Dana White: ‘It was tough’ watching Ronda Rousey’s loss to Holly Holm (Yahoo Sports)
Pelicans survive James’ late surge, beat Cavs 114-108 in OT (Yahoo Sports)
After New Orleans survived a stunning fourth-quarter surge by LeBron James and forced overtime, injured veteran center Kendrick Perkins pulled Pelicans teammate Anthony Davis aside for a quick word. Davis hit three jump shots from beyond 12 feet to start overtime, capping a 31-point, 12-rebound, four-steal performance that lifted New Orleans to a 114-108 victory […]
‘Rocky’ comparisons aside, Conor McGregor toning down rhetoric ahead of title tilt (Yahoo Sports)
McGregor says he’s ‘still grinding, still hungry’ but he isn’t overly focused on Jose Aldo ahead of his career-defining fight. Yahoo Sports – Mixed Martial Arts News
Stenson leads after late birdie blitz (Reuters)
(Reuters) – A late birdie blitz from Henrik Stenson took the Swede into a one-shot lead at 11 under par after the second round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Friday. Stenson, joint overnight leader with South African Jaco van Zyl, heads the 30-man field after carding a 67 […]
Atlanta police charge 18-year-old in shooting death of former boxing champ (Reuters)
By David Beasley ATLANTA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Atlanta police on Thursday charged a young man with the fatal shooting last month of former cruiserweight boxing champion O’Neil “Supernova” Bell. Bell, 40, was killed during a robbery after leaving a bus, said police, who found him lying in the street on Nov. 25. Tycorion Davis, […]
Golf-Stenson overcomes illness to share Sun City lead (Reuters)
(adds quotes) SUN CITY, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Sweden’s Henrik Stenson overcame a bout of illness to share the lead with South African Jaco van Zyl after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Thursday. Stenson, a previous winner of the tournament dubbed ‘Africa’s Major’, had felt […]
How Henry Cejudo went from sleeping on floors to UFC contention (Yahoo Sports)
The Olympic gold medalist and UFC flyweight contender has the right perspective after a harsh upbringing. Yahoo Sports – Mixed Martial Arts News
UFC hoping new Las Vegas facility will lure fighters in, reduce significant injuries (Yahoo Sports)
After a rash of injuries, the UFC figured it had to do something to try to mitigate its losses. Yahoo Sports – Mixed Martial Arts News
Tiger Woods has no timetable on healing or playing (The Associated Press)
Tiger Woods painted a bleak picture Tuesday on when he can return to golf or even get back to doing anything more than just walking. ”The hardest part for me is there’s really nothing I can look forward to, nothing I can build toward,” Woods said. Woods is at the Hero World Challenge as the […]
