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A choked-up Anthony Smith recalled his training sessions with Weidman ahead of UFC 261 and expressed his dismay at the latter’s bad luck. Anthony Smith questions the whole point of fighting Anthony Smith was then asked to put things in perspective and he responded by highlighting how an injury can impact a fighter’s career. Questioning the whole point of engaging in the sport, Anthony Smith also talked about how much work fighters like Chris Weidman put in ahead of a fight....

The alligator was picked up this week by the police in the city of Kingsland, which lies on the southeastern coastline of Georgia. The large reptile was caught trespassing on a resident’s patio, according to the cops, and was promptly placed “under arrest” by Officer Thornton of the Kingsland Police Department. A photo obtained from the Kingsland Police Department shows the alligator on the patio, lounging in the corner behind a potted plant....

With two down in the top of the first inning against the Mets, Harper took the first pitch of the at-bat and sent it into the stands. To make it even more impressive; he did so while snapping the bat in half. Take a look for yourself. Hitting the skin off the ball is a pretty wild occurance but it’s not totally unheard of in baseball. Breaking your bat in two though, is pretty rare, and something that’s only happened a relative handful of times....

Cabrera Bello recorded the first-ever albatross on the par-five 16th hole when his second shot careened off a bunker and rolled in. It was just the third albatross in Players Championship history. Cabrera Bello went from two under to five under with the shot, which vaulted him back into the top 10. A breakout star last year, Cabrera Bello was a member of the European Ryder Cup team. 0 votes

David Ortiz and Ryan Howard both blasted balls beyond the PNC Park wall and into the Allegheny River during the 2006 Home Run Derby. The flotilla of waiting boaters in San Francisco’s McCovey Cove were disappointed the following year when none of the derby participants hit one out of AT&T Park. But fans of the Northwoods League got to witness a unique home run derby that made a big splash Monday night in Kenosha, Wis....

Robinson didn’t suffer any structural damage to his leg, which had him and the Commanders optimistic that he would return to the field at some point this season. During pregame warmups at FedEx Field on Sunday, Robinson was seen running routes on the field. His right leg is still wrapped up, but it appears as if he has full mobility. The 23-year-old was seen catching passes from Washington Commanders assistant running backs coach Jennifer King....

The Toffees went down 2-1 to the French side at Goodison Park, a result which puts manager Ronald Koeman’s job in further doubt as their poor start to the season continues. Minutes before Williams scored to cancel out Nabil Fekir’s early penalty, the Everton centre-back sparked the game’s controversial moment when he shoved the Lyon goalkeeper as they challenged for the ball. Several players got involved and a series of shoves broke out on the edge of the pitch while some players tried to break it up....

Ali has recently featured on RAW’s upper-mid-card, notably competing in a triple threat match against The Miz and AJ Styles. Ricochet has been in mid-card action on SmackDown since losing his Intercontinental Championship to Gunther in June. Despite their contentious position on the card, their high-flying offense remains as sharp as ever. These high-flying antics were the subject of a fan’s Twitter video, who praised some of their moves. The account, called Sainted Entertainment, handle @SaintedEntmt, shared footage of Ali hitting his 054 splash, and Ricochet hitting his 630 splash....

Angel Cabrera donned the famous green jacket in 2009, following a three-way play-off involving Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry. With the world of golf set to embark on its annual pilgrimage to Augusta for the start of the 2017 edition on Thursday, Cabrera rolled back the years with an ace at the Shell Houston Open on Sunday. The Argentinian finished off his round by holing from the tee at the par-three ninth to end the tournament on four under par and head to Georgia with a spring in his step....

Schweinsteiger digs deep for Fire The Mexican attacker started the move in the 38th minute of the LA Galaxy’s league match with Minnesota United, finding Romain Alessandrini out wide on the right side. Dos Santos continued his run into the box and put a small flick onto the Frenchman’s service to beat Minnesota goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth. Dos Santos was on the mark with a penalty against the New York Red Bulls last week and scored an equalizer in a comeback draw with the Chicago Fire the week before....

