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By: Sean Crose It was without doubt a world class beatdown. The popular but not stellar Ryan Garcia thoroughly thrashed the highly skilled and lauded Devin Haney last spring in a pay per view upset that sent the boxing world reeling. Then word came of Garcia having the banned substance ostarine in his system around the time of the fight. So much for the victory of a lifetime. Garcia was stripped of his win and was suspended by the New York State Athletic Commission (the bout with Haney had gone down at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center). Considering the fact that Garcia’s behavior…
Sep 27, 2024, 08:59 PM ETROGERS, Ark. — Jasmine Suwannapura birdied the final two holes for an 8-under 63 and the top spot Friday on a leaderboard crowded with Arkansas Razorbacks in the LPGA Tour’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.Opening in gusty morning conditions at Pinnacle Country Club, Suwannapura played the back nine in 5-under 30, closing with the birdies on the par-3 17th and par-5 18th.”We just have fun out there,” said Suwannapura, the 31-year-old Thai player with two career LPGA Tour victories. “Keep the momentum going. We literally play with the wind today. Got pretty gusty, too.”Former University of…
The New York Knicks have agreed to a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves of Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first round pick via the Detroit Pistons for Karl-Anthony Towns. The Knicks will also send DaQuan Jeffries and draft compensation to the Charlotte Hornets to facilitate the trade. The two sides intensified discussions on a deal over the past 24 hours. The Knicks have long been linked with Towns, but were set to enter the season particularly thin at center following the free agent departure of Isaiah Hartenstein and the injury to Mitchell Robinson. Towns is entering Year 1 of…
Conor McGregor lit up a joint he got from Mike Tyson’s weed farm and then proceeded to rip the former unified heavyweight world champion’s upcoming clash with Jake Paul. On November 15, Tyson will compete in his first professional boxing bout in nearly 20 years when he meets ‘The Problem Child’ inside the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Airing exclusively on Netflix around the world, the fight is expected to be one of the most-watched combat sports events of all time. Asked about his thoughts on Paul vs. Tyson during a Q&A session with online gambling site Duelbits on…
As in previous years, SwimSwam’s Power Rankings are somewhere between the CSCAA-style dual meet rankings and a pure prediction of NCAA finish order. SwimSwam’s rankings take into account how a team looks at the moment, while keeping the end of the season in mind through things like a team’s previous trajectory and NCAA scoring potential. These rankings are by nature subjective, and a jumping-off point for discussion. If you disagree with any team’s ranking, feel free to make your case in our comments section. James Sutherland, Braden Keith, Spencer Penland, Robert Gibbs, Yanyan Li, and Anya Pelshaw contributed to this…
The UCI and the local organising committee at the Road World Championships in Zurich have said they are unable to provide any information on the circumstances of Muriel Furrer’s fatal crash at the junior women’s road race due to an ongoing police investigation.Furrer was airlifted by helicopter to Zurich University Hospital after sustaining a serious head injury in a crash during Thursday’s race. The Swiss rider, who raced at international level in road, cyclocross and mountain bike, died on Friday at the age of 18.In a short press conference in Zurich’s Kongresshaus on Friday afternoon, UCI sport manager Peter Van…
Analysis D1Baseball Staff – September 27, 2024 In the fall of 2015, we presented our inaugural Top 100 Programs rankings, which we described as an attempt to assess the overall health of each program in the current era. A lot can change quickly in college baseball, so we decided to make this a biennial exercise. We updated the Top 100 in 2017 and again in 2019. But after the pandemic wiped out the 2020 season, we decided to push the 2021 update back a year to 2022.For the purpose of this exercise, we don’t care what happened in the 1970s or…
Tottenham are considering whether to offer Son Heung-min a contract extension beyound 2026 according to journalist Ben Jacobs.Son is out of contract next summer but Spurs do have the option to extend his deal by a further 12 months, which is likely to be activated.The South Korean has started the season well with two goals and two assists in the first five games of the season, and recently revealed that no talks had yet taken place over a new deal.Spurs weighing up offer Son contract extension beyond 2026Son has been at Spurs since 2015 after arriving from German side Bayer…
Bristol: Malins; Naulago, Janse van Rensburg, Williams, Ibitoye; MacGinty, Randall; Genge, Oghre, Kloska; Dun, Batley; Luatua, Heenan, HardingReplacements: Capon, Woolmore, Lahiff, Caulfield, Grondona, Marmion, Jenkins, LaneGloucester: Barton; Wade, Harris, Atkinson, Llewellyn; Anscombe, Williams; Vivas, Singleton, Gotovtsev; Thomas, Alemanno; Clement, Taylor, MercerReplacements: Blake, Ford-Robinson, Fasogbon, Clarke, Ackermann, Tuisue, Englefield, AtkinsonYellow card: WadeReferee:
Wimbledon’s controversial plans to build 39 new tennis courts on protected open land opposite the All England Club has been approved.The All England Club wants to build the courts, including an 8,000-seat stadium, on Wimbledon Park.Jules Pipe, the Deputy Mayor of London, decided that “significant” community and economic benefits of the scheme outweigh the harm.Local residents and politicians fighting the proposal are now running out of options, but could still apply for a judicial review.Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has the power to hold a fresh planning hearing, but has made clear in a letter seen by BBC Sport that…