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The Philadelphia Eagles are going to the Super Bowl for the second time in three years after earning a 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders in the 2025 NFC championship game. Philadelphia's offense was firing on all cylinders during their blowout win. Saquon Barkley was predictably the driving force of the Eagles' offensive success, taking his first carry of the game 60 yards for a touchdown and racking up 118 rushing yards and three scores on the day. Jalen Hurts also enjoyed his best game of the playoffs to date. Despite dealing with a knee injury and uncertainty at center with both Cam Jurgens and Landon Dickerson banged up, Hurts was efficient through the air. He completed 20 of 28 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown while getting A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert involved early and often in the contest. On the ground, Hurts didn't have his same typical level of mobility. Still, he found a way to impact the game with his legs, logging a nine-yard touchdo...

In what was one of the most-attended combat sports events in Philadelphia history, Jeremy Stephens sent fans home disappointed. In the BKFC KnuckleMania 5 main event, Stephens (3-0) battered home city son Eddie Alvarez (1-2) before a corner stoppage came between Round 3 and 4. The event took place Saturday at Wells Fargo Center with an announced attendance of 17,762. The fight was relatively competitive for the first two rounds, but Stephens really started to pull away as Round 3 progressed. Alvarez was knocked down twice over the course of the three minutes. He handled the first knockdown well, and gave the crowd a thumbs up as he got to his feet. The second knockdown, however, painted a grim picture. Alvarez was notably hurt by the blow and seemed to have an internal debate with himself as to whether or not he wanted to continue. Though he made referee Dan Miragliotta’s count, the round ended and he went back to his corner. After he spoke with his head coach Mark Henry, the corner ma...

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 18, 2025, at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, United States. This past Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 311, the bantamweight title was on the line. The two most dominant forces in the bantamweight division clashed as champion Merab Dvalishvili (19-4) took on his toughest test in Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1). Heading into this bout, Nurmagomedov was the big betting favorite. Despite Dvalishvili essentially fighting like a machine over the past few years, many people including myself pointed to the technical advantages of Umar Nurmagomedov. Those advantages did show in the first couple of rounds. Nurmagomedov was landing the better strikes even hurting Dvalishvili at one point. Dvalishvili tried to land takedowns but Nurmagomedov was having none of it. However, the tide started to turn as Dvalishvili never slowed down. Nurmagomedov started to slow ...