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Oleksandr Usyk once again earned a points win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Ayman Yaqoob/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Oleksandr Usyk successfully defended his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight world titles Saturday with a split decision win over former champion Anthony Joshua in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Judges scored the contest 115-113 for Joshua, and 115-113 and 116-112 for Usyk. [Full recap.] [It’s fantasy football season: Create or join a league now!] Oleksandr Usyk… Source link

Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk in action during their heavyweight title fight for the IBF, WBA and WBO belts at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images) Anthony Joshua seemed to sense he needed to do something dramatic when the ninth round of his bout for the unified heavyweight titles with Oleksandr Usyk began in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. And Joshua came out and was blistering Usyk, ripping him with body shots… Source link

The Texas Rangers’ offseason undeniably produced some eye-popping news. Corey Seager — $325 million. Marcus Semien — $175 million. Jon Gray — $56 million. With a new stadium built and a farm system headed toward rebuilt, the moves heralded an intent to win again. So as the 2022 team fades into the background with a 52-64 record, some feelings of disappointment were to be expected. The realization that this won’t be a case of instant gratification was apparently a hard one to swallow… Source link

A 29-year-old man is dead from injures sustained during an on-field fight over a referee’s call at an adult soccer game, according to Oxnard, California police. Per OPD, Misael Sanchez of Port Hueneme, California died on Monday, 15 days after sustaining injuries in the July 10 game. His cause of death was pending an autopsy. Per police, Sanchez was “involved in a large soccer fight that included players from both teams and spectators” that broke out on a field at Oxnard High School. The soccer… Source link

Britta Pedersen/Getty Images; Twitter; Rachel Mendelson/Insider Elon Musk’s decision to kill the $44 billion Twitter deal means banks could lose a “nine-figure” payday. Musk’s and Twitter’s financial advisors could pocket up to $192 million if the deal closes. The billionaire faces an uphill battle to call off the deal as he has to prove there’s been a material adverse effect on the transaction. Elon Musk’s ‘will-he-won’t-he’ dance to buy Twitter took a turn on Friday after the billionaire said… Source link

Free agent point guard Jalen Brunson is scheduled to meet with a few teams, headlined by the New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks, on the first day of NBA free agency, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The free agency period begins Thursday at 6 p.m. ET. Brunson will hold free agent meetings in New York, sources said. The Mavericks will be given an opportunity to present an offer sweet enough to entice the four-year veteran into re-signing. Owner Mark Cuban, general manager Nico Harrison, head… Source link

Hi everyone, This morning the US Supreme Court issued a ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that rolls back Roe v. Wade. This is a profound change for the country that deeply effects so many of us, especially women. Everyone will respond in their own way, whether that’s wanting space and time to process, speaking up, volunteering outside of work, not wanting to discuss it at all , or something else entirely. Please be mindful of what your co-worker many be feeling… Source link

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant knows Kyrie Irving has some important decisions to make this offseason. Irving previously said he wanted to stay in Brooklyn for the long haul, but — as many things are with Irving — the situation is complicated. Irving has a $36 million player option for the 2022-23 season. He has until June 29 to pick up that option. A few months ago, it was assumed Irving would pick up that option or sign a long-term extension with the Nets. But after Irving missed a… Source link

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by 0.75%, the largest move it has made in a single meeting since 1994. The central bank messaged that further interest rate hikes will come this year, as the Fed leans on higher borrowing costs to dampen demand and work to slow faster-than-expected inflation. “Overall economic activity appears to have picked up after edging down in the first quarter,” the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement, repeating its… Source link

U.S. stock futures opened slightly lower Wednesday evening after a rally on Wall Street, when many investors breathed a sigh of relief that the Federal Reserve was unlikely to raise interest rates even more aggressively in the coming months. Contracts on the S&P 500 dipped. Earlier, the blue-chip index posted it best single-session gain since May 2020, rising 2.99%. The Nasdaq Composite surged by 3.2%, and the Dow added more than 900 points, or 2.8%. The jump came in the wake of the Federal… Source link