his light heavyweight title on Saturday night, knocking out Jiri Prochazka in the main event bout at UFC 303 in Las Vegas. ,Just 12 seconds into the second round, a fierce head kick from Pereira (10-2-0) sent Prochazka (30-4-1) to the mat, where Pereira followed wi...
UFC 303: Alex Pereira favored vs. Jiri Prochazka in headliner
UFC 303 lost out on Conor McGregor due to injury, but Saturday night's card at T-Mobile Arena still features an intriguing main event with Alex Pereira defending his light heavyweight title against Jiri Prochazka.,Prochazka (30-4-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), a former light heavyweight champion, stepped in as UF...
Tigers place SS Javier Baez (spine) on injured list
The Detroit Tigers placed shortstop Javier Baez on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday due to lumbar spine inflammation.,The designation is retroactive to Sunday for Baez, a two-time All-Star who is hitting just .183 with one homer and 25 RBIs in 53 games this season.,Baez, 31, is a career .252 hitte...
Creighton G Steven Ashworth returning for 2024-25
Creighton starting guard Steven Ashworth will return for one more season in the program, he announced via Instagram on Monday.,"Can't wait for year 2 as a Bluejay!" wrote Ashworth, who spent his first three college seasons at Utah State.,Ashworth will be joined back in Omaha, Neb., by star center Ry...
Are the Minnesota Timberwolves for real or <em>American Fiction</em>?
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and characters which could double as Oscar nominees.The Minnesota Timberwolves’ deceptive season has been one of the hottest topics in the West so let’s start there....
This week in the NFL March 09, 2024
Back in 2021, Britt Reid, then the Chiefs’ linebackers coach and son of celebrated Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, left team headquarters drunk, smashed his truck into two cars stopped on the side of the interstate at 84 mph, and put five-year-old Ariel Young into a coma. Young sustained a ...
Andy Reid's son gets break his DUI victim didn't; Emmitt Smith is right about DEI; Kelce retires for real this time
Back in 2021, Britt Reid, then the Chiefs’ linebackers coach and son of celebrated Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, left team headquarters drunk, smashed his truck into two cars stopped on the side of the interstate at 84 mph, and put five-year-old Ariel Young into a coma. Young sustained a ...
These MLB players went straight to the majors
On Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates told No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes that he will begin in the minor leagues. While it is disappointing we get robbed of seeing one of the league’s most exciting pitching prospects right out of the gate, the move is not unprecedented. In the history of the MLB, only ...
15 most memorable women's March Madness moments
As the women’s sports movement grows, the March Madness tournament grows with it. Things like fan attendance and viewership are all growing because people want to watch these exciting athletes compete in some of the biggest moments of their careers. Each year of the tournament seemingly gets more ex...