Hooker and Ramirez have taken similar paths to this weekend. Hooker (26-0-3, 17 KOs) won the vacant title in June 2018 by going over to England and defeating Terry Flanagan via split decision. Since then, Hooker has made two successful title defenses against Alex Saucedo (seventh-round TKO) and Mikkel LesPierre (unanimous decision). Join DAZN to watch Hooker vs. Ramirez on July 27 and 100+ fight nights a year Ramirez (24-0, 16 KOs) beat Amir Imam in March 2018 by unanimous decision to capture the vacant WBC belt....

MORE: Grading a decade of draft picks for every team | Ravens draft needs Jones-Drew, a second-round pick in 2006, rushed for 8,071 yards and 81 touchdowns in a Jags uniform. His 1,606 yards in 2011 were the most in the league and a Jaguars single-season record. He was selected for the Pro Bowl three times and was a first-team All-Pro in 2010 and 2011. During the 2014 offseason, Jones-Drew signed a a three-year deal with the Raiders but was hardly used....

Max Falkenstein, who called Kansas football and basketball, has died at age 95, the school announced Tuesday. No cause of death was given. Falkenstein was the “voice of the Jayhawks” for 60 years and called more than 1,750 men’s basketball games and 650 football games. A World War II veteran, Falkenstein’s career began when he returned to the U.S. and covered the 1946 NCAA Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, where the Jayhawks played Oklahoma A&M....

Safe to say, emotions run a bit high after you secure the title of “best in the world” in anything you do. That much was clear when Max Scherzer and Anibal Sánchez hugged it out Wednesday night. MORE: The Nats’ Game 7 win, as it happened There are more than just a few teammates hugging it out, though. The 2019 teammates started their championship journey seven years ago with the Detroit Tigers....

“Max is kind of a Peyton Manning No. 1-type of guy,” Boras said. “He’s always on the information train to improve himself and evaluate his market.” The 2013 AL Cy Young winner turned down a long-term deal from the Tigers last offseason worth $160 million, according to Boras, essentially betting on himself to earn an even bigger deal this year. “We (Major League Baseball) have a new revenue structure in the game....

Moore earned the league’s most valuable player on Thursday, hours before the Lynx opened their Western Conference semifinals playoff series with the San Antonio Stars. “It’s a great feeling to be recognized for all the hard work that I’ve put in,” said Moore in a phone interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday night. “I think of all the people who have helped me in my journey as a basketball player....

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Picks | Odds movement Lomachenko is one of the most decorated amateur boxers of all-time, and he is 3-1 so far as a pro, according to BoxRec. “There aren’t many great fighters on the undercard, but he is one of the good ones,” said The Linemakers on Sporting News’ Kenny White. This is a “huge mismatch,” White said of Lomachenko vs. Rodriguez. “The fight is probably going to be over in the first or second round....

During a debate in September, McAuliffe, who served as Virginia’s governor from 2014 to 2018, said, “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” McAuliffe also said that he was “not going to let parents come into schools and actually take books out and make their own decisions.” McAuliffe’s comments came in response to remarks by Youngkin, who argued that parents should have influence over what school districts teach their children....

Jack, who was hired by McCarthy in March, was “directly involved in helping set up the rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol,” according to Tuesday report from Charlie Sykes, editor of the conservative anti-Trump website The Bulwark. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), a stalwart Trump supporter who spoke at the rally, identified Jack as the person who asked him to speak at the rally. A person familiar with the situation told Newsweek that Jack did not plan or organize the rally, noting that he acted as Trump’s congressional liaison during his time in the White House and had been asked by the event’s organizers to pass along the invitation to Brooks....

Why’? Look at the numbers. Sure, McDonald’s sold a lot of Arch Deluxes. But it gave away–or discounted–about 20 percent of them. The Arch doesn’t seem to be stealing business from rivals Burger King and Wendy’s, either. Some experts say it is cannibalizing McDonald’s signature Big Mac, a charge company officials deny. “Our product-mix projections are right on target,” says marketing executive David Green. McDonald’s competitors seem to relish the thought that McDonald’s may be in a pickle....

And those were two topics McPhee did not want to address Monday, two days after the Capitals announced the 17-year GM's contract would not be renewed. "I don't really want to answer questions about individuals. I'm going to duck those," McPhee replied when Ovechkin's name was first brought up. Pressed to weigh in about the three-time NHL MVP, McPhee replied: "If you're asking me if we can win with him, I believed we could win with him....

The problem with medicine’s one-size-fits-all approach is that it doesn’t account for the subtle variations in our genes that make each one of us unique. By 2012, though, your general practitioner may be better equipped. In what’s being touted as the “era of personalized medicine,” newborn babies would have their genomes etched in microchips. This information would allow doctors to tailor drugs, diets and treatments to each person’s particular genome, avoiding drug fatalities, zeroing in on disease-prevention strategies and helping us all lead healthier lives....

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High Deductible Plan G The High Deductible Plan G, or HDG, is the plan that took the place of the High Deductible Plan F, or HDF, after January 1, 2020. It isn’t often sold by agents or brokers because the premium is too low for the commission to create a sustainable income stream for an insurance business. However, for the right person trying to create an ideal budget while maintaining freedom of choice in their healthcare, the HDG can be an excellent solution....

Stress is, of course, unavoidable. However, the point of stress reduction and stress management programs is not to eliminate it. Meditation is a technique that, if practiced for as few as 10 minutes each day, can help you control stress. In addition, it can decrease anxiety, improve cardiovascular health, and help you achieve a greater capacity for relaxation. This article explains the evidence for meditation to support asthma, the types of meditation you can try, and how to begin a meditation practice....

This is far from the first time Chappell has appeared. He’s been a special guest in a list of episodes throughout the 23 seasons of Ghost Adventures. But even more present than Chappell himself are his paranormal designs. All the way back in Season 11, the Ghost Adventures Crew made a deal with Chappell’s company, Digital Dowsing, to field test equipment that isn’t yet on the market. Every episode of Season 11 featured a different tool....

The 15-year-old son of the late Manute Bol is already dominating his competition. The 6-10 center is the No. 19 player in ESPN’s rankings for the Class of 2018, and it looks like he’s only going to get better. MORE: 99 reasons to be excited for return of college basketball | For Bol Bol, college can wait If you thought Thon Maker was scary, think of how good Bol will be with a little added strength and skill....

Which sports live-stream on DAZN? In the U.S., DAZN offers fight fans live boxing and MMA events. And a live look-in baseball show arrives in time for the 2019 Major League Baseball season where fans can follow game-by-game action in real time. DAZN Group signed a $1 billion deal with Matchroom Boxing USA to live stream 32 fights per year exclusively on DAZN, including heavyweight star Anthony Joshua, and another nine-figure deal with Bellator to live stream 22 events per year....