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Ilia Topuria is a two-division UFC champion. The Georgian-Spanish fighter made the walk at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, stepped into the octagon with former lightweight king Charles Oliveira, and halfway through round one, landed a right hand that put the lights out. Just like that, Topuria owns the lightweight throne.
The basketball world is grieving tonight. Rick Adelman, one of the most decorated coaches in NBA history and a recently inducted member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, has passed away at seventy-nine years old. The Houston Rockets, where Adelman both played and coached, led the tributes, with commissioner Adam Silver calling him one of the most respected figures the league has ever seen.
On the diamond, Detroit went to Tampa Bay and put on an absolute power display, slugging five home runs and building leads of six to nothing, eight to two, and ten to five against the Rays. But even with that kind of offensive firepower, the Tigers had to sweat it out late before Will Vest slammed the door in the ninth to secure the win.
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