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  • WWE star JD McDonagh hits head in high-risk move during match, reveals extent of injuries

    WWE star JD McDonagh hits head in high-risk move during match, reveals extent of injuries

    WWE star JD McDonagh revealed he will be out a few months recovering from injuries sustained in a tag-team match on “Monday Night Raw.”

    McDonagh and Dominik Mysterio teamed up against the War Raiders, Erick and Ivar, in hopes of capturing the WWE World Tag Team Championship. 

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    JD McDonagh soars through the air against Ivar during WWE “Monday Night Raw” at State Farm Arena on Jan. 27, 2025 in Atlanta. (WWE/Getty Images)

    At one point in the match, McDonagh launched himself off of the middle rope and moonsaulted in an attempt to knockout one of his competitors. McDonagh connected with Ivar, but he hit the back of his head on the announcers’ table.

    “McDonagh is lucky he doesn’t have a damn broken neck,” Raw announcer Michael Cole said on the broadcast.

    Indeed, McDonagh was lucky he did not break his neck. He did suffer a few other injuries during the match though.

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    “First off, thanks to everyone for the messages and the concern. I’m good,” he wrote in a post early Tuesday morning.

    “I’ve got a couple of broken ribs and a punctured lung, so I’m going to be out for a couple months. All things considered, it could have been a lot worse, so I’m grateful for that. 

    “See ya in a bit.”

    JD McDonagh in December 2024

    R-Truth defeated JD McDonagh after crashing him on top of a table during the “Miracle on 34th Street Fight” at WWE “Monday Night Raw” at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Reese Strickland/For the Register / USA TODAY NETWORK)

    McDonagh had been in the Judgement Day faction with Mysterio, and Finn Balor since he arrived on the main roster and even served as a tag-team champion with Balor at one point.

    He performed in WWE NXT UK and WWE NXT for a time before his call-up and was an NXT cruiserweight champion. Pro Wrestling Illustrated named him one of the top 500 singles wrestlers in 2019.

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    He has also competed in British Championship Wrestling, Fight Factory Pro Wrestling, NWA Ireland, Over the Top Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Zero1 and TNT Extreme Wrestling.

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  • NCAA transgender female runner laments issue with spikes despite clobbering competition at meet

    NCAA transgender female runner laments issue with spikes despite clobbering competition at meet

    Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) transgender runner Sadie Schreiner boasted about a victory at a women’s track and field meet over the weekend.

    Schreiner won the 200-meter event with a time of 25.17 seconds. SUNY Brockport’s Lexi Rodriguez finished in second place with a time of 26.92 seconds. Fisher College’s Abigail Dorunda (27.00), Makenna Manson (27.63) and Allison Nickson (27.82) rounded out the top 5.

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    Sadie Schreiner, center, races to qualify in the 400m race at the 2024 NCAA DIII outdoor track and field championships at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium on May 24, 2024 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

    “Not the race I was looking for at all this week, my spikes nearly fell off on the turn and with a poor start my time wasn’t nearly what I wanted,” the RIT runner wrote in an Instagram post.

    “The good news is that the season just started, and I’m going to leave everything on the track at nationals,” Schreiner added with a transgender pride flag emoji.

    Schreiner is one of a few NCAA transgender female athletes who compete against biological women despite the organization’s attempt to clamp down on the issue. 

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    Schreiner is an advocate for trans-inclusion in women’s sports and complained last month about the lack of support from schools in the NCAA transfer portal.

    “Trying to transfer into D1 has made it abundantly clear that people are too afraid to support me,” Schreiner wrote on Instagram. “I aimed to transfer in order to not only improve my athletic ability in a more competitive environment, but to help with the funds I needed to complete my degree. 

    Sadie Schreiner with a trans flag

    Sadie Schreiner puts a transgender flag in her hair before heading to the awards stand after finishing 3rd in the finals of the 200m race at the 2024 NCAA DIII outdoor track and field championships at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium on May 25, 2024 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

    “It will now likely be impossible to do so, but whether (it’s) in D3 or somewhere else I will be competing this year.”

    Schreiner is still at RIT and still apparently winning.

    Last season, Schreiner earned All-American honors in outdoor track. The New Jersey native finished in third place in the 200-meter and eighth in the 400-meter races at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

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    Schreiner won the 200-meter race at the Atlantic Region Indoor Championships and finished in ninth in the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships. 

