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The top welterweight contender says he believes he is the next challenger for the UFC lightweight title, following Islam Makhachev’s latest successful defense at UFC 330.
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The top Dodgers prospect added a new line to his minor league résumé Tuesday night with his first walk-off home run, an exclamation point to a streak of standout Futures Game and Player of the Month performances.
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With Lincoln Riley in his fifth season running USC football, the lack of College Football Playoff berths has become the central measure of progress for a program that expects to contend every fall.
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The Angels’ latest power look, right-handed slugger Arjun Nimmala, turned a long-awaited moment into production with his first home run for Double-A Rocket City, providing a clean marker of progress in his climb within the organization.
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After adding four UFC signees in Week 1, UFC President Dana White followed through on more roster-building from Dana White’s Contender Series, handing out contracts to six fighters following performances in Week 2.
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With MLB expanding active rosters in September, the Seattle Mariners are among teams using the season’s stretch run to evaluate their next group of prospects. MLB.com’s Mariners coverage lists Will Kade Anderson and Michael Arroyo among the notable names who could earn a look at the highest level before the regular season ends.
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Boston has turned its late-summer stretch into a repeat pattern: win the series, then do it again. On Aug. 19, the Red Sox leaned on another home run from Mickey Gasper to secure a needed victory and extend that momentum.
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A new ranking discussion resurfaced questions about whether USC’s head coach, Lincoln Riley, is still viewed in the sport’s top tier, just as the Trojans look toward the next phase of the program under high expectations.
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Playing his way through a rehabilitation assignment, Marcelo Mayer went 1-for-3 with an RBI single, a walk, and two strikeouts for Triple-A Sacramento as his timeline toward a Major League debut with the Giants continues to progress.
