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Manny Pacquiao wants another shot at Mario Barrios after his comeback fight for the WBC welterweight championship ended in a controversial majority draw after 12 rounds on Saturday night. Two judges scored the bout as a 114-114 draw, while the third gave the fight to Barrios, 115-113. Barrios retained his title and improved his record to 29-2-2 with 18 knockouts. …

Manny Pacquiao believes he deserved the win in Saturday’s welterweight championship bout against Mario Barrios, and he wants another shot. “I need to continue my training for longer going into a championship fight,” Pacquiao said after the loss, per ESPN’s Andreas Hale. “Because of the election I started late, but it’s OK. Of course I’d like a rematch. I want …

Column | Texas goes back to future with controversial congressional redistricting  The Washington Post Newsom threatens to redraw California House maps in protest at Texas plan  The Guardian Trump wants Texas to redraw its congressional map to pick up more GOP seats. Here’s what to know.  CBS News Texas Republicans might redraw congressional maps. Democrats plan to strike back  ABC News Newsom Wants California …

CNN  —  Irish golfer Shane Lowry said he feared being “slaughtered” on social media if he did not accept the two-stroke penalty he received at The Open Championship on Friday. The 38-year-old triumphed the last time the major was hosted at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland but saw his hopes of repeating that 2019 success dented by an incident during …

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Irishman Shane Lowry, who won the British Open the last time it was played at Portrush, was assessed a two-shot penalty for accidentally moving his ball with a practice swing before his second shot on the par-5 12th hole.  When Lowry finished his round, he was 2-under par for the tournament, but he met with rules …

‘Big’ John McCarthy spoke with referee Jason Herzog following his main event stoppage at UFC Nashville. The UFC’s knockout king reigned supreme last weekend as Derrick Lewis quickly TKO’ed 6’7″ heavyweight Tallison Teixeira in 35 seconds for his 16th KO win in the Octagon. The UFC Nashville main event ended with much celebration, but not without controversy as some argued …

Defense Department to begin using Grok, Musk’s controversial AI model  The Washington Post US defense department awards contracts to Google, Musk’s xAI  Yahoo Finance Elon Musk’s Controversial Grok AI Lands Contract With Pentagon  Newsweek Pentagon Awards Up to $200 Million in Contracts to xAI, OpenAI  Bloomberg ‘Grok For Government’: Elon Musk’s xAI Says It’s Secured A Pentagon Contract  Forbes Source link

An OMAAT reader asked me an interesting question about staying at a hotel at the same time as a controversial conference being hosted there. I know how I feel about this, and I’m curious to hear how others feel… Guest surprised by conference being hosted at hotel I received a message from a reader who is staying at a Marriott …

Stephen Thompson has issued a statement following his controversial defeat at UFC Nashville. ‘Wonderboy’ squared off against rising welterweight star Gabriel Bonfim in Saturday night’s co-main event. The 42-year-old MMA legend suffered a nasty cut to his shin after checking a kick in round two. After 15 minutes of action, Stephen Thompson appeared to have done enough to get the …

In yet another unexpected turn of events, Jeff Bezos is now embracing a new hairstyle. While he’s known for his bald look, and has been recognized as such for well over a decade, he’s embracing a whole new look after his and Lauren Sánchez’s controversial, $50 million Venice wedding. In photos obtained by EOnline, we can see that Bezos has …