It took a little help from her teammate, but speedskater Erin Jackson brought home a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Jackson posted a 37.04 time in the 500-meter event, narrowly beating Japan’s Miho Takagi to win gold. Jackson nearly didn’t make it to Beijing. Despite being the No. 1 ranked skater in the world, Jackson failed to qualify for the 500-meter event after stumbling during trials. Teammate Brittany Bowe gave up her qualifying spot in the event, allowing Jackson to compete at the… Source link
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The UFC 257 main card, headlined by Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, kicked off on ESPN+ Pay-Per-View with Marina Rodriguez’s stunning TKO of Amanda Ribas. Unfortunately, not every fan who shelled out for the $70 pay-per-view was able to see it. [UFC 257 on ESPN+: Buy Conor McGregor fight here] It’s unclear how widespread the outage was, but a noticeable number of MMA fans were complaining on Saturday that ESPN+ was not working for them. That included many of the UFC’s own fighters, as… Source link
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