Iga Swiatek, the world No 2 women’s tennis player, has spoken out following the International Tennis Integrity Agency's announcement that she would receive a one-month ban after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine. In a video statement posted on Instagram Swiatek said: 'It was a blow for me, I was shocked and this whole situation made me very anxious,' as she explained that a batch of her melatonin, which she takes for jet lag and sleep issues, had been contaminated. The ITIA has accepted that Swiatek’s positive doping test had been caused by her contaminated medication.
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UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja is excited to defend his title against Kai Asakura. Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) defends his 125-pound belt against former RIZIN bantamweight champ Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in the UFC 310 headliner on Dec. 7 at T-Mobile…
Chiefs activate Isiah Pacheco, Charles Omenihu
Running back Isiah Pacheco and defensive end Charles Omenihu are back on the active roster in Kansas City.
Preview: Seattle at No. 11 Duke
Duke lost a neutral-court game because of some late-game errors against a blue blood that has more experience — and it showed. Duke’s first loss was Kentucky in Atlanta; the Blue Devils returned home and beat Wofford by 51 a few days later. Duke’s second loss was Kansas in Las Vegas earlier this week; the Blue Devils return home for a game against Seattle on Friday night, with its matchup against Auburn in the ACC-SEC Challenge on next week’s horizon.
Jared Goff, Sam LaPorta stretch lead to 10-0
The Lions added to their lead on the first play of the second quarter.
Kyle Shanahan: “Unrealistic expectation” for Christian McCaffrey to be in “MVP form”
49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, the 2023 NFL offensive player of the year, missed the first eight games of the season with an Achilles tendon injury.
Raiders list Alexander Mattison as questionable, rule out Zamir White
The Raiders may be getting one of their running backs back in the lineup on Friday.
Those tricky Lions! Detroit wanted 335-pound tackle Penei Sewell to pass it downfield
The Lions home crowd went crazy, even though the play lost yardage.
Lions jump out to 3-0 lead over Bears
The Lions got the ball first on Thursday afternoon and they have scored first as well.
Michael Chandler denies hitting Charles Oliveira with rabbit punches at UFC 309
Michael Chandler refutes claims that he struck Charles Oliveira with illegal blows at UFC 309. Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) managed to fend off Chandler's (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) late rally to win a unanimous decision in their rematch less than two weeks ago at Madi
Raiders activate Aidan O’Connell
The Raiders plan to start Aidan O'Connell at quarterback against the Chiefs on Friday and they made a roster move to set the stage for that on Thursday.
Photos: 2024 PFL Championship ceremonial weigh-ins, faceoffs
Check out these photos from the 2024 PFL Championship ceremonial weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs ahead of the event (ESPN+) at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Photos courtesy of PFL)
Tommy DeVito is not expected to play in Dallas
DeVito is listed as questionable with a right forearm injury, Drew Lock is set to start.
2024 PFL Championships faceoff highlights video, photo gallery from Saudi Arabia
The 2024 PFL finals take place Friday in Saudi Arabia, and Thursday, the fighters had one last chance to size each other up with $1 million on the line. After the ceremonial weigh-ins, the fighters competing for this season's six $1 million final prizes came…
Lions escape Bears’ comeback bid after Chicago completely botches final snap
Detroit won on Thanksgiving Day for the first time since 2016 in stunning fashion.