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Norman, 24, will face his biggest test yet on November 22, when he meets Devin “The Dream” Haney in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Norman had first signed with Top Rank in 2022 and won his first world title in May of 2024, knocking out Giovani Santillan in ten rounds. Since then, he has scored knockouts of Derrieck Cuevas and Jin Sasaki in title defenses.

When the Steelers face the Panthers for the 2025 preseason finale, starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers won’t play. Which means he will have not played at all in the preseason.For the Steelers, that’s a rarity. As noted by Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, it’s the first time that a healthy Steelers’ starting quarterback hasn’t played in any preseason game since before the arrival of Ben Roethlisberger in 2004.On one hand, it’s surprising. On the other hand, it isn’t. While neither Rodgers nor coach Mike Tomlin have divulged the full details of any understanding reached when Rodgers spent six hours or…

Lizbeth Ovalle is expected to join the Orlando Pride from Mexico’s Tigres UANL on a record transfer fee of $1.5m (£1.1m), a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The deal is expected to be completed by the National Women’s Soccer League’s transfer deadline on Monday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been formally signed.The transfer fee surpasses the $1.3m (£1m) fee Arsenal paid Liverpool for Canadian striker Olivia Smith in the English Women’s Super League last month. That broke the previous record fee of $1.1m that Chelsea…

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle has agreed to a multiyear extension with the franchise, a league source confirmed Tuesday. Details of the extension were not immediately available.Carlisle, 65, was rewarded with the extension after leading the Pacers to the NBA Finals this past June, their first since 2000, in his second go-around with the team as a head coach (he won the Eastern Conference Championship in 1999-2000 as an assistant with Indiana). Carlisle landed his first head-coaching gig with the Detroit Pistons in 1999, but was fired after two seasons and returned to Indiana, where he replaced his former teammate, Larry…

August 20, 2025 03:55 PM Denny Carter explains why Nick Chubb still shouldn’t be viewed as a fantasy RB1 in Houston despite the possibility of Joe Mixon starting the season on the PUP list.

Imagn Images The New York Jets made two moves Wednesday to bolster their defensive line. The team announced a trade with the Cleveland Browns to acquire Jowon Briggs and a 2026 seventh-round pick in exchange for a 2026 sixth-rounder. And according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Jets are set to complete another trade to bring in Harrison Phillips from the Minnesota Vikings. They will ship two sixth-round picks (one in 2026 and one in 2027) to Minnesota in exchange for the defensive tackle and a 2027 seventh-rounder.Phillips, 29, is the headliner of the two acquisitions. He is a seven-year veteran who…

Brett OkamotoAug 20, 2025, 06:35 PM ETCloseBrett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: “Chuck and Tito,” which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare…

Manager Brendan Rodgers reacts to Celtic fans singing ‘sack the board’ during their Champions League draw with Kairat in protest at the club’s transfer dealings.

The New York Yankees weren’t going to throw away their shot to create a “Hamilton” cap to celebrate the Broadway hit’s 10th anniversary. Last month the team announced it would recognize a decade of Lin Manuel Miranda’s award-winning, hip hop-infused onstage American history lesson by giving away a co-branded Yankees/Hamilton cap at its Aug. 25 game against the Washington Nationals (of course, given that night’s theme).Two of the most recognizable brands in New York adorn the “midnight navy blue” adjustable cap which features a “Hamilton”-inspired gold interlocking “NY” Yankees logo on the front and the Broadway play’s gold star logo topped…

Basketball is going to get a head start at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.FIBA — the international basketball governing body that oversees Olympic basketball — announced this week that the revised schedule for the event has the first games on July 12, two days before the July 14 Opening Ceremonies. “This adjustment allows the Quarter-Finals to be played over two days and will also ensure that no game will start earlier than 12:00 PM, enhancing the overall experience for players, teams, fans and broadcasters,” FIBA said in a statement announcing the change.What was not announced is whether this change impacts…