Month: October 2022

The Islam Makhachev era has arrived, fulfilling the guarantee made by Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, as he defeats Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 to become lightweight champion Almost exactly two years to the date that his mentor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, retired following his last successful title defense, Islam Makhachev is now a champion in his own right. Makhachev […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes made their case for the No. 1 ranking in the land after testing their firepower against Iowa’s stout defense. Usually, it takes an impressive ranked victory for a team to really have an argument to jump ahead in the college football rankings. Ohio State’s victory over Iowa doesn’t check that box, […]

Australia's team composition is under the spotlight after the decision to leave Steve Smith out of the side that was humiliated by New Zealand in the World Cup opener.

Poles in Philadelphia are already being greased to prevent celebratory residents from climbing them in celebration of the team possibly winning the NLCS. The Philadelphia Phillies took a 2-1 series lead over the San Diego Padres during Game 3 of the NLCS on Friday night. Fans were understandably hyped, screaming so loud that it could […]

UFC 280: Aljamain Sterling retains the bantamweight title after defeating T.J. Dillashaw . Aljamain Sterling defeated T.J. Dillashaw via TKO (strikes), Round 2 – 3:44 at UFC 280 on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, live from the Etihad Arena In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. “No, I didn’t realize (Dillashaw’s shoulder dislocated) until my corner pointed it… I […]

Marlon Vera, Henry Cejudo, others react to Aljamain Sterling dominating TJ Dillashaw. Love was given to TJ Dillashaw for battling through injury; regardless, Aljamain Sterling had an easy night at the office, retaining the bantamweight title at UFC 280. Sterling called out Marlon Vera and Henry Cejudo after the fight and got immediate quips back […]

Clemson nearly losing at home to Syracuse could allow Alabama to leapfrog them in the next college football rankings. While a win is a win, Clemson fans may need to prepare for a slight downtick in the next college football rankings after the Syracuse game, especially if Alabama bounces back in a big way vs. […]

The Green Bay Packers will be active prior to the November 1 trade deadline, but their urgency turned up a notch with the 49ers dealing for Christian McCaffrey. Christian McCaffrey will change the scope of the San Francisco 49ers offense, and in turn the NFC as a whole. The conference doesn’t have a clear favorite […]

There weren’t many people who agreed with the judges’ decision to give Sean O’Malley the win over Petr Yan at UFC 280 — Conor McGregor included Even if he didn’t win and earn the next bantamweight title shot, the stock of Sean O’Malley wasn’t going to go down after his bout with Petr Yan at UFC […]

Clemson needed a second-half comeback to stave off a Syracuse upset but will the Tigers drop in the next college football rankings after the close call? Going into halftime, the Clemson Tigers were firmly on upset alert. Riding a 37-game home winning streak into Week 8, the Syracuse Orange had Dabo Swinney’s team hurt and […]