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In one of the most competitive categories in recent years, undisputed light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira has narrowly pipped unbeaten featherweight kingpin, Ilia Topuria to the LowKick MMA Male Fighter of the Year award for 2024 — following a trio of consecutive crown defenses, in stunning fashion to top things off. Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight kingpin, entered the year off the back of a vacant 205lbs title win over Jiri Prochazka in November of last year at Madison Square Garden. Image via: Getty And first tasked with defending his title in an impromtu headliner at the monumental UFC 300…
See all of our 2024 Swammy Awards here. Men’s distance swimming entered a new era in the last Olympic quad. Distance swimmers from around the world helped reshape the all-time top 10 in the 800 and 1500 freestyle, putting on thrilling races that made it impossible to stomach a cut to commercial at the 650-meter mark. One of the most thrilling aspects of this revolution is that it doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere any time soon. Not only are the biggest stars still racing, but the next wave of great distance swimmers is coming up the junior ranks, headlined…
The busy Christmas cyclocross schedule is in full swing and another round of the UCI’s flagship series, the UCI World Cup, is on the way in Gavere on Thursday, December 26.The event is the sixth round of the 2024-25 World Cup and takes place in the Belgian town of Gavere, where Mathieu van der Poel and Puck Pieterse took victory last season.This season, all the UCI World Cup action will be streamed for free live on the UCI YouTube page, so read on for information on how to watch the races.Mathieu van der Poel will be headlining a packed men’s…
Fall Report Kendall Rogers – December 19, 2024 Tim Tadlock and Texas Tech hope to prove that last season was an aberration.To some extent, the NCAA tournament and the College World Series have become synonymous with Texas Tech Baseball over the years. The Red Raiders made trips to Omaha in 2014, ’16, ’18 and 19. They also had made seven straight NCAA postseason appearances.That streak ended last season when the Red Raiders finished the season with a respectable 33-win total, but also went 12-17 in the Big 12 Conference, which torpedoed their postseason chances. Tech showed glimpses of a team…
‘Do I look like a porn star or do I look like a fat, retired rugby player watching daytime TV?’ says Joe Marler, lumbering onto a sofa and shuffling uncomfortably into a suggestive pose.He raises one eyebrow for the camera, pouting and scrunching up his face. Anything but the ordinary. ‘I might have more time on my hands now but that doesn’t mean I’m going to start watching Married At First Sight,’ he adds.We already know Marler is a master at working the room. He happily plays the fool, bumbling around in shorts and a Peaky Blinders-style flat cap on…
The task for British tennis is developing the next generation of talent and avoiding another 35-year wait for a Grand Slam singles champion.The performances of the British juniors this year – across singles, doubles and team events, external – have provided optimism.Mika Stojsavljevic, who turned 16 last week, won the US Open girls’ singles title, while 17-year-old Mimi Xu and 18-year-old Charlie Robertson reached the last four in New York.Henry Searle, 18, who won the Wimbledon boys’ singles in 2023, and 15-year-old Hannah Klugman, winner of the prestigious Orange Bowl junior championships last year, have continued making strides.”Success in junior…
Dec 19, 2024, 10:25 PM ETLos Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker reached rare air in the Week 16 edition of “Thursday Night Football.”As the second quarter wound down, the Denver Broncos were flagged for interference on a fair catch, resulting in a 15-yard advance for the Chargers. This unexpected call gave Los Angeles a unique choice: attempt a Hail Mary, take a knee or try a free kick — a seldom-seen play that allows a field goal attempt from the spot of a fair catch.With the penalty moving the ball into Dicker’s range, the Chargers opted for the rare opportunity.…
Donovan Mitchell was on a contender for several seasons with the Utah Jazz as the Cleveland Cavaliers are now, but his perspective on it has changed as he’s become a veteran. Mike Conley would tell him to appreciate the moment when he was with the Jazz as nothing in the NBA is promised. “What I’ve learned is that this isn’t forever. We are not invincible. You have to appreciate this, because this doesn’t come around too often,” Mitchell told The Athletic over the weekend. “When Mike was saying that, it wasn’t that I didn’t appreciate it then, but when you’re…
Jimmy Flick earned a stoppage victory at UFC 297 despite a -34 (3 vs. 37) significant strike differential, the largest statistical comeback finish in flyweight history. Jasmine Jasudavicius’ +300 total strike differential (326 vs. 26) at UFC 297 marked the women’s record and a new overall promotional record for a three-round fight. Rodolfo Vieira became the first in history to earn four submission victories by arm-triangle choke with his win at UFC Fight Night 236. Robelis Despaigne’s 18-second knockout at UFC 299 marked the second-fastest finish by a debuting heavyweight in history behind Todd Duffee’s seven-second win at UFC 102.…
American Coach of the Year: Todd DeSorbo Continues Leading Virginia Women on Dominant Run He has been the guiding force to the country’s most dominant college program, with the University of Virginia having already won four consecutive NCAA titles in women’s swimming and diving, and the Cavaliers are set to win a fifth in 2025, which would tie the 1990s Stanford teams for most consecutive wins all-time. He coached four athletes onto the U.S. Olympic team before leading the American women to a dominant performance in Paris, winning medals in all but three individual events. Todd DeSorbo has not been…