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AL’s biggest surprise contender poaches former All-Star SP from Rangers

machotech
July 31, 2024
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Michael Lorenzen. Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports The Kansas City Royals (57-49) are arguably MLB’s biggest surprise contender, occupying the third AL wild-card spot as the season approaches the end of July. The defending champion Texas Rangers (51-55), meanwhile, are perhaps the league’s biggest disappointment, as they sit six games behind the Royals. With the 2024 […]

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Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. aims to stay hot vs. reeling White Sox

machotech
July 31, 2024
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The skidding Chicago White Sox traded closer Michael Kopech to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday as part of a three-team deal that also sent right-hander Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham to the St. Louis Cardinals. The White Sox unquestionably are sellers. They are long out of postseason contention and losers of a single-season, […]

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Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ryan Spann set for UFC Vegas 97

machotech
July 30, 2024
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Longtime UFC veterans Ovince Saint Preux and Ryan Spann are set to collide on Sept. 7 in a three-round light heavyweight bout at UFC Vegas 97. MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin confirmed the news on Monday following an initial report by MMA Junkie. Saint Preux (27-17) is a one-time challenger for the UFC interim light heavyweight […]

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Manel Kape claims Muhammad Mokaev tapped from his guillotine choke at UFC 304

machotech
July 30, 2024
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Manel Kape is calling foul on his loss to Muhammad Mokaev at UFC 304. While an argument could be made that Kape potentially deserved a decision win over Mokaev in a largely uneventful three-round fight, his beef isn’t with the judges, but rather a submission he applied while defending a takedown. In a pair of […]

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UFC 304 mailbag: Muhammad silences doubters, Aspinall ascends, Pimblett delivers, plus more

machotech
July 30, 2024
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UFC 304 went down this past Saturday in Manchester, England, and a whole bunch of stuff happened. Belal Muhammad pulled off the upset, dominating Leon Edwards to become the new welterweight champion; Tom Aspinall avenged his previous loss to Curtis Blaydes with a 60-second obliteration; Paddy Pimblett arrived in the lightweight top 15 by demolishing […]

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UFC 306 layout for the Sphere revealed, cheapest tickets selling for $3,000

machotech
July 30, 2024
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Dana White has promised a show unlike any else he’s promoted when UFC 306 lands at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 14. On Monday, pre-sale tickets kicked off for UFC 306, with Ticketmaster not only revealing the prices — with tickets currently running between $3,000 and $12,000 — but a first look at […]