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Yahoo Sports Rookie quarterback check-in, Chris Jones holdout, teams who changed our mind It’s an exciting week in the NFL, and Charles McDonald and Frank Schwab are here to give their analysis on all the latest news. Will Levis has a lifetime mayonnaise sponsorship, Chris Jones is threatening to hold out deep into the regular

Yahoo Sports Here are the best bets you can make on the 2023 NFL season What better way to conclude ‘Convictions Week’ on the pod then brining the Betting Bros on to provide the best bets for the 2023 NFL season. While Matt Harmon does his best to reign in Scott Pianowksi and Frank Schwab,

Getty Images Sean O’Malley is looking for a dance partner for a monster crossover payday. The newly minted UFC bantamweight champion sees WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis as a suitable opponent in a boxing match. “Suga” called out “Tank” Davis in the aftermath of O’Malley’s highlight-reel stoppage of Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292. O’Malley envisions

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2023, 07:34 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Undisputed super middleweight champion Savannah Marshall is the latest female fighter in the ESPN boxing pound-for-pound top 10 to make a foray

A superstar was born in Boston on Saturday at UFC 292 when “Suga” Sean O’Malley knocked out bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling with a crushing right hand 51 seconds into Round 2. (Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images) Almost from the day he won a UFC contract on Week 2 of Season 1 of “Dana White’s Contender

Yahoo Sports UFC 292: Does Sean O’Malley have a chance to pull the upset on Aljamain Sterling? Aljamain Sterling is the UFC bantamweight champion, is on a nine-fight winning streak and is being called by many the greatest 135-pound fighter of all-time. He defends his title against Sean O’Malley on Saturday in the main event

Getty Images Two titles are on the line at UFC 292 in Boston on Saturday night. In the night’s main event, Aljamain Sterling defends his bantamweight championship against Sean O’Malley. Meanwhile, Zhang Weili will put her women’s strawweight belt on the line against Amanda Lemos in the co-main event. Sterling has hinted that the fight

LAS VEGAS — ALJAMAIN STERLING, arguably the best bantamweight in UFC history, casually walks into a downtown apartment complex in phenomenal spirits. He’s about to engage in one of his favorite pastimes — an activity that challenges his mind and resolve unlike anything else. It can play tricks on him, give him a sense of

Yahoo Sports Philadelphia 76ers deep-dive with John Gonzalez | No Cap Room Longtime sports journalist and Philadelphia sports fan John Gonzalez joins Dan Devine for an episode all about the Philadelphia 76ers, including James Harden’s war against the front office in an effort to get traded and what it means for Joel Embiid’s future.

When Sean O’Malley makes the walk to the Octagon at TD Garden in Boston on Saturday to challenge Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 292, there will be one overriding subtext: Money. O’Malley entered the UFC in dramatic fashion on Sept. 12, 2017, in Las Vegas, when he knocked

Getty Images Although the card has taken some hits in recent weeks due to injury cancellations, the buzz entering Saturday’s UFC 292 pay-per-view card at TD Garden in Boston remains hot and heavy.  Rising star “Suga” Sean O’Malley gets his first shot at UFC gold when he challenges bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling in the main

Aug 14, 2023, 09:00 AM ET The UFC returns to New England this weekend as the promotion hosts UFC 292 in Boston on Saturday night (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN+). The fight card will be headlined with a bantamweight title fight as Aljamain Sterling looks to set

LAS VEGAS — Rafael dos Anjos had trouble sleeping. Simply breathing as he went about his business during the day was a chore. He underwent surgery in March to repair a deviated septum. He also had a chronic sinus issue and was bothered by allergies. His doctor knew he was a professional athlete, but when

Getty Images Billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have not abandoned their talks for a mixed martial arts fight. In fact, the pair are aiming to hold the fight at a historic location, according to Musk. On Friday morning, Musk posted on X, formerly Twitter, stating that the intention is to hold the fight in

The UFC Vegas 78 main event features two warriors in every sense of the word. There are times we distinguish fighters from mixed martial artists, but these two welterweight combatants are clearly both. When Rafael Dos Anjos (21-12 UFC) walks to the Octagon this Saturday night, it will be his 47th professional fight. Nobody has

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2023, 06:38 PM ET The plaintiffs seemingly earned a strategic victory in an antitrust lawsuit against the UFC in 2020. Nearly three years later, that win has been made official. Federal judge Richard F. Boulware granted the plaintiffs class certification on Wednesday, according to a document from the U.S.

Israel Adesanya will fight in his 11th straight title bout vs. Sean Strickland at UFC 293. (AP /Andy Brownbill, File) Israel Adesanya will defend his middleweight UFC title against Sean Strickland at UFC 293. UFC president Dana White announced the fight Tuesday. It will take place on Sept. 9 in Sydney. The fight will be

Combate Global Combate Global welcomes their own crossover on the same weekend as Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz and Logan Paul’s match at WWE SummerSlam. “The Mexican Jake Paul” Javy Mendez makes his mixed martial arts debut in Miami on Sunday. Mendez became a recognizable star on MTV Latin America’s “Acapulco Shore” — a spinoff