Two of the greatest fighters of their era will battle Saturday night in the kind of monumental matchup that doesn’t require any yapping or nonsense beforehand.
Author: Michael
Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford battle for the undisputed welterweight title tonight in Las Vegas in boxing’s best matchup in quite some time.
Expectations are as high as they have been in quite some time in Columbia, South Carolina for Gamecocks football this season thanks in large part to returning quarterback Spencer Rattler.
Head coach Shane Beamer leading the Gamecocks to an 8-5 record a season ago isn’t quieting the noise either, but it’s no secret that South Carolina goes as Spencer Rattler goes.
Dalvin Cook is spending this weekend visiting the Jets, as the free agent running back is coming close to deciding where he will play next season. The former Viking seems to be deciding between two division rivals—New York and his hometown Dolphins—for where he will spend the 2023 season.
On Friday, Cook joined Good Morning Football to discuss his free agency and upcoming visit with the Jets, and the veteran credited new Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers for his interest in the team.
Jon Singleton was once one of the top prospects in baseball. At 31, he’s still trying to get back to the majors, but there’s no doubt he had prodigious power.
The Astros signed Singleton to a five-year, $10 million contract extension in 2014, the largest ever for a player who had yet to appear in an MLB game. While he made his big league debut later that year, he struggled to make contact and spent most of the following season in the minors. After continued struggles at the plate and a 100-game suspension for a third positive marijuana test, the Astros released Singleton in ’18.
Ukrainian Olympic champion fencer Olga Kharlan has been disqualified from the world championships after she refused to shake hands with Russian competitor Anna Smirnova following their match Thursday.
Kharlan defeated Smirnova 15–7 in the first round of the world championships Thursday. After the match, Kharlan put out her sabre instead of shaking hands, a practice that was allowed only during the COVID-19 pandemic. Smirnova, who was allowed to compete in a neutral capacity and not officially represent Russia, put out her hand for a handshake, and Kharlan declined.
Deuce Vaughn is already so much fun for the Cowboys
If you haven’t heard, Cowboys rookie RB Deuce Vaughn is small.
And not just small, Deuce Vaughn is tiny.
He’s officially listed by the Cowboys at 5’6 and 176 pounds, about the same size as your average NFL podcaster. But, Vaughn makes up for that lack of size with speed and agility that would bring the biggest defenders to their knees.
Vaughn has been getting reps at Cowboys training camp, and the size difference between him and the other players on the field is … stark, to say the least.
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This beef was more contentious than delicious
What makes the USWNT’s fight for equal pay “beef” instead of just a labor dispute? Was it when Mia Hamm threatened to retire in 1999 because the head honchos wouldn’t let the team go on a victory tour? Little bit.
Was it when one of the guys cutting their checks essentially said he was proud of being a chauvinist? Yep, uh huh.
It was also beef when U.S. Soccer got pretty sexist in an official court filing.
Before the formal announcement of Errol Spence Jr.–Terence Crawford, before thousands of super fight-starved boxing fans descended on Sin City, before the bells and whistles that come with a major fight week, before the two best 147-pound fighters in the world squared off for welterweight—and perhaps pound-for-pound—supremacy, few believed it would happen. Negotiations were getting too sticky. Spence was getting too big. Crawford was more likely ticketed for another ho-hum title defense. Spence was preparing to drop his belts and move up to 154 pounds.
Who didn’t believe it: Spence.
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