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Lee Roy Jordan, Cowboys legend and Super Bowl champ, dead at 84

Lee Roy Jordan, Cowboys legend and Super Bowl champ, dead at 84

Lee Roy Jordan, a five-time NFL Pro Bowler who helped the Cowboys win their first Super Bowl in 1971, has died. He was 84 years old. The Cowboys confirmed the death with a heartfelt statement shared on X on Saturday. “It is with a very heavy heart that we share the passing of Lee Roy Jordan,” the team wrote. “An …

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Ex-UFC champ Rampage Jackson speaks out after son Raja appears to assault Syko Stu at KnokX Pro Wrestling Academy in Sun Valley

Ex-UFC champ Rampage Jackson speaks out after son Raja appears to assault Syko Stu at KnokX Pro Wrestling Academy in Sun Valley

SUN VALLEY, Calif. — UFC champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has apologized and said that he is “very upset” after his son allegedly committed what organizers called “a selfish, irresponsible act of violence” against a wrestler during an event Saturday night in the San Fernando Valley. Footage from the event posted on social media showed Jackson’s son, Raja Jackson – a …

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Backstage Update On WWE Champ Naomi After Canceled Raw Title Defense

Backstage Update On WWE Champ Naomi After Canceled Raw Title Defense

WWE/Getty Images WWE Women’s World Champion Naomi was pulled from her planned title defense on last week’s “WWE Raw,” and no details regarding her status have been made public since. That’s set to change, with Naomi scheduled to provide an update on tonight’s “Raw.” Speaking on “Wrestling Observer Radio,” Dave Meltzer shared …

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Mason Howell, 18, wins U.S. Amateur; youngest champ since 2009

Mason Howell, 18, wins U.S. Amateur; youngest champ since 2009

Aug 17, 2025, 10:17 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Georgia teenager Mason Howell capped a productive summer before his senior year of high school by winning the U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club on Sunday just two months after competing in his first U.S. Open. Howell, who turned 18 in June, raced out to a big lead over Tennessee teenager …

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Bodybuilding champ Hayley McNeff dead at 37 in ‘unexpected’ tragedy

Bodybuilding champ Hayley McNeff dead at 37 in ‘unexpected’ tragedy

Bodybuilding champion Hayley McNeff died last Friday, with the news confirmed on Wednesday. She was 37. According to an obituary published on Boston.com, the death of the Concord, Mass., native was “unexpected but peaceful.” “Hayley was like a beam of light in this world. She had boundless energy and was very determined to achieve whatever she set out to do,” …

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Anthony Hernandez predicts a win for the champ at UFC 319: ‘I think DDP is going to surprise everyone again’

Anthony Hernandez predicts a win for the champ at UFC 319: ‘I think DDP is going to surprise everyone again’

Anthony Hernandez continues to show why he’s a force to be reckoned with. UFC Vegas 109 was no exception for the No. 10-ranked middleweight contender “Fluffy” this past Saturday, as he brutally choked Roman Dolidze in the fourth round to secure his eighth straight win. The performance was arguably Hernandez’s best, and it comes at a time when the division …

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UFC champ Dricus du Plessis shares five-word reaction to Anthony Hernandez destroying top contender

UFC champ Dricus du Plessis shares five-word reaction to Anthony Hernandez destroying top contender

Anthony ‘Fluffy’ Hernandez has made it onto Dricus du Plessis’ radar. The surging UFC middleweight contender made it eight wins in a row in what was his second UFC main event on Saturday night. The #10-ranked Hernandez fought #9 contender Roman Dolidze at UFC Vegas 109. Despite being one ranking lower, Hernandez showed he was levels above Dolidze, dominating the …

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National Champ NDSU a Decisive Preseason No. 1 in Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll

National Champ NDSU a Decisive Preseason No. 1 in Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll

Each week throughout the college football season, alumni, fans, media and the teams themselves look to the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll to see who is rising and moving within the national rankings. In the 2025 preseason poll, North Dakota State remains No. 1. And still No. 1. Those are familiar words with defending national champion North Dakota State, …

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Former UFC champ Conor McGregor loses appeal in his rape case : NPR

Former UFC champ Conor McGregor loses appeal in his rape case : NPR

Former UFC fighter Conor McGregor speaks in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 17. Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images LONDON — The mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor — who’s from Ireland and visited President Trump at the White …

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