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Time may be running out on Conor McGregor.
If McGregor is going to fight this year, then Friday is the last day he can enter the USADA testing pool. As of Thursday, McGregor had not shown any sample counts in 2023. Otherwise, if he is not enrolled in their six-month requirement, he cannot fight in ’23, pushing a potential bout against Michael Chandler to next year.
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Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I think Rob Manfred is quickly becoming the most hated commissioner in sports.
In today’s SI:AM:
🐘 The A’s in purgatory
👨👦 A Father’s Day ode to sports
🟠 Ricky Fowler’s big day
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The A’s have one foot out the door
If he wasn’t already before Thursday, Rob Manfred must be the most hated man in Oakland now.
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It’s Shohei’s world, we’re just living in it
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but that Shohei Ohtani guy is pretty good at this baseball thing.
The Los Angeles Angels all world pitcher/DH is one of, if not the best player in baseball, and he’s hit a completely different level this season. Through Friday, Ohtani is tied for the MLB lead in home runs, while also tying for third in strikeouts…as a pitcher.
In the Angels four game stint against the Rangers, Ohtani was on one.
Hornets owner Michael Jordan has agreed to sell the team to an ownership group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Plotkin is the founder of Melvin Capital and was already a minority owner of the Hornets, while Schnall is the co-president of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and was a minority owner of the Hawks prior to the sale. As part of the sale, Jordan will keep a minority stake in the team.
Jordan, who officially retired from the NBA following the 2002–03 season, initially bought a minority stake in the then Charlotte Bobcats in 2006.
The Pivot Podcast features a trio of retired NFL stars—Fred Taylor, 47; Ryan Clark, 43; Channing Crowder Jr., 39—in varying stages of middle age. The demographic makeup of the hosts is part of what makes the show’s tenor so compelling. They’re giving viewers an inside look at athletes and locker rooms. But while guests address playing careers, games and every other typical element of sports lives, there’s also a distinct, ahem, pivot into what happens afterward.
Fantasy football draft season is almost upon us, and we all know practice makes perfect, right? So, a few of us at Sports Illustrated got together for a 10-team, 14-round mock to follow up our previous 12-team mock draft. We utilized a basic scoring system with a full point for all receptions (PPR). The starting lineup includes a quarterback, two running backs, three wide receivers, one tight end and two flex positions (RB/WR/TE). There were no kickers or defenses in this particular mock.
All the ways to stream MLB games this weekend without shelling out for the sports package.
Ja’Marr Chase has jokes, but Patrick Mahomes has the last laugh
Rivalries are great for sport.
Think Celtics–Lakers. Bears-Packers. Ohio State-Michigan. Duke-North Carolina. Alabama-Auburn. Yankees–Red Sox. Real Madrid–FC Barcelona. When two teams lock horns over the years — often with titles and glory on the line — great things can happen.
Something like that seems to be brewing between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Chiefs captured their second Super Bowl title in four seasons in February when they defeated the Eagles in comeback fashion, 38–35 in Super Bowl LVII.
On Thursday night, the franchise held its ring ceremony for the players who were part of the Super Bowl team, and unveiled the rings for the first time.
On one side, the ring details all three Super Bowl wins, and gives a nod to the fans “Chiefs Kingdom” on top of the Super Bowl LVII emblem.
The top of the ring shows three Lombardi trophies, and slides off to show a depiction of Arrowhead Stadium.
Pulisic’s pair of goals and McKennie’s signature moment highlight the 3-0 US win over Mexico
In the 23rd minute of Thursday night’s CONCACAF Nations League match between the United States Men’s National Team and Mexico, US captain Christian Pulisic collapsed to his knees before falling face-down on the playing surface at Allegiant Stadium.