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Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili will headline UFC Fight Night on Saturday.
Stepping out of the Apex, the card takes place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, and there is a considerable amount at stake in this one. Yan has had a two-fight losing streak, and he desperately needs to win this bout.
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Former Ohio State cornerback Cameron Brown went 2-2 against Michigan during his five-year college career. The Buckeyes won ‘The Game’ in 2018 and 2019, it was canceled in 2020, and the Wolverines won each of the last two matchups.
Brown went .500 against his rivals, but hasn’t won in three years. In addition, his most recent matchups against Michigan did not go well for him.
Hassan Haskins straight-up jumped over him in 2021.
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Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon will start the season on the injured list, the latest blow to New York’s starting rotation before Opening Day.
Following a slow start, New York has been thriving, accumulating the league’s fourth-best record since Dec. 4.
Coming off a year without a playoff appearance, a star player at odds with his own fans and a summer in part defined by who the team didn’t acquire, expectations were not necessarily high for the Knicks headed into this season. And nearly a quarter of the way into it, the team was 10–13, with some chatter that coach Tom Thibodeau may not be the right man for the job. Since then, all the Knicks have done is post the fourth-most wins in the NBA and the best net rating.
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp has been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, Washington, and is scheduled to appear in court
Thursday’s college basketball slate is stacked, as many major men’s conference tournaments begin.
Michigan Wolverines’ Hunter Dickinson hit a tough turnaround hook-shot and drew the foul against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the Big Ten Tournament.
The Marquette Golden Eagles extended its lead against the St. John’s Red Storm after Olivier-Maxence Prosper threw down a nasty dunk in transition.
McIlroy’s hopes of returning to world number one took a hit in the first round
The former 49ers quarterback is one of the top free agent signal-callers available.
Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is likely to draw interest from at least three teams when free agency opens next week, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The Panthers, Raiders and Texans are all likely to engage with the 49ers quarterback.
“Jimmy Garoppolo, now that Derek Carr has signed with the New Orleans Saints, is the highest-profile free agent quarterback,” Rapoport said. “…Garoppolo is going to have some interested suitors, expect the Las Vegas Raiders to at least take a look at him.