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By: Sean Crose The first fight was terrific. The second was even better. Make no mistake about it Katie Taylor’s blistering rematch with Amanda Serrano this past November was more than just a great women’s fight – it was a great fight, period. There’s good reason why the 10 round battle is Boxing Insider’s 2024 Fight Of The Year. Some fights ebb and flow. Taylor-Serrano 2 was relentless. Watching the two future Hall of Famers trade blows, it was hard to deny that this was a fight which would be remembered for a long time. The ending was controversial, but…
Dec 30, 2024, 08:33 PM ETNorwegian star Viktor Hovland is still a game-time decision for The Sentry, this week’s PGA Tour season opener in Kapalua, Hawaii, due to a broken toe.Hovland also told Norsk Golf that he is no longer working with swing coach Joe Mayo, the tandem’s second split in about a year.Hovland parted ways with Mayo in late 2023, then brought him back in the spring of 2024 as he worked through a few different coaches. But about a month ago, Hovland let Mayo go again.”We disagreed a bit about the way forward, what is best for me,”…
In 32 games to start the 2024-25 season, the Sacramento Kings are 13-19. After a 114-113 loss to the Pistons last Thursday, the Kings fired head coach Mike Brown. It was a shocking decision by Sacramento with roughly 1/3 of the season already played. Just two seasons ago, the Kings were one of the best stories in the NBA. They snapped a 16-year playoff drought in the 2022-23 season. That was Mike Brown’s first year as head coach. Fast forward to the 2024-25 season and the Kings are 12th in the Western Conference. Mike Brown has been fired and the…
For a company that claims to put fighters first, the PFL certainly seems to have pissed off a lot of them. In November 2023, the Professional Fighters League announced that it had purchased Bellator MMA, folding the promotion’s entire roster into its own in an attempt to further compete with the UFC. Thus far, the PFL has run six events with the Bellator name attached, including a PFL vs. Bellator card in 2024 that pitted top stars from the two organizations against one another. Unfortunately, the promotion rubbed a lot of fighters the wrong way when it canceled events in…
Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey. Breaststroker Jonah Lee has announced his commitment to Purdue University. Lee chose to remain in Indiana for his college career and will move from Valparaiso to Purdue’s campus in West Lafayette beginning in the fall of 2025. I’m super excited to announce my commitment to Purdue University! I’d like…
Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek) powered to victory in the nighttime Superprestige round in Diegem on Monday, surging away from Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado on the penultimate lap.Charging through lapped riders, Brand never looked back on the final trip around the artificially lit circuit. Alvarado finished second while Inge van der Heijden (Crelan-Corendon) overcame a late mechanical to hold onto the final podium spot.Alvarado held onto the lead in the Superprestige standings by a single point over Brand.It’s Brand’s first win since the Dublin World Cup, after eight podium finishes she was pleased to finally get the better of her rivals.”It…
Image credit: © Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Baseball is back. On February 14, pitchers and catchers reported to Spring Training, and the reports of players being in the Best Shape Of Their Life have started pouring in. Absent from these festivities: the reigning National League Cy Young winner, who as of this writing is still unemployed. Part of that is certainly teams biding their time to maximize their leverage, but part of it may be that Blake Snell is one of the more difficult pitchers in baseball to project. Leaving aside his health record for a second, there’s some evidence…
After another huge year of rugby in Australia and across the world it’s time to reflect on what’s been and to take a wild stab at predicting the future.Joe Schmidt has restored some pride to the Wallabies in the aftermath of the Eddie Jones era, but faces a big test in 2025 with the Lions coming Down Under.We’ve asked The Roar’s rugby editor Christy Doran and four of our expert columnists – Geoff Parkes, Harry Jones, Ben Pobjie and John Ferguson to pick their favourite players and moments, the game’s biggest villain, and their fearless predictions for 2025.Australian Test player…
Dec 30, 2024, 03:55 PM ETWELLINGTON, New Zealand — – Hall of Famer Lydia Ko has been made a Dame in the New Year’s honors list in New Zealand for her services to golf.A damehood is the female equivalent of a knighthood and she’s become Dame Lydia Ko after receiving one of New Zealand’s highest civil honors on Tuesday.Ko is the youngest New Zealander at age 27 to receive the honor.The Korean-born Ko won the women’s tournament at this year’s Paris Olympics and also in 2024 became the 35th and youngest inductee to the LPGA Hall of Fame. Ko won…
The Sacramento Kings have made trade calls this season on Zach LaVine, Brandon Ingram, Cam Thomas and Kyle Kuzma, sources tell ESPN. The Kings also looked at smaller trade options “just to change things up,” according a source. As the Kings continued to struggle they also asked Mike Brown if there were any roster changes or staff moves that could help fix their problems. The Kings made a major trade in the offseason by acquiring DeMar DeRozan, but it hasn’t been as good of a fit as they had hoped. Meanwhile, Keegan Murray’s development has stalled as he fell on…