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The Denver Nuggets had summon every ounce of their will to secure their first win of the season in Toronto. However, what is somewhat going unnoticed is Nikola Jokic’s monster 40-point performance. The three-time MVP had his second-straight 40-point game in the win over the Raptors and showcased why he is the current best player in the world. Jokic came away with an impressive line of 40 points on 60.0 percent shooting from three-point territory, a box plus/minus rating of +9, 10 total rebounds, and nine assists. Despite the huge night from the Joker, there are still some glaring flaws…
Kamaru Usman credits himself for the creation of the BMF title. First introduced in 2019, the BMF title was a makeshift bragging rights belt developed to determine who the “baddest motherf*cker” truly was between Octagon fan favorites Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz during their UFC 244 headliner in Madison Square Garden. Since then, the BMF title has taken on a life of its own and has seen multiple holders, including Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway, but according to former welterweight world champion Kamaru Usman, he’s the one responsible for the creation of the fictitious title. ”Why are we talking about…
Ben Higson Returns To University Of Stirling As Head Coach Ben Higson is returning to the University of Stirling as the high-performance programme’s Head Coach following Steven Tigg’s appointment as Aquatics GB Swimming Head Coach. Higson was part of the Team GB Olympic coaching team that oversaw a return of six medals from Rio 2016, having played a crucial role in building and implementing the programme at Stirling. He will return to the UK from his position as Head Coach of the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) swimming programme – a role that took him to the Olympic Games…
Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan. Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling’s biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games. She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women’s Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women’s professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.
Fall Report Mike Rooney – October 28, 2024 TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona came in at No. 27 in D1Baseball.com’s recent Top 100 Programs series. I wrote up the Wildcats for that ranking and it gave me an opportunity to reflect on this program. Here is the gist of what I wrote, and it remains top of mind heading into the 2025 season: “This might be the most underrated program in America. The Wildcats own four national titles (1976, 1980, 1986, 2012) and only four other programs own more. Just four. This program can be streaky, but the good runs have…
He’s the most talked athlete in Australian sport and his every move is being analysed with a fine-tooth comb, but Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii says for not one second has he doubted his sensational, multi-million dollar code switch and he’s already trying to twist the arms of fellow NRL players to join rugby’s revolution.“No, I didn’t have one doubt in my mind that I was coming over,” said Suaalii, speaking to reporters at Bennelong Lawn in front of the Sydney Opera House at the unveiling of the Wallabies’ jersey launch ahead of next year’s British and Irish Lions tour.“I knew what I…
Nick Kyrgios says the physical anguish Andy Murray put himself through to prolong his tennis career was “not worth it” and that he deserved to retire “more gracefully”.The Scot, a three-time Grand Slam winner, retired in August following a straight-set defeat alongside Dan Evans in the Olympic men’s doubles quarter-finals.Murray, 37, had major hip surgery in 2018 and 2019 and the Scot was openly talking about retirement at the 2019 Australian Open.He managed to play for a further five years but failed to make it past the third round of any of the four majors.Australian Kyrgios, who has not played…
With Boxing Insider Promotions Returning Tropicana Atlantic City on Nov 16 for our 3rd time in 2024 what better time then to start publishing BoxingInsider’s Multi Part series on the history of Atlantic City Boxing. ——- You may not know this, but Atlantic City boxing goes back a long way Boxing in Atlantic City didn’t begin when the legalized casinos opened, although it may seem that way. The fact is, New Jersey’s beachside resort goes back to the 19th century with fisticuffs – to at least 1887.And there were some interesting contestants. Jim Corbett never came to fight on the Boardwalk, but…
Padraig Harrington kept his hopes of winning the PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup alive when he claimed his third win of the season in the Simmons Bank Championship in Arkansas. After carding rounds of 67 and 65 to share the 36-hole lead with New Zealander Steven Alker on 12-under, the 53-year-old Irishman birdied the last for a five-under 67 and a two-shot win over South Korea’s YE Yang on 17-under-par. It was Harrington’s ninth win in 48 starts on the PGA Tour Champions and crucial for his hopes of winning the season-long points race at the Charles Schwab Cup…
Devin Vassell is doing limited contact work and is expected to return in the first week of November, according to Gregg Popovich. Vassell is recovering from last year’s season-ending foot surgery. Vassell averaged 19.5 points and 4.1 assists in 68 games last season.