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Paige VanZant will be returning to MMA competition for the first time since July of 2020- she's signed with new promotion Global Fight League.  Has she been active since leaving the UFC? She has, first off- two fights in BKFC, a boxing match, and a pair of Power Slap fights, so she's kept herself active in that span.  Why'd GFL sign her? In my opinion, and if we're looking at business reasons, for the same reason that the PFL signed Jake Paul- she's a recognizable name that can be a spokesperson for the promotion and someone that people will pay to see, but it's not quite clear at this point if this is a good move long-term.  ...HOWEVER, one can look at this GFL signing and going back to MMA as a "blank slate" for her.  Why is this a potential bad move long-term? Simply put, her lack of success in the combat sports world since leaving the UFC. Part of success is getting paid- and she's done that, with five bouts in four years- but another part of c...

Overall Cierra Burdick: 10 Games, 74 Minutes, 27 Points Dearica Hamby: 10 Games, 81 Minutes, 46 Points Rhyne Howard: 10 Games, 72 Minutes, 39 Points  Hailey Van Lith: 10 Games, 76 Minutes, 49 Points Bronze Medal Game (Game 10) v. Canada Dearica Hamby: 3 Points (46 Total) in 9:10 (81:10 Total) Cierra Burdick: 3 Points (27 Total) in 7:27 (74:02 Total) Hailey Van Lith: 6 Points (49 Total) in 6:31 (76:05 Total)  Rhyne Howard: 4 Points (39 Total) in 6:52 (72:34 Total)    Semifinal (Game 9) v. Spain Dearica Hamby: 5 Points (43 Total) in 9:29 (72:00 Total) Cierra Burdick: 0 Points (24 Total) in 7:35 (66:35 Total) Hailey Van Lith: 8 Points (43 Total) in 8:31 (69:34 Total)  Rhyne Howard: 3 Points (35 Total) in 6:55 (65:42 Total)     Quarterfinal (Game 8) v. China Dearica Hamby: 9 Points (38 Total) in 7:48 (62:31 Total) Cierra Burdick: 5 Points (24 Total) in 7:56 (59:00 Total) Hailey Van Lith: 2 Points (35 Total) in 7:25 (61:03 Total)  Rhyne Howard: 5 ...

Memphis Grizzlies Monday, July 8- Summer League Zach Edey posted a solid 34 minutes in the OT loss to the Jazz in his debut, scoring 14 points and adding 15 boards for a double-double.   Utah Jazz Monday, July 8- Summer League Kyle Filipowski posted 17 minutes off the bench in his debut, grabbing 4 boards.  LA Lakers  Sunday, July 7- Summer League Dalton Knecht: 22 Minutes, 12 Points (48 Minutes and 24 Points in two games) Bronny James DNP  *Next game Wednesday  Colin Castleton posted 20 Minutes and 10 Points in the starting five (47 and 21 in two SL games)  Tommy Kuhse, in the starting lineup for the first time this summer, added 23 minutes and 10 points (46 and 25, respectively, in 2024 Summer League action)  Saturday, July 6- Summer League Dalton Knecht (Lakers debut): 26 Minutes, 12 Points Bronny James (Lakers debut): 22 Minutes, 4 Points  Colin Castleton: 27 Minutes, 11 Points Tommy Kuhse: 23 Minutes and 15 Points off the bench ...

English League Championship -- Premier League Promotion Semifinal Second Leg: Leeds United v. Norwich City (tied 0-0) Thursday at 3p Eastern  When was each team last in the Premier League? Leeds United was in the top flight from the 2020-21 season through this previous season- the 2020-21 season was their first top-flight season in sixteen years.  Norwich City has been on a yo-yo, most recently securing Premier League play for 2021-22 before being relegated back for 2022-23 and this season. 

Next Thursday: Start of the final qualifier tournament for Paris 2024 boxing  June 13/21/28: Final PFL Regular Season Cards  August 2: PFL Heavyweight/Women's Flyweight Playoffs August 16: PFL Light Heavyweight/Lightweight Playoffs August 23: PFL Welterweight/Featherweight Playoffs  September 28: UFC's return to Paris, France (unknown as of now if it's numbered or a Fight Night) 

Will Andrade-Rodriguez remain a title eliminator bout if either one wins? Can Kayla Harrison be the new star that women's bantamweight needs? What will Julianna Pena tweet after the fight?  Will Diego Lopes continue his winning streak against Yusuf? Can Sterling and Rakic move further into title contention? How will Sterling do without the additional weight cut?  Is Brundage too much too soon for Nickal?  Out of the two main card lightweight fights, who's the next title challenger? Will Max remain at lightweight permanently after this? If so, who's next for Topuria?  Where will the Figueiredo-Garbrandt winner rank in the bantamweight hierarchy? 

2024 April: After Iowa's Final Four game against UConn ended on a controversial foul, the Iowa player that was fouled- in a totally mature and adult move- received enough hateful comments that she deleted her social media. I wonder why people aren't this ticked off at the ref who made the call. January: It was revealed that the director of the CFP selection committee had to bring the FBI into the mix due to some threats they received.  2023 December: The day before Texas faced Oklahoma State in the Big 12 title game, a dead longhorn (Texas' mascot) was found outside an Oklahoma State frat house.  Also this month: first the Florida governor announced $1 million in the budget to sue the NCAA over omitting FSU from the CFP (if this comes when they're also going to eliminate a couple thousand jobs, they have their priorities backwards), then the AG of the state announced that she's suing the NCAA. Why don't adults act like adults more often?  Another update: a Georg...