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Despite the ongoing investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers and their potential salary cap circumvention, the 2026 NBA All-Star Game will go on as planned at their home arena. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Monday that the league has given no thought to moving the event in the wake of the Kawhi Leonard saga, wherein the Clippers may have done business with the outside company Aspiration to violate league rules.The All-Star Game is set for Feb. 15, 2026. The league picked Intuit Dome as the site in a January 2024 announcement ahead of the arena’s grand opening. It figures to…

British Olympic silver medallist Ben Whittaker has signed a long-term deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing.The 28-year-old won light-heavyweight silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before turning professional in 2022.He has an unbeaten 9-0-1 record in his professional career, with six of those wins within the distance.”I think things happen for a reason. I’m at the right stage in my career now to pick the right platform and go for the right fights. So this move just made sense,” said Whittaker.Hearn described Whittaker as a ” generational talent” who has “the world at his feet”.”This long-term deal will propel Ben…

Imagn Images The Baltimore Ravens are tied for the worst record in their division and second-worst record in the AFC as they deal with significant injuries, including one to their MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson. At 1-4, the Ravens sit behind the 3-1 Pittsburgh Steelers and the 2-3 Cincinnati Bengals, but even as they struggle, their odds of winning the AFC North are still greater than the other three teams in the division.The Ravens odds of winning the division are +100, followed by the Steelers at +110, with the Cleveland Browns and the Bengals at +1800, per DraftKings.The Bengals and Browns…

Mike Perry vs. Jeremy Stephens lived up to the hype at BKFC 82. On Saturday, the King of Violence title was on the line for a second time in the main event of BKFC 82 in Newark, New Jersey. Perry and Stephens, who have a combined 50 fights in the UFC, were undefeated in BKFC heading into their title fight. Mike Perry successfully defended his title against Stephens in a vintage performance, knocking down ‘Lil Heathen’ six times across five rounds for the late TKO stoppage. That’s back-to-back losses for the 39-year-old Jeremy Stephens, as the 35-fight UFC veteran lost…

Rob Cross hits the first big finish of the 2025 World Grand Prix with this stunning 135 finish.

Tottenham are not, and never have been, for sale after a third prospective bidder confirmed they will not make an offer for the club.On Monday evening, Brooklyn Earick confirmed to the London Stock Exchange that he does not intend to bid for Tottenham. The former DJ led an American consortium that made an informal expression of interest, which was “unequivocally rejected” by the Spurs board, led by majority shareholders ENIC group, on September 26. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Following Daniel Levy’s departure, Tottenham Hotspur CEO Vinai Venkatesham outlines the club’s vision. Credit: Tottenham Hotspur…

We have some pretty big kicker injury news coming out of Week 5. Indianapolis Colts K Spencer Shrader is done for the season due to a knee injury. Be on the lookout for who the Colts opt to bring in as a replacement. Whoever it is will likely have good fantasy football value. Below we’re going to go over some kickers to stream or good replacements for Shrader based on Justin Boone’s fantasy football waiver wire pickups piece for Week 6.PlayerOpponentRoster %Brandon McManusvs. CIN6%Matt Gayvs. CHI21%Matt Praterat ATL34%Joshua Kartyat BAL38%Cam Littlevs. SEA35%Brandon McManus, Packers vs. CIN: The Packers are coming…

President Donald Trump confirmed the date for the much-hyped UFC event at the White House.Speaking Sunday at Naval Station Norfolk, Trump said the show is set for June 14, 2026:UFC president Dana White last month released renderings for the special setup in the nation’s capital. A temporary venue is planned for the grounds of the White House:This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.Make Bleacher Report one of your preferred sources on Google by selecting Bleacher Report on the “source preferences” page here.For more from Bleacher Report, check out our B/R app, homepage and social feeds—including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

UEFA have reluctantly approved a proposal to stage a LaLiga game between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami, the governing body said on Monday.It said it was in “clear opposition” to the idea of playing domestic league games outside their native countries, but added that it had approved two requests — one from LaLiga, and another Serie A involving AC Milan and Como — citing FIFA’s vague framework.UEFA had previous been delaying its decision on whether a Villarreal-Barcelona clash could be held at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, while Milan and Como had a similar plan to face each other Perth, Australia.The…

Here’s an initial stab at a 2006 fantasy baseball top 300 for 5×5 leagues. I’m just now getting started on my projections, so by the time December rolls around, this list will look much, much different.Free agents are listed without teams. Those with options whose status is up in the air have asterisks listed along with their teams. That includes someone like Shane Bieber, who is probably going to opt out of a $15 million player option, but not a Pete Alonso, who is certainly opting out, or Luis Robert Jr., whose $20 million option will be picked up by…