Aleksandre Topuria will make his highly anticipated UFC debut in February. Topuria (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), the older brother of featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, has been targeted to meet Cody Haddon (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a bantamweight bout Feb. 9 at UFC 312…
49ers overreactions: Is it time to replace Moody after rocky season?
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Paris was the Dude: 2024 Olympics were right Games at perfect time
The French capital overcame issues including an opening ceremony deluge to deliver 17 days of joyous madness
Four months after Paris 2024’s spectacular finale, starring Tom Cruise abseiling off the top of the Stade de France and hurtling out of a plane above Los Angeles, the executive director of the Olympics is mulling over the lasting impact of the Games. Albeit with the help of a rather different cinematic icon.
“I was making a presentation to Deloitte executives recently,” says Christophe Dubi, the man responsible for planning and delivering the Olympics. “And I started by paraphrasing the Stranger in The Big Lebowski: ‘Sometimes, there is a man, he’s the man for his time and place, he was The Dude.’ Because Paris really was the right Games, at the right time and place.”
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Fantasy Football Fact or Fluke: Tips for winning a championship (or 3rd place) in Week 17
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Overreaction Time: 2024/2025 roundup on Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, Paddy Pimblett, more!
The time for overreacting is here! Check out the final "Overreaction Time" episode of the year at noon ET/9 a.m. PT as host Simon Samano debates his "overreactions" with "Gorgeous" George Garcia, Mike Bohn and Danny Segura as they look back on 2024 and ahead to 2025…
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Jets signing veteran K Greg Joseph to practice squad
The Jets are signing veteran kicker Greg Joseph to the practice squad, according to his agent Brent Tessler.
Broncos, Chargers, Falcons, Rams, and Commanders can clinch playoff spots this week
We may know all 14 playoff teams by the end of Week 17.
Eagles will see a different Cooper Rush in critical Cowboys rematch
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Joe Dumars remembers what it was like to play on Christmas Day, says it remains a privilege
"We highlight some of the best teams in the NBA on Christmas Day... when you're playing on that day, it's an honor.”
As Sixers keep running into the bizarre, Maxey thinks they’re ‘slowly but surely figuring it out’
The “strangeness of the season” remains everywhere for a Sixers team that's gone 7-3 over its last 10 games.
Panthers sign LB Chandler Wooten off of 49ers practice squad
Linebacker Chandler Wooten is back with the Panthers.
Jets signing K Greg Joseph to practice squad
After Anders Carlson missed a pair of kicks in Sunday’s loss to the Rams, the Jets are adding a kicker.