Kristian Ibarra
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Report | UFC Discussing CM Punk Return For June PPV
CM Punk may be getting a second chance at competing inside the Octagon, with the UFC reportedly discussing the possibility of bringing the former WWE attraction to his hometown of Chicago. Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting reports the promotion is in talks to book a bout between CM Punk and Mike Jackson at UFC 225 […] → Read More
MMA Fighter KOs Himself 83 Seconds Into Fight
Mixed martial arts is a violent, often unforgiving sport. Imagine spending several weeks and thousands of dollars to prepare for a fight, only to get knocked out in the opening minutes of the contest. Now imagine being the one who knocked you out. Read that back to yourself as many times as you’d like — […] → Read More
Floyd Mayweather Keeps MMA Rumors Rolling
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a perfect 50-0 in professional boxing. He's also a, technically speaking, perfect 0-0 in mixed martial .. → Read More
Nuggets Fan Got A Little Too Close To Russell Westbrook
: Russell Westbrook will not be punished for Thursday night’s incident with a fan on the court. It’s probably never a good idea to get too close to Russell Westbrook without his permission. Especially not after a heartbreaking, buzzer-beating loss on the road. We can probably assume this Denver Nuggets fan never got the memo. Russ […] → Read More
Gary Harris ends wild game with insane buzzer beater
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets stole all the spotlight on this relatively quiet Thursday night. Coming back from down 15 to start the final quarter, the Thunder were three points and a few seconds away from forcing overtime. Paul George gave them the points. But he also gave Gary Harris too much time. That’s one way to do it. → Read More
Jeopardy Throws Haymaker At Browns On Twitter
“Jeopardy!” made its presence felt in the sports world Thursday evening. For multiple reasons. While the game show often invites some of the most conventionally intelligent people on the planet to compete, those contestants aren’t often the biggest sports fans around. That was evident after Thursday’s “Football” category received crickets following every single clue. NFL […] → Read More
Blake Griffin leads Pistons past Grizzlies in team debut
The Detroit Pistons chapter of Blake Griffin’s NBA career is off to a promising start. The newly acquired power forward helped lead the Pistons to their 24th win of the season, defeating the visiting Memphis Grizzlies, 104-102, Thursday night. Reggie and Dre had to cool Blake off 😂 pic.twitter.com/WffHcCRBio — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) February […] → Read More
Ronda Rousey Still Won't Close Door On MMA Career
“Rowdy” Ronda Rousey is officially a member of the WWE roster, unveiling the next chapter of her professional career Sunday night at the 2018 Royal Rumble. The long-rumored move seemed to cement the idea that Rousey, one of the most dominant female MMA champions of all time, was officially done with her career in the […] → Read More
Nate Diaz reveals UFC return date in epic IG rant
At long last, we may have an idea on when Nate Diaz may make his highly anticipated return to the UFC. As expected, the insight from Diaz didn’t come without a few expletives. NSFW-sensitive folks, be warned: Sick of sitting around waiting for you fuckers to do shit there's no excitement in this fight shit […] → Read More
Eric Gordon Beats Buzzer With Half-Court Heave
The Houston Rockets were rolling heading into the final quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday. Already up 16 points in the final seconds of the third quarter on the visiting Timbewolves, Eric Gordon extended that lead just a tinge with this beauty. FROM HALF-COURT! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/uoIkGeGSck — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 19, 2018 The lead […] → Read More
Cavaliers Survive After Blowing Big Lead Against Magic
It wasn’t pretty, but the Cleveland Cavaliers took home the victory Thursday night at the Quicken Loans Arena, edging the visiting Orlando Magic, 104-103. Though it’ll go down as a much-needed notch in the win column, Thursday’s victory won’t come without criticism after the defending Eastern Conference champions nearly blew a 20-point halftime lead to […] → Read More
Baker Mayfield shoots his shot to become a Dolphin
Winning the Heisman Trophy and falling just a few breaks shy of punching his ticket to the College Football Playoff National Championship, Baker Mayfield is just one of several high-level quarterbacks expected to be drafted in the first round. There’s really no telling where, or with whom, the Oklahoma Sooners talent will land… but that […] → Read More
NBA Twitter unearths old but relevant Joel Embiid tweet
Joel Embiid is officially an NBA All-Star for the first time in his professional career, having been announced as a starter earlier Thursday. → Read More
Kyrie Irving Out For Celtics Against 76ers
The most anticipated game on Thursday’s small slate of NBA action will be without its biggest star. Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving will not be playing against the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday, with coach Brad Stevens stating Irving is dealing with shoulder soreness. Though he’ll be out of Thursday’s matchup, Stevens doesn’t anticipate the injury to […] → Read More
Washington State QB Tyler Hilinski Dead In Apparent Suicide
Washington State redshirt sophomore quarterback Tyler Hilinski was found dead in his Pullman, Wa., apartment Tuesday afternoon, with local police suspecting the 21-year-old’s death to be a suicide. Officers at the scene said they found Hilinski’s body lying next to a rifle and suicide note. Police were asked to visit Hilinski after he failed to […] → Read More
Report | Jon Jones Passes Polygraph Relating To Drug Test
Jon Jones is going the extra mile to once again prove his innocence as a clean fighter in the sport of mixed martial arts, having now passed a polygraph test in hopes of strengthening his case against a positive drug test last summer, per Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting. The former UFC light heavyweight champion […] → Read More
DeMar DeRozan Drops Hammer On Cavs Defense
DeMar DeRozan may still be a little frustrated from Tuesday’s last-second loss to the Miami Heat, putting his emotions to good use against the Cleveland Cavaliers at home Thursday night. Watch him blow past Tristan Thompson to drop an uncontested hammer against the Cavaliers defense. .@DeMar_DeRozan 😤 pic.twitter.com/IyBuyDmYsb — NBA TV (@NBATV) January 12, 2018 […] → Read More
Report | Canelo Accepts Rematch With Gennady Golovkin
The rematch that needs to happen is one step closer to coming to fruition. Canelo Alvarez has officially agreed to a second go-round with Gennady Golovkin, accepting a rematch with the middleweight nightmare on Cinco de Mayo weekend, according to Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times. The news should come as little surprise, considering […] → Read More
Leonard Fournette Buys Rolex Watches For O-Line
Leonard Fournette had a successful rookie campaign, eclipsing the 1,000-yards mark over the course of 13 games in his first season as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars. The rookie running back, however, realizes he couldn’t have done it all on his own, expressing his gratitude by gifting Rolex watches to his offensive line following […] → Read More
Chris Paul will make you feel sorry for David West’s ankles
Some things just aren’t fair in the NBA. LeBron James’ ability to attack the basket? Not fair. Stephen Curry’s ability to drain 3-pointers from basically anywhere on the court? Not fair. Chris Paul’s ability to put opposing defenders on skates? Really, really not fair. Just ask David West about that last one. David West better […] → Read More