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UFC 301 - Flyweight - Main Event - Title Fight

The three-fight journey that got Steve Erceg to a flyweight title shot

Erceg's path to facing Alexandre Pantoja for the 125-pound belt is unprecedented.

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'I'm terrified of retiring': Inside the final stage of a UFC star's career

As Anthony Smith and others near the end of their careers, when's the right time to leave your gloves in the Octagon?

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PLAYOFFS REACTION

How a blockbuster trade and two coaching changes delivered another first-round exit in Milwaukee

Despite two coaching swaps and the addition of Damian Lillard, the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated from the postseason without a healthy Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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Youth in revolt? Why the young Oklahoma City core could buck history's trend

With a young roster, draft flexibility and cap space, the Thunder's championship window might be wide open for the foreseeable future.

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Blues vs Magpies

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ROUND 9

We face the end of rugby league as we know it

Today we take a look at the efforts to make rugby league a safe sport and the potential flood of litigation against anyone damaging the health of players, as well as ponder why a new coach bounce back didn't quite work for the Bunnies.

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