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The trilogy bout is set for March in London, where the former and current welterweight champions will meet to settle the score.
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These lefty hitters are hoping the elimination of the shift will help them return to form.
In a sign of the times, left-handed hitting played almost no role in the hottest free-agent market in history. There were far more bounce-back candidates available than frontline players, including the likes of Matt Carpenter, Adam Frazier, Corey Dickerson, Dominic Smith, Eric Hosmer and Jason Heyward.
With a ban on shifts and a limit on infield depth starting this year, maybe it’s a good time to take a chance on a big rebound from a lefty.
Target these player prop bets between Sunday’s AFC and NFC Championship games.
The Championship Round of the NFL postseason features some great matchups, as the Eagles host the 49ers and the Chiefs face the Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City will play with a hobbled Patrick Mahomes, who suffered a high-ankle sprain last week and will affect player props in that contest.
The Niners and Eagles both have great defenses, which could mean less success in the stats sheets for players in what figures to be a highly competitive battle.
Odds and analysis for when LeBron James will become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer by passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
LeBron James is zeroing in on an NBA record that has stood since before he was born.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been the league’s all-time scoring leader since 1984 when he passed Wilt Chamberlain. The Lakers’ legend kept building on that lead until his retirement in 1989, accumulating 38,387 points across his 21-year career.
Now, James is just a few games away from passing Abdul-Jabbar’s career mark in his 20th season.
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Looking at the matchups, and the unsung heroes, that could change football history this weekend
By now, you know the big names. Patrick Mahomes. Joe Burrow. Nick Bosa. Jalen Hurts. Brock Purdy, and the countless other stars who the world will be watching this weekend.
But as we often see on during championship weekend, sometimes the unsung heroes change the course of football history.
FIFA took center stage in the global sports world with the World Cup at the end of 2022. And now its corrupt brethren, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is doing its part in re-claiming the throne for the most corrupt organization in sports ahead of the 2024 Games in Paris.
While the vast majority of sports fans and fellow Olympic athletes seem to want Russian athletes banned from competing in Paris amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine, the IOC ignored that noise and has announced that Russian athletes will be allowed to compete in the Games.
Several NFL reporters say the New York Jets have hired Nathaniel Hackett to be their new offensive coordinator, replacing Mike LaFleur.
Hackett served as the Denver Broncos head coach for just 15 games before being fired by the team. Prior to Denver, Hackett served as the offensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers from 2019-21.
When the Broncos hired Hackett, many believed the goal was to have him bring Aaron Rodgers with him.
Nathaniel Hackett and Aaron Rodgers worked together for three seasons with the Green Bay Packers.
Examining the play of a few notable members of the 2022 NBA draft class.
Here we are at midseason, and it’s time to take a glance at how some of the notable rookies have played. Here are some retrospective thoughts on the current class of NBA newcomers, their respective adjustments to the league and how it all adds up with my predraft assessments. This is very much not comprehensive—apologies if your favorite rookie didn’t get mentioned—but here’s what’s been on my mind so far this season.
The USFL’s Michigan Panthers and Philadelphia Stars will play their Season 2 home games at Ford Field, home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions.
Breanna Stewart is one of the players with the most marketability, money opportunities and, therefore, power. How she uses it will shift the trajectory of the WNBA.