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Few had the hype freshman sensation Zion Williamson brought to the storied rivalry Wednesday night. But in the first minute against the Tar Heels, Williamson suffered a knee injury and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest. That setback seemed to stun Duke, and North Carolina rolled to an 88-72 victory. ZION RULED OUT: Duke’s Zion Williamson suffers injury against UNC Tar Heels center Luke Maye led the way with 30 points to go with 15 rebounds, while wing Cameron Johnson added 26 points....

The interview was held at the World Premiere of Holland’s most recent film, Onward. At the beginning of the interview, he was asked if he had a favorite video game. Holland replied by stating that one of his “favorite video games ever is the fourth Uncharted game.” He continued by saying, “lots of the inspiration from the film has come from that game in particular.” This may be because the film is set to be a prequel to the Uncharted games, and Uncharted 4 has moments where players take control of a younger Nathan Drake....

Bearing that in mind, even big video game companies like Naughty Dog aren’t immune to complications or setbacks. If anything, their large size only facilitates the possibility of innumerable difficulties. In fact, during the middling stages of development for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, the California-based studio had to face the huge problem of reverting back to square one for the game after 8 months of solid work needed to be scrapped when Uncharted’s veteran writer Amy Hennig left the organization....

It’s been assumed that since the 23-year-old Holland is set to play as Uncharted’s treasure-hunting protagonist Nathan Drake, the Uncharted movie will be set before the events of Naughty Dog’s games, which feature a noticeably older Drake. Talking with IGN recently, Holland confirmed as much, and this, he said, is one of the reasons he’s optimistic about the Uncharted movie despite its long, problematic history. RELATED: Uncharted Movie In ‘Advanced Development’ Says Sony CEO...

Ahead of his UFC on ESPN 7 headliner bout against Alistair Overeem, the 31-year-old Surinamese fighter voiced his wish to fight ‘The Predator’ at Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. On Wednesday at the open workouts, he told MMA Junkie why he thinks the fight will suit his path he has mapped towards the title. Rozenstruik: I’m the other boogeyman of the division The name of Francis Ngannou usually incites fear and intimidation among fighters, but Rozenstruik is not one of them....

In case you didn’t know.. John Lineker is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the UFC bantamweight division. He has been professionally engaged in the sport of mixed martial arts since 2008 and is presently ranked number five in the UFC bantamweight rankings. Lineker made his debut with the UFC against Louis Gaudinot, in a losing cause, on the preliminary card for UFC on FOX 3. He is currently on a two-fight win streak with victories over and against the likes of Marlon Vera and Brian Kelleher....

Overeem was initially scheduled to fight Walt Harris in the main event of the Washington card but since he pulled out due to personal reasons, Rozenstruik stepped in on short notice and took up the fight. In a recent interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, Rozenstruik said that Ngannou is the man he really wants to fight because he sees him as a big challenge and the fans will be eager to see ’two big, scary guys’ lock horns inside the Octagon....

In an interview with TMZ Sports, the Hawaiian stated that he’s looking forward to avenge his loss to McGregor and that the highly anticipated rematch may take place at the Raiders Stadium. Watch Max Holloway’s full interview below: Max Holloway fought Conor McGregor on August 17, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 26. ‘Blessed’ was 22 years old at the time and lost to Conor McGregor via unanimous decision when ‘The Notorious’ was paving his path towards UFC superstardom....

Nate was in fine form last night inside the cage - where he claimed a victory over Anthony Pettis in his first outing since 2016 - and offered no shortage of entertainment outside of the cage, where he seems to have set up a fight with Jorge Masvidal in the comingg months. However, Masvidal wasn’t the only fighter to catch the attention of Diaz, when he was asked by the media on his opinions of UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington DIaz had this to say…...

It will be his last bout - almost a full year after he originally intended to retire. However, Daniel Cormier is going to have to wait it out until 2020 because Stipe Miocic is out of action due to an eye injury sustained during his last fight against Cormier at UFC 241, according to his manager Jim Walter in a statement issued to ESPN. How did the eye injury happen?...