WATCH: Messi scores a beauty The Italian won a penalty as he slipped around Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando and then stepped up to take it on himself. He should have given the chance to somebody else. 

Gameiro lined up alongside Zlatan in the French capital in the 2012-13 season, when the Sweden international hit 30 Ligue 1 goals to see PSG romp to the title. Gameiro does believe, however, that compatriot Griezmann can lead a talented new generation of France internationals by ending Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s dominance of the Ballon d’Or. “I can’t say [Griezmann is the best I’ve played with] because I also played with Ibrahimovic, [David] Beckham and other great players at PSG,” Gameiro told Goal....

While some have come out in defence of the bowler, a few pundits and former cricketers have lashed out at the Indian spinner for allegedly “tampering” with the spirit of cricket. Now, England cricketer James Anderson too has showcased his displeasure at Ashwin in a rather unique way. While discussing the Mankading incident on BBC Sounds, Anderson resorted to an act that has raised quite a few eyebrows. In a video that is trending on social media, Anderson, who is Buttler’s teammate in the England team, can be seen shredding Ravi Ashwin’s photo in a shredder....

WATCH: Giovinco has penalty saved The midfielder netted his first goal of the MLS season in Dallas’ 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy, and it was a pretty good one. With the club’s locked a 1-1, Acosta used his first touch to buy just a bit of space and fired a shot into the bottom corner for what proved to be the winner for FC Dallas. The goal was just a continuation of a fine start to the year for Acosta, who had already bagged a brace for Dallas in the side’s CONCACAF Champions League win over Arabe Unido....

The Background Virat Kohli won the toss and had no hesitation to bat first on a good batting wicket in Sydney. His decision was backed up by a marathon innings from Cheteshwar Pujara. He scored 193 runs off 373 balls and batted with determination and perseverance. Earlier in the Innings, India’s newly drafted opener Mayank Agarwal scored a classy inning of 77 from 112 balls to set up the game for India....

LeBron made the shot with Zach LaVine guarding him and Joel Embiid coming out to help LaVine in defending LeBron. LeBron finishing the game off with a win for Team LeBron meant that the 37-year-old superstar is yet to be defeated ever since the new All-Star game format was introduced in 2018. Since then, Team LeBron has won every single edition of the NBA All-Star game, making it a perfect 5-0 for LeBron’s teams....

He of two no-hitters and a recent 20-strikeout game took time out of the normally uneventful routine of shagging flies during batting practice Wednesday to play catch with a young Mets fan at Citi Field. Take a look. MORE: MLB Mock Draft: Phillies have options at No. 1 “Amazing,” the kid said of the experience. “I’m not giving this ball away. There’s no way.” The kid is a Mets fan at heart, but he’ll probably be a Scherzer fan for life....

That’s what happened with NBC Sports’ sideline reporter Michele Tafoya during the “Sunday Night Football” snoozefest. MORE: Cardinals’ Bruce Arians awaiting ‘bulls–’ explanation over blocked FG Many viewers took to social media to note Tafoya looked as shocked as Seahawks coach Pete Carroll when kicker Stephen Hauschka hooked a chip-shot field goal from 27 yards out that would have won the game in overtime. It was a funny moment in an otherwise boring evening of football, the first NFL game with no touchdowns to end in a tie since 1972....

On Tuesday night, Northern Arizona scored four points in four seconds to stun the Gaels at home, 73-71, at the buzzer. MORE: Shocking upsets | High flying dunkers | Still-perfect squads With eight seconds on the clock, Northern Arizona’s Kris Yanku made a jumper to tie the score. Quinton Upshur stole an inbounds pass under the Lumberjacks’ own bucket for an easy layup on the very next possession. A last-second desperation heave by the Gaels was off the mark, and the Lumberjacks were able to snatch a win on St....

The South African’s opening round of the European Tour event had not quite gone to plan after four bogeys from his first six holes having started at the 10th, but three birdies lifted him back to one over. However, Oosthuizen was again struggling after his third shot at the par-five third left him out of sight of the hole, hidden by a hill in a very awkward spot on the Kingsbarns course....