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Rising Philadelphia bantamweight Dylan “The Real Dyl” Price (Photo by Joseph Santoliquito/RingTV.com) by Joseph Santoliquito | PHILADELPHIA, PA — Dylan Price laughs. He points out that he looks a little different than his Boxrec.com image, which makes him look like he’s 12. The 26-year-old from the Philadelphia area will be making a move up in weight, to junior featherweight, when he takes on southpaw Jose Saant (15-6-1, 5 knockouts) this Saturday at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on Danny Garcia’s Swift Promotions 11-fight card, in partnership with Susan G. Komen to knock out breast cancer. Price (18-0, 12 KOs) will be…
Sergio García headed to Portugal earlier this month to visit Terras da Comporta and assess the progress of his much-anticipated project, the Torre Course, ahead of its grand opening next summer. The Ryder Cup legend and 2017 Masters champion took time out from his busy playing schedule to meet with his design team and tour the site of the first major course he has held overall design responsibility for. The Torre Course is set to transform Terras da Comporta into a 36-hole venue following the huge success of The Dunas Course, designed by David McLay-Kidd, which opened to critical…
New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson is targeting a season debut in January as he rehabs two ankle procedures over the last year, sources informed ESPN’s Shams Charania on Thursday. Robinson, 26, dealt with stress fractures in his left ankle at multiple points last season that required surgery two different times. The first procedure occurred in December 2023 and sidelined him for 50 games. The 7-footer then underwent a second procedure in May after injuring his ankle in Game 3 of New York’s first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers. .@ShamsCharania revealed that Mitchell Robinson will miss the remainder of…
LAS VEGAS – Three months ago, Brad Tavares was all set to throw leather with Junyong Park. Then he got off the scale and picked up his phone. The way Tavares recalled it Wednesday, his manager called not long after he made weight for a middleweight fight with Park on July 20. The commission didn’t clear Park because of a staph infection. And while that seems flukey and forgivable, Tavares might be a little bit salty that he and Park only just now are about to fight in their rebooking. And that, Tavares (20-9 MMA, 15-9 UFC) thinks, is on…
Indiana Men to Scare Favorites This Season Thanks to Veterans and Transfers The Indiana Hoosiers have not finished as a top-two team at the NCAA Men’s Championships since 1975, a quarter-century before head coach Ray Looze arrived in Bloomington. But Indiana has asserted its status as a powerhouse program in recent years, even without garnering the attention of rivals such as Cal, Texas, Arizona State, Florida or even NC State. Looze’s men’s teams have finished in the top-five at the national meet five times since 2018, with the only exception a sixth-place finish in 2021. Last year, Indiana’s 376 points…
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A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size The Wallaroos will make just two changes to the side that beat hosts South Africa last week, as they prepare for their final match of the year against Scotland – with the WXV 2 title on the line.The match is set to be a special occasion in Wallaroos history – only a few weeks after James Slipper broke George Gregan’s longstanding Wallabies most-capped record, versatile forward Ashley Marsters is now set to break Liz Patu’s record as the most-capped Wallaroo, being named in the…
World number two Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock straight-set defeat by an inspired Tomas Machac in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals.Machac, who is ranked 33rd in the world, won a closely fought first-set tie-break before emerging a 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 winner.Alcaraz put his Czech opponent’s serve under pressure in the first set, but failed to take two break points before losing in a tie-break after just over an hour.Machac then broke the Spaniard in the third game of the second set but Alcaraz broke back to level at 3-3.However, a wayward game at 5-5 cost Alcaraz his serve, before Machac kept…
ANTHONY YARDE isn’t at the top of Frank Warren’s priority list right now. Yarde, who has worked with Warren since the beginning of his career, will appear on a rival promoter’s card next week. The 33-year-old fights on October 19 at the Copper Box in London on a show promoted by Boxxer, headlined by Adam Azim vs. Ohara Davies. As of yet the light-heavyweight contender doesn’t have an opponent but it does hint at another crack in the relationship between Yarde and Warren. Warren, who is in Riyadh this week for the Beterbiev-Bivol fight week which features some of his…