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Jairzinho Roznestruik is the first Dirty Boxing champion. The longtime UFC veteran faced Rakim Cleveland in the main event of DBX 3 at The Hangar at Regatta Harbour in Miami on Friday night for the inaugural Dirty Boxing heavyweight championship. Rozenstruik knocked Cleveland unconscious 1:54 into the opening round to win the championship. The first minute of the fight was …

WACO, Texas — — Transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold had 137 of Auburn’s 307 rushing yards while scoring two touchdowns, Rayshawn Pleasant returned a kickoff 98 yards and the Tigers beat Baylor 38-24 on Friday night, opening the season in a true road game for the first time since 2002. Arnold, who played for Oklahoma the previous two seasons, ran 16 …

The Red Sox are calling up their most exciting homegrown left-handed pitcher since Jon Lester. COMPLETE RED SOX PROSPECT COVERAGE Taken in the second round last year out of Texas Christian, the 22-year-old southpaw sports a 3.04 ERA and an 0.99 WHIP over 91 2/3 innings across High-A, Double-A and Triple-A. His 133 strikeouts lead all Red Sox farmhands, while …

The Yankees hit three more home runs as they defeated the lowly White Sox, 10-4, on Thursday night in Chicago. New York now has 33 home runs in their last 10 games. The Yanks have 21 games with 10-plus runs this season, the most in MLB. Thursday’s victory extended their winning streak to five games, and they are now 4.0 …

Coco Gauff is, and was always going to be, one of the outstanding talking points of the US Open this year. After all, she is the top-ranked American, and likely the country’s biggest hope of a hometown hero fighting for the title. However, she truly propelled herself into widespread conversations after making a bold pre-tournament move, with Gauff sacking her …

Cory’s Conclusion: New Stars Emerge for NC State in Win Over ECU  247Sports NC State gets its identity back with season opening victory over East Carolina  WRAL.com NC State 24-17 East Carolina (Aug 28, 2025) Game Recap  ESPN Pirates lose to the Wolfpack in season opener  WITN NC State holds off ECU, 24-17  Backing The Pack Source link

The preseason is finished, the 53-man roster is set, and the next time the Philadelphia Eagles practice, they’ll prepare for Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys. Once that game kicks off, all the summer speculation is prologue. So let’s get some Eagles superlatives on the record before that occurs:  Most likely award winner Jalen Hurts as MVP The last time …

The Ohio State football team is almost done preparing for the epic showdown against Texas in the Shoe on Saturday afternoon. It should be a great day for football, and it’s by far the biggest opening game in the Shoe. The number-one team in the country has revenge on its mind, as well. After the Ohio State Buckeyes took down …

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Townsend is in the spotlight at the U.S. Open as a result of an interaction she wishes never took place. Townsend said Jelena Ostapenko told her she had “no class” and “no education” during a face-to-face argument after their second-round match Wednesday. A huge crowd cheered her on in doubles on Thursday, and Townsend made …