“The Spider” made his MMA debut in in 1997 and joined the UFC in 2006. A former Cage Rage middleweight champion, Silva won the UFC middleweight title in 2006 and held onto it until 2012. During that period of time he defended the belt ten times. Since he left the UFC in 2020. Silva has returned to boxing, where he was 1-1. He beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Tito Ortiz, and faced Bruno Machado in a non-scored bout....
The commission unanimously voted to suspend Silva for one year for failing multiple pre- and post-fight drug tests in January. Silva also was ordered to forfeit his $200,000 win bonus and was fined 30 percent of his $600,000 ($180,000) purse. His victory over Nick Diaz in UFC 183 was changed to a no-contest. MORE: 37 astonishing UFC photos | Sports’ most gruesome injuries Silva’s suspension is retroactive to Jan. 31, 2015....
Drummond is a big, strong dude, but being able to hit a shot sitting down on the floor like that takes so much more skill than people realize. He isn’t known for having a great shot — in two seasons with Detroit, Drummond has shot an astoundingly bad 33 percent on shots outside 3 feet, according to Basketball-Reference.com — so being able to knock one down from halfcourt is doubly impressive....
Allegri set to sign new Juventus contract Gomes was one of the players targeted for criticism after Barcelona suffered a shock 2-0 loss to Malaga on Saturday in a huge blow to their La Liga title hopes. And Luis Enrique was angry when he was asked if the former Valencia midfielder would have enough confidence to replace the suspended Sergio Busquets for the first leg of the tie in Turin....
New York on Wednesday landed outfielder Andrew Benintendi — a Gold Glove winner in left field in 2021 and a first-time All-Star in 2022 — in exchange for three pitching prospects: right-handers Chandler Champlain and Beck Way and left-hander T.J. Sikkema. The trade was first reported by Jack Curry of YES Network and later announced by both teams. The trade will beef up the Yankees’ roster for October, while the Royals will look to infuse promising young talent into a pitching staff that in 2022 has been among the worst in MLB....
James’ tumble started with a seemingly pedestrian foul by Andrew Bogut as James went to the rim for a layup. And according to Bogut, the bloody injury is far from his doing. MORE: Lee, Dellavedova don’t like each other | Steve Kerr’s little lie | Must-see Finals photos “I think he jumped into the cameraman,” Bogut told reporters after the game, via USA Today. “Yeah, I think he came down and took two steps and then fell into the cameraman....
Although Cuomo is not in the running for the Democratic nomination, more people are putting their money on the New York governor as he takes the lead on managing the coronavirus crisis in pandemic’s U.S. epicenter. But former Vice President Joe Biden remains to be the clear favorite for the Democratic nomination. An average of recent betting odds compiled by Real Clear Politics shows Cuomo with a 5.6 percent chance of becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, while Sanders trails with an average of 3....
The U.S. Justice Department has been probing Cuomo’s COVID-19 task force to determine whether the state had purposefully manipulated data on nursing home deaths, two unnamed people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren’t allowed to publicly discuss the probe. Recently, Cuomo’s administration was discovered underreporting the number of COVID-19 patients placed by hospitals back into nursing homes by 40 percent....
According to the couple's wedding photographer, the newlyweds asked Luck to pose for a picture. MORE: NFL Draft grades | Top undrafted | Free-agent signings He obliged. That's one happy wedding party.
The Colts quarterback meets his “out of control beard” alter ego in a new DirecTV commercial. One positive of having an insanely long beard: plenty of storage space for a laptop. MORE: Top 25 QBs in NFL | Petite Randy Moss can’t reach top shelf in DirecTV commercial It would be much easier for defenders to bring down Luck if they could just pull on that beard.
After holding him out of practice early in the week, the Colts pulled their quarterback from team drills Thursday, raising legitimate concerns about Luck being in the lineup this weekend. He is considered “legitimately questionable,” according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. MORE: Luck still ranked highly among fantasy QBs this week | The Andrew Luck pounding has gone too far Luck, who injured his right (throwing) shoulder, was previously listed as “day to day....
Yang made his comment as one of eight candidates in a two-hour mayoral debate televised Wednesday night. In the debate’s second half, the candidates were allowed to ask each other questions. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams prefaced his question to Yang by saying Yang’s company discriminated against people of color and that Yang himself has never voted in New York City’s municipal elections. “You left the city during a very difficult time, even during the time when I did not see my son over two months during COVID,” Adams told Yang....
Now, for the first time, Jolie’s roles both on- and off-screen have converged. In “Beyond Borders,” which opened this weekend, Jolie plays a London socialite who abandons the comforts of home to become an international aid worker, traveling to war-ravaged regions around the world. Jolie, who has homes in both London and Cambodia, has spent the past three years traveling to–you guessed it–embattled areas from Africa to Afghanistan on behalf of the United Nations....
The Angels have fired Brad Ausmus after just one season on the job, the team announced Monday. Though the Angels were a disappointing 72-90 in 2019, Ausmus would reasonably have been expected to return in just about any other year. But the Cubs’ decision not to offer Maddon a new contract after five seasons could well have been the determining factor in Angels owner Arte Moreno’s decision. Before rising to managerial stardom in Tampa Bay and leading the Cubs to their first World Series win in 108 years, Maddon was an Angels lifer....
The Malayan tiger named Eko was shot dead by a deputy officer at Naples Zoo, Florida, after it grabbed 27-year-old River Rosenquist’s arm and would not let go. A report released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission found that Rosenquist, who worked for a third party company hired to clean restrooms and offices, had deliberately jumped over the fence that separated the zoo viewing pathway from the tiger’s enclosure....
Her leap propelled her to freedom. She grew up to be a 5-foot-1 chemist who, 26 years later, led the development of a bomb efficient at killing America’s enemies in Afghanistan’s caves. As a result, fewer American soldiers have had to enter those caves to engage Osama’s fighters. This is Anh Duong’s story. The U.S. Navy took her and her family to Subic Bay in the Philippines. Next stop was a refugee camp in Pennsylvania....
Jennifer Lynn George, 46, has been charged with aggravated cruelty to animals causing serious bodily injury or death, cruelty to animals, and three counts of neglect, per New Castle News. The case is ironic considering George’s job, which would likely require her to investigate instances of animal cruelty, provide humane treatment to animals in her care, and enforce animal welfare laws. According to the local news outlet, George had moved out of her mobile home in December 2020 due to tax forfeiture, leaving behind her German shepherd....
The actress, who died last week from an anoxic brain injury after her car crashed into a Los Angeles home, made $100 per week performing at a dinner theater in New Jersey. Heche, 53, opened up about her start as a child actor on the Behind the Rope podcast during a conversation about which actress she wanted to portray her in a biopic of her life. The Volcano actress flagged Miley Cyrus as one of her top choices because she felt they were kindred spirits and both started their careers as child actors—Cyrus as Hannah Montana and Heche in local theater before starring in the TV series Another World....
Brianna “BB” Hill was shot and killed at 11:30 a.m. local time on Monday. Hill was the second transgender person murdered in the Kansas City area this year. Her death is estimated to be the 21st such killing nationwide. Police have not reported a motive for the murder nor released the suspect’s name. “Hill, like all of us, had hopes, dreams, aspirations and plans for the future,” Human Rights Campaign Spokesperson Elliott Kozuch told Newsweek....
