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A lot has changed for lightweight standout Chase Hooper over the years. Hooper was just 18-years-old when he signed a development deal with the UFC and quickly became a social media sensation courtesy of his wiry frame and accompanying baby face. It certainly didn’t hurt that he had the skills to match as the accomplished BJJ wizard scored a big first-round finish in his promotional debut against Daniel Teymur at UFC 245. Five years later, things are drastically different for Hooper both in and out of the Octagon, but ‘The Dream’ finally feels like he’s getting the hang of being…
2024 JUNIOR PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS With one day remaining at the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, Team Canada is sitting third on the medal table with two golds (one behind Japan) and 14 total medals. Four of those medals came from Day 3, highlighted by Aiden Norman completing the sweep of the boys’ backstroke events. Hear what the Canadian medallists had to say below, courtesy of Swimming Canada. Boys’ Events Norman, 18, won the 200 backstroke in 1:57.67, a new personal best by .08 seconds. “Day 3 of the meet and I’ve been swimming a lot so I knew I had to…
Early on stage 6 of the Vuelta a España sharp-eyed fans will have noticed that a familiar figure was on the move for the breakaways, as specialist Thomas de Gendt tried his best to push clear in what will be his last ever Grand Tour.The 37-year-old did not manage this time around. But as a rider whose ability to make breakaway succeeds now forms part of pro cycling’s urban legends, expectations remain high that the Lotto Dstny racer will at some point be off the front and battling for at least one last stage win.Although young teammate Lennert van Eetvelt…
LSU and Hyannis RHP Chandler Dorsey (Photo courtesy of Hyannis Harbor Hawks) Summer Baseball Joe Healy – August 23, 2024 Hyannis had a very strong regular season under first-year head coach Mitch Karraker, going 24-14-2 to win the West Division and leading the entire league in run differential at plus-66. The Harbor Hawks were eliminated by Bourne in the one-game sample that is the CCBL divisional round of the postseason, however, bringing an abrupt end to what was otherwise a special campaign. The Hawks had an extremely strong pitching staff this summer. Their 4.25 team ERA and 368 strikeouts were…
Man United are now open to loan offers for Jadon Sancho ahead of next week’s transfer deadline as Juventus and Chelsea remain interested in the winger. Sancho returned to Old Trafford this summer following a loan spell at Borussia Dortmund throughout the second half of last season. The winger made peace with Erik ten Hag following their falling out and the Dutch coach even gave the English talent a chance to prove himself during the Red Devils’ pre-season tour of the United States.Despite this, the Manchester club have always been open to selling the 24-year-old during the current transfer window, but…
England women’s head coach John Mitchell believes Twickenham being renamed the Allianz Stadium is a “smart move” by the Rugby Football Union.The new sponsorship deal will see the stadium’s name change from September.Mitchell’s side will play the first game after the change against world champions New Zealand on 14 September.”I can only see the positive sides,” Mitchell told BBC Sport.”For those who don’t understand sport and a high-performance governing body, it is a huge cost to run high-performance teams.”Allianz Stadium, Twickenham embodies what English rugby is all about. To leave there and move it would create change.”I think it is…
Braveheart tells the story of fiery rebel William Wallace’s rebellion against Edward I
By: Sean Crose Lightweight king Shakur Stevenson has signed up with Matchroom Boxing. “I am ready to start this next chapter of my career and it begins on October 12 with Joe Cordina on the stacked Riyadh Season card in Saudi Arabia,” Stevenson said in a press release. “I’ve made it clear that I want the biggest names and the biggest fights in the sport. Bring on William Zepeda at the top of 2025 and I’m ready for anyone who is brave enough to step in the ring with me. There have been few willing to take on that challenge…
The PGA has announced the five-player team which will represent Great Britian & Ireland at the 2024 Women’s PGA Cup, which is taking place at Sunriver Resort in Oregon, USA from October 3-5. Led by captain Cathy Panton-Lewis, the GB&I team includes four players who earned their places through the 2023/24 Women’s PGA Professional Championship and WPGA Series, with the fifth spot being a captain’s pick. Holly Morgan and Heather MacRae secured the first two spots after the Women’s PGA Professional Championship, while Ali Gray and Marie Martindale claimed the next two after the final qualifying event earlier this week.…
With the recent dismissal of a civil lawsuit that accused former NBA star Dwight Howard of sexual assault and battery, speculation is mounting about the possibility of the veteran center making a return to the NBA. The legal case, which had been a significant distraction for Howard, was officially dismissed earlier this week, potentially opening the door for a late-career comeback. The lawsuit’s dismissal was first reported by ESPN’s Baxter Holmes, who noted that the case was dropped in a Georgia county court on Monday. The lawsuit, originally filed by Stephen Harper in July 2023, alleged that Howard had committed…