A midweek tilt in the Barclays Premier League pits the reigning titleholders of the UEFA Champions League against a recent returnee to the Premiership on Wednesday, when Chelsea welcomes Reading into Stamford Bridge. Kick-off time is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. local time (2:45 p.m. ET in the United States).
Read full storyCall it seeing sense if you want, but Frankie Edgar is taking his run at history. The question now seems to be whom Edgar should face in his featherweight debut.
Read full storyIf nothing else, the speculation concerning Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan has been a nice refresher from news of the NHL's collective bargaining talks.
Read full storyThe good news for women's MMA is that Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman brought in Strikeforce's biggest audience for a fight card on Showtime in 2012, attracting an audience of 529,000 viewers. The not-so-good news is that the next act appears to be complicated.
Read full storyNail Yakupov has made no secret of the fact that he wants to play in the NHL. Now that Yakupov's NHL debut could be delayed by a lockout, however, the native of Nizhnekamsk could give the fans at home one last look before he embarks on his career in the world's top hockey league.
Read full storyIn a sense, there was a whole lot of logic behind the idea of matching Chael Sonnen up against Jon Jones.
Read full storyJon Jones has insisted in recent days that the only fight he's focused on is his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship defense against Dan Henderson at UFC 151 on September 1. The fact that he's had to do that, though, shows that it's not exactly true.
Read full storyWe know that there are good hockey reasons why the Vancouver Canucks have yet to trade goaltender Roberto Luongo.
Read full storyBased on what the hockey world has heard regarding Shane Doan, the Buffalo Sabres are not on the short list of favorites to land the Phoenix Coyotes captain should he decide to leave the only franchise he's ever known. Based on what former Coyotes star Jeremy Roenick has said, however, that hasn't stopped the Sabres from giving it the old college try.
Read full storyWhile excitement is building around the New York Rangers ahead of a push for the Stanley Cup in the 2012-13 season - provided that the season actually gets started - there is one missing piece to the puzzle that the Broadway Blueshirts have yet to put into place.
Read full storyIn retrospect, UFC president Dana White may have shown a lack of foresight when he put a shot at the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship up for grabs earlier this month.
Read full storyWhile it may be a while before he gets to wear it, Matt Carle came into a major honor on Friday when it was announced that he will wear the No. 25 jersey with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning have not issued the number since the 2005-06 season, the last season for Dave Andreychuk, captain of the 2004 Stanley Cup Champion team.
Read full storyNHL Players Association executive director Donald Fehr addressed the media on a conference call on Friday afternoon, and while the prevailing opinion among writers following the call is that there was no news, Fehr did make one key point about a key issue in the negotiations between the NHLPA and the league.
Read full storyWith the eyes of the hockey world firmly focused on the collective bargaining negotiations between the NHL and the players' union, trade talk has cooled down over the past week, along with talk of potential free agent signings.
Read full storyIn retrospect, perhaps Tim Tebow should have tried to recruit Jeff Demps to the New York Jets after all.
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