Author: Michael

‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey joins a long list of top wrestling stars who have won PWG’s ‘Battle of Los Angeles.’
“Speedball” Mike Bailey added a new accolade to his wrestling portfolio last weekend, winning Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s famed “Battle of Los Angeles” on Sunday night.
PWG is a super indie that eclipses the profile of other independent promotions. It is a launching pad toward prominence, and its annual “BOLA” tournament is the crown jewel of its calendar year. Many rising stars have won the tourney, including Kenny Omega, Sami Zayn, Ricochet and Adam Cole.

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The Vikings have gone 13–4 this season.
Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins shared on Wednesday what could eventually lead him to walk away from his NFL career.
When asked if he was going into this season’s playoffs more confident than in years past, Cousins said he’s been leaning on his continuous improvement to guide him. But once that growth stops, he could see himself walking away from the sport. 
“Every time you go out there and play and learn and get better, you build as a player,” Cousins said.

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This wasn’t an easy choice, but here’s my justification.
Our staff voting for NFL MVP is complete here at SB Nation.com, and when the dust settled I was left being the only No. 1 vote for Jalen Hurts. Make no mistake, it was a brutal choice down the ballot for Most Valuable Player, and every semblance of logic told me this should be Patrick Mahomes — but in the end I just couldn’t bring myself to move off Hurts.

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Louisiana State University athletics is increasing its security for the gymnastics program after an incident involving fans of Olivia Dunne. The occurrence took place after the Tigers’ season-opening meet at Utah last weekend.
LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne looks on during a PAC-12 meet against Utah last week in Salt Lake City. (Getty Images)
Dunne, who has an estimated NIL valuation of $2.7 million, is one of the biggest stars in college sports. The 20-year-old gymnast has more than 6.5 million followers on TikTok, and 2.5 million on Instagram.

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