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  • Patrick Mahomes may make ‘argument’ for NFL GOAT with 3rd straight Super Bowl title, legendary kicker says

    Patrick Mahomes may make ‘argument’ for NFL GOAT with 3rd straight Super Bowl title, legendary kicker says

    Adam Vinatieri, who played Super Bowl hero with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots and also won a title with the Indianapolis Colts and Peyton Manning, suggested in a recent interview that Patrick Mahomes is making an “argument” for greatest NFL player of all time.

    Vinatieri was asked whether Mahomes is close to surpassing Brady, who won six Super Bowl titles with the Patriots and another with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when it comes to the greatest of all time (GOAT) conversation.

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    Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates after defeating the Buffalo Bills during the AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Jan. 26, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

    The former kicker said there’s an “argument” to be made.

    “There’s definitely an argument for that. I cringe to say that because I’ve been around some of the best players, best quarterbacks in the history of the NFL and I love Tom and Peyton. I’ve never played with Patrick, but I can only assume if you’re his teammate, you feel exactly the same way about him as I feel about those guys,” he told TMZ Sports.

    “I’ve always said, Tom’s got seven Super Bowls, until someone does something that he hasn’t, he’s still the man. But we’re getting to something even Tom, even the great Tom Brady, and Bill Belichick, and that team has not done. If they can pull it off, I dare say you got an argument. You definitely have an argument. And people will say, ‘Oh, you know, Joe Montana, this or that,’ and I don’t think we could ever agree on who is the best ever, but Patrick is right there, and that whole team.”

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    Patrick Mahomes celebrates

    Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes after scoring a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship game, Jan. 26, 2025. (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)

    Vinatieri credited Andy Reid and the organization with how it dealt with a bevy of challenges over the last few seasons to keep the Chiefs in the running for a Super Bowl.

    This year alone, Kansas City was hit with injuries at the wide receiver position. Rashee Rice and Marquise Brown missed most of the year.

    “Andy Reid, one of the greatest coaches. You can’t go seven years straight and three Super Bowls straight without making a damn good game plan week in and week out, dealing with injuries, dealing with free agency and then continue to be able to do it. It’s super impressive no matter who is looking through the hourglass at that,” Vinatieri said.

    He added that the Chiefs going to the Super Bowl and potentially becoming the first team to win three consecutive titles is “absolutely crazy.”

    “When you have a quarterback like Patrick Mahomes that can pull magic out of a hat over and over and over again, it blows me away,” he said. “In the beginning of the season, they’re winning games but barely. And I’m like, ‘Do they have what it takes again this year?’ Sure enough, it just keeps going and they beat really good teams all the time the way that they do it. 

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    “Can’t say enough good stuff and if they can ‘three-peat,’ the first team to ever do it, I will take my hat off and say, ‘My gosh!’ You wanna talk about dynasties, I’ve been a part of teams they called dynasties, and if they can pull this one off, you’ve got 100% of my respect for sure.”

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  • Ind vs Eng Live Match – England tour of India, 2024 – England tour of India Live 3rd T20I Series 2024 – Live Cricket Match Today

    Ind vs Eng Live Match – England tour of India, 2024 – England tour of India Live 3rd T20I Series 2024 – Live Cricket Match Today

    Defence industry organisations from India and the UK have come together to create a new Defence Industry Joint Working Group for more effective cooperation. The initiative is supported by the UK Government.

    The inaugural meeting of the UK-India Defence Industry Joint Working Group was held on the side-lines of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat today. DefExpo will see representation from 20 UK defence companies. UK industry is already integrating Indian defence suppliers into their global supply chain, manufacturing defence equipment not just for India but for the world.

    The Joint Working Group is part of an ongoing initiative between the two countries to strengthen the defence and security partnership through industrial collaboration. The UK recently issued its first Open General Export License (OGEL) in the Indo-Pacific region to India, shortening delivery times for defence procurement.

    The Royal Air Force (RAF) recently conducted a subject matter expertise exchange with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) during the visit of Eurofighter Typhoon, Voyager and A400 in New Delhi and also held joint-flying exercises with the Indian Air Force (IAF).

  • Super Bowl LIX: here’s where to watch and must-have team merch

    Super Bowl LIX: here’s where to watch and must-have team merch

    The Super Bowl is almost here! This year, the NFL’s showdown will feature the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, two top teams with nearly identical records. The Chiefs ended their season with a 15-2 record, while the Eagles finished the regular season with a 14-3 record.

