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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)

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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.…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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Michigan Dominant Against Wisconsin and Notre Dame Women in Two-Day Tri-Meet The University of Michigan swim and dive teams crushed their competition this weekend as they hosted Wisconsin and the Notre Dame women for two days of competition. Michigan’s women won by dominant margins, 238-115 over Wisconsin and 279-68 over Notre Dame, with Wisconsin winning over the Fighting Irish 223-118. On the men’s side, Michigan took down Wisconsin 261-90. The Michigan women started the meet by winning the 400 medley relay by more than two seconds. Casey Chung, Letitia Sim, Natalie Kan and Stephanie Balduccini clocked 3:34.24. Lindsay Flynn got Michigan on the board in…

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Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Specialized) sprinted away from Melisa Rollins (Virginia’s Blue Ridge-TWENTY24) in the final two miles of the 104-mile Big Sugar Gravel elite women’s contest and rode solo across the line for the victory in Bentonville, Arkansas.Rollins trailed 15 seconds to take second place, while Cecily Decker (Scuderia-Pinarello) secured third place, another 24 seconds back. 2022 Big Sugar champion Paige Onweller had chased the three breakaway riders in the final 10 miles and settled for fourth. Lauren De Crescenzo completed the top five.“Once you turn onto Slaughterpen Road there are a couple of pitches and on the first one…

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Image credit: © Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Subscribe to Baseball ProspectusThe Michael Busch trade could pay off for the Dodgers down the line, while several future Busch Stadium inhabitants feature on this week’s update. Full access to this article is for Premium Baseball Prospectus subscribers. Sign up today to get access to insightful analysis for the discerning baseball fan. Super-Premium – $66.99 / yearPremium – $45.95 / yearPremium Monthly – $6.99 / month Already a subscriber? Login.

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A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Former Rugby Australia chair Hamish McLennan is urging the Wallabies to make a multimillion-dollar play for Panthers star Nathan Cleary to save the sport in Australia.Almost a year after his dramatic exit from RA, the controversial administrator defended his decision to throw a small fortune at Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii as the former Roosters star settles into life as a Wallaby in preparation for the Spring Tour. McLenann thinks RA should roll the dice on Cleary as the biggest star in the NRL in a bid to…

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