Charles Oliveira has not tasted victory in the Octagon since May 2022.
He seeks to change that at UFC 289.
Oliveira (33–9, 1 NC) fights in the 289 co-main event against Beneil Dariush, a lightweight bout with title ramifications. A win for Dariush (22-4-1), who is looking to extend the streak to eight, would give him a title shot against reigning champ Islam Makhachev—the man who defeated Oliveira in October for the belt.
The loss to Makhachev ended a remarkable 11-fight win streak for Oliveira.
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Nikola Jokic had a big scoring night in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and that’s exactly what the Heat wanted.
Nikola Jokic’s superpower on the basketball court is that he always makes the right play. At 7-foot, 280 pounds, Jokic is one of the biggest and strongest players in the NBA, but the first thing associated with his game is his passing. The two-time MVP is the best passing big man ever, and even that might be underselling him: this is a floor general on par with Chris Paul, Jason Kidd, and the other greats to play the game.
The Bengals are being really thoughtful about how they’re handling their offseason program. Last year, coming out of the Super Bowl against the Rams, and facing the shortest offseason in NFL history, Zac Taylor made the decision to lop two weeks off the team’s program to give his players extra rest. It worked so well for everyone last year that Taylor decided to do something not identical, but awfully similar this year.
The details …
• Teams are allowed 10 OTA practices, which include the three that are generally allotted for a mandatory full-squad minicamp.
NBA fans don’t seem to be fans of the NBA’s new in-season tournament, and they made their feelings clear on Twitter on Sunday night. NBA commissioner Adam Silver made an appearance on NBA TV on Sunday night ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and Nuggets to discuss how the tournament will work with Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Grant Hill.
Silver explained the tournament was inspired by soccer leagues that stage in-season competitions.
No baseball is worth faceplanting while holding your child.
Hey dads of the world: Don’t do this.
What NOT to do as a dad #ncaabaseball #ncstate #campbell #ColumbiaRegional #espn #foulball #ouch #poorkid pic.twitter.com/QxNhybqGBq
— Avi (@MrDargies) June 4, 2023
Now look, I’m sure baseball dad meant well. I’m sure he thought “I’ll grab a baseball for my son,” but when you’re holding a child you have one specific job: Don’t hurt the child. There are no other priorities at that point.
The term “sleeper” has different meanings for different people in the world of fantasy football. Some folks believe it’s simply a player who will outperform his draft position. Others think it’s a relatively unknown or once-forgotten player who unexpectedly emerges or re-emerges into a useful fantasy option.
In my opinion, both definitions are true but with a caveat. I don’t see a player as a sleeper if he’s already been a valuable fantasy asset during his career. For example, Aaron Rodgers and D’Andre Swift aren’t “sleepers” to me.
The Bills’ four-year, $68 million deal with DT Ed Oliver provides all of us with a great lesson on positional value in today’s NFL. The contract itself isn’t dissimilar from the one that Oliver’s fellow former Buffalo first-rounder Tremaine Edmunds just did in Chicago (he signed for $72 million over four years) and that, on Saturday, raised obvious questions, since Edmunds has been the splashier, more visible player over the past few years.
The answer is sitting on the Bills’ cap table.
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“People think that because you live in Florida, like you just down with the [expletive]. We’re not.”
Udonis Haslem is the quiet rock of Miami, as he’s been for 20 years — but the Heat forward is ready to get loud about Ron DeSantis ruining Florida’s reputation with culture wars and book banning.
Haslem was asked ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals what it’s like to be a Florida native in the current political and social climate.
When they were together as pass rush ends in 2021, Von Miller and Leonard Floyd combined for 14 1/2 sacks in 24 games. And they helped the Los Angeles Rams win the Super Bowl.
Now, the Buffalo Bills are hoping for similar as they’ve agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Floyd, a source confirmed.
The move reunites Floyd with his former Rams teammate Von Miller as their new pass rush tandem — at times, anyway.
Eventually.
The Denver Broncos have committed one of the few unforgivable mistakes:
The mistake of going full cringe.
Denver was already humiliated last season thanks to Russell Wilson’s disappointing play on the field and his bizarre “Let’s ride” promo off the field.
It was so awkward and terrible it was legitimately uncomfortable to watch.
#BroncosCountry , LET’S RIDE! pic.twitter.com/7rTOZ1uIhx
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) June 2, 2022
The Broncos love going cringe.