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Women’s boxing has never been more popular. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields has led the charge in the United States, but there’s another gold medalist across the pond who is heading the pack in Europe. Unified lightweight champion Katie Taylor (9-0, 4 KOs) took up boxing at 11-years-old under the tutelage of her father at St Fergal’s Boxing Club in Ireland. After winning several amateur championships around the world, Taylor made the 2012 Irish Olympic team....

The Irishwoman followed up her epic win over fellow great Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden in April with a more routine shutout against unbeaten Carabajal, who could not match her admirable willingness to come forward with telling shots. “I’m just delighted to get the victory,” said Taylor, who was cheered on as a hero by a crowd dotted with Irish flags at the venue where she made her professional debut in 2016....

NBA.com’s Matthew Blum feels Kyle Lowry could be the biggest beneficiary of the deal. MORE: Vince Carter addresses shocking trade by Raptors While the plurality of his shots were pull-ups last season (40.2 percent), Lowry posted a better catch-and-shoot effective FG percentage than CJ McCollum, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, to name a few. With even more spacing this season, Lowry has a chance to become one of the premier catch-and-shoot threats in the league....

The 27-year-old forward is expected to play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Bucks, Toronto coach Nick Nurse told reporters Monday. Leonard injured his leg early in Game 3 but still played 52 minutes in his team’s 118-112 double-overtime win. “I think the consensus today is he’s tired, and he’s got two days and will be ready to go,” Nurse said. “Those are kind of the words coming out of his mouth....

Kazano is available as an oral tablet belonging to a drug class called dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DDP-4) inhibitors/biguanides. Kazano contains two ingredients that work together to help improve blood sugar control. Alogliptin is a DPP-4 inhibitor. It works by increasing the amount of insulin in the body, which helps control blood sugar. Metformin is a biguanide. It works by decreasing the amount of glucose (sugar) that the liver makes. It also reduces the amount of sugar you absorb from food and helps the body respond better to insulin....

When the conference’s top two playoff seeds take the field Sunday, this title game will have a different feel from those in recent memory. But it’s far from an anomaly. MORE: NFC championship odds, point spread The past two seasons, it’s been the regular-season MVP QBs, Matt Ryan and Cam Newton, leading their teams to the Super Bowl out of the NFC. Before then, it was Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick, Eii Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees and Kurt Warner....

The Red Bull Arena giants had earlier rejected three bids from the Reds before finally agreeing on a deal that will see the midfielder join Jurgen Klopp’s squad at the end of the 2017/18 season. The 22-year old joined Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side from sister club RB Salzburg in the summer of 2016 and a £48 million release clause inserted in his contract. And the club’s Chief Executive says they had no intention of selling Keita but his release clause was the only reason he was allowed to join Jurgen Klopp’s squad while noting they never expected the youngster to attract such interest....

During Monday’s installment of The Ingraham Angle, the titular host spoke with author Raymond Arroyo, who compared popular Netflix series You to the Paramount Network’s Yellowstone as they discussed their desire for “woke-free TV.” “There is a reason people are in love with Yellowstone, Laura,” Arroyo said. “It is an antidote to the politics and all those woke storylines in so many shows today. I was watching an episode of You, where measles came up…”...

He switched from the step-back to a crossover move with the game on the line and the Celtics up 95-93 in the fourth period. This time, it was Maxi Kleber unable to keep up with him on the perimeter. He broke free to sink a clutch jumper with 4:32 remaining. In a contest Boston needed him to elevate his game, Walker did so behind those kinds of sparkling moves....

With Season 39 of the hugely popular syndicated quiz show just a matter of weeks from debuting, reruns of some of the more memorable episodes are currently being aired for the remainder of the summer. However, one Jeopardy! fan appeared to be unaware of this fact when they took to Twitter to complain about seeing Schneider, who made history during Season 38 by compiling the second-longest win streak in the show’s history....

The actor appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Wednesday and brought out the newest member of his family, a Golden Doodle named Mocha, while playing a game of show-and-tell. “I’d actually like to bring out our puppy Mocha. We just got her a few months ago before we all started staying at home,” Jeong said. The Masked Singer judge said Mocha was the first dog he ever owned....

In his first public comments since the July 4 accident, the Dolphins defensive tackle talked about his future and working through the fact that he won’t be able to play in the NFL again. “One thing keeps me going and that is that I am still able to be here. Seeing my family is so important. It is very good that I have this support system. It keeps me strong and it keeps me tall,” Norton told CBS4 Miami....

During a segment of “Shaqtin’ A Fool,” the Cavaliers center was called out for his impressive nine-step travel. Perkins catches the ball, clearly forgets there are rules in the game, and remains blissfully unaware that you have to dribble. MORE: Wisconsin’s Sam Dekker declares for NBA draft | NBA betting lines and picks | Clippers: Can they win without a bench? Nine steps. Nine full, grown-man steps without the ball touching the court....

Despite a significant height and weight advantage, Shaq was no match for the speed, agility, and surprising strength of Smith, who sent “The Big Aristotle” flying into a giant Christmas tree on set. Forget the Christmas day quadruple header. This video is all we need to enjoy basketball during the holidays.

Three people were shot late on Tuesday night as the third night of protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, turned deadly. Two people have died, while another was seriously injured, but is expected to survive, the Kenosha Police Department said early Wednesday. Several videos circulating on social media indicated that multiple shooters were involved and that one of the victims was shot in the head....

There are some notable games, including the preseason No. 2 team opening against a tricky mid-major opponent. Second-ranked Kentucky opens with a home game against Stephen F. Austin, which has pulled off some big upsets in the NCAA Tournament in recent years. MORE: Eight burning questions for the 2016-17 season Here’s all you need to know about Stephen F. Austin at Kentucky: When is the Kentucky-Stephen F. Austin game? Kentucky and Stephen F....

Special credit to Christian Tait for this one: And Ryan Goeden for this one: MORE KENTUCKY DERBY: 71 ridiculous hats | Advice from the betting experts

Nyquist is now unbeaten in eight starts for trainer Doug O’Neill, who won the Derby and Preakness with I’ll Have Another in 2012. MORE: Biggest long shots to win the Kentucky Derby | Derby records Everyone’s eyes will now turn to the Preakness Stakes in two weeks. The beauty of the Preakness is that a Triple Crown hopeful is always alive entering the second jewel. Afterward, the dream may be dead, but the buildup is always fun....

Tubman was arrested Tuesday for the Oct. 2 incident involving a female student in a campus dormitory. His preliminary hearing will be Oct. 23. First-degree rape is a felony in Kentucky and Tubman faces up 20 years in prison. As Tubman appeared on video from Lexington-Fayette Jail, located several miles from Fayette District Court, Lexington attorney Jim Lowry entered his plea. It’s routine for people being held in jail to appear via video conference and Lowry has handled numerous cases involving Kentucky athletes....

Department employees who complained about the materials were retaliated against for whistleblowing, the lawsuit alleges. Though the lawsuit was filed in August, details of the training materials have only recently come to light. The online course to train recruits allegedly used slides that contained images from the Black hip-hop cultural website Nappyafro.com. One slide on human trafficking allegedly used the term “Gorilla Pimp” next to a picture of a shirtless Black man....