Just hours after Cain Velasquez was hit with 10 criminal charges on Wednesday stemming from his alleged role in a Monday shooting … he appeared in a courtroom in shackles. Velasquez was flanked by an officer and wore a COVID mask … and looked stern as he faced the judge. According to sources close to
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8:04 AM PT — McGregor has now deleted his reply … only minutes after he sent the tweet. 7:46 AM PT — Conor has now responded to Dana White and Nate Diaz … posting a short video from their fight, showing McGregor landing a left hook on Nate’s chin, momentarily dropping him to the Octagon
Juli Boeheim — the wife of legendary college basketball coach Jim Boeheim — was robbed at gunpoint in Syracuse on Tuesday, according to local reports. Boeheim was sitting in her car in the Destiny USA parking lot at around 2 PM … when a minor approached her and started a conversation, per Syracuse.com. A short
3:16 PM PT — The Major League Baseball Players Association said Tuesday it’s “disgusted” by Manfred’s decision to cancel games. The MLBPA went on to say it believes Manfred and league owners are trying to “break our Player fraternity.” “As in the past,” the MLBPA added, “this effort will fail. We are united and committed
Former Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat is speaking out against banning Russian athletes amid the attack on Ukraine … calling it an “unfair solution.” As we previously reported, FIFA, the International Olympic Committee and other top sports organizations have expressed desire to prevent Russian athletes from participating in the international competition following last week’s invasion
Play video content TMZSports.com Today might not be a terrible day for Rafael dos Anjos, after all … ’cause although his UFC 272 opponent Rafael Fiziev is out of their bout after testing positive for COVID-19, Dana White tells us they’re trying to find someone to fight RDA on 5 days notice. 37-year-old dos Anjos
Art Briles will no longer serve on Hue Jackson‘s coaching staff at Grambling State … this, after the hire was met with a ton of backlash. The ex-Baylor head coach was set to become offensive coordinator for the Tigers next season … his first big-time gig since getting canned over his involvement in alleged sexual
Vasyl Lomachenko — arguably the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet — has joined the fight in his home country, taking up arms in Ukraine to help fend off Russia’s invasion. The 34-year-old former champ and two-time Olympic gold medalist was seen carrying an M16 while dressed in fatigues near his hometown over the weekend.
Play video content TMZSports.com NYC Mayor Eric Adams is so passionate about winning a championship for the city … he’s willing to lace up his kicks and showcase some of his hoops skills if he has to!! Adams spoke with TMZ Sports briefly as he was heading into NBC studios at Rockefeller Center … and
The Russian national soccer team will be allowed to take the pitch ahead of some World Cup qualifying games — because FIFA’s letting them proceed … despite some sanctions. The international governing body for the game announced Sunday they would let Russia’s players play against some neighboring countries in soon-to-come matches — like against Poland,
Play video content TMZSports.com There’s beef, and then there’s Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal … who absolutely HATE each other!! TMZ Sports talked to 34-year-old Covington, the #1 ranked welterweight fighter, ahead of his “blood feud” with 37-year-old Masvidal, the #6 ranked WW, at UFC 272 on March 4. “This is a blood feud. This
Play video content TMZSports.com UFC star Islam Makhachev needed an opponent after Beneil Dariush suffered a freak injury while training … enter MMA vet Bobby Green, who took the fight on JUST 10 days’ notice. Why take a fight against a guy who hasn’t lost in 6.5 years?! TMZ Sports asked Green. “I know, I
Aaron Rodgers made a trek to the desert after breaking bread with Shailene Woodley in L.A., because he’s now soaking up the sun in Palm Springs. Aaron arrived in P.S. Friday afternoon, looking cool as a cucumber — Adidas hoodie and aviator shades — as he left the airport. He’s apparently there to get in
Jackson Mahomes is getting ripped by a business again — this time, a snack company claims the Chiefs QB’s brother scammed them out of a $250 care package. Rare Munchiez owner Sam Farha tells TMZ Sports … Patrick Mahomes‘ little bro DMed the company on Instagram back in January, saying he loved their product —
Phil Mickelson just lost a major sponsor in the wake of his controversial comments on Saudi Arabia … and it’s one of his oldest partners. Callaway Golf is pausing their business relationship with the pro golfer and will stop sending him payments. The golf company says they will reevaluate the partnership at some point in
Fantastic news — New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson‘s dad, Mitchell Jr., has been found safe … after going missing for 2 weeks. As we previously reported, the hooper pled for the public’s help in searching for his dad, who was last seen on Feb. 11. in Pensacola, Florida. TMZ Sports has learned … Mitchell
Play video content TMZSports.com 8 years removed from official in-ring action, WWE star Corey Graves tells TMZ Sports he has officially been cleared by doctors, and is now permitted to continue kicking asses in the squared circle — but will he do it?! We talked to Corey and WWE Superstar fiancée Carmella about everything from
Jaxson Hayes faced a judge in L.A. stemming from his July arrest on Thursday … and the Pelicans center entered a no contest plea for a resisting arrest and false imprisonment charge, TMZ Sports has learned. The 21-year-old former Texas star was facing 10 other charges … but the judge dismissed them. Hayes was arrested