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Walker electrified the hometown crowd in Rio de Janeiro by knocking out Paul Craig for his second straight win.

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UFC 283 started off on a high note, as Johnny Walker wasted no time in knocking out Paul Craig.
The TKO occurred only 136 seconds into the fight. Walker (20-7) caught Craig (16-6-1) with a strike to the face, then capitalized with a flurry of shots to Craig, who was on his knees. There was no other option but to call the fight, which is exactly what happened.

The Jags quarterback shared a message of optimism after his team was eliminated by Kansas City on Saturday.

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It was a tough ending to the 2022 season for Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars, as Kansas City edged Jacksonville 27–20 on Saturday night to advance to the AFC Championship Game next Sunday for the fifth straight season.
The loss ended what was a promising year for Jacksonville in Doug Pederson’s first season at the helm.

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the Australian Open by Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina. Coco Gauff fell to Jelena Ostapenko.

Despite playing on one foot, the Chiefs’ “ultimate competitor” amazed us again—this time with his toughness—to lead Kansas City to its fifth straight AFC championship game.
Patrick Mahomes had the kind of injury to his left ankle that would leave most of us looking for crutches and a bottle of pills. Mahomes did not even want an X-ray. He said afterward that “it’s all in God’s hands,” and because he was in pain, I will forgive him for referring to himself in the third person.
Mahomes left and came back, but the Chiefs are still here.

Rem Pitlick completed the Montreal Canadiens’ comeback with a goal in overtime to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 at the Bell Centre on Saturday.

Giants linebacker Jarrad Davis was called for unnecessary roughness against the Eagles on Saturday night. The call was pretty negligible in the grand scheme of things, but it was questionable nonetheless.
Philadelphia had the ball on 2nd-and-8 at the New York 10(ish)-yard-line, late in the second quarter. It held a 21-0 lead and a touchdown would have made it a four-possession game.
That is ultimately what ended up playing out. The Eagles went up 28-0 at halftime with help from what was called a late hit.

Well, Joey Bosa got slapped with a massive fine. But let’s not pretend we didn’t see this coming.
The NFL fined the Los Angeles Chargers linebacker $55,456 for unsportsmanlike conduct and his harsh criticism of the officials after last week’s 31-30 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Chargers were up 27-0 on the Jags but blew the lead, and their loss eliminated them from the playoffs. The Jaguars comeback was largely aided by Bosa’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty late in the game.

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At least the Giants saved themselves from suffering the first shutout loss in the NFL playoffs since 2016.
Playoff games during Wild Card weekend were exciting and engaging. The first game of the Divisional Round created some drama as Patrick Mahomes’ injury kept him out for part of the first half and limited him enough to keep the game close.
Saturday night’s NFC East matchup has failed to live up to the excitement of other postseason games so far this year.

The Wolfpack star was stretchered off the court following a hard foul in Saturday’s game.

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NC State guard Terquavion Smith was stretchered off the court after a terrifying fall driving to the basket during the Wolfpack’s 80–69 loss to North Carolina on Saturday.
While driving to the rack, UNC’s Leaky Black committed the hard foul on Smith. While falling to the court, Smith attempted to support himself with his right arm.
Immediately after he hit the hardwood inside the Smith Center, Smith received medical attention.

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And you thought “Boston vs. New York” was a baseball rivalry
If Boston Scott solely played his game against the New York Giants, he would be the greatest running back of all time. The Eagles’ 5’6 complementary back scored a touchdown against New York in Saturday’s Divisional Round playoff game, and normally one carry for 3 yards would not make the news.
But that single play becomes much more notable when you consider that no player has ever scored on a higher percentage of his plays than Boston Scott against the New York Giants.