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Santiago Ponzinibbio is happy to be part of UFC’s first card of 2025 because it opens the door for potentially competing four times in this calendar year, but still mad that he’s 1-4 in his past five inside the octagon. Ponzinibbio, who once saw himself entering talks for a shot at the welterweight gold for winning seven in a row between 2015 and 2018, feels he was wronged by the judges in some of his most recent bouts. The Argentine’s sole victory since 2021 was a bonus-winning knockout over Alex Morono, a result sandwiched between three split decision defeats and…
Olympic gold medallist turned LA firefighter Dave Walters spoke to NewsNation briefly on Friday, Jan. 9, about his experience fighting the fires raging across Los Angeles, California. NewsNation reporter Nancy Loo said that like many firefighters in the area, it was his first break in two days, which he was able to take because replacement fire crews had arrived. “We’re pretty much trying to keep what is left here standing,” Walters said. “And so, we’re not laying down, we’re staying our positions…I did sleep on top of the hose bed last night. Just staying ready to do what we can…
Four years ago, Neve Bradbury was still a teenager, preparing to start her first season as a professional after winning a contract at Canyon-SRAM through the Zwift Academy. In 2025, she’s heading into her season opener at the Tour Down Under as one of the best climbers in the world.But how did Bradbury go from racing the finals virtually in “a random Airbnb”, as she recalls it, to the upper echelons of WorldTour climbing? With the strong power numbers confirmed, Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto team manager Ronny Lauke credits her settling into European life and tackling races away from her strengths as…
Recruiting Aaron Fitt – January 9, 2025 Like everything else in college athletics, the recruiting landscape is shifting dramatically under our feet, as the advent of the transfer portal and NIL dollars prompt teams to overhaul their traditional approaches to roster construction. Coaches have had to adjust to a new world where freshmen need to be very special — or at least uncommonly advanced — to find the field early for power programs that have gotten much older. When there’s pressure to win now, coaches are more apt to plug holes with short-term solutions through the transfer portal, rather than…
As Australia ran rings around them to claim an upset win at Twickenham last November, that is when it really hit home that there was serious trouble with England’s defence.New Zealand had already stormed the ramparts to claim a third successive win over Steve Borthwick’s side on the opening weekend of the autumn internationals. Then along came South Africa and scored four tries in a 29-20 victory in south-west London, which left the hosts’ Autumn Nations Series campaign in a disarray.A demolition of Japan the following weekend did little to paper over the cracks. England were in a hole and…
Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner will be the defending champions when the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, begins in Melbourne on Sunday.
Luke Donald gave his potential Ryder Cup players a taste of what to expect at Bethpage as he hailed the “massive importance” of this week’s Team Cup. Footage posted on social media showed players from Great Britain and Ireland and Continental Europe forced to listen to chants of “U-S-A, U-S-A” over the PA system ahead of practice rounds at Abu Dhabi Golf Resort. The Team Cup, which effectively filled the gap left by the Seve Trophy, was revived in 2023 to boost Europe’s chances of regaining the Ryder Cup, a move which paid off with a resounding victory under Donald’s…
The Miami Heat are attempting to position themselves to have max cap space during the 2026 offseason. Miami has only $85 million committed for the 26-27 season against a projected salary cap of $170.6 million. Terry Rozier and Duncan Robinson are among the current players on the Heat who will come off their books that offseason. Many of these players will sign extensions before 2026, but among the currently projected free agents are Luka Doncic, De’Aaron Fox, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jaren Jackson Jr., Kevin Durant and Mikal Bridges. Fewer players have left their teams via free agency in recent seasons with…
The upcoming UFC Fight Night 249 on January 11, 2025, will feature an intriguing middleweight bout between César Almeida and Abdul Razak Alhassan at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. This matchup pits two fighters with contrasting backgrounds and styles against each other, promising an exciting clash for fight fans. César Almeida vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan – Odds For this middleweight contest, César Almeida is the clear favorite with odds ranging from -250 to -300 and Abdul Razak Alhassan is the underdog with odds between +205 and +240. These odds imply that bookmakers give Almeida approximately a 71-75% chance of…
Macguire McDuff has entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer for the 2025-2026 school year. McDuff competed his first three years of college at the University of Florida before confirming earlier this year that he would not be competing “at all” moving forward. Entering the transfer portal does not mean a student-athlete has to transfer, and McDuff could decide to come back and swim at Florida next season after taking this season off, or decide not to swim at all. There have been other instances where athletes with remaining eligibility are required to enter the portal before enrolling at…