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Three-division world champion Terrence “Bud” Crawford will aim for a title in a fourth weight division when he takes on WBA Super Welterweight champion Israil Madrimov on Saturday. Crawford (40-0, 31 KO) is the current WBO Welterweight champion and is moving up in weight class to fight Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KO), who won his belt […]

USATSI The NCAA announced Friday that it has reached an agreement with Kentucky on appropriate penalties stemming from Level II violations that occurred within the football program. At issue is the fact that at least 11 football players received impermissible benefits for work not performed between spring 2021 and March 2022.  Eight of those players […]

The 60 men’s golfers are headed to the weekend in Paris with a trio of great players leading the way Aug 3, 2024 at 5:15 am ET • 2 min read Getty Images There is a clear group that has separated from the rest of the field atop the leaderboard at the 2024 Paris Olympics. […]

In glancing at the Blue Jays-Yankees box score (an 8-5 Blue Jays win), one might see that Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres went 1 for 1 and then was removed from the game and wonder if he got hurt. No, he didn’t. He was benched by manager Aaron Boone in what Boone called after the […]

With an 85-71 victory over France on Friday, Germany joined Canada as the second team to go undefeated through group play so far. The United States can become the third with a win over Puerto Rico on Saturday.  Both Germany and France had already secured a spot in the quarterfinals, but the game still had […]

Training camps are underway across the NFL, and unfortunately, so are summer injuries. While some prominent names entered camp already in recovery, indefinitely sidelined on reserves lists like physically unable to perform (PUP), others have been dinged up since taking the field for their first camp reps. Here’s a roundup of notable names to go […]

Getty Images As Barcelona and Real Madrid meet for a preseason El Clasico, it’s a debut for Hansi Flick in the storied rivalry. Joining Barcelona after they parted ways with Xavi Hernandez during the summer, Flick will now enter the biggest managerial job of his career with high expectations.  Coming off of winning La Liga […]

“No-hit stuff” has long been baseball speak for a pitcher with amazing stuff — one who has the ability to dominant hitters, making them look foolish multiple times through the order. Two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell, one of just seven pitchers to ever win a Cy Young in both leagues, has long had the […]

Getty Images A Saturday quarterfinal in women’s boxing is drawing an unusual amount of attention thanks to the participation of Algeria’s Imane Khelif. The Hungarian Boxing Association is protesting to the International Olympic Committee ahead of Khelif’s scheduled matchup with Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori. Hungary’s state news agency said Hamori still plans to go through […]

Getty Images The Texas Rangers on Friday made a roster move, placing starting pitcher Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list due to right shoulder fatigue. Scherzer started the season on the injured list after having surgery in the offseason for a herniated disc in his back. He’s also dealt with thumb soreness, nerve issues […]