As I sit on a 16-hour chartered flight home from Abu Dhabi to Las Vegas, it’s still somewhat surreal to think what unfolded on Saturday night. Conor McGregor was knocked out by Dustin Poirier mere feet in front of me in the UFC 257 main event. It’s not that Poirier …
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Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman received a resounding round of applause following her powerful 13-minute statement in a Michigan courtroom Friday as she directly addressed disgraced USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. The gold medalist, who first broke her silence about her years of abuse at the hands of Nassar last …
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Tonya Harding tells her side of the story in an upcoming two-hour ABC special, Truth and Lies: The Tonya Harding Story – and paints a very different picture of her involvement and reaction to the infamous 1994 attack on figure skating rival Nancy Kerrigan, which catapulted her into the sports …
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In the aftermath of Doug Jones’ victory over Roy Moore in Tuesday’s senate race, Charles Barkley told CNN that he is “so proud” of his state. Barkley, who was born in Alabama and attended Auburn before becoming the Number Five pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, also said this is …
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Georges St-Pierre did something that’s never been done over the course of UFC history on Saturday when he returned from a nearly four-year layoff to defeat Michael Bisping and become new UFC Middleweight champion. It was the perfect way to conclude UFC 217, which took place at Madison Square Garden …
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There could have been worse weeks for Nikki Bella to be voted off Dancing With the Stars‘ ballroom floor. After lasting nearly two months into ABC stalwart’s 25th season, Nikki and her partner Artem Chigvintsev took their final bows the night before Halloween. But her fall was cushioned by, appropriately, …
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The WWE announced on Sunday that they have parted ways with Emma, Darren Young and Summer Rae. “WWE has come to terms on the releases of WWE Superstars Emma, Darren Young and Summer Rae,” the WWE said in a statement.“WWE wishes them the best in all of their future endeavors.” …
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Prior to being drafted fifth overall in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings, De’Aaron Fox signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Nike. If Fox was your typical lottery pick, that would likely be the last deal he’d ink before signing on the dotted line with an NBA team. …
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Donald Trump rescinded the Golden State Warriors’ invitation to the White House after Stephen Curry said he didn’t want to take part in the traditional post-championship Oval Office visit. “Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team,” Trump tweeted Saturday morning. “Stephen Curry is …
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The Philadelphia Phillies canceled plans to induct baseball star Pete Rose onto their Wall of Fame next weekend amid allegations of statutory rape. Rose was set to be honored on August 12th by the team with whom he won the 1980 World Series, but those plans were scrapped. Rose’s bobblehead …
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