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The Allen Iverson step over became part of Philadelphia sports lore during the 2001 NBA Finals. It showed up, albeit in a much more muted fashion in Tampa Bay last weekend, where the Eagles defeated the Buccaneers 31-25 in Week 4.And it landed second-year Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean a $11,593 fine from the NFL, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. DeJean was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct/taunting after tackling and then stepping over Buccaneers running back Rachaad White.AdvertisementDeJean made the stop in the first quarter, limiting White to a 4-yard gain on a second-and-11. Unfortunately for the Iowa product, his step…

Former UFC two-division champion Alex Pereira looks to reclaim the light heavyweight championship from Magomed Ankalaev in the main event at UFC 320 in Las Vegas on Saturday night.Ankalaev, who beat Pereira by unanimous decision at UFC 313 to win the belt, has not lost a fight since his promotional debut at a UFC Fight Night in March 2018.In the co-main event, Merab Dvalishvili goes for his third UFC men’s bantamweight title defense against Cory Sandhagen. Most recently, Dvalishvili beat Sean O’Malley by third-round submission to retain the belt. Sandhagen enters the fight following a second-round TKO win over former…

Mandaric took control of his father’s engineering business in the Serbian city of Novi Sad at the age of 21.Five years later it was one of the largest firms in Yugoslavia and on a collision course with Marshal Tito, country’s communist dictator. Tito denounced Mandaric as a “capitalist traitor” when the entrepreneur took his family to Switzerland.Mandaric spent a year there, desperately trying to get his cash out of the Balkans, then moved to United States where he founded a computer-components firm and an electronics business.He acquired US citizenship and signed George Best to play for the first professional sports…

MILWAUKEE — In the midst of an otherwise joyous afternoon in the early going at American Family Field, Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio departed Game 1 of the National League Division Series with right hamstring tightness after legging out an infield single in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs.Chourio, the 21-year-old leadoff hitter and aspiring face of Milwaukee’s franchise, missed most of August after suffering a right hamstring strain. He posted a .770 OPS for the club over 131 games this season. “It’s just scary,” manager Pat Murphy said on the broadcast. “He had a hamstring that kept him out…

SAN FRANCISCO — Two days after ending a 92-day contract standoff with the only NBA organization he has ever known, Golden State Warriors wing Jonathan Kuminga went through his first practice of his fifth season Thursday afternoon.Ninety minutes after it wrapped, Kuminga met with local reporters to discuss the oddity of the moment. He just signed a two-year, $46.8 million contract — normally a pledge of loyalty between organization and young player.But everything about the contentious negotiations and structure of the deal points the opposite way. Kuminga accepted the extra money (his qualifying offer was $7.9 million), but sources said…

Andreas HaleOct 2, 2025, 03:59 PM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.Reigning…

Marcel Louis-JacquesOct 3, 2025, 01:54 PM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins players got a surprise guest speaker during Friday’s meeting: wide receiver Tyreek Hill.Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Hill attended Friday’s meeting three days after undergoing season-ending surgery on a dislocated left knee. Hill had been hospitalized since suffering…

Despite being the last two undefeated teams remaining in the NFL and loaded with talent on the offensive side of the ball, the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles aren’t thrilling people across the league with their play. Per The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, the sentiment from coaches and players around the NFL about the two 4-0 clubs is that their style is “efficient” and “boring.”The Eagles being described that way isn’t really a surprise since their own players are seemingly venting their frustrations about the offense, even as they have won 10 straight games and 20 of their last 21 dating…

In the main event, light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev defends his title for the first time in a rematch with UFC superstar and former two-division champion Alex Pereira. In the co-main event, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili aims for his third successful title defense of 2025 when he battles No. 4 ranked contender Cory Sandhagen. UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2 takes place live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 4, 2025. Early prelims start at 6pm ET/3pm PT, followed by the prelims at 8pm ET/5pm ET and the main card live on PPV at 10pm ET/7pm PT.…

Oxford United head coach Gary Rowett has said his side weren’t “energetic enough” in their 2-1 loss at Watford on Saturday.The Us took the initiative within three minutes thanks to Max Alleyne’s own goal but the Hornets claimed the lead through a quickfire Jeremy Ngakia double before the break and held onto the score to register Oxford’s fifth loss in the Championship.”The start was excellent, and to get into that position,” said former Derby defender Rowett to BBC Radio Oxford. “I don’t think our performance overall today was energetic enough or good enough. Of course, we keep going, [it’s] a…