UFC Fight Night 82 results recap: Who won the Hendricks vs. Thompson fight?
Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports Check out Bloody Elbow's recap of the UFC Fight Night 82 headliner between Johny Hendricks and Stephen Thompson. UFC Fight Night 82 saw the blossoming of a new title contender in the welterweight division, and that guy's name is Wonderboy. Stephen Thompson picked up the most important win of his MMA career with a thorough thrashing of former champion Johny Hendricks in the headliner of the Vegas card. This wasn't even supposed to be the main event, and the..>> view originalWatt is named as top defensive player
Houston Texans star J.J. Watt, a former University of Wisconsin standout from Pewaukee, won The Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year award for the third time Saturday night at the league's awards show in San Francisco. It was not a unanimous selection for the defensive end, as it was last year — a first for the honor — but it was decisive. In tying Hall of Famer Lawrence Tayloras the only players to take the award three times, Watt earned 37 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 spor..>> view originalUnstoppable Warriors vs. unstoppable Kevin Durant
OAKLAND, Calif. -- After the Golden State Warriors fended off the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 116-108 win, Ron Adams, Golden State's assistant coach and defensive guru shrugged, "I don't know how to stop him. I coached him and I don't know how to stop him."Adams was referring to Kevin Durant, whom he worked with as an assistant in Oklahoma City from 2008 to 2010. That's quite a concession from Adams, known to be one of if not the top defensive assistant in basketball. The admiration is mutual. Be..>> view originalSuper Bowl 50 could be closure in Peyton Manning's brilliant quarterback career
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The stories tumble in from all directions. Those defining moments of Peyton Manning's career that provide snapshots of why there never has been an NFL quarterback quite like him. In training camp two years ago, he worked with Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders on goal-line audibles for an hour — without throwing the ball. When he first started his offseason throwing sessions at Duke, he yelled at good friend Todd Helton for cutting his routes short and demanded that better i..>> view originalTougher course, same old party for players in Phoenix
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – When Tom Weiskopf toughened up TPC Scottsdale two years ago, he hoped players would never reach 20 under again. It looks like he will get his wish for another year. Danny Lee stayed calm and collected while surrounded by a record-setting crowd of more than 200,000 people Saturday to post a 4-under 67 for a three-shot lead over Rickie Fowler (1-under 70) and Hideki Matsuyama (3-under 68) heading into the final round at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Lee’s at 13 under par, ..>> view originalBrett Favre, Marvin Harrison head 2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame class
SAN FRANCISCO -- The 2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame class was announced on Saturday night at NFL Honors and was headlined by Brett Favre waltzing into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.The latest from SportsLineJoining Favre were Marvin Harrison, Kevin Greene, Orlando Pace, Ken Stabler, Dick Stanfel, Eddie DeBartolo and Tony Dungy.Two themes in particular stand out from this specific class.One, we're clearly just going to see a slow trickle of wide receivers go into the Hall of ..>> view originalGeorge Karl says focus remains on next game -- not job security
BOSTON -- Sacramento Kings coach George Karl said he is focused on his team's next opponent -- not reports that his team is considering a coaching change.Karl seemed amused by a string of questions about his future after he led the Kings through a 90-minute off-day workout Saturday at Harvard's Lavietes Pavilion, but he kept steering the conversation back to Sunday's game against the Boston Celtics."I don't have any control over what other people are thinking or saying. That's their storm," Karl..>> view originalMVP Newton, Watt, Rivera, Berry big winners of NFL awards
(Photo: The Associated Press)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cam Newton is now a Super Bowl quarterback with an MVP award.Offensive Player of the Year, too.And his coach, Ron Rivera, owns a second NFL honor as well.Newton, the Carolina Panthers star, won The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards Saturday night."It means so much, but not just for myself," Newton said in a video acceptance speech for the MVP award. "To be the first person in Panthers history to win..>> view originalKris Letang, Sidney Crosby lead Penguins comeback win against Panthers
AP 12:15 a.m. EST February 7, 2016Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang (58) celebrates his game winning goal with defenseman Trevor Daley (6) against the Florida Panthers in overtime at BB&T Center. The Penguins won 3-2.(Photo: Robert Mayer, USA TODAY Sports)SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) รข€” The Pittsburgh Penguins' star players came through for a comeback win.Kris Letang had two goals and an assist, including the winning score on a power play in overtime, and Sidney Crosby had a goal a..>> view originalCeltics take moment to savor improbable win in Cleveland
The Celtics’ practice on Saturday was changed to a video session and individual meetings after their dramatic, buzzer-beating 104-103 win Friday night over the Cavaliers — the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference.Canceling practice was hardly a surprise. The Celtics exerted so much effort during their win they needed a break to reflect. Boston trailed by 4 points with just over five seconds left in the game before the improbable happened: a layup by Evan Turner, who missed a free throw that the..>> view original
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