Power, speed and a clash of styles will be on display this month when two of boxing’s biggest stars go toe-to-toe for the welterweight world championship. Ending his two-year hiatus from a U.S. boxing ring, boxing’s only eight-division world champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao returns to defend his WBA welterweight title against former four-division world champion […]
UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi delivered a heart-stopping floor routine this past Saturday at the Collegiate Challenge in Anaheim, California, and it is absolutely incredible. The 20-year-old athlete flipped, sashayed and tumbled across the floor to a mashup of R&B and soul music, largely featuring some of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits. The audience erupted in cheers […]
The Genesis Prize Foundation announced prominent American philanthropist and owner of the New England Patriots football team, Robert Kraft, as the 2019 Genesis Prize Laureate. The annual $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” by Time Magazine, honours extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values and […]
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters announced today that the team will honor three former greats as Globetrotter Legends, the team’s highest honor short of jersey retirement, at upcoming stops on their 2019 Fan Powered North American Tour. The three stars—Michael “Wild Thing” Wilson, Matt “Showbiz” Jackson, and Osborne “Goose” Lockhart—played a combined 48 seasons and […]
On Jan. 7, 2019, representatives from the Professional Referee Organization and the Professional Soccer Referees Association reached tentative agreement on a successor collective bargaining agreement under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). Subject to the ratification of the membership, the new agreement will cover a five-year term with a new expiration […]
To celebrate its legacy in the sport, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame will induct the Goodyear Blimp as an honorary member of the College Football Hall of Fame. The blimp will be the first non-player or coach to be inducted. What started as a request from network television to provide aerial […]
Longtime Timberwolves sponsor Life Time, the premier healthy lifestyle brand which operates 23 athletic resorts in the Twin Cities, is set to celebrate its Founding Partnership during tonight’s game against the Orlando Magic. Life Time, as a Founding Partner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, was instrumental in the renovation of Target Center, including the $18 million […]
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) capped its breakthrough inaugural season on New Year’s Eve in New York City with a star-studded, record-breaking 2018 Championship Event. With a global audience cheering them on, the PFL punctuated its regular season and post season format with a premiere championship event by crowning six new world champions with each […]
After a successful return to the Octagon this past weekend at UFC 232 against Alexander Gustafsson, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is planning to fight three times in 2019. In a lengthy social media post he uploaded on Tuesday, Jones outlined his plans to “leave zero doubt of his dominance as a champion” this […]
Ethiopian athlete Belay Tilahun won Saint Silvester men’s road race in São Paulo, with 45 minutes and five seconds. In the women’s competition, the winner was Kenyan, Sandrafelis Tuei, with 50 minutes and two seconds. Brazilian runners came eighth in both races. Giovani dos Santos did 46 minutes and 38 seconds, and Jenifer Nascimento Silva […]