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Boxing

Mayweather announces exhibition bout against YouTuber Logan Paul

LAS VEGAS (UPI) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced Sunday he will return to the ring for an exhibition fight against YouTube personality Logan Paul next year. In a post on social media, the retired former boxing champion said the bout is scheduled for Feb. 20. According to the event's official website, the match will be streamed on pay-per-view. The first one million purchases of the event will cost $24.99, with the price increasing after that threshold is reached or the […]

todayDecember 8, 2020

Basketball

Missouri Valley updates 2020-21 conference schedule

ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) is adopting a new scheduling format for conference games for the 2020-21 season. This format will be in use for both men's and women's basketball programs. For the conference part of the season, MVC schools will play 18 games. Most conference teams will face each other in a two-game series. Additionally, these games will be held over two days at the same site. Each school will play four series on the road […]

todayDecember 6, 2020

Commentary

NFL: Who’s the best coach of all time?

When you think of the NFL or professional football, it's easy to default to the players. More often than not, it all leads to the quarterback. However, there's always a head coach in the mix that's deserving of credit as well. Coaches are essential to all sports. With every legendary NBA championship team, there's a coach who staked their claim into the list of best NBA coaches in history. The same is also true in the NFL. Today, we take […]

todayDecember 4, 2020

Anthony Davis

Basketball

Davis, Lakers agree to 5-year, $190 million maximum contract

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- All-Star big man Anthony Davis has agreed to re-sign with the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced. Davis' agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group, told ESPN and the Los Angeles Times that Davis reached an agreement on a five-year, $190 million maximum contract to remain with the Lakers. According to the outlets, the deal includes an early-termination option before the fifth year of the deal in 2024-25. Davis, who became a free […]

todayDecember 4, 2020

AEW News

AEW Dynamite: Kenny Omega becomes World Champion, Sting returns

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (UPI) -- Kenny Omega became the new AEW World Champion after he faced Jon Moxley in the main event of Dynamite. The show was titled Winter is Coming on Wednesday, a reference to HBO's Game of Thrones. Omega had his friend Don Callis, an executive at Impact Wrestling join the announcer's desk as a guest commentator. Moxley and Omega traded blows outside the ring during the championship bout before Moxley was able to land his first Paradigm Shift. […]

todayDecember 3, 2020

Football News

Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller set to play against Georgia

NASHVILLE, Tenn./ATHENS, Ga. (UPI) -- Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller is expected to travel with the Commodores and play in Saturday's game against Georgia. Fuller, the first woman to play in a Power Five college football game, is currently the only kicker listed on Vanderbilt's depth chart for this weekend's game in Athens, Ga. But the Commodores could add Ryley Guay -- last year's kicker -- to their roster before the matchup, according to The Tennessean. "We are still researching options on […]

todayDecember 3, 2020

Basketball

LeBron, Lakers agree to 2-year, $85 million extension

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the franchise Wednesday. James' agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group, told ESPN and The Athletic that James reached a two-year, $85 million extension with the Lakers. James' deal with Los Angeles runs through the 2022-23 season. James, who turns 36 at the end of this month, averaged 25.3 points and led the league in assists with 10.2 per game last season. He will […]

todayDecember 3, 2020

Basketball

Redbirds prepare for battle against Greenville Panthers

NORMAL -- Following a victory at UMass Lowell, the Illinois State Redbirds are heading back to Normal. They will start their first game of the 2020-21 season Wednesday. The Redbirds will be taking on the highly-offensive-minded Greenville University Wednesday afternoon. Quick hits on the Redbirds Junior guard Josiah Strong was the first awardee for Newcomer of the Week. This award was announced last week by the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbird team (1-1) for this season has the seventh-highest height […]

todayDecember 2, 2020

Football News

Alabama remains atop latest College Football Playoff rankings

NEW YORK (UPI) -- The Alabama Crimson Tide again topped the College Football Playoff rankings as the top seven teams remained unchanged Tuesday night. Alabama sat atop the CFP rankings for the 20th time -- the most since the format was introduced for the 2014 season -- after a dominant win over Auburn on Saturday. Notre Dame (No. 2), Clemson (No. 3) and Ohio State (No. 4) also occupied the same spots as last week. Ohio State remained at No. […]

todayDecember 2, 2020

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