    The AFC and NFC championship games were thrilling for the two teams, with the Kansas City Chiefs claiming a narrow victory over the Buffalo Bills to clinch their Super Bowl spot. The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Washington Commanders in their final game.

    This year, the Super Bowl is in New Orleans at Caesars Superdome. You can watch the Super Bowl and Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show on February 9, 2025, exclusively on Fox. If you don’t have cable, Tubi will stream the Fox coverage for free.

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    A.J. Brown helped lead the Eagles to their NFC championship victory, making him one of the team’s most beloved players. You can get an A.J. Brown Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LIV jersey in the Eagle’s classic midnight green.

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  • Scary health incidents overshadow Duke’s 10-point win over NC State

    Scary health incidents overshadow Duke’s 10-point win over NC State

    The Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball avoided an upset against North Carolina State on Monday night, 74-64, in one of the most chaotic games of the season.

    The game featured a 23-point second-half performance from sensational freshman Cooper Flagg, along with two in-game stoppages over apparent health issues.

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    Duke’s Khaman Maluach, #9, is helped by staff after falling ill during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State in Durham, North Carolina, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

    First, Duke center Khaman Maluach vomited on the baseball during a play in the second half. The video showed the 7-foot-2 big man standing in the key hunched over, letting it loose. He walked off the court slowly and later left the bench area.

    “He wasn’t sick, it’s just he was cramping, chugged a lot of Gatorade quickly,” Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer said. “And that’s what happened when he threw up. But I just think it speaks to (his) character. He was doing whatever he could to get back in the game. Obviously, he drank too much there.”

    Khaman Maluach celebrates

    Duke’s Khaman Maluach, #9, reacts after a play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State in Durham, North Carolina, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

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    Then, a member of the Cameron Crazies student section needed help as she seemingly fainted during the game. Emergency personnel helped carry the woman out of the seating area and off of the court.

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    Duke spokesman Kyle Serba said the fan had gotten overheated and was treated at Cameron Indoor Stadium before walking out on her own.

    Flagg finished the game with 28 points in the win. Fellow freshman Kon Knueppel added 19.

    Cooper Flagg and Jon Scheyer

    Duke’s Cooper Flagg, #2, high-fives head coach Jon Scheyer, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State in Durham, North Carolina, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

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    Duke has won 14 straight games, improving to 18-2 overall and 10-0 against ACC opponents.

    The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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  • Arizona’s Caleb Love’s miracle heave helps Wildcats stun Iowa State: ‘Best moment of my life’

    Arizona’s Caleb Love’s miracle heave helps Wildcats stun Iowa State: ‘Best moment of my life’

    Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball star Caleb Love played the hero in the team’s upset over the No. 3 Iowa State Cyclones on Monday night.

    The Wildcats were down 71-68 with 2.2 seconds left in the game when Love received the inbound pass. He took a couple of dribbles and heaved up a prayer from well beyond half-court and nailed the shot. Love’s Wildcats teammates celebrated as the team forced overtime.

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    Arizona guard Caleb Love, #1, reacts after scoring against Iowa State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona.  (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

    Arizona locked in and defeated Iowa State, 86-75. Love had 22 points in the win.

    “Best moment of my life,” he said after the game. “Obviously, it wasn’t going our way throughout the game, but you’ve got to trust your work, to stay confident.”

    Love, a senior transfer from North Carolina, did not have the best of shooting nights in the win but came up clutch when it mattered the most. He was 8-of-22 from the field overall and only 4-of-13 from 3-point range. He had two assists and two steals as well.

    It was the heave that made all the difference.

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    Arizona guard Caleb Love, #1, and forward Carter Bryant, #9, celebrate after defeating Iowa State in overtime in an NCAA college basketball game on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

    “We actually practice half-courters in practice for fun, and he’s decent at it, but I’m probably a little better,” Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd said. “He let it go, it was on line — all you can do is get it on line and don’t leave it short. When it went in, it was pretty amazing.”

    Arizona, which came into the game unranked, definitely needed a big-time win for its tournament resume as it improved to 14-6 on the season. The team improved to 4-2 against ranked opponents after losing their first two against Duke and UCLA earlier in the season.

    Cyclones guard Tamin Lipsey led the team with 18 points. He was 7-of-13 from the field.

    Caleb Love drives to the hoop

    Arizona guard Caleb Love, #1, drives on Iowa State guard Keshon Gilbert, #10, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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    Iowa State fell to 17-3 on the season.

    The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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  • Olivia Dunne sounds alarm ’empty seats’ in gymnastics, suggests judges’ scoring may be part of issue

    Olivia Dunne sounds alarm ’empty seats’ in gymnastics, suggests judges’ scoring may be part of issue

    Olivia Dunne sounded the alarm about the lack of viewership in women’s gymnastics and suggested that the judges and the scoring system may be to blame.

    Dunne fired off an uncharacteristic critical post on X about the state of the sport. It came as LSU was upset in an SEC matchup against Arkansas. The Tigers came into the meeting as the No. 2 squad in the country.

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    LSU Tigers gymnast Olivia Dunne practices between events against the Florida Gators during the meet at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun)

    “I am sitting here watching NCAA gymnastics and the empty seats are concerning. I care deeply about the growth in women’s sports especially in the NCAA,” she wrote. “If you want fans to enjoy the sport and increase viewership, you have to look at what makes the crowds go crazy! People understand what a perfect 10 is and want people who do things that look great to be rewarded. 

    “Too many deductions taken at a judge’s discretion feels the same as watching a basketball game that’s constantly interrupted with penalties or a football game with flags on every play. At some point it feels negative and loses the entertainment factor that draws the crowd in. The number of questions I am currently getting from fans about the scoring is significant enough for me to share this concern. I love the art and intricacy of gymnastics but let’s get more eyes on the sport!”

    Dunne added that she may have a “unique” perspective on the matter given the fan base she cultivated outside the sport.

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    LSU Tigers gymnast Olivia Dunne warms up against the Florida Gators before the meet at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun)

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    “This is not about LSU this is about the sport,” she wrote in a separate post. “I’m in my 5th year and I have an audience of casual fans so maybe I’m in a unique position to see what is happening with fans differently than people just looking at attendance numbers. Fans are confused. 

    “I also spend time raising money for female athletes and will always advocate for athletes. Making changes that can impact the entertainment value will affect athletes financially as well. Female sports in the NCAA have to focus on building crowd engagement to continue to get revenue support for the athletes.”

    Gymnastics is not exactly the steadiest sport when it comes to its judges and points that are scored or deducted. The drama involving American Olympian Jordan Chiles at the Paris Games is a good example of that.

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    Olivia Dunne of the LSU Tigers looks on before a meet against the Florida Gators at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Feb. 23, 2024 in Gainesville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

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    Awful Announcing noted that viewership on TV dropped for the national championships from 2023 to 2024 by more than 100,000.

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  • Taylor Swift thanks Brittany Mahomes for keeping her calm during intense Chiefs AFC title win

    Taylor Swift thanks Brittany Mahomes for keeping her calm during intense Chiefs AFC title win

    Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes were all smiles on Sunday night as they joined their partners on the field to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs’ AFC Championship win over the Buffalo Bills.

    Photos showed Swift and Mahomes embracing on the field as they watched Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes accept the Lamar Hunt Trophy and talk about the possibility of making history with a potential third consecutive Super Bowl championship.

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    Recording artist Taylor Swift, left, and Brittany Mahomes react after the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Jan. 26, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

    A video also showed what Swift told Mahomes on the field as confetti fell onto GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

    “Oh my God, you kept me so calm the last couple weeks,” the pop star said, which was captured by The Kansas City Star on TikTok.

    Mahomes had a little more experience in handling the high-pressure moments that the Chiefs have dealt with over the last few years. The Associated Press noted that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has trailed in the fourth quarter in nine playoff games and has won the game in six of those times. He forced overtime in two others before losing.

    Taylor Swift smiles

    Recording artist Taylor Swift reacts after the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Jan. 26, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

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    Swift got to witness firsthand just how wild Chiefs games could get when they won against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVII.

    “I did not know what to do, and I told Brittany, ‘Tell me it’s gonna be OK,’” she told Donna Kelce on the field.

    In the end, it was.

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    The Chiefs drove up the field to deliver the go-ahead field goal from Harrison Butker. Their defense was able to do enough to stymie Josh Allen and the Bills’ offense in the closing seconds to hold on for the win.

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