Back in December, right after Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (43-0, 29 KOs) stopped Yunieski Gonzalez to become the mandatory challenger for World Boxing Association (WBA) Light Heavyweight World Super Champion Dmitry Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs) who suddenly and surprisingly went dark, until he recently make an unsubstantiated claim that “Zurdo” had turned down an offer to fight him. Bivol was quoted in a recent boxing news report, which was also picked up by other media outlets, saying, “I know for a fact that my team did offer Team Ramirez to fight me December 11th in Russia, and the purse offered was…
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Announcing his decision through a social media video that he was ending his 2021 season in August, Rafael Nadal highlighted that the chronic foot injury was the same one he had been dealing with since 2005—since he was 18 years and one Grand Slam old. Seventeen years later, Nadal is still suffering from the issue. And still winning Grand Slams. A record 21st ticked off in Melbourne recovering from it. Nadal and injuries go as long a way back as his GOAT-level success. Even before he won his first Grand Slam at the French Open in 2005, the floppy-haired teen…
On the face of it, the Tampa Bay Lightning aren’t — at least by their lofty standards — having a super-charged season. But when you’re the two-time defending Cup champions, the metrics you measure things by shift a little. And there’s no doubt, when you consider what Tampa’s challenges were heading into the year and how things have played out, that the Bolts are still well-positioned to take a serious run at making modern history. Tampa was defeated 3-2 by the Vegas Golden Knights in a shootout on Saturday, right at home in Amalie Arena. The Lighting actually trailed 2-0…
An Idaho tech company has registered a website domain name that could be a huge in clue in discovering the new name for the NFL’s Washington Football Team. What’s happening: The tech company MarkMonitor, which has a headquarters at The Village at Meridian, Idaho, obtained a new domain name that sounds like one for an NFL franchise. How it was discovered: So let’s talk about Twitter user Larry Legend, who made the discovery that the domain name Commanders.com was transferred to MarkMonitor. Whois, an internet record listing service, confirmed the move, per the East Idaho News. Yes, but: Six NFL…
One of the prevailing narratives of the 2022 NBA trade deadline is that the newly formed play-in round is causing a glut of buyers and a dearth of sellers. There might be some truth to this, at least on the seller side, but it tells a fairly incomplete story because it paints all buyers in the same light. What’s so fascinating about this year’s deadline is that quite a few teams are fighting for many of the same players for very different reasons.We certainly don’t lack the traditional sort of buyers. There’s no clear championship favorite, and that is going…
The following is a glance at sports on TV, including channels, radio listings and game times for local games and national sporting events for January 31-February 6, 2022. Frequent TV channel numbers are listed at the bottom of the page. Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts. All times Pacific.Note: Check back often for updates throughout the week. For a complete list of sports on the air posts, bookmark topics.oregonlive.com/tag/sports%20on%20the%20air/Monday, January 31NBA4:30 p.m.NBA — Miami at Boston5 p.m.Root, Root Plus — Portland at Oklahoma City, 620-AMNHL4 p.m.NHL — Florida at ColumbusMen’s college basketball4 p.m.ESPN — Duke at Notre DameESPNU — Wofford…
The MLB Daily Dish is a daily feature we’re running here at MLBDD that rounds up roster-impacting news, rumors, and analysis. Have feedback or have something that should be shared? Hit us up at @mlbdailydish on Twitter or @MLBDailyDish on Instagram. C.J. Abrams is healthy enough to return to baseball activities, whenever that may be reports Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune. The Padres top prospect has been dealing with shoulder issues after fracturing his tibia and tearing his MCL in a collision at second base in 2021. Before his season was ended only 42 games in, the 20-year…
The seventh hole at Pebble Beach.Kyle Terada-USA Today SportsBig names will be in the field this week at the Saudi International. Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson and 20 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking are teeing it up.And just to be perfectly clear, no politicians will be playing at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia. In fact, “not a politician” might be a logo on each player’s shirt, embroidered onto their bag, or tagged on their courtesy car to ward off questions about their participation…
We’re just a few hours into our transfer deadline day live blog and already it’s going like a fair. To kick us off Rangers have been linked with a move for Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey and more and more reports coming out of Italy insist the deal is all but done. We’ll wait and see about that transfer but one that’s far likelier is Lechia Gdansk right back Mateusz Zukowski. Ross Wilson is closing in on the signing of the Polish star while Jack Simpson could be on his way out. There is English Championship interest in him but Rangers…
AHMEDABAD: Members of the Indian cricket team have arrived here for the three-match ODI series against the West Indies beginning on February 6. All players entered the bio bubble between Sunday and Monday. “They will undergo a three-day quarantine,” a BCCI official told PTI. The series will be the first for Rohit Sharma as white-ball captain of the side. He could not travel to South Africa due to a hamstring injury. Leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal had posted a photo of his departure for Ahmedabad on Sunday. He was sitting in the aircraft alongside Shikhar Dhawan. Ahemdabad ✈️🇮🇳 https://t.co/oNqUDb7QUa— Yuzvendra Chahal…