British middleweight boxer Sherif Lawal died after collapsing during his professional debut on Sunday. Fight organizers announced his death, which came after the 29-year-old was hit on the temple in the fourth round by his opponent,Malam Varela, at London’s Harrow Leisure Centre. “Unfortunately during Sherif’s fight, he collapsed and despite the best efforts of the paramedics, he was later pronounced …
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Disgraced former NBA ref Tim Donaghy: Shohei Ohtani 'absolutely' knew about interpreter's gambling addiction
As Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, is dealing with the legal matters of his gambling scandal, many still question how much the two-way baseball player knew about it before everything blew up in the public eye. Before the 2024 regular season began, Ohtani held a press conference, during which no media was allowed …
Read More »Lions rookie underscores competitive fire while talking about mom: 'I would jam her into the dirt'
Detroit Lions draft pick Terrion Arnold spoke about his mother on Saturday during the second day of rookie minicamp and underscored how she lit the competitive fire in him. He said Tamala Arnold and him would continually go back-and-forth against each other when he was younger and that the nature of the competitiveness would get intense at times. CLICK HERE …
Read More »NASCAR star Brad Keselowski's daughter brings race-winning American flag to school for Pledge of Allegiance
NASCAR Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski picked up his first win in three years on Sunday with a victory at the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. Keselowski celebrated the win with a victory lap. He held the American flag outside his No. 6 Castrol car as fans in South Carolina cheered him on. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON …
Read More »UFC star Derrick Lewis moons crowd, throws cup at media after knockout win
UFC star Derrick Lewis gave the crowd at St. Louis a bit more than they bargained for on Saturday night after he defeated Rodrigo Nascimento in the third round of their fight. Lewis knocked out Nascimento for his 28th career mixed martial arts victory. He then proceeded to strip off his shorts and waved them at a fallen Nascimento. He …
Read More »Caitlin Clark's race 'huge thing' when it comes to her popularity, WNBA star says
Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson is a five-time All-Star and is hoping to lead her team to a third consecutive WNBA championship this season. However, the Aces’ quest for a three-peat may be flying under the radar thanks to the incoming rookie class headlined by the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark. The former Iowa star set all-time records for scoring …
Read More »Tyson Fury's father, John, headbutts Oleksandr Usyk's camp member in heated altercation before title fight
Just days before Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk enter the ring for the heavyweight title, an altercation led Fury’s father, John, to headbutt a member of Usyk’s team at a media event. The altercation took place on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the elder Fury was standing head-to-head with the member of Usyk’s team when he headbutted him before …
Read More »UFC fighter Carlos Ulberg knocks out Alonzo Menifield in 12 seconds
It took Carlos Ulberg longer to walk into the UFC Octagon on Saturday night in St. Louis than it did to knock out his opponent, Alonzo Menifield. The two fighters touched gloves in the middle of the cage and it was Menifield who went on the attack first. However, he tripped and fell into the cage. It allowed Ulberg to …
Read More »JK Rowling leads criticism after transgender woman managing women's soccer club is celebrated
Sutton United, a women’s football club in England that plays in the London and South East Women’s Regional Football League, made history earlier this year when it named Lucy Clark as manager. Clark is the first transgender manager in women’s soccer history. Clark was initially the first transgender woman to be a referee. Clark was a referee in the third …
Read More »Deontay Wilder scared for Mike Tyson's well-being in Jake Paul fight: 'He’s too old for this'
From one former heavyweight title winner to another, Deontay Wilder fears 57-year-old Mike Tyson might end up in a coma after fighting Jake Paul. Tyson shocked everyone when he agreed to fight Paul, which was commissioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations as a professional fight, on July 20. What was initially an exhibition match has turned into …
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