Gracie, a pioneer of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, won the first fight at UFC 1 in 57 seconds; he rematch at UFC 5 ended in a 36-minute draw. But that was 1996. Gracie and Shamrock wanted to settle the score once and for all. While we did see a winner, it didn’t come without controversy. The 49-year-old Gracie defeated the 52-year-old Shamrock by first-round TKO thanks to an inadvertent groin strike....
Fifteen seconds into the opening round, Mitrione fired off a low left inside leg kick while Sergei Kharitonov was moving. It found Kharitonov’s nether regions and the Russian veteran fell flat on his back in agony as a result of the inadvertent low blow. The referee gave Kharitonov five minutes to recover, but he was in too much pain to even stand up — let alone fight — and the bout was deemed a no-contest to the disappointment of Mitrione, obviously Kharitonov, those in attendance at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn....
Inside the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Bader beat the red-hot Valentin Moldavsky via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47). Bader had to battle back several times against Moldavsky’s power in a contest that was close from beginning to end. “Obviously, it was a really close fight, and at the end there, I’m like, man, that’s a toss-up,” Bader said after the fight. “I felt like I did more damage, but it felt so good considering the last fight was a fight I lost....
Wenger ‘revolted’ by refereeing display Arsenal exited the competition with barely a whimper, trounced 10-2 on aggregate in the last 16 by Bayern Munich, who eased to a 5-1 victory against their 10-man opponents. The Londoners led 1-0 at half-time through Theo Walcott but it all turned sour when Laurent Koscielny was sent off nine minutes after the break as Bayern piled on five unanswered goals at the Emirates Stadium to reach the quarter-finals....
A parimutuel system is used in horse racing, which is different from betting on a basketball or football game against a point spread in Las Vegas. Bettors don’t wager against the house or bookie, but against each other, and then the house takes a cut. So these numbers could change plenty between now and Belmont post time (6:37 p.m. ET) on Saturday. It also means odds aren’t fixed at the time of the bet....
Beltran has been close before, making it to the Fall Classic with the 2013 Cardinals, and to the NLCS with the 2004 Astros, 2006 Mets and 2012 Cardinals. He is hitting .304/.344/.546 with 22 homers this year, a remarkable season at the age of 39, and fits Texas well given the Rangers’ league-worst production out of the DH spot this year – mostly with the now-injured Prince Fielder. MORE: MLB trade deadline ‘16 live blog, updates...
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who is among the lawyers representing Brown’s family, was critical of Pasquotank County officials who released Brown’s arrest warrant before the officer’s body camera footage was made public. He told reporters Monday morning that the delay was to protect the law enforcement officers, the Associated Press reported. “Now, you all may have noticed that they released a warrant saying all kinds of things about Andrew Brown, but they want to redact the face of the…officers that killed Andrew Brown,” Crump said, adding that officials blurring deputies’ faces are “going to protect them and not show their face and not say their names…because what they want to do is assassinate the character” of Brown....
Roethlisberger and his father will be featured on an upcoming episode of the Outdoor Channel’s “Gridiron Outdoors with Mike Pawlawski,” in which the two-time Super Bowl champion receives sniper training from a former Navy SEAL. MORE: Revisiting Roethlisberger draft debate | Top 10 Steelers ever Pawlawski, a former college quarterback at Cal in the early 1990s and color commentator for the the university, has had numerous football personalities on his outdoor show, including Case Keenum and 2016 NFL Draft prospect Jared Goff....
On Thursday, former Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts was announced as the replacement for Sasse, who is leaving politics to serve as president of the University of Florida. Ricketts was picked for the role by the state’s current governor, Republican Jim Pillen. Sasse has long bashed both Trump and his supporters. He was the first GOP senator in 2021 to publicly say he’d mull action to boot Trump from the White House....
He outdid himself this time, though; as part of a season-long series of designs in support of mental health awareness, Scrivens’ new paintjob comes from artist Richard Boulet, who lives with schizophrenia. Scrivens’ reputation as one of the league’s most thoughtful players is deserved — he went to Cornell and listens to TED Talks on team planes. This is cooler, though.
Shapiro, who founded The Daily Wire and serves as editor emeritus, took to Twitter on Wednesday and retweeted a report from The New York Times about the Biden administration’s decision to make the announcement this week. “All due credit to Biden on this. Long overdue,” Shapiro said. Shapiro has been critical of the Biden administration and Democrats more broadly but he has also called the massacres of Armenians a genocide and written about the need for the world to “come to grips” with the event....
Now a month into the “Ben Simmons saga,” The Athletic’s Sam Amick provided some updates on where things stand between the 76ers and the three-time All-Star. Perhaps the most interesting tidbit in Amick’s report is that there is said to be “approximately 30 players” who would satisfy the 76ers in a trade for Simmons, adding that a “fair amount” of them could become available at some point over the next two years....
The 26-year-old Bengals star attracted the praise after he showed he had ice in his veins and a cool head, helping engineer a 27-10 win in the snow against the Buffalo Bills. The Bengals set up a repeat of the championship game from last year, as they face the Kansas City Chiefs, hoping to repeat the win that took them to the Super Bowl last time around. This was the Bengals 10th win in a row and many pundits have said that this version of the team is better than the one that narrowly lost 23-20 against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI last February....
MORE BENGALS-CHIEFS:Betting preview | Best props | SGP | FD lineup | Why is Cincy favored? If you like offense, you’ll love playing a daily fantasy lineup for this one. The top-seeded Chiefs finished the regular season as the No. 1 offense in the NFL in terms of scoring and yards and have scored at least 27 points in five of their past six games. The Bengals have won 10 consecutive games and have averaged 28....
NFL DRAFT: Selections, analysis more Consider that over the past five seasons, The Bengals are 52-27-1 — one of five teams with at least 50 wins. New England, Denver, Green Bay and Seattle are the others. That’s elite company, even if those last five one-and-done playoff appearances still hang over the organization. The Bengals can’t do anything about that playoff drought this weekend, but they are doing something for the future....
Jordan Henderson: From Sunderland’s bright light to Liverpool’s brilliant leader Gerrard announced his retirement on Thursday after departing MLS franchise LA Galaxy, ending a successful 18-year playing career. The 36-year-old has indicated his willingness to take up coaching, and current Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has opened the door to his potential return in some capacity. However, ex-Reds boss Benitez has also indicated his readiness to mentor the Englishman, who lifted the Champions League under the current Newcastle trainer in 2005....
Both Hamas and Netanyahu are accused of sharpening an intractable cycle of violence and reprisal. The latest round of violence in the Palestinian Gaza Strip has left hundreds dead and more than a thousand people injured. Ten have died in rocket attacks. The infrastructure in the blockaded coastal enclave was ruined in previous strikes and has been degraded further by the latest Israeli bombs. Many people were left homeless by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) airstrikes....
Why Klopp benched Karius The striker joined Liverpool from Aston Villa in July 2015, but struggled to secure regular first-team action after Brendan Rodgers was replaced with Klopp in October last year and eventually left the club for Crystal Palace in the off-season. Nevertheless, Benteke does not bear a grudge against the Liverpool boss. “I do not think there was a problem with Klopp. We always had a good relationship,” Benteke told L’Equipe....
