Red Sox: James Paxton’s contract is more than meets the eye
The Boston Red Sox signed James Paxton to a team-friendly deal, but it turns out that contract has a little extra incentive. Paxton would be a risk if there were much guaranteed money in his contract, but thankfully from a Red Sox perspective, the left-handed pitcher will have to earn his keep. The one-year, $10 […]
USC football: Latest transfer news opens door for Caleb Williams
The USC Trojans could be close to landing star Oklahoma transfer Caleb Williams with Jaxson Dart entering the portal. Dart was tabbed as the likely Kedon Slovis replacement, hence his decision to leave and head to Pitt. But now that Williams, a former 5-star talent, is available and willing to follow his former head coach […]
Kamaru Usman is FanSided MMA’s Male Fighter of the Year
Kamaru Usman is FanSided MMA’s Male Fighter of the Year. UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman finished 2021 atop the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings and is the 2021 FanSided MMA Male Fighter of the Year. Usman had always been considered to be a dangerous force in the UFC’s welterweight division, but further built on his reputation as […]
Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler is FanSided MMA’s Fight of the Year
Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler is FanSided MMA’s Fight of the Year. UFC lightweight contenders Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler put on an all-time classic at UFC 268, earning them FanSided MMA’s Fight of the Year. In what was expected to be a FOTY caliber battle from start to finish, Gaethje and Chandler met in […]
Mets: Bobby Valentine could return to organization
Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine could return to the organization in some capacity in 2022. Are the Mets running a baseball team or a retirement home? The Queens-based ball-club already hired 65-year-old Buck Showalter as their manager. Suddenly, they’re debating adding Valentine to their front office. Showalter was a savvy hire, and should […]
Rose Namajunas is FanSided MMA’s Female Fighter of the Year
Rose Namajunas won and defended her strawweight title against Zhang Weili in 2021 At the start of 2021, no one knew what awaited Rose Namajunas. Plenty of her wanted to win back the UFC women’s strawweight championship, but we hadn’t seen much from her over a couple of years prior. In 2020, Namajunas edged out […]
Sergio Pettis knocking out Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 272 is FanSided MMA’s Knockout of the Year
Sergio Pettis’s jump to Bellator is paying off huge for the young champion. When Sergio Pettis left the UFC, many didn’t know what would happen with the young fighter. Never to the same level as his brother Anthony, who was at one time the face of the UFC’s lightweight division, Sergio was often seen as […]
Alabama vs. Georgia: 5 bold predictions for CFP National Championship Game
The CFP National Championship Game is a rematch of Alabama vs. Georgia but expect the unexpected in the second meeting between the SEC rivals. The all-SEC national title game between Alabama and Georgia will either bring Nick Saban another jewel for his crown or result in the torch being passed to Kirby Smart. We’ve seen […]
AJ McKee’s standing guillotine of Patricio Pitbull is FanSided MMA’s Submission of the Year
A.J. McKee caps off a year of huge wins with one over Patricio Pitbull. AJ McKee represented what some would consider the crown jewel of Bellator’s youth push of recent years. No longer throwing big money at every UFC free agent that hit the streets, Bellator has instead invested in talent development to great success. […]