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NBA Draft rumors: Hornets locked in on Brandon Miller at No. 2?The NBA Draft lottery confirmed that the San Antonio Spurs would hold the No. 1 overall pick, and allow the team to draft another generational big man in Victor Wembanyama. With that, the NBA Draft officially begins at the No. 2 pick, ...

David Moyes may stand just one match from writing his name into West Ham folklore, but he will not compare himself to the club’s two managerial greats. If the Hammers overcome Fiorentina in the final of the Europa Conference League on Wednesday night, Moyes will become only the third manager, after Ron Greenwood and John Lyall, to guide the east London club to a major trophy. Greenwood, who went on to manage England, was in charge when West Ham won their only previous European trophy, the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1964, while their last piece of silverware, the FA Cup, came under Lyall in 1980. Yet Moyes insisted: “I don’t think of myself as any different to anyone else in this room. “I’m really fortunate and privileged and thankful to be given an opportunity to be a football manager and to have the opportunity to go this far in my career and be on a stage like this. “I think it’s really special. I don’t ever really think of myself as being a legend or any words like that. “I’d just like to be known as a football manager and one who’s serious about his job and tries to do the best he possibly can, week-in week-out, try to prepare my teams to be competitive. “I’d like to be known as much for that as much as I would the word ‘legend’, really.” The final will hold special memories for West Ham’s Czech duo Vladimir Coufal and Tomas Soucek, who both played for Slavia Prague at the Eden Arena. Midfielder Soucek said: “When I realised one year ago that the final was in Prague and we were in this competition, I was like, ‘come on guys, we have to go there’. “And now we are here in the Eden Arena in Prague, I can connect with the two teams I love.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live

Conor McGregor’s team suffered another tough week on the new season of The Ultimate Fighter, as one of the Irishman’s mentees was declared unfit to compete and another was stopped in Round 1. McGregor and Michael Chandler, who are due to fight each other later this year, are coaching opposing teams of athletes on the new season of the UFC television show. In Episode 1, McGregor’s team member Nate Jennerman was knocked out inside eight seconds, and there was more misfortune for the Irishman’s group in Episode 2. In the episode, which aired on Tuesday (6 June), Trevor Wells developed a cold sore and was deemed medically unfit to face Timur Valiev, before Mando Gutierrez was beaten by Cody Gibson in Round 1. Gutierrez was dropped with a clean knee to the chin, before Gibson applied ground and pound to secure a TKO win. McGregor, wearing a cowboy hat given to him by Gutierrez, was visibly frustrated at ringside. “Ah, unlucky, Mando,” the former dual-weight UFC champion said. In a post-fight exchange in the team’s locker room, McGregor, 34, told Gutierrez: “Right here with you, Mando. Here with you, my man. Back to the gym now.” Gutierrez replied, “I just wanted to give my heart,” to which McGregor said: “