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[ad_1] Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey was named the NBA’s Most Improved Player on Tuesday night, beating out Chicago Bulls guard Coby White and Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun, the other two finalists for the award. Maxey, 23, had a breakout season with the Sixers, averaging career-highs of 25.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.0 steal, and 37.5 minutes per game. The fourth-year guard also made a career-best 212 3-pointers. The Kentucky product received his first All-Star selection of his career, as he transitioned into a bigger role as point guard following James Harden’s trade to the Los Angeles Clippers. “I have had to take different…

[ad_1] Despite their recent upturn in results, Crystal Palace, according to recent reports, are heading into the summer transfer window in search of a new striker.That’s according to talkSPORT, who believe Oliver Glasner has a clear favourite when it comes to reinforcing his attacking line.While Jean-Philippe Mateta looked nailed on to be the player sacrificed in the summer, the Frenchman’s recent goalscoring form has seen him now likely to stay at Selhurst Park with Odsonne Edouard replacing him as the favourite to leave. More Stories / Latest News Consequently, Palace have reportedly identified Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho as…

[ad_1] Israel Adesanya has nothing, but respect for longtime rival Alex Pereira. Pereira’s fans, on the other hand, not so much. Or as ‘The Last Stylebender’ likes to call them — “Poatards.” Adesanya’s iconic rivalry with the reigning UFC light heavyweight world champion started all the way back in 2016 under the GLORY Kickboxing banner. There, Pereira scored back-to-back wins over Adesanya — one, a questionable unanimous decision and the other, an absolutely brutal third-round KO. They picked up right where they left off inside the Octagon, with ‘Poatan’ finishing Adesanya in the fifth round of their UFC 281 headliner…

[ad_1] Posted on 04/23/2024By: Sean Crose It appears the question of when the great Terence Crawford will return to the ring has been answered. According to numerous reports, the undefeated pound for pound king will make the leap to junior middleweight to take on WBA titlist Israil Madrimov at Los Angeles’ BMO Stadium on August 3’d. It will be the first time the fighter known as “Bud” has fought since completely dominating Errol Spence in a welterweight championship superfight last summer. For the Madrimov fight, Crawford will once again be moving up in weight, much as he did from lightweight…

[ad_1] BBC Sport’s Steve Cram urges Harry Judd to slow down as the pair talk while the McFly drummer runs the London Marathon. [ad_2]

[ad_1] Game 2 between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets averaged 4.25 million viewers across TNT and truTV. The number is down 2% from last year’s Warriors-Kings matchup. The lead-in game between the Sixers and Knicks averaged 3.47 million viewers. This year’s NBA playoffs is averaging 3.45 million viewers.  [ad_2]

[ad_1] Current Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino took the job knowing full well the club is a bit of a mess. After a summer that saw hundreds of millions of pounds change hands, the west London club have an almost entirely new squad. All this upheaval means results will inevitably take time, and Pochettino only has a win percentage of just under 50% so far, but he’s not the worst. Football FanCast has run down the worst Chelsea managers in the Premier League era by win percentage. For this list, each tenure is judged independently, so those with multiple spells in…

[ad_1] Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-top-10-largest-attendances-biggest-crowds-record-capacity April 23, 2024 10:00 pm ET There have been over 650 events in UFC history since its debut in 1993.Of those events, the 10 atop the all-time attendance records provided memorable moments amplified by unique environments with palpable energy.The top 10 largest attendances in UFC history feature six countries: Canada (4), Australia (2), Russia (1), Sweden (1), Mexico (1), and Brazil (1). Eight of the events were pay-per-views, while two of the three most recent were UFC Fight Nights.Five…

[ad_1] Tim Tszyu is not at all interested in a soft touch following his first career defeat. The Ring has confirmed that early discussions are underway between the teams for Tszyu and and unbeaten knockout artist Vergil Ortiz Jr. The mouthwatering 154-pound matchup is being tabbed to take place on the Aug. 3 Israil Madrimov-Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford card in Los Angeles. One obvious delay in further advancing the fight is the current schedule. Ortiz (20-0, 20 knockouts) is due to face retread Thomas Dulorme on a DAZN show this Saturday from Fresno, California. Even with an expected win, sources informed…

[ad_1] British sprint wins in America for Imani Lansiquot, Andrew Pozzi, Romell Glave and Tade Ojora as we bring you our latest international round-up Diamond League, Xiamen, China, April 20 Mondo Duplantis improved his pole vault world record to 6.24m. Gudaf Tsegay went third all-time in the women’s 1500m with an impressive 3:50.30 victory. More here. Men: 100 (-0.6): 1 Christian Coleman USA 10.13; 2 Fred Kerley USA 10.17; 3 Ackeem Blake JAM 10.20; 4 Rohan Watson JAM 10.27; 5 Ryo Wada JPN 10.31; 6 Ronnie Baker USA 10.33; 7 Yoshihide Kiryu JPN 10.38; 8 Brandon Carnes USA 10.40; 9…