Rousey gets Carano a big payday, and a chance to remind people of her fighting career
Ronda Rousey remembers once hearing that Gina Carano was being paid six figures to fight, amazed that a woman could earn that kind of coin in mixed martial arts. It was a pretty big deal to Carano, too. The $120,000 she said she got to headline against Cris “Cyborg” Justino in 2009 in her last bout was quite a jump from the $1,000 she said she earned from her first.
Read more …
NFL mock draft: Arizona Cardinals pass on top pass rusher for OT
Dane Brugler's new mock draft has the Cardinals passing on a top pass rusher without trading back in Round 1.
Read more …
Wenceel Pérez hits an 8th-inning homer as Tigers beat Royals 2-1 for 5th straight win
Wenceel Pérez hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers won their fifth straight game, beating the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Wednesday night. Pérez entered the game in the eighth inning as a defensive replacement when Zach McKinstry left after a collision with Jac Caglianone at third base. Pérez's first at-bat came as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the eighth and he hit a 1-1 changeup from Eli Morgan (0-1) over the right-field fence for his first homer of the season.
Read more …