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The bout between Fedor Emelianenko, widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all time and the towering, 400-pound Zuluzinho became one of the most memorable and bizarre encounters in the history of MMA. One of the best freakshow matches we’ve seen in MMA. Fedor Emelianenko vs. Zuluzinho Russian powerhouse Fedor Emelianenko had already established himself as a dominant force in MMA by the time he faced Zuluzinho. A four-time Combat Sambo World Champion and seven-time Russian National Sambo Champion. Fedor’s reputation skyrocketed during his reign in PRIDE Fighting Championships, where he was undefeated from 2002 to 2007 and…
2024 MIT Winter Invitational December 6-8, 2024 Zesiger Center Pool, Cambridge, Massachusetts Short Course Yards (25 yards) Meet Results The MIT women put together a strong performance to win the 2024 MIT Winter Invite, while the Tufts men took home the team title for the third consecutive year. Women’s Recap The Engineers were stellar in the women’s meet, putting up the top times across all five relays for this season so far. Last season, the MIT women took home their first national title in a relay in program history in the 200 medley relay. The Engineers got things rolling on…
Mark Cavendish will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at Tuesday’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year award ceremony in recognition of his long and successful racing career. The Manxman recently retired from racing following an 18-year pro career which saw him win a record-breaking 35 Tour de France stage wins. He ended his career with a win at the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore in mid-November and won his final official race at the Tour de France in Saint-Vulbas back in July.Cavendish is one of five cyclists to win the main Sports Personality of the Year award, joining Tom…
Fall Report Mike Rooney – December 10, 2024 PHOENIX — Two things can be true at the same time. The first truth is that this is the fourth Arizona State roster assembled by Willie Bloomquist at his alma mater, and it is his best one. This group is older. This group is deeper. And that is especially true on the mound, an area that has been a struggle for his previous three teams. There is much to be encouraged about.The second truth is that this is a critical year for Arizona State baseball. This remains one of the historic brands…
The Champions Cup is broken. That much is obvious now. There are too many hollow fixtures and walkovers. What was once the showpiece of European club rugby is a desperate, unwieldy, near-invisible mess.How sad that it has come to this. If the powers-that-be, armed with hindsight, could rewind a dozen years or so, they might try harder to work together and preserve the old Heineken Cup, which was a cherished, high-class event. Instead, petty squabbling led to an Anglo-French rebellion and set the wheels in motion for the endless upheaval which has led to where we are today, with the vandalised…
Super middleweight DONTE LAYNE (5-0, 5 KO’s) is, without question, one of the biggest stories of the next card that is slated for Sony Hall in Manhattan. He is a New Yorker, and also one of the hottest prospects in the pro ranks. The Queens native has not allowed fans a lot of time to get settled in their seats, or opponents a lot of time to catch their breath. No one has gone a full three minutes with him yet. That leaves quite a bit of curiosity about him as he prepares for a scheduled six-round bout that is…
It has been another hugely successful year for the MASHIE Members Club, the UKs premium golf society. With a total of 30 events, beginning in April and ending in October, MASHIE visited some fantastic venues over of the season, with competition rounds played at dozens of renowned courses, including Sunningdale, Swinley Forest, New Zealand, Hoylake and Royal Birkdale to name but a few. The series’ winners across the gross and nett categories were royally rewarded for their efforts, with £2,000 worth of Golfbreaks points given each to player spend on golf holidays of their choice. The venues for the 2025…
The Detroit Pistons have signed Javante McCoy. Detroit had to sign a player by the end of day on Sunday to get back over the salary floor, or the team would have missed out the luxury tax disbursement at the end of the season. McCoy has averaged 14.7 points per game for the Motor City Cruise of the G League this season. The 6-foot-5 guard has shot 57.6% from the field, including 51.4% on three-pointers. Detroit fell under the salary floor when they waived Paul Reed on Saturday. They then had a one-day window to get back over the floor,…
TAMPA, Fla. – Dustin Jacoby’s right hand has made him an extra $50,000 a year each of the past three years. Thanks to that fist, Jacoby put away Da Woon Jung in 2022 and picked up a post-fight bonus. He took out Kennedy Nzechukwu in the first round in 2023 for another $50K. And this past Saturday, Jacoby (20-9-1 MMA, 8-6-1 UFC) knocked out Vitor Petrino (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in the third round at UFC on ESPN 63. This time, the bonus that came at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., was of major importance because it came on the…
Australia Banking on Brazilian Coach Fernando Possenti To Bring The Midas Touch To Its Olympic Marathon Program Swimming Australia is hoping the appointment of Brazilian Fernando Possenti as it’s new Open Water Head Coach will provide the golden glow to its open water program for LA28 and towards Brisbane 2032. A world-wide recruitment search secured the high-profile appointment of Brazil’s highly regarded Olympic coach, who guided the country’s open water legend Ana Marcela Cunh to seven World Championships and Olympic 10km gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Marathon gold at the Olympics has been the one color missing from the Australian…