The UFC has been sold for approximately $4 billion to a group led by Hollywood talent agency WME-IMG. UFC President Dana White confirmed the sale of the mixed martial arts promotional company in text messages to AP on Sunday night. WME co-CEO Ari Emanuel also announced the sale early Monday in an internal company email […]
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Just when it appeared the U.S. Women’s Open would come down to the final hole of the three-hole playoff, a rules violation changed everything and helped deliver Brittany Lang her first major title. Lang was the beneficiary of a delayed, two-stroke penalty called on Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist on Sunday, as she won the title she […]
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Despite the heat and pressure of a possible promotion to yokozuna in the balance, ozeki Kisenosato was cool as a cucumber on Monday, winning his second straight match at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Kisenosato joined all three yokozuna and injury-hit fellow ozeki Terunofuji at 2-0 in the 15-day event at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. Tournament […]
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Right-hander Kenta Maeda struck out a career-high 13 as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 for their third straight victory on Sunday. The 28-year-old Maeda, who joined the Dodgers on an eight-year deal this season, recorded his first double-digit strikeout game in the majors by allowing just two hits, including a […]
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Next week, Japan professional baseball will play its annual two-game All-Star series with contests scheduled at Fukuoka Yafuoku Dome on July 15, and Yokohama Stadium on July 16. The All-Star games are like a festival in Japan, and the series will most likely draw capacity crowds, but has the idea of All-Star games in any […]
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U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson withdrew from the Rio Games on Friday because of concerns over the Zika virus, costing golf three of the world’s top four players for its return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence. Jordan Spieth is the only player from the top four who has not said if he is […]
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Harukyo Nomura moved up to a share of fourth place at the U.S. Women’s Open on Friday after shooting a 3-under 69 in the second round to stay three strokes off the pace. Starting the day in 11th, Nomura carded four birdies and one bogey at the par-72 CordeValle for a 5-under 139 total in […]
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Larry Brown is leaving SMU after turning down a contract extension, ending a four-year run during which the Mustangs made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993 and then were banned from postseason play last season. SMU athletic director Rick Hart said Friday that Brown, who was signed through next season, had been […]
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Kohei Arihara allowed no runs for the second straight start, pitching the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to their 13th straight win, a 4-0 Pacific League victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday. The Fighters’ win streak is Japan’s longest since they won 14 straight in 2007. The PL and Nippon Professional Baseball record is […]
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Two former Fukushima Firebonds standouts made their 2016 NBA Las Vegas Summer League debuts on Friday night. Guard Verdell Jones III, who played college ball at Indiana University, had a team-best 12 points with three rebounds, three assists and a block for the NBA D-League Select squad in a 99-79 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. […]
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