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Getty Taylor Wily, the first fighter to step inside the Octagon during a broadcast-turned-popular actor, has died at 56. Wily only had one professional MMA fight, entering UFC 1 on the strength of his sumo background. But that one fight turned out to be one of the most memorable in the promotion’s history. That fight […]

The NFL kickoff will be different in 2024 since the league’s competition committee added new rules this offseason.  These new rules came to be because touchbacks became more expected on kickoff returns than actual returns themselves. The rules incentivize action and returns — and tackling — will be more important than ever, particularly on the […]

On Thursday, JJ Redick has agreed to a four-year contract and will become the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. On paper, it is one of the more surprising hires in recent NBA history. Redick has no coaching experience at the professional or collegiate level. He has never worked in a front office. […]

The second game of Copa America 2024 features Peru and Chile linking up Friday in Arlington, Texas for a Group A matchup. These squads are joined by Argentina and Canada in Group A, and Argentina took an early lead in the group with a 2-0 victory over Canada on Thursday. Both Peru and Chile have […]

At the top of the draft board, Alex Sarr has emerged as the new favorite to be taken No. 1 overall next week Jun 21, 2024 at 11:39 am ET • 1 min read Getty Images Just a few days remain until the start of the 2024 NBA Draft, and the top of the board […]

USATSI The Chicago Bulls traded Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Josh Giddey, the teams announced on Friday. Caruso, an All-Defense guard who spent the past three seasons in Chicago after winning the 2020 championship with the Lakers, has been the subject of trade rumors for several years now. The Bulls have resisted […]

Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker takes on surging prospect Ikram Aliskerov on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov. Their five-round showdown will highlight the main UFC fight card starting at 3 p.m. ET from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The matchup represents a rapid about-face for the […]

The Edmonton Oilers hope to accomplish a rare feat when they host the Florida Panthers for Game 6 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final on Friday. Edmonton is looking to join the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and 1945 Detroit Red Wings as the only teams to force a Game 7 in the Final after losing […]

In their first season under new head coach Jonathan Gannon, the Arizona Cardinals didn’t get to run their preferred offense for much of the season. With Kyler Murray rehabbing from a torn ACL and sitting out the first nine games, Arizona started Clayton Tune and Joshua Dobbs under center, going just 1-8 during those contests. […]

Twelve months ago, Chris Richards looked like he would be heading to the summer’s Copa America in much the same position as so many of his U.S. teammates. He would be one of the many vaunted names who were “playing” in Europe’s top five leagues, but only if you put a couple of chunky air […]