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Paddy Pimblett is set to complete his contract at UFC 304 and has his eye on Jake Paul. Pimbrett said he plans to fight out his contract and may become a free agent to make as much money as possible. Ahead of his UFC 304 bout, Pimbrett said he would be interested in facing Jake Paul in a boxing match, knowing it would be well worth the money. “If Jake Paul sends me a multi-million dollar contract and says he wants to fight me, let's do it. At the end of the day, we're prize fighters. People forget that. We're…
Lightweight Gabriel Flores Jr. may not boast an undefeated record, but the obstacles he's faced and overcome have endeared him to his hometown of Stockton, California. Flores, 24, is scheduled to fight Saturday at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton in what will be the first major boxing sanctioned event held at the venue. He will face Ronell Ron in a 10-round bout. Flores (24-2, 8 KOs), who was once the youngest boxer ever signed by Top Rank, has suffered setbacks including losses to Luis Alberto Lopez and Giovanni Cabrera but has maintained strong support from his local community. “I feel…
TAMPA — Jake Paul still expresses interest in a rematch with Nate Diaz under mixed martial arts rules, but the offer may not be as appealing now that Diaz is embroiled in his own legal battles. Diaz filed a lawsuit against Juanmio on Monday, claiming the company owes him $9 million for his recent boxing bout with Jorge Masvidal. Despite Paul and PFL founder Don Davis openly offering Diaz $15 million for an MMA rematch between the former UFC superstar and Paul inside the PFL cage, Diaz chose to fight Masvidal. Now that it's clear that Diaz's payday for facing…
One Minnesota athlete heading to the Paris Olympics may never be seen in front of the cameras. It suits his style perfectly. Adonis Frazier, the fitness director at the famed Minneapolis gym that produced WBA welterweight champion Jamal James, is an assistant coach for the U.S. boxing team. During a call from the U.S. training camp in Saarbrucken, Germany, Frazier paused as he heard several teammates walk by and loudly comment on the “S” pendant he was wearing. “It's supposed to represent Superman,” he says, “but sometimes I wonder if it represents 'stress.'” The Frasers tend to do whatever they…
When it comes to cultural expression in the Olympics, the Internet is in agreement: Mongolian team uniforms at the Paris Olympics deserve a gold medal.Since Mongolian haute couture brand Michel & Amazonka unveiled the uniforms on Instagram earlier this month, Instagram and TikTok users have been praising the perfect blend of culture and style. read moreAccording to Mongolia's state-run news agency Monsame, the team will wear the topical uniforms at the Olympic opening ceremony, which are embroidered with symbols related to the nation. In addition to the Olympic flame and the Paris Olympics emblem, the uniforms feature symbols of Mongolian…
Columbus North's Avery Baker dribbles the ball during a game against Greenfield Central on Sept. 9, 2023 at BCSC Soccer Complex. Avery Baker's success in women's soccer is garnering attention. The Columbus North High School sophomore spent the offseason participating in the Olympic Development Program, which promotes growth and development and helps unearth youth soccer talent across the country. ODP holds tryouts once a year and, with the help of coaches from around the state, uses the tryouts to create a player pool for each age group, allowing players the opportunity to play and train with top players from around…
The good thing about Jack Berglund is that he has many of the qualities a team wants in a prospect. He plays an important position and, at 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, he prides himself on playing the full length of the rink and has an offensive edge. The great thing about Berglund is that he knows where he can improve and he wants to get even better. The 18-year-old centre admitted his skating is his biggest weakness. No teenage prospect is perfect, and Berglund, one of the Flyers' two second-round picks in the 2024 NHL Draft, still lacks the foot…
MILWAUKEE — As I sit here at the Republican National Convention and think about conventions past and present, it's only natural to consider how each has influenced American politics. Instead, as a journalist covering the 14th party convention (the 15th is the Democratic Convention in Chicago next month), I've been thinking a lot about the role of technology in determining how such events are covered. Visually, the hall and floor are not all that different from the first I covered at the 1988 Atlanta Democratic Convention. Say what you want about political graphic design, but no convention has dared to…
After a breakout year in the USHL, Vladislav Lukasevic is moving to the NCAA and joining the Michigan State University hockey team. The Michigan State University hockey team has a new commitment as defenseman Vladislav Lukasievich recently announced he will be transferring from the USHL to the NCAA. Lukasievich had a breakout season last year with the Tri-City Storm. A fourth-round pick by the Florida Panthers in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, he will be tasked with filling the gaps left by Artyom Refshunov and Nash Nienhuis. Who is Vladislav Lukashevich? Lukasevich, as mentioned above, is a fourth-round pick of…
Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio shakes hands with former President Donald Trump at a rally in Delaware, Ohio, in 2023. Vance has ties to tech billionaires who supported Trump's running mate. Drew Ungerer/Getty Images Hide caption Toggle caption Drew Ungerer/Getty Images Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance's Appalachian roots are well known thanks to his best-selling autobiography, “Hillbilly Elegy,” but another aspect of Vance's background is now gaining attention: his ties to some of Silicon Valley's most prominent billionaires. Vance's 2016 book about his difficult childhood came out just as he was quietly cultivating ties to ultra-wealthy tech magnates who were at…