With the card starting in moments, Brian Kelleher has been forced to pull out due to an unspecified illness, as per MMA Junkie. In case you didn’t know… Brian Kelleher was expected to face Montel Jackson in the Preliminary Rounds of UFC 230. The card has already undergone a lot of change previously, and this latest change, although apparently unavoidable, will not please Dana White. Previously, the card was expected to feature a fight between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz as well, but due to injuries to Poirier, the fight could not take place and the company had to scrap the fight due to the absence of an opponent to face Nate Diaz....

As per Dana White (via ESPN), the rematch between the two is set for October 18th at Boston on the UFC on ESPN 6 card. It will serve as the co-main event, with the main event being Chris Weidman’s Heavyweight debut against top contender Dominick Reyes. The circumstances leading up to it The UFC Fight Night: Mexico City main event ended controversially in 15 seconds after Yair Rodriguez’s eye poke turned out to directly scratch Stephens’ eyeballs....

The main card had a total of six fights out of which four ended before the full allotted time. It was a solid night of action from top to bottom and without wasting any more time, here are the results and highlights of UFC on ESPN 3. UFC on ESPN 3 Results: Prelims Ricardo Ramos def. Journey Newson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Eryk Anders def. Vinicius Moreira via KO (punches) (1:18, Round One)...

According to Brett Okamoto of ESPN, UFC is looking to re-book Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev for January: Leon Edwards’ case of COVID-19 is worse than most, and Okamoto put out a tweet describing it as severe. Okamoto also stated that Leon Edwards lost 12 pounds in four days due to the virus. It’s an unfortunate situation to be in, and even Leon Edwards’ opponent Khamzat Chimaev wished him a speedy recovery....

From 6-2 down, Allen won eight of the next nine frames to triumph 10-7 to cap off a remarkable week of snooker. Zhao Xintong had been looking to defend the title he won for the first time in 2021 but suffered a shock opening round UK Championship exit at the hands of Sam Craigie. Ronnie O’Sullivan, whose seven titles give him the record number of wins at this event, was thrashed 6-0 by Ding Junhui in the quarterfinals, experiencing his first whitewash in a Triple Crown event....

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed that Russian troops are likely responding to counteroffensive efforts by Ukraine in the currently occupied southern Kherson region by ramping up the relocation of its personnel and military equipment to Kherson and the western Zaporizhzhia oblasts. Russian forces are also redeploying military equipment—artillery and aviation in particular—to the annexed Crimea region, from elsewhere in Ukraine, the think tank reported. Experts noted that Russian forces, when prioritizing the capture of the Luhansk area in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region in May, withdrew or suspended offensive operations in the city of Kharkiv, and the southern axis....

The ministry posted the video on Twitter and wrote “[t]he occupiers lost an anti-aircraft system Pantsir (SA-22 Greyhound).” On Facebook, Ukraine’s Operational Command South said “[m]ore than 10 hits have been recorded” of Russian targets on Snake Island. A Ukrainian military spokesperson told CNN the strikes occurred overnight and that they were “still investigating the results.” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces seized control of the Ukrainian island in the Black Sea soon after the invasion began in late February....

The Institute for the Study of War released its latest assessment of the Russian offensive campaign in Ukraine. In the report, the ISW said a ceasefire would give Russia “the pause it desperately needs to reconstitute” its troops. “A wintertime ceasefire would only benefit Russian forces, who would use that opportunity to bolster their faltering defenses and continue their genocidal campaign to eradicate Ukrainian identity in occupied parts of Ukraine,” the ISW said....

On Saturday, ABC News reported that the U.S. State Department was preparing to approve the evacuation of some U.S. diplomats and diplomats’ families from the embassy in Kyiv. The U.K. has also taken a similar action. The orders show that some Western powers are bracing for a Russian invasion. In a statement issued on Monday, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the U.S. decision “premature and a manifestation of excessive caution....

“According to the available information, no critical decisions were made at this meeting. Whatever happens, we are ready for any scenario,” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during an online briefing, according to The Moscow Times. But the Putin-Lukashenko meeting took place in the backdrop of a recent increase in military activities in Belarus. The Interfax news agency, citing Russia’s Defense Ministry, reported Monday that Russian troops will conduct military exercises in Belarus....