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That stretch produced currently ascending talents like Vinicius Oliveira, Carli Judice, and Mauricio Ruffy, who competes in the co-main event this weekend in Paris against Benoit Saint Denis, and more than 20 victories inside the Octagon. This week, five more pairs of hopefuls make the walk with designs on securing a dominant victory and getting the call to compete in the UFC. RELATED: Week 4 Weigh-In Results As a reminder, we’re including something called a Since Score this year as we look at these prospects — a measure of their previous opponent’s combined records since they fought — and through three weeks,…

JADON SANCHO and Harvey Elliott signed on loan for Aston Villa to revamp Unai Emery’s woeful attack.The deal for Liverpool playmaker Elliott, 22, will become permanent for £35million next summer.5Aston Villa have officially signed Jadon Sancho from Manchester UnitedCredit: GETTY5The former England international has joined the Villans on a season-long loanCredit: X@AVFCOFFICIAL5Villa have also signed Harvey Elliot on loan from LiverpoolCredit: GettyVilla are also paying 80 PER CENT of Sancho’s £200,000-a-week wages.The percentage of the loan fee Villa will pay will increase depending on how well Sancho, for whom they’ve shelled out a loan fee, performs.The signings are a big boost…

Taiwanese Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting will not compete at the world championships starting this week, Taiwan’s association told AFP on Tuesday, despite reportedly submitting her sex test results.Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif were at the centre of a major gender row at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where they won titles in separate weight classes.World Boxing said last month that women wanting to compete at the championships in Liverpool on September 4-14 would have to undergo mandatory sex testing under its new policy.The 29-year-old Lin had agreed to undergo the testing, her coach Tseng Tzu-chiang told AFP at…

The Bill Belichick honeymoon at North Carolina lasted exactly one possession.TCU scored 41 unanswered points on the way to a 48-14 win over North Carolina in Belichick’s first game as head coach. The Tar Heels opened the game with an impressive touchdown drive and promptly got overrun by the Horned Frogs until the game was out of reach.AdvertisementTCU put the game away one play into the second half when Kevorian Barnes broke a 75-yard TD run. The Horned Frogs led 20-7 at halftime and Barnes made the lead insurmountable at that point.It’s hard to start a comeback when you can’t…

Patricio Pitbull aims to advance beyond a .500 record in the UFC this weekend, and a former foe of Pitbull has weighed in on that looming contest. On Saturday, the former two-division Bellator MMA champion will clash with a former two-division Oktagon MMA titleholder in Losene Keita at UFC Paris on September 6th. Jeremy Kennedy is the former Pitbull opponent in question, and ‘JBC’ battles Jeremy Henry for the Battlefield Fight League interim lightweight title at BFL 84 on September 4th. Kennedy appeared on MMA Canada, and his prior history with Patricio Pitbull fighting for the Bellator MMA featherweight belt…

Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal has officially gone public with his rapper girlfriend Nicki Nicole, sharing a series of affectionate snaps on social media that leave little to the imagination.The 18-year-old Spanish forward and the Argentine rap sensation, who boasts 22 million Instagram followers, have been spotted together multiple times in recent weeks, including at Barcelona’s match against Italian side Como earlier in August. Until now, however, the relationship had largely flown under the radar – but Yamal has officially removed the lid on the secret.🌹🎂 pic.twitter.com/LHaTYOdQU7— Lamine Yamal 🇪🇸 (@Laminee_Yamaal) August 25, 2025In a romantic post on X, Yamal shared…

SAN DIEGO — Dylan Beavers singled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the seventh inning, two batters after All-Star reliever Jason Adam collapsed in pain on the mound, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Monday.San Diego lost its second straight and dropped 2 1/2 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.Adam was carted off the field after getting hurt when he tried to turn toward Gunnar Henderson’s chopper that went off the mound for an infield single. The right-hander immediately signaled for an athletic trainer and grabbed his left…

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Mike ReissSep 1, 2025, 06:00 AM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The right side of Mike Vrabel’s face paid the price.In early August, he was standing behind the New England Patriots’ offense during a joint practice with the Washington Commanders when he saw rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson step up with a block and get tangled up with a defender on…

Chris Hatfield offers his early James Madison vs. Louisville predictions ahead of Friday’s clash. Sep 1, 2025 • 18:53 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. James Madison Dukes safety Kye Holmes (12) reacts. Being a two- to three-touchdown favorite hasn’t always resulted in a straightforward game for Louisville head coach Jeff Brohm, and he’ll find himself in that position when Louisville welcomes James Madison. The Cardinals will take care of business, and in the end, it may be rather than convincingly. However, that doesn’t mean the game will be entirely free of stress. I break it…