Mike Elko never said Jimbo Fisher's name, but he didn't have to. The Texas A&M coach's words after the Aggies beat LSU came off as quite a zinger.
UFC 308 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Ilia Topuria’s $42,000 leads card
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Rumble in the Jungle 50 years on: how Ali danced rings around apartheid | Donald McRae
King of the world was revered across South Africa’s racial divide when we heard the words ‘Foreman is down!’
Fifty years ago, in a corner of white South Africa, Muhammad Ali already seemed a miracle-maker. Deep in our strictly regimented and divided country, Ali danced rings around apartheid. I had first heard about the inspirational boxer from a black man, Cassius, who sold bottles of beer from the illegal shebeen he and his friends ran across the road from our house.
Cassius and his crew kept their illicit stash hidden in the drains outside the corner shop owned by an irritable Greek man. Whenever my football was booted over the garden wall, Cassius chased after it. After a dazzling display of slightly drunken footwork he would return the ball with a cackle. One day, while showcasing his trickery, he sang a strange song: “Ali, Ali, float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, Ali, Ali, Muhammad Ali.”
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Mark Stoops dilemma has Kentucky leading the college football Misery Index after Week 9
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Robert Whittaker issues statement on health, fighting future after UFC 308 loss to Khamzat Chimaev
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Francesco Bagnaia closes title gap with win in rain-soaked Thailand MotoGP
- Ducati rider makes most of treacherous conditions
- Title race tightens with two races of season to go
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia put in a sure-footed display at a rain-drenched Buriram International Circuit as he romped to victory in the Thailand Grand Prix on Sunday and slashed his gap to championship rival Jorge Martín down to 17 points.
Reigning champion Bagnaia took advantage of errors by Pramac Racing’s Martín and Marc Márquez of Gresini Racing to take the chequered flag and clinch his ninth win of the season. Martín finished second while GasGas Tech3 rookie Pedro Acosta was third.
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Perfect yorker AND the winning runs! 15yo’s incredible debut stuns cricket world: WBBL Wrap
Newcastle teenager Caoimhe Bray has made a stunning WBBL debut at just 15 years, claiming a wicket for the Sydney Sixers and striking the winning runs against Melbourne Renegades at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto's stellar performance in the Dodgers' win over the Yankees in Game 2 of the World Series proves the Dodgers still have starting pitching.
Michigan, Michigan State football downplay end-of-game skirmish
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CFP bracket prediction: Georgia remains top dog, while Texas A&M moves into the field
Matt Hayes predicts the College Football Playoff: Georgia stays on top, Texas A&M arrives and Boise State solidifies Group of Five spot.