Boxing Pound-for-Pound Rankings: David Benavidez picks up impressive win as he continues to hunt for big names

If there’s a blueprint on how to handle oneself while being heavily avoided by top opponents in boxing, unbeaten light heavyweight David Benavidez is doing things the right way.  Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs), the 28-year-old “Mexican Monster,” did all he could to try and land a bout against Mexican icon and unified super middleweight champion … Read more

Super Bowl 2025: Kareem Hunt came up big for Chiefs after wondering if his career was done

NEW ORLEANS — Kareem Hunt spent the summer and the first couple of weeks of the NFL season working out at his high school, or going to stretch and hit the sauna at the YMCA. He was 29 years old, an advanced age at running back. In 2023 he averaged just 3 yards per carry … Read more

Week 17 Pulse Check: Veteran stars come up big in the fantasy football championships

Travis Kelce delivered a vintage fantasy football performance in Week 17. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) Week 17 came in with big performances but several key veteran ones stuck out and delivered when fantasy managers needed them the most. As we close out the 2024 season, let’s take a look at several key Week … Read more

NFL betting Week 17 props that pop – Big opportunity for these running backs

Dec 28, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Liz Loza and I sleighed on Christmas, going 3-1 with our Christmas Day props and we’re looking to keep that success rolling here with the truncated Sunday slate. The end of the regular season is in sight, but we’re just getting warmed up, so let’s take a look at … Read more

Modern Big Ten supremacy on line in Rose Bowl between Ohio State, Oregon

Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer A little more than five months ago, during the third week of July, the opening soliloquy for Oregon head coach Dan Lanning at Big Ten Football Media Days in Indianapolis lasted nearly nine minutes. It began with a customary expression of gratitude for conference commissioner Tony Petitti, … Read more

SpaceX’s big year: The new records Elon Musk’s space company set in 2024

SpaceX had a pretty good 2024. Elon Musk’s company broke its own record for most launches in a single year, continued pushing the boundaries of rocket reuse and made serious strides toward getting Starship, its next-generation megarocket, up and running. Oh, and Musk has apparently entered the inner circle of President-elect Donald Trump, wielding political … Read more

EXCLUSIVE | ILT20 has been a big boon for UAE players: Coach Lalchand Rajput | Cricket News

UAE players with coach Lalchand Rajput (6th from right – standing) after winning the Gulf Cricket Championship in Dubai. (Photo credit: UAE Cricket) NEW DELHI: Former India coach and now at the United Arab Emirates, Lalchand Rajput, hailed the International League T20 (ILT20) as a transformative force for UAE cricket. Rajput credited the league’s global … Read more

NBA on Christmas Day: Key questions, top players, big matchups

Dec 24, 2024, 08:00 AM ET The NBA’s Christmas Day slate has been highly anticipated since the 2024-25 schedule was announced in August. The five-game schedule is filled with superstar matchups, highly anticipated rivalries and a few holiday debuts for some rising stars. Victor Wembanyama, fresh off a handful of history-making performances, makes his Christmas … Read more

NFL Week 16 Big Bets Recap: Lucky bettor’s $7 on 7-leg parlay hits for $27k

Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst NFL Week 16 odds attracted plenty of interesting parlay wins and major wagers. But you’d be hard-pressed to beat the return on investment realized by a FanDuel Sportsbook customer on Sunday. The bettor just might believe that seven is a lucky number, too. Because the wager was for $7 … Read more