Teofimo Lopez is a champion once again, bouncing back Saturday night with a vintage performance against Josh Taylor to capture the WBO junior welterweight title.
Author: Michael
Lopez won by scores of 115-113 twice and 117-111, but the outcome was never in doubt after a few close early rounds.
Will the former lightweight champ get another shot?
If what Charles Barkley says is true, then Vegas Golfen Knights star Jack Eichel isn’t much of a basketball fan.
Barkley, however, is a massive hockey fan, and he ran into Eichel as the Golden Knights were staying at the same hotel as the TNT basketball analyst.
So, Chuck decided to say hi to Eichel ahead of Saturday night’s Game 4 and told Canada’s Sportsnet that he doesn’t think Eichel has any idea who he is.
Charles Barkley got humbled by… Jack Eichel? pic.twitter.com/PuMdISlS84
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 11, 2023
“So yesterday I was at the hotel.
Follow live for Nunes’ bantamweight title against Aldana and a lightweight clash between Oliveira and Dariuish.
They say you’ve got to spend money to make money, and from the sounds of it, the XFL did one of those things this past season.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (I threw in “The Rock” so you don’t get him mixed up with all the other Dwayne Johnsons who own football leagues) purchased the zombified remains of the XFL after Vince McMahon’s attempt to reboot it in 2020 fizzled out.
While the season was successful in the sense that they got through a full season, it didn’t exactly rake in the dough, per reports.
According to Forbes, the league lost an estimated $60 million.
For the better of the last year, NBA fans have become accustomed to seeing dazzling reports of Victor Wembanyama’s dominance overseas. But, on Saturday, the highly-touted phenom’s latest headlines told a much different story, thanks to a rare off day.
Wembanyama, the presumed No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on June 22, kicked off the 2023 Pro A Finals with a dud of a performance in No. 2 seed Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92’s 87–64 Game 1 loss to top-seeded Monaco.
UFC 289 could be a fairy-tale farewell fight for Amanda Nunes. But not if Julianna Peña has her way.
Peña continues to poke and prod Nunes ahead of her bantamweight title bout against Irene Aldana at UFC 289, hoping that Nunes will return for at least one more fight. Peña was initially slated to be in this main event, but a rib injury suffered during training camp prevented her from fighting and allowed Aldana to step into the title bout.
Nunes should solve the puzzle that Aldana presents, though her boxing makes her a legitimate threat.
Reds rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz added to the buzz surrounding his name on Saturday with a bold claim after logging another highlight courtesy of the dazzling speed that’s already become a staple of his game.
The Reds’ 8–4 road win over the Cardinals featured a show-stealing play from De La Cruz in the top of the seventh inning. After reaching on a fielder’s choice in his fourth at-bat, De La Cruz anticipated his next move as Spencer Steer stepped to the plate.
De La Cruz took off like a rocket on Steer’s two-run double to center, sprinting from first to home in 11.
Phillies manager Rob Thomson became the latest skipper to end up embroiled in a controversy surrounding MLB’s new pitch clock rules on Saturday, leading to his rather rapid ejection during a game against the Dodgers.
In the sixth inning of Philadelphia’s 9–0 loss to Los Angeles, Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola absent-mindedly tossed a baseball that he had no interest in throwing over to the dugout. Home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz and crew chief Bill Miller objected to Nola’s request to swap out the ball, much to the confusion of the Phillies ace.