At the rate she is going, Valentina Shevchenko could hold the UFC women’s flyweight belt for the next decade and it would shock no one who closely follows the sport. She’s been more dominant in her divisions than the Globetrotters were for years against the Generals. She faces former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade on Saturday
Tyler Strafaci’s heart has been in the Walker Cup before he was even on the Walker Cup team. Strafaci, who won the North & South Amateur and the U.S. Amateur in 2020, did something his talented grandfather, Frank Strafaci, never did. Frank won the U.S. Amateur Public Links in 1935, but never was selected to
USATSI The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) officially announced on Wednesday that the women’s world hockey championship tournament in Canada has been postponed indefinitely. The announcement comes after health officials in Nova Scotia told the IIHF that the province’s borders are being closed over concerns regarding COVID-19. The 10-team tournament was set to begin on
Report: Terps adding former No. 1 pick Danny Manning as assistant originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington A few days after DeAndre Haynes left for an assistant coaching position with Marquette, Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon has filled the void on his staff. And he filled it with somebody he knows very, very well. Turgeon
Refinery29 A Week In New York, NY, On A $345,000 Salary Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar.Today: a clinical psychologist who makes $345,000 per year and
Getty Images Since the arrival of the transfer portal, mobility among college football players has forever changed. Couple in the COVID-19 pandemic and the NCAA’s new one-time transfer legislation, players are now on the move in a more high-profile way than ever before. At no position is this more notable than quarterback. Landing a transfer
8:09 AM ET Kayla Harrison got a call last year that would change her life forever. Her stepfather, Bob Nichols, died suddenly on May 19, 2020. On top of the grief of losing him, Harrison then had to jump into action for her family. She became the full-time guardian of her niece Kyla, 8, and
12:47 PM ET Former Pittsburgh Steelers and Georgia wide receiver Hines Ward is set to join Florida Atlantic’s coaching staff, sources told ESPN. Ward, a four-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time Super Bowl champion with the Steelers, entered coaching with the New York Jets in 2019 and remained there in 2020. Florida Atlantic does not
1:19 PM ET Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain — – Rafael Nadal needed three sets to beat his 111th-ranked opponent in his first match at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday, while Fabio Fognini was disqualified for alleged verbal abuse. Fognini was defaulted while trailinig 6-0, 4-4 against qualifier Bernabe Zapata Miralles of Spain, after a line
1:01 PM ET The 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championships in Nova Scotia have been canceled, a source told ESPN on Wednesday. The tournament was scheduled to take place from May 6-16, featuring strict COVID-19 protocols. Team USA, which had won five straight worlds and eight of its past nine tournaments, was at its pre-tournament camp
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix :Anett Kontaveit vs. Sofia Kenin Highlights Highlights Anett Kontaveit vs Sofia Kenin |Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Tennis Anett Kontaveit vs Sofia Kenin 21.04.2021 – Stuttgart Open Stuttgart Open 2021,Anett Kontaveit vs Sofia Kenin, 21 April 2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix -Anett Kontaveit vs Sofia Kenin Kontaveit vs Kenin, Porsche Tennis
(Reuters) – Italian Fabio Fognini was defaulted during his second-round match at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday after the Italian lost his temper and hurled verbal abuse that was picked up by a line judge. Ninth seed Fognini was trailing 6-0 4-4 against Spain’s Zapata Miralles when a line judge reported him for using foul
Getty Images UFC returns to PPV on Saturday — as well as a full arena of fans — with UFC 261 live from Jacksonville, Florida. Just over a year out from the last card promoted in front of a packed house because of the global pandemic, Dana White returns to the scene of his first
Ronda Rousey left the WWE after WrestleMania 35 to focus on starting a family, and she and her husband Travis Browne have made that happen. Rousey and Browne announced Wednesday in a YouTube video that they’re four months pregnant with their first child, who is due Sept. 22. The video, which is very sweet, features
Awak Kuier’s basketball journey began in the small city of Kotka, Finland and is now headed to Dallas, Texas where she hopes to bring a Kevin Durant-style of play to the WNBA. Kuier was born in Cairo, Egypt to South Sudan natives who fled civil war. She moved to Finland with her parents and four
Leading up to the 2021 NFL draft, which starts April 29, Yahoo Sports will count down our top 100 overall prospects. We’ll count them down in groups of five for Nos. 100-51, followed by more in-depth reports on our top 50 players, with help from our scouting assistant, Liam Blutman. We reserve the right to
Getty Images In light of this week’s bombshell sports news that has several top European soccer clubs were choosing to form a Super League, information leaked Tuesday via Golfweek about the PGA Tour’s efforts to keep its star golfers from breaking away for larger paydays elsewhere. The PGA Tour later confirmed to ESPN that it has
Jeffrey Earnhardt‘s throwback scheme for next month’s Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway will pay tribute to the Olympic-themed car Dale Earnhardt drove in the 1996 All-Star Race. Dale Earnhardt drove the car ahead of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He finished third in the All-Star Race. Jeffrey Earnhardt will drive a similar looking car