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By: Sean Crose And then there was one. After presenting an absolutely terrific card on Saturday, Saudi sports honcho Turki Al-Sheikh gave fans a main event between two future Hall of Famers who were playing back their first razor sharp twelve round affair the previous year. After winning their first throwdown back in October, Artur Beterbiev, the undefeated, undisputed 21-0 light heavyweight champion of the world, slipped in between the ropes on Saturday to take on his equal, and arch nemesis, the 23-1 Dmitry Bivol. The fight was scheduled for 12 championship rounds. The first saw each fighter being tentative…

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Feb 22, 2025, 09:22 PM ETWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday there is a “good chance” of resolving a schism between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf after his discussions with the parties about the dispute.At a White House dinner for visiting state governors, Trump was asked by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis whether a breakthrough was possible.”I think there’s a good chance that we’ll do that,” Trump said. “I think there’s a very good chance.”Editor’s PicksThe PGA Tour said Thursday it had a “constructive working session” at the White House with Trump and LIV Golf Chairman Yasir…

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Dallas Mavericks legend and Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki admitted that he was as shocked as everyone else when he heard the news that Dallas sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster trade earlier this month. Dirk Nowitzki Was Vacationing With His Family In The Maldives When The Mavericks Traded Luka Doncic To The Lakers “When I saw the news, I was actually all across on the other side of the world,” Nowitzki told 96.7 The Ticket in Dallas on Friday when asked about his first reaction to the trade. “I was on vacation with the…

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MMA Fighting has UFC Seattle results for the Cejudo vs. Song fight card, a live blog for the top two fights, and more from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on Saturday night. In the main event, former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo makes his return for the first time in over a year against Song Yadong in a bantamweight contest. Cejudo has lost his last two fights, while Song is 2-2 over his past four contests. Brendan Allen and Anthony Hernandez will clash in a middleweight contest in the co-main event. Check out UFC Seattle results below. Main Card (ESPN+…

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2025 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships Men’s 200 Breast – Finals Top 8: Carles Coll Marti (Virginia Tech) – 1:49.62 Yamato Okadome (Cal) – 1:50.19 Denis Petrashov (Louisville) – 1:50.35 Jake Eccleston (Louisville) – 1:51.03 **NAG Ben Delmar (UNC) – 1:51.29 Daniel Li (Stanford) – 1:52.60 Xavier Ruiz (UNC) – 1:53.10 Tommy Bried (Louisville) – 1:54.75 Jake Eccleston, a freshman at Louisville, took 4th at ACCs in 1:51.03. That time marks a new 17-18 National Age Group, breaking Josh Matheny‘s standard of 1:51.38 which he set in 2020. Matheny is a 2024 US Olympian in this event, and finished 7th in the Olympic final. Prior…

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29-year-old Welsh rider Anna Morris is on a world record roll smashing her own time in the women’s 4000-metre Individual Pursuit with a new time of 4:24.060 at the Lloyds British National Track Championships held at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester on Saturday.“The motivation was really high, especially on my home track in front of a home crowd. I am feeling it a bit after racing at Euros, so I wasn’t sure how much I had left in me, but the crowd definitely carried me in those last four laps,” said Morris, who is now the World, European and…

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Home » Stat Roundup: Friday, February 21 Top Performers https://cdn.d1baseball.com/uploads/2025/02/22131216/Friday-221.png 500 1000 D1Baseball Staff https://cdn.d1baseball.com/uploads/2024/11/21163231/d1-logo.svg D1Baseball Staff2025-02-22 13:21:332025-02-22 13:45:52Stat Roundup: Friday, February 21 Top Performers More From This Author

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British number one Jack Draper was beaten in three sets by Andrey Rublev in the Qatar Open final.Draper was seeking a third career ATP Tour title but lost 7-5 5-7 6-1 to the world number 10 in Doha.The opening two sets featured just one break of serve for either player, but the decider was more one-sided.As Draper visibly tired, Rublev broke twice to race into a 4-0 lead, before comfortably holding serve to seal victory.Despite the disappointment Draper, who reached the Australian Open fourth round in January, will rise up to a career-high 12th in the world rankings.”It has been…

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By: Sean Crose At 34 years of age, Callum Smith had something to prove on Saturday when he stepped into the ring in Saudi Arabia to face the undefeated 19-0 Joshua Batista. Although clearly respected in the fight game, the 30-2 former titlist was set on proving he was still at the higher end of the sport. In order to do that, however, he’d have to get past the impressive Buatsi. The match, scheduled for 12, was for Buatsi’s WBC Interim World Light Heavyweight title. The first was a high octane affair. Neither man was eager to give an inch…

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