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Friday night’s Game 4 between the Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty averaged a 0.9 rating with 1.67 million viewers on ESPN. It was the most-watched WNBA Finals game in 24 years. It was also the most-watched game in Lynx history. The Liberty would beat the Lynx in Game 5 to win the WNBA Finals. WNBA players also opted out of the current collective bargaining agreement on Monday.

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Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/10/pfl-reaction-video-francis-ngannou-best-heavyweight October 21, 2024 9:30 pm ET Francis Ngannou reminded the MMA world he’s still a dangerous man. After more than two years away from the sport, the former UFC heavyweight champion returned to the cage this past Saturday in the main event of PFL: Battle of the Giants, where he stopped Renan Ferreira in the first round of their contest. Remember, although out of the UFC, Ngannou left as champion. His successful comeback certainly makes things interesting, not only for…

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Virginia Tech vs. Duke October 19, 2024 Durham, NC 25 Yards (SCY) Scores Women: #16 Duke, 165 – NR Virginia Tech, 135 Men: #9 Virginia Tech, 220.5 – NR Duke, 79 Full Results: “Duke vs. Virginia Tech” on MeetMobile The Duke Blue Devils split their home opener against ACC rivals Virginia Tech on Oct. 19. The Duke women beat Virginia Tech by 30 points, while the Hokie men claimed victory by 141.5 points. Duke senior Margo O’Meara broke the 14-year-old women’s 3-meter pool record. She tallied 380.18 points, breaking the previous record of 377.87 points by 2.28 points. It’s the…

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The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race has confirmed it will be stepping up the racing for the women’s field in 2025, adding the Women’s Surf Coast Classic as a lead in to the Women’s WorldTour event.The 1.1 ranked race was re-introduced for the men’s elite field in 2024 and there had been a UCI ranked event for both the men and women before the COVID-19 hiatus in 2021 and 2022 – Race Torquay.In 2024 as the men’s field tackled the returned UCI-ranked point-to-point race from Lorne to Torquay the women’s field had a national level criterium in central Geelong.…

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Off-court coaching will be allowed in tennis from January 2025, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced.The decision was made at the governing body’s annual general meeting and follows recent trials on the men’s ATP and women’s WTA tours.The ITF says the move will make tennis “fairer and, potentially, more entertaining”.The new changes mean:Coaches can issue advice either verbally or via hand signals at any time except during the playing of a point.Coaching must be “brief and discreet”, except during breaks in play.In team events only, where a team captain sits on court, the team captain may also give coaching…

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Yamil Peralta (left) and Ryan Rozicki (right) fought to a controversial split decision win in favor of Rozicki in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada – Photo by Argentina Boxing Promotions Ryan Rozicki will keep his date and hometown headliner. The stakes and opponent have changed, however. The Ring has confirmed that Noel Mikaeljan has once again withdrawn from an ordered mandatory title defense versus Rozicki. Mikaeljan (27-2, 12 knockouts) was due to defend his WBC cruiserweight title versus Rozicki on Dec. 7 at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. However, an ongoing legal dispute with estranged Hall of Fame promoter…

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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 21, 2024, 10:00 AM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaThe inaugural season of TGL presented by SoFi, the tech-infused golf league fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will tee off Jan. 7 on ESPN, the league announced Monday.New York Golf Club, led by two-time major champion Xander Schauffele and Rickie Fowler, will square off against The Bay Golf Club, which includes Ludvig Åberg and Wyndham Clark, in the first TGL match on Jan. 7 (9 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+).”In partnership with ESPN,…

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The New Orleans Pelicans and fourth-year guard Trey Murphy III have agreed to a four-year, $112 million rookie contract extension with the franchise, sources informed ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday. The deal includes no incentives and no player option. Per Spotrac, Murphy is entering the final season of his current four-year, $14.78 million rookie contract. In 57 games (23 starts) last season, Murphy averaged career highs of 14.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per contest while shooting 44.3% from the field, 38% from 3-point range, and 81.5% at the free throw line. New Orleans Pelicans guard Trey Murphy III has…

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