Sunday’s WWE NXT Heatwave card is finalized with a new number one contender challenging Oba Femi, plus a new match added to the lineup. Je’Von Evans defeated Trick Williams in a number one contender’s match in Tuesday’s NXT TV main event to cement his spot in the NXT Championship match at Sunday’s Heatwave where he will challenge Oba Femi for …
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If the opening day had the air of an exhibition at certain times, the finals night immediately felt like business. From the start it brought the feel of a traditional US Open showpiece event, with a patriotic rendition of the national anthem and a group of US Marine Corps standing with an unfurled Stars and Stripes flag providing pomp. Many …
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Khamzat Chimaev worked his entire career for the UFC middleweight title. Just a couple of days after winning it from Dricus du Plessis atop the UFC 319 pay-per-view (PPV) event in Chicago, “Borz” flew to Chechnya to surrender the strap to human rights hurter and head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. If you’re unfamiliar with Kadyrov’s highlight reel, he’s …
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Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced it is placing Alexandria City Public Schools, Arlington Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, and Prince William County Public Schools (the Divisions) in Northern Virginia on high-risk status with the condition that all federal funding flowing to these districts is done by reimbursement only. This action is …
Read More »Game Science Studio isn’t resting on its laurels after the success of Black Myth: Wukong. The developer teased a follow-up project as the closer to Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase with a brief but beautifully detailed glimpse at Black Myth: Zhong Kui. There’s no date attached to the cinematic teaser, and that’s because the game is still very much a …
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Naomi’s championship reign has been halted. Naomi, the Women’s World Champion, announced during “Monday Night Raw” she is vacating the title. She is expecting her first child. Naomi and her husband, Jimmy Uso, made the announcement as a preview of “What’s Your Story?” podcast with Stephanie McMahon. ”I’m pregnant, and I’m having a baby,” Naomi said. It’s the couple’s first …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open title in anticlimactic circumstances as rival Jannik Sinner retired due to illness just 23 minutes into the match. Alcaraz raced into a 5-0 lead in the first set of Monday’s final, the 14th matchup between the world’s two best players, when an out-of-sorts and emotional Sinner announced that he was …
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Texas is atop the preseason college football polls, and it’s also The Athletic staff’s favorite to win its first national championship since 2005. And yet: Few of the 28 writers and editors we surveyed believe Arch Manning will win the Heisman Trophy. So how will the 2025 college football season play out? We compiled our staff’s best guesses for the …
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Naomi is going to be out for at least nine months. Monday Night RAW aired live tonight from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Naomi wasn’t around to defend her title, but he showed up in Philly to address the situation. Some were concerned that Naomi’s news would take her out of the ring, and rumors started swirling around …
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When Dricus du Plessis returns, it will be for his first fight as a UFC middleweight contender since 2023. This past Saturday, Du Plessis topped a pay-per-view lineup for the fourth time in a row. He arrived in Chicago 3-0 in that category, having defeated Sean Strickland twice and Israel Adesanya in numbered event headliners. But that undefeated run and …
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