NEW YORK – It's not like the UFC's women's flyweight division is just overflowing with fighters, so a Viviane Araujo stat this week might be an anomaly. Still, the fact remains: For the fourth straight fight, Araujo (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC), from Brazil, will step into…
Claudio Ranieri comes out of retirement to become Roma head coach aged 73
- Ranieri to take role as adviser to owners at end of season
- He becomes Roma’s fourth head coach of the year
Claudio Ranieri has come out of retirement at the age of 73 to take charge of Roma until the end of the season, the Serie A club have announced, days after sacking the Croatian Ivan Juric.
Ranieri is Roma’s third coach of the season and this is his third time coaching his home-town club, having guided the Giallorossi from 2009-11 and in 2019. He began his playing career with Roma.
Continue reading...What to watch: Week 12 college football viewing guide
There are two games between ranked opponents in Week 12 and both of those games are in the SEC.
Christian Barmore set to return to practice for Patriots: Report
Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore could take an important step toward returning to the field Thursday, per a report.
3 observations after Sixers lose to 13-0 Cavs despite McCain’s 34-point performance
Though Jared McCain was highly impressive again, the shorthanded Sixers dropped to 2-9 Wednesday with a 114-104 loss to the Cavs.
Christian Barmore is expected to practice on Thursday
Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore is set to take a significant step back toward the lineup on Thursday.
Pros and Cons: Should Mets sign Walker Buehler?
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Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 11 of 2024 season
Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey, Ja'Marr Chase, and Travis Kelce lead the way in positional rankings for Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season.
Rich Franklin thinks ONE Championship would definitely be open to having Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg has collected a championship in just about every major promotion – except ONE. Cyborg (28-2), a former UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce, and Invicta FC champion, claimed the PFL superfights women's featherweight title when she defeated Larissa Pacheco in Oc
NFL Combine will remain in Indianapolis through at least 2026
The NFL Scouting Combine will remain in Indianapolis for at least the next two years.
Borthwick insists he can handle pressure after Erasmus raises the heat
- Boks coach suggests Borthwick is under the pump
- Steward returns as England make four changes
Steve Borthwick has insisted he is well equipped to block out the pressure of England’s current plight after Rassie Erasmus suggested he is under the pump and may feel like he “has a gun against his head”.
A number of ex-England stalwarts, including Clive Woodward and Will Carling, have taken aim at Borthwick after Saturday’s last-gasp defeat by Australia extended his side’s losing run to four. He retains the Rugby Football Union’s “100% support” but England could slip to eighth in the world rankings should they fail to arrest their losing streak against Erasmus’s Springboks on Saturday in the first meeting between the sides since last year’s ill-tempered World Cup semi-final.
Continue reading...Cavaliers’ Undefeated Start Sparks Boom for Team Business
Few teams in NBA history have come off the blocks with such ferocity as this year’s Cleveland Cavaliers, who at 13-0 hold the longest undefeated start to a campaign since the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors went 24-0. Those Dubs ended with the best regular season record in history at 73-9 but were infamously dispatched by …
Video: UFC 309 cold open features vintage Metallica over Jones-Miocic hype
The UFC returns to New York on Saturday to settle a debate. At 309, the presumed greatest fighter of all time takes on the presumed greatest heavyweight in UFC history. Both return after lengthy layoffs, but there are key storylines at stake this week, too. The UFC has release
Georgia’s controversial College Football Playoff ranking a reminder that this is supposed to be hard
The 12-team CFP naturally leads to increased scrutiny and more debates regarding deeply flawed teams. That's a feature, not a bug.
Video: ‘UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic’ press conference live stream
NEW YORK – The UFC 309 pre-fight press conference takes place Thursday, and you can watch a live stream of the event in the video above. The press conference takes place at The Theatre at MSG, attached to Madison Square Garden, which hosts Saturday's fight card