Monica Lozano 
LAS VEGAS — The UFC reached another settlement with one of the two class-action litigants, agreeing Thursday to pay the former fighters $375 million after a previous agreement was thrown out by a Nevada district judge. Judge Richard Boulware in July dismissed a $335 million settlement with two antitrust lawsuits, including one brought by Cung Le. The new … Read more
New import EJ Anosike carries San Miguel Beermen in the 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals against Converge FiberXers. –PBA IMAGES San Miguel Beer weathered a late uprising by Converge to come away with a 102-95 win in Game 1 of their best-of-five quarterfinal series in the PBA Governors’ Cup Thursday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. From … Read more
Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James was suspended this week for hitting an opponent in the helmet and head coach Jim Harbaugh strongly believes the NFL made the wrong decision. James lowered his helmet and delivered a high hit on Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth during the Chargers’ 20-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on … Read more
England Rugby have appointed Joe El-Abd as the defence coach who joins Steve Borthwick’s coaching set-up for the forthcoming Autumn Nations Series. After a playing career which saw him represent Bath Rugby, Bristol, and Toulon, El-Abd moved to Pro D2 outfit Oyonnax in 2012 initially as a player-coach before transitioning into full-time coaching two years … Read more
Karl-Anthony Towns was born in New Jersey, went to college in Kentucky and has spent the entirety of his NBA career in Minnesota. His roots, however, are in the Dominican Republic. And to continue paying homage to his late mother’s homeland, Towns announced plans Thursday to help build a state-of-the-art basketball training facility in that … Read more
Olivier Giroud and Hugo Lloris reached the pinnacle of soccer’s mountaintop by helping France win the 2018 World Cup. On Wednesday night, they said they celebrated just the same after helping Los Angeles Football Club take home the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a 3-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City in extra time. Giroud … Read more
Article content This gives new meaning to working on their swings. Article content A 54-year-old golfer was knocked unconscious, allegedly stopped breathing for 10 seconds and was hospitalized after a wild altercation at a golf course in Indiana last Friday. The fore-play started at The Links at Heartland Crossing in Morgan County when, according to … Read more
Brisbane have sacked coach Kevin Walters, just 12 months after leading the Broncos to a grand final. Walters was given a one-year contract extension until the end of 2026 in March, but six months later, he has been let go immediately. The Broncos finished a disappointing 12th this season and underwent a full-scale review, which … Read more
Derrick Rose, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls and the league’s MVP in 2011, announced his retirement on Thursday. Rose was the league’s rookie of the year in 2008-09 for the Bulls, was the league’s MVP two seasons later and was an All-Star selection in three of … Read more
FILE–NorthPort Batang Pier player John Amores during a PBA Commissioner’s Cup game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–The PBA expressed sadness in the alleged shooting incident involving NorthPort’s John Amores in his home province of Laguna. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial’s comments, however, were short when the league released a statement Thursday, hours after Amores surrendered to authorities … Read more
