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(Harry Aaron / Most Valuable Promotions) Amanda Serrano demands respect for all she has done for women’s boxing, a seven-division champion who’s now tied with legend Christy Martin for the most knockouts in the sport’s history. When featherweight title challenger Cheyenne Hanson of Germany chose to blow a bubble gum bubble at Serrano during the face-off, Serrano viewed it as a disrespectful act. Saturday night at the sold-out El Paso Civic Center in Texas, Serrano 49-4-1 (32 KOs) made Hanson pay, stopping Hanson by TKO 2 minutes, 25 seconds into the second round. A Serrano cornerman got tattooed with a…

It means one of Potapova, Kalinskaya, Parry or Poland’s Maja Chwalinska are guaranteed to reach the semi-finals at Roland Garros – with none of them ever having previously made the quarter-finals in Paris.After losing her opening service game, Gauff saved two more break points at 4-2 down before fighting back to win the next four games to clinch the first set against Potapova.The momentum swung at the start of the second set with Potapova’s deep groundstrokes causing problems for the defending champion as she opened up a double break.At 5-2 down, Gauff saved two set points before clawing her way…

Vanderbilt football’s 2027 recruiting class just got one player bigger.Saturday night, Vanderbilt picked up 2027 three-star wide receiver Davion Crumitie out of Tallahassee, Florida. The 5-foot-10, 150-pound wideout is ranked as the No. 39 player from the state of Florida and the No. 31 overall recruit of all athlete position players in the class.Crumitie chose Vanderbilt over Virginia Tech, Auburn, Kansas State, Syracuse and others. Crumitie visited Vanderbilt Friday and was recruited by Vanderbilt wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Alex Bailey.During his junior season, Crumitie caught 52 passes for 776 yards and two touchdowns for Rickards High School.…

On Facebook, Mitchell Robinson announced that he is feeling “better” now from his injured pinky finger ahead of the Knicks’ NBA Finals series. Mitchell Robinson is looking forward to playing the NBA Finals with the New York Knicks. On Facebook, the veteran big man dropped a cryptic post, suggesting that he is all good and ready to play amid his reported broken pinky finger injury. In a separate post, he also thanked the New York fans for their support and well-wishes, as he continues to recover ahead of the championship series opener on Wednesday. It was revealed that Robinson suffered…

Teasley’s hiring as general manager comes considerably later in the NFL calendar than usual.The Vikings fired Adofo-Mensah, their GM from 2022-25, on Jan. 30. They then tabbed executive vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski to lead the team’s operations through the 2026 draft, after which Minnesota would begin its search for a new full-time GM.Brzezinksi delivered a nine-member draft class, which had a strong defensive tilt and was highlighted by defensive tackle Caleb Banks (Round 1, No. 18 overall), linebacker Jake Golday (Round 2, No. 51) and DT Domonique Orange (Round 3, No. 82). He also cut costs, trading…

Lorena Wiebes was disqualified from the women’s Giro d’Italia for a bike weight violation, just hours after winning the opening stage.The Dutchwoman, riding for Team SD Worx-Protime, had sealed the first maglia rosa – the leader’s pink jersey – of this year’s race by pipping Italian Elisa Balsamo and Irish rider Lara Gillespie to the finish line in Ravenna.But in a statement on Saturday night, race organisers said 27-year-old Wiebes, who won the Giro points classification in 2025, had been kicked out of the race for “use of a bicycle not in compliance with the regulations, specifically failing to meet…

It was a busy weekend of recruiting for Rutgers and it all came to Sunday.The Scarlet Knights landed three-star safety Zion Watson out of Northside Christian in Florida.Watson held other offers from Army, Navy, UNLV, and Samford.The 6-foot-2 defensive back is listed as an athlete in the 2027 class but has the ability to play both safety and corner. He is also a standout track runner excelling in the 4×100 relay. Watson is known for his length and speed in the defensive backfield.Watson built a connection with defensive coordinator Travis Johansen and this led to his commitment. Rutgers first offered…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The San Antonio Spurs pulled out a dominant win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday night, to set up a winner-take-all Game 7 matchup in the NBA Western Conference Final. Led by star center Victor Wembanyama and his 28 points, the Spurs routed OKC by a score of 118-91 in Game 6 of their NBA playoff series. Now, Game 7 goes tonight, with the winner advancing to face the New York Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals. San Antonio takes…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Shedeur Sanders may not have gotten the first-round draft pick money he was searching for in April 2025, but the Cleveland Browns quarterback still cashed in on a different source.Thanks to the NFL Players’ Association’s endorsement agreements, Sanders made $17.7 million in group licensing income for the 2025 season, per Front Office Sports.That money comes from all jersey sales, trading cards and other collectibles purchases by fans, and it’s a record-breaker.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Shedeur Sanders of the Cleveland Browns celebrates a touchdown during the first half of…

Russian Dmitry Bivol marked his return from a 15-month lay-off with a dominant display against Michael Eifert to defend his unified light-heavyweight crown in his home nation.With the IBF and WBA world titles on the line, all three judges scored the bout 118-107 in favour of the 35-year-old Bivol.The win was Bivol’s first since February 2025 when he gained revenge on Artur Beterbiev – the only fighter to have beaten him – before having back surgery six months later.Bivol, who has wins over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gilberto Ramirez, knocked Germany’s Eifert down in the first round with a heavy…