May 18, 2013

UFC / MMA: Gustafsson not cleared to compete at UFC on FUEL TV 9

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Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, left, punches Alexander Gustafsson during their light heavyweight bout at UFC on Fox on Dec. 8.(Photo: Jeff Chiu, AP) Story Highlights The event is set to take place Saturday in Stockholm, Sweden It is unsure if Gastafsson will be replaced or if the card will be shuffled (PhatzRadio / MMA) — The [...]

UFC / MMA: Silva reminds the world he’s far from washed up with KO of Stann

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(Some thought Saturday night would be Wanderlei Silva’s last fight. Instead, he recorded a stunning KO. Mark Nolan/Getty Images/SI) Story Highlights Wanderlei Silva scored a second-round knockout of Brian Stann in their light-heavyweight bout Silva became a legend in Japan with the now-defunct Pride organization in the early days of MMA Stann said the loss [...]

UFC / MMA: Silva returns to place of his greatest success

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Wanderlei Silva, right, punches Cung Le during their UFC 139 middleweight bout in November 2011. Silva won by TKO in the second round.(Photo: Jeff Chiu, AP) Story Highlights Wanderlei Silva will fight Brian Stann in Japan this weekend Silva was a big star in Japan a decade ago He has struggled to 3-7 mark since [...]

UFC / MMA: Roy Nelson stops Matt Mitrione at ‘TUF 16′ finale

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(Photo: Josh Holmberg, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Roy Nelson stopped Matt Mitrione at the 2:58 mark of the first round Nelson picked up his second straight win and third in the past four fights Mitrione, a former NFL defensive tackle, suffered the first stoppage loss of his career LAS VEGAS — Matt Mitrione lost [...]

Golf Recap: Rory leads but Tiger is closing in – Deutsche Bank Championship

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Tiger Woods hits an approach shot on the fifth hole during the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston on September 1, 2012 in Norton, Massachusetts. (August 31, 2012 – Source: Warren Little/Getty Images North America) NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods played together in the opening two rounds [...]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 5 Duke scores 110 in rout of Western Michigan

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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Mike Krzyzewski told his No. 5 Duke team to pick up the pace. That wound up making everyone in the Blue Devils’ backcourt look pretty good. Seth Curry scored a season-high 22 points and Austin Rivers added 20 in Duke’s 110-70 rout of Western Michigan on Friday night. Quinn Cook had [...]

UFC / MMA: Overeem KOs Lesnar in UFC 141

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brock Lesnar took one last kick to his stomach and crumpled at the side of the cage, unable to fight back when Alistair Overeem pounced. Lesnar had been finished by a 6-foot-5 Dutch kick boxer in the first round at UFC 141. A few minutes later, the UFC’s former heavyweight champion [...]

UFC 144: ‘Rampage’ gets Bader in Japan

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Travis Pastrana (R) and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson attend the Pastrana-Waltrip Racing announcement of the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide partnership on January 21, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (January 20, 2011 – Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will get his return to Japan, after all. The Ultimate [...]

UFC a knockout as Couture gets rousing send off

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Randy Couture, bottom, gets knocked out by Lyoto Machida during the light heavyweight bout at UFC 129 in Toronto on Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Reuters) – Randy Couture was denied a storybook ending to his Ultimate Fighting Championship career on Saturday when he was knocked out in his final fight, but the 47-year-old walked away [...]