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Cruiserweight Jake Paul to fight lightweight Gervonta Davis on Nov. 14
The great disparity in weight is at the forefront of the announcement Wednesday that cruiserweight Jake Paul will fight Gervonta "Tank" Davis, a world champion lightweight, on Nov. 14 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.,A contracted weight and number of rounds were not announced, nor whether the bout, t...
Netflix Is Serving Us Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Tank Davis, Whether Boxing Likes It or Not
Jake Paul will face Gervonta “Tank” Davis in an exhibition bout November 15 in Atlanta, streamed on Netflix. Here’s what the matchup really means....
Bears sign backup QB Tyson Bagent to 2-year extension
Chicago Bears backup quarterback Tyson Bagent signed a two-year contract extension on Wednesday that spans through the 2027 season.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, however his representation told NFL Network that it was for $10 million with a maximum value of $16 million with incenti...
Report: Bears signing backup QB Tyson Bagent to extension
The Chicago Bears are signing backup quarterback Tyson Bagent to a two-year, $10 million contract extension with a maximum value of $16 million with incentives, his representatives told NFL Network on Wednesday.,The deal runs through the 2027 season for the undrafted Bagent, who has spent his NFL ca...
Texans sign veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson
The Houston Texans signed veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson on Wednesday.,The other long snapper on the current 90-man roster is undrafted rookie Austin Brinkman.,The Miami Dolphins selected Ferguson in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU. Ferguson, 28, played in five games last seaso...
Texans sign veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson
The Houston Texans signed veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson on Wednesday.,The other long snapper on the current 90-man roster is undrafted rookie Austin Brinkman.,The Miami Dolphins selected Ferguson in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU. Ferguson, 28, played in five games last seaso...
White Sox, Braves to conclude wild series
It hasn't always been pretty, but this week's series between the visiting Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves has proved to be entertaining.,The teams will meet again Wednesday night in the rubber match of a three-game series after Atlanta rallied from a six-run deficit to win 11-10 on Tuesday.,Mic...
Arch Manning: Grandpa Archie apologized for NFL comments
Arch Manning has started only two games in his collegiate career and enters the season opener as the unquestioned starter at Texas for the first time in three seasons.,Yet a majority of the talk surrounding the redshirt sophomore coming into the 2025 campaign has focused on his plans for the NFL. An...
Three homers send Royals past Rangers for 5th straight win
Bobby Witt Jr. clubbed his 100th career homer, Vinnie Pasquantino and Mike Yastrzemski also went deep, and the Kansas City Royals won their fifth straight game, beating the visiting Texas Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday.,Pasquantino and Yastrzemski each homered in a second consecutive contest for the Royals,...
Sabrina Ionescu's late 3-pointer seals Liberty's victory over Lynx
Sabrina Ionescu finished with 17 points, a season-high 11 assists and four rebounds and helped the New York Liberty fend off a Minnesota Lynx comeback effort by hitting a deep 3-pointer with 33.8 seconds left to secure an 85-75 victory on Tuesday night in the final regular-season meeting between the...
Braves erase 6-run deficit to slay White Sox
Drake Baldwin delivered a two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning as the Atlanta Braves rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the visiting Chicago White Sox 11-10 on Tuesday.,Atlanta scored five runs in the seventh to pull within 10-9 before capping the rally on Baldwin's bases-loaded sin...
Orioles cap sweep of Red Sox with 11-inning win
Samuel Basallo hit a go-ahead groundout in the 11th inning as the visiting Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 to sweep a two-game series on Tuesday night.,The Orioles earned their sixth win in seven games despite being out-hit 8-6. Baltimore's Ryan Mountcastle and Colton Cowser had a hit ...
Reports: FSG evaluating Penguins' suitor options as ‘serious contender’ emerges
The Hoffmann family, owners of the minor league Florida Everblades, have "emerged as a serious contender" to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sportsnet reported Tuesday.,The Penguins are currently owned by Fenway Sports Group, which had been angling to sell a minority stake of the NHL club to "a small, ...
Texas Tops the AP Poll But That Doesn’t Mean the Longhorns Are Back
The 2025 college football preseason AP poll is the most wide-open in years, with Texas at No. 1 for the first time ever. Here’s why it's not certain that the Longhorns deserve the top spot....
Five WNBA Stars Who Will Decide the 2025 Playoff Race
The WNBA is entering the playoff push. See which five stars will decide the postseason picture, including Caitlin Clark and Alyssa Thomas....
Arch Manning Isn’t Just a Name — He Might Be College Football’s Next King
He’s rich, famous, and a Manning. But Arch Manning still has to earn it on the field. Texas Longhorns fans are ready for the coronation to begin for the new king of college football....
Fox to debut sports, news streaming service on Aug. 21
Fox Corp. is entering the direct-to-consumer market in advance of the NFL and NCAA football seasons.,The company announced the creation of the Fox One streaming service on Tuesday in its earnings call. It will debut Aug. 21.,The service will cost $19.99 per month and is designed for viewers who don'...
Mariners' Eugenio Suarez, Josh Naylor look to fluster White Sox
Eugenio Suarez and Josh Naylor showed what they can add to the Seattle Mariners' offense.,Suarez and Naylor, acquired in separate deals with Arizona before the trade deadline, both hit home runs Tuesday night in the Mariners' 8-3 victory against the visiting Chicago White Sox.,The three-game series ...
Dustin May to make debut as Red Sox vie for sweep of Royals
When the Red Sox host the Kansas City Royals in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday night, one of Boston's newest acquisitions will take on a former one with a sweep on the line.,Just days after being acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in a deadline deal, Dustin May (6-7, 4.85 ERA) is ...
Eugenio Suarez hits first homer back with Mariners in win over White Sox
Eugenio Suarez hit a tiebreaking home run, his first since being re-acquired at the trade deadline, as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Chicago White Sox 8-3 Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Right-hander Bryan Woo (9-6) allowed one run on two hits over seven innings whil...