The 25-year-old Hokit will compete in the heavyweight division.
Josh Hokit has signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator, Sports Illustrated has learned.
The 25-year-old Hokit will compete in the heavyweight division. A two-time collegiate All-American, Hokit excelled in wrestling and football at Fresno State before a cup of coffee in the NFL as part of the 49ers practice squad.
“This is the next chapter of my life,” says Hokit, whose brother, Isaiah, also fights for Bellator. “[Bellator CEO] Scott Coker is willing to give me a chance.
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For the second time in his career, Sam Presti is building a winner.
Few general managers get a second shot at building a contender after failing the first time. But Sam Presti isn’t just the general manager for the Oklahoma City Thunder. To Thunder fans, he’s the most important person in their franchise’s past, present, and future.
Thunder fans hate hearing this, but Presti squandered one of the most talented teams in the history of the NBA.
The Lakers and Warriors are tied at one game each in the NBA Playoffs—and if Golden State moves on, Green will be a big reason why.
In Game 1 of the Western Conference semis, Anthony Davis put up 30 points and 23 rebounds, the first 30–20 game by a Laker in the postseason since Shaquille O’Neal. In Game 2, Davis scored only 11 points and grabbed just seven boards in a 27-point loss. The biggest reason why? Draymond Green.
The Warriors cruised to a victory in Game 2, sending the series back to Los Angeles knotted up at one game apiece.
Scott Fitterer will primarily lean on his coaching staff for the decision.
As the first pick in this year’s NFL draft, Bryce Young will probably get a chance to start for the Panthers this season. However, it may not be right away.
General manager Scott Fitterer said the team will take it easy with Young, and the coaching staff will decide when he’s ready to take over as the starter.
“We’re going to rely on our coaches—Jim Caldwell, Frank Reich, Thomas Brown—to decide when it’s right,” Fitterer said, via ProFootballTalk. “We don’t have a timeline.
Before he was a one-year college star at Texas and one of the best NBA players ever, Durant decided to challenge himself for his senior season of high school. This is how a change of scenery helped him become the man he is today.
Jim Harbaugh believes grit and hard work are the keys to a successful life and career.
The Michigan football coach appeared on Fox News to discuss his push to get young adults into careers in the skilled trades. Right now, there are millions of jobs going unfilled in the skilled labor market.
The leader of the Wolverines wants to see that change.
Jim Harbaugh talks about the importance of hard work. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Jim Harbaugh is a fan of hard work.
Even with two title matches on the card, the biggest attraction will be the return of Bad Bunny.
For the first time in nearly two decades, WWE is holding a pay-per-view event in Puerto Rico.
This year’s edition of Backlash will emanate from San Juan on Saturday night. The show is a homecoming for one of the hottest musical artists in the world, with Bad Bunny set to compete in his first WWE singles match. He’s facing Damian Priest in a street fight.
Celebrity involvement has been one of WWE’s biggest strengths over the past few years.
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Draymond Green can see into the future in the NBA Playoffs.
Darren Aronofsky is America’s first and foremost master of misery, an expert at making slick and gorgeous things that make us feel absolutely terrible. The closest he ever came to a pure pop confection was The Wrestler, a 2008 comeback vehicle Mickey Rourke should’ve won an Oscar for about an old, broken down, sadomasochistic WWE type on the margins of the industry who only loves the ring. He’s fucked up his life and his career, and he’s ruined his body.
Veteran pitcher Matt Harvey, who starred for the Mets during the 2010s, has announced his retirement from baseball.
A trip down memory lane that Wes Welker can’t remember.
JP Acosta is a wonderful young football writer. Like, really young. So young he doesn’t know a lot of amazing moments from NFL past. James Dator, on the other hand, is an old man — and loves telling stories from the league’s past. Today we discuss the time in 2014 when an extremely-high Wes Welker handed out thousands of dollars at the Kentucky Derby.
James: JP, how old were you in 2014?
JP: On May 5, 2014 I was 13 years old.