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The Baltimore Ravens have extended their historic preseason win streak by beating Arizona There’s a new rule in the gambling community: Never bet against the Baltimore Ravens in the preseason. With Sunday’s 24-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals, the Ravens have extended their preseason win streak to 22 straight. That’s right, the Ravens haven’t lost a preseason game in 22 tries, an impressive streak that just keeps on going. Action Network has more on the historic streak: The Baltimore Ravens have won 21 straight preseason games. They’re even 18-2-1 against the spread during that span. Don’t tell Ravens backers that…

Kamaru Usman gets knocked out at UFC 278 in stunning fashion by Leon Edwards The UFC has a new Welterweight title holder thanks to a stunning KO from Leon Edwards to beat Kamaru Usman at UFC 278. After a back-and-forth bout between Edwards and Kamaru Usman, it looked like we were headed for a decision by the judges to settle the fight. That would have benefitted Usman to retain his belt but in stunning fashion, Edwards had other ideas. Watch as Edwards lands the head kick to knock out the champ and take the belt in Salt Lake City: https://twitter.com/r0bato/status/1561217144209252353…

The Las Vegas Aces punched their ticket to the semifinals and did so in record-breaking fashion. On Saturday night, the Las Vegas Aces got some revenge on the Phoenix Mercury after being eliminated in five games in last year’s semifinals. The Aces set a WNBA record with 23 made three-pointers in the 117-80 win over the Mercury. The win gave them a sweep and advanced them to the semifinals. The 23 three-pointers were the most made in a regular season or playoff game and eight players made at least one three-pointer in the game. Vegas jumped out to a 34-30…

Dana White drops a big bombshell regarding Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders During Saturday night’s UFC 278 event in Salt Lake City, Dana White revealed a bombshell regarding Tom Brady and his free agency back in 2020.  And it’s one that may make Las Vegas Raiders fans a little upset. White appeared on the “UFC With the Gronks” broadcast for Saturday’s event and revealed that there was a deal in place for both Brady and Gronkowski to join the Raiders. He even went as far as saying that Brady was looking for houses. However, it was Jon Gruden…

The Golden Knights have some issues to fix before the season but one analyst is already ruling them out The Las Vegas Golden Knights ended the 2021-22 season with disappointment, missing out on the playoffs after acquiring Jack Eichel to set up a postseason run. Now, going into the 2022-23 season there are big question marks about the roster, especially at goalie with Robin Lehner out for the year. The Knights have to find a solution ASAP or the season can go down hill in a hurry. And one radio analyst believes the season is already done. Overdrive host Bryan…

Shane Burgos is making the jump from UFC to PFL after being a free agent The Professional Fighters League has gained another fighter from UFC. On Monday, Shane Burgos announced he was leaving the UFC to sign a deal with PFL as the league picks up some momentum. As a free agent, Burgos made the decision to sign with PFL and will compete in an out-of-season fight before the end of the year. From there, the plan is to enter the lightweight or featherweight division in PFL for the 2023 season. The decision to join PFL comes as he revealed…

Francis Ngannou didn’t hold back while blasting the UFC over Twitter about sponsorships Francis Ngannou isn’t one to shy away from his thoughts outside of the octagon and on Wednesday, he vented some frustrations about UFC sponsorships. After former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold sounded off on fighter pay Wednesday, Ngannou joined the conversation via Twitter. It was there that he aired out some frustrations including a story on how he lost out on a deal worth over $1 million because of the UFC’s sponsorship deal with a cryptocurrency platform. https://twitter.com/francis_ngannou/status/1560032050559832070 https://twitter.com/francis_ngannou/status/1560034395779743744 https://twitter.com/francis_ngannou/status/1560035771293253645 Ouch. Ngannou still hasn’t resigned with UFC but…

The Las Vegas Aces take Game 1 over the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Playoffs, grabbing the early advantage Becky Hammon’s Las Vegas Aces squad took advantage of a short-handed Phoenix Mercury team in Game 1 of the WNBA playoffs, taking a 1-0 lead with the 79-63 win. Backed by Kelsey Plum’s 22 points, the Aces took care of business with a strong fourth quarter to get off to a good start in the playoffs. Chelsea Gray came up big, scoring 9 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter while Jackie Young had 16 points in the win. Check…

Should the Las Vegas Raiders pursue a former second-round pick on the trade market? The Las Vegas Raiders have some tough decisions coming up in the next few weeks to get their roster down to 53 ahead of Week 1. But they also have some question marks on their roster. Las Vegas can address those questions by looking at the cuts from other teams. Or they could offer up a trade to try and land a player that wants out. And on Wednesday, they were named a fit for a player who might want out of Chicago. Pro Football Focus’…

The trash talk is staring between TJ Dillashaw and Aljamain Sterling ahead of UFC 280 in October TJ Dillashaw isn’t one to shy away and hold back his comments in the UFC. And we have more evidence of that here on Tuesday as he goes after Aljamain Sterling. In an interview with MMA Junkie, Dillashaw called out bantamweight title holder Sterling and he didn’t hold back. “I haven’t been impressed with his wrestling,” Dillashaw told MMA Junkie. “He’s a (Division III) wrestler, and I’ve been wrestling D1. I think his takedown defense is under 50 percent. His striking is … it’s…