MMA bad boy Ben Askren says the public wants him to take down Russian lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov in the name of the USA, as the motormouth American doled out his latest barb at a promotion rival. Askren made a successful – if predictably controversial – UFC bow when he beat former welterweight champ Robbie Lawler via submission earlier in March. That improved his unbeaten record to 19-0, although the American had to survive a massive slam just 10 seconds into the fight, later recovering to tap out Lawler. Since making the switch to the UFC in a trade from ONE Championship, the 34-year-old curly-haired wrestling phenom has issued call-outs to seemingly anyone and everyone in the ranks in his typically bold, brash style. Also on rt.com Undefeated UFC debutant Ben Askren survives massive slam in controversial UFC 235 win That includes undefeated Russian lightweight champ Nurmagomedov, who Askren says the public in his homeland is willing for him to beat. … [Read more...] about People want me to put Khabib on the ground and shout ‘USA’ – UFC’s Ben Askren (VIDEO)
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Artsakh’s Permanent Representative to USA meets with group of students from Clemson University
YEREVAN, MARCH 19, ARMENPRESS. Permanent Representative of the Republic of Artsakh to the USA Robert Avetisyan met with Professor of the International Relations Department of the Clemson University of the State of South Carolina Vladimir Matich and a group of students on March 19. As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the MFA Artsakh, during the meeting, Robert Avetisyan briefed on the history of Artsakh, the causes of the Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict and the current stage of the settlement process, as well as the historical and legal bases of the independence of Artsakh. The Permanent Representative of Artsakh also answered the numerous questions of the students related to the position of the Republic of Artsakh on the conflict settlement, the role of the USA in the process as the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair state, as well as the realities in Artsakh and the realization of their fundamental rights and freedoms by its citizens. During the meeting, archival documents of the … [Read more...] about Artsakh’s Permanent Representative to USA meets with group of students from Clemson University
USA national team tracking Livingston midfielder Scott Pittman
The USA national team are keeping track of Livingston midfielder Scott Pittman with the view of potentially calling him into the squad for future matches. The 26-year-old was born in the States and is the son of former US international Steve Pittman - now the reserves team coach at Livingston. And Lions boss Gary Holt says he believes it's an option for the former Broxburn Athletic star. Speaking to the West Lothian Courier, he said: "Scott has been exceptional this season and I'm led to believe that America could come calling. He's got that option and you just want people to be aware of what he's done and how he's been playing. He's definitely got a chance." Read more: The midfielder has produced a string of impressive displays in his maiden season in Scotland's top flight and has tallied close to 200 appearances for his local club since joining from Bo'ness United in 2015. Aberdeen are reportedly interested in Pittman and could be set to make a bid in the summer, with Holt saying … [Read more...] about USA national team tracking Livingston midfielder Scott Pittman
March Madness: USA TODAY Sports Brackets means your picks can’t lose
Scott Gleeson USA TODAY Published 5:40 PM EDT Mar 16, 2019 Ever make an NCAA tournament pick on your bracket and immediately regret it several minutes into the game? USA TODAY Sports has a new bracket game and it's the first of its kind to allow fans to switch their picks during live tournament games this March Madness. That means during last year's NCAA tournament first-round game between top-seeded Virginia and 16th-seeded UMBC there would've been an option to change your pick once it was clear history was on pace to be made. Better yet, once it was clear the No. 1 overall seed was out of the field, you could alter your round of 32, Sweet 16 and Elite picks, and so on. Want to send a No. 11 seed to the Final Four like Loyola-Chicago did last year but have the safety net of changing it later on if that Cinderella pick fails? Consider this a remedy to being shy on making bracket-busting upset picks. SIGN UP: Create a pool! … [Read more...] about March Madness: USA TODAY Sports Brackets means your picks can’t lose
Timo Weah suffers blow as Celtic star dumped from USA senior squad
Celtic's Timo Weah has been dumped into the USA Under 23s instead after dropping out of their main squad. The on-loan Paris Saint-Germain forward has mostly been used off the bench since his January move and has made only two starts for the Hoops. Weah, 19, has eight caps for USA and was expected to be included in manager Gregg Berhalter's squad for the games against Ecuador on March 21 in Orlando and Chile on March 26 in Houston. However, despite calling up eight players from European clubs, Berhalter opted to miss out the Celtic star, who last played for his country in a double-header against Peru and Colombia in October. And Weah will now be used for the USA's Under 23 squad instead, who have friendlies at the same time, ahead of Olympic qualifiers. Berhalter explained: "We had to make decisions for this camp and we looked at the players in a number of different buckets. "For example, we have some younger guys that aren’t getting the game time that they would have … [Read more...] about Timo Weah suffers blow as Celtic star dumped from USA senior squad