Claressa Shields lands unprecedented $8M deal ahead of 2026 return — with few real rivals in sight
Undisputed women's heavyweight champion Claressa Shields has her record deal, now she needs opponents.Nic Antaya via Getty Images NEW YORK — She came from the cracked concrete floor of the Berston Field House in Flint, Michigan, with its blood-stained canvas ring, and brittle concrete walls. Every time Claressa Shields hammered the heavybag — More...
Muhammad Mokaev: Winning BRAVE CF title will show why UFC should have never cut me
Muhammad Mokaev will look to win his first major title at BRAVE CF 100. Mokaev (15-0) takes on Gerard Burns (7-1) for the flyweight belt in Friday's main event from Khalifa Sports City in Bahrain. Since his More...
Atlanta Hawks executive charged with fraud, embezzling $3.8 million from franchise
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia has brought an indictment against Lester Jones, the Atlanta Hawks' former senior vice president of financial planning and analysis, charging More...
Women's boxing champ Claressa Shields signs $8 million promotional deal, plans ring return in 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Claressa Shields signed a multi-fight deal Thursday that will pay her a minimum of $ 8 million, and the undisputed women's heavyweight boxing champion plans to return to the ring in early More...
Wood returns opponent's money after weight-miss fine
Nathaniel Wood says he has returned the money opponent Jose Delgado was fined by the UFC for missing weight before their fight in Abu Dhabi last month. American Delgado was fined 20 percent of his fight purse for More...
Between the Links: Dana White responds to UFC fight-fixing allegations, Jon Jones fires shots at Tom Aspinall
The UFC is in the headlines, but not for a reason it would ever want to be after allegations of fight-fixing following the featherweight bout between Isaac Dulgarian and Yadier del Valle — which opened eyes with More...
Valentina Shevchenko responds to Kayla Harrison's interest in fighting her at White House
Valentina Shevchenko could be granted an opportunity to become a dual-champion if victorious at UFC 322, but is she interested? Flyweight champion Shevchenko (25-4-1 MMA, 14-3-1 UFC) welcomes Zhang Weili (26-3 More...
What Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula need to qualify at WTA Finals
Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula head into the final day of the WTA Finals round-robin stage all with a chance of reaching the semi-finals. Defending champion Gauff defeated Jasmine Paolini in straight-sets More...
'I never expected a mafia-NBA crossover': Shams Charania on NBA gambling & how he gets the inside scoop
Subscribe to Network with Rich Kleiman Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube NBA insider Shams Charania joins Rich Kleiman to talk NBA rumors, insider reporting and the art of breaking major news. Shams opens up More...
Asian Tour expertly trolls Luke Kwon for completing this simple task
Luke Kwon became the most-hated man in golf last week after oversleeping his tee time at the Internet Invitational. This week, it was the Asian Tour's turn to pile on the YouTube golf star. In case you missed More...
