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The Detroit Pistons are signing guard Alondes Williams and forward Cole Swider to two-way contracts. Williams had gone to training camp with the LA Clippers, while Swider attended camp with the Indiana Pacers. Williams is a two-year NBA veteran. The 6-foot-4 guard has played with the Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat. Last season, in 43 games with the Sioux Fall Skyforce of the G League, Williams averaged 20.4 points, 7.0 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. Swider spent his first two NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Last season, in 21 G League games…
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 245 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $155,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 245 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC Fight Night 245 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: * * * * Anthony Hernandez: $6,000def. Michel Pereira: $11,000 Rob Font: $16,000def. Kyler Phillips: $6,000 Charles Johnson: $6,000def. Su Mudaerji: $6,000…
2024 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP-SHANGHAI DAY 3 FINALS START LIST MEN’S 400 IM – FASTEST HEAT World Record: 3:54.81 – Daiya Seto (JPN), 2019 World Cup Record: 3:57.25 – Daiya Seto (JPN), 2018 World Junior Record: 3:56.47 – Ilya Borodin (RUS), 2021 GOLD – Leon Marchand (FRA), 4:00.03SILVER – Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 4:01.51BRONZE – Lewis Clareburt (NZL), 4:05.03 With LCM 400 IM World Record holder Leon Marchand of France in the water, it was a little surprising we didn’t see a sub-4:00 in this men’s final. Still, the 22-year-old 4-time gold medalist in Paris managed to get to the wall…
First and most importantly here is the You Tube link to the race, which I presume will be in Japanese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtkxMl4QA08 14 laps around this race course: I find this race to be very entertaining even with struggling to figure out the riders. (Here is the link to PCS’ startlist which you should keep handy: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/japan-cup/2024/startlist It is climby enough so the winners need to be in decent form, plus the finish line is not at the top of the climb so it is possible for someone without a great punch can win it, again if their form is good.…
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Connacht: O’Conor; Bolton, Hawkshaw, Aki, Cordero; Ioane, B Murphy; Buckley, Heffernan, Bealham, Joyce, D Murray, Prendergast, O’Brien, Boyle.Replacements: Tierney-Martin, Dooley, Aungier, N Murray, Jansen, Blade, Forde, Gavin.Leinster: Keenan; Turner, Ringrose, J Osborne, A Osborne; Frawley, Gibson-Park; Boyle, G McCarthy, Slimani, Snyman, J Ryan, Deegan, Conners, Culhane.Replacements: Smyth, Porter, Clarkson, Deeny, Penny, Gunne, R Byrne, Cooney.Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
By: Sean Crose The popular Tim Tszyu squared off against Bakhran Murtazaliev Saturday night in Florida. Tszyu, 24-1, had been out of the ring for about a half a year, and was aiming to remove the IBF junior middleweight belt from around Murtazaliev’s waist. It wasn’t meant to be. Murtazaliev not only defeated Tszyu, the underdog wiped the figurative floor with him, dropping Tszyu numerous times before the bout was stopped. Both men started the first behind their jabs, but as the round progressed the fighters began trading leather. Murtazaliev landed more shots, but Tszyu was able to land well.…
Oct 19, 2024, 10:56 PM ETLAS VEGAS — Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland finished 54 holes of the wind-delayed Shriners Children’s Open knowing he’ll have his best chance at winning since brain surgery more than a year ago. Best of all Saturday was being finished.Woodland had three birdies over his last six holes and extended his bogey-free streak to 28 holes in polishing off a 6-under 65 that gave him a share of the clubhouse lead with Las Vegas resident Kurt Kitayama, who also had a 65.They trailed J.T. Poston and Doug Ghim by one shot when play was…
The city of Boston plans to honor NBA Hall of Famer and Celtics legend Bill Russell by renaming the North Washington Street Bridge after the civil rights activist, the city announced Friday. Boston to rename the North Washington Street Bridge the William Felton “Bill” Russell Bridge The North Washington Street Bridge will be renamed to the William Felton “Bill” Russell Bridge. The bridge has been under reconstruction since 2018 and work is set be completed in the spring, according to the city. Connecting Charlestown and the North End, the 1,087-foot-long bridge spans across the Charles River. A ceremony on Monday,…
Anthony Hernandez earned the biggest win of his career and another $50,000 to boot. Hernandez dominated Michel Pereira in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 99 card at the UFC APEX en route to a fifth-round TKO win. Pereira landed a big flurry early on, but for the next 20-plus minutes, it was “Fluffy” wearing Pereira down with relentless pressure, battering and bloodying the exciting standup fighter throughout the contest. The just-turned 31-year-old earned the lone Performance of the Night bonus for his outstanding showing. The UFC did award a Fight of the Night, and to the surprise of…