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Brandon Moreno believes he’s done enough for another shot at UFC Champion Alexandre Pantoja.At 31 years old, the two-time UFC Flyweight Champion is hungry to get his belt back after losing it to Alexandre Pantoja a little more than two years ago.Moreno gave rival Pantoja one of his absolute toughest fights at UFC 290 in 2023, unable to secure the decision victory across five rounds as two out of the three judges scored the fight for Pantoja.Fast forward to now, ‘The Assassin Baby’ is riding back-to-back wins over Amir Albazi and former title challenger Steve Erceg. Moreno was cageside for…

LONDON — Optimism is a short-lived emotion at Manchester United. After 180 minutes of the new Premier League season, the tank is almost empty after a worrying 1-1 draw at Fulham that seemed more like a repeat of last year’s horror show than the redemption that Ruben Amorim wants this time around.An error-prone goalkeeper, a captain who lets himself down by doing too much, midfielders who can’t create and a forward line that fails to put the ball into the net. Sound familiar? That was the tale of United’s 2024-25 season — a campaign that ended with their lowest-ever Premier…

Three months after applying pressure that helped lead to a rule change making the late Pete Rose eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame, President Donald Trump has turned his attention to Roger Clemens.In a social media post on Sunday, Trump argued that Clemens belongs in the Hall of Fame and that he should be inducted immediately.“I played Golf yesterday with the Great Roger Clemens and his son, Kacy,” Trump wrote. “Roger Clemens was easily one of the few Greatest Pitchers of All Time, winning 354 Games, the Cy Young Award seven times (A Record, by a lot!), and played…

Aug 24, 2025, 05:42 PM ETMEXICO CITY — Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was released Sunday from a prison in northern Mexico where he was sent in August after being deported from the United States.The boxer, son of Mexican boxing great Julio Cesar Chavez, is awaiting trial on accusations of involvement with cartels and illegally trafficking arms into Mexico.Chavez was released after a judge in the northern Mexican city of Hermosillo said he wouldn’t have to remain in custody while awaiting trial, but that he was prohibited from leaving Mexico, a federal agent told The Associated Press on condition of…

Kris RhimAug 23, 2025, 11:23 PM ETCloseKris Rhim is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Kris covers the Los Angeles Chargers, including coach Jim Harbaugh’s franchise-altering first season (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41068072/los-angeles-chargers-2024-preview-jim-harbaugh-culture). In Kris’ free time, he lives his NBA dreams at men’s leagues across Los Angeles.Los Angeles Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz said Saturday night that he is hopeful running back Najee Harris will play Week 1.Harris has been on the non-football injury/illness list for all of training camp after a July 4 fireworks mishap.”Najee’s doing great, going through all the medical processes,” Hortiz said during an appearance on CBS for…

BRUNO FERNANDES fluffed his lines from the spot as Manchester United’s winless start continued.The Red Devils captain blazed over the bar after ref Chris Kavanagh bumped into him as he prepared to take his penalty.2Bruno Fernandes blasted referee Chris Kavanagh for his penalty miss against Fulham2The Man United captain fired his spot-kick over the crossbar in Sunday’s 1-1 drawFernandes rapped Kavanagh for failing to apologise but insisted the incident was not the reason for his miss.And to pile more misery on United,  Fulham grabbed a late equaliser through Emile Smith Rowe to cancel out Rodrigo Muniz’s 58th- minute own goal.Fernandes…

Yankees manager Aaron Boone provided some updates prior to Sunday's series finale against the Red Sox…Volpe benchedJose Caballero is in the Yankees’ lineup at shortstop over Anthony Volpe for Sunday’s meeting in the Bronx. It’s been a rough season for the young shortstop on both sides of the ball. Volpe has just eight hits over his last 18 games and has struck out 18 times over that span. He’s also committed a league-high 16 errors is an ugly -7 Outs Above Average (fourth percentile in MLB).Aaron Boone hinted it was a possible following Saturday’s loss, and now he makes it official.“He’s just scuffling…

Getty Images For those in the sports card buy-sell-trade business, a new chart-topping sale is making the rounds. According to The Athletic, a professionally-graded 2007 dual-autograph Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant card sold for $12.9 million, a record-breaking number in the hobby. The 1-of-1 logo man card out of Upper Deck Exquisite features two NBA logos, faces of Bryant and Jordan and on-card autographs from two of the greatest players in the history of the sport.The auction ended for the card, graded a PSA 6, ended Sunday morning through Heritage Auctions’ special “Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction” and the buyer’s identity has…

Golden Boy chief Oscar De La Hoya has shed light on his fractured relationship with Canelo Alvarez, admitting he still doesn’t know precisely what caused the split. Speaking on the All The Smoke Fight podcast, De La Hoya was asked directly about the fallout with his former star fighter. The Hall of Famer revealed the first signs of distance came after the Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Álvarez fight in 2013. De La Hoya admitted he couldn’t attend the event because he was in rehab, but made the effort to call Canelo before the bout. De La Hoya’s Theory on Canelo…

Defensive tackle Jordan Phillips is reportedly set for another stint with the Bills. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Phillips visited with the team on Sunday and that he is expected to sign with them this week. There’s no word on if Phillips is slated for a spot on the 53-man roster or on the practice squad. Phillips played 28 games for the Bills in 2018 and 2019 and then returned to play 26 more in 2022 and 2023. He opened last season with the Cowboys before returning to play seven regular season games and all three playoff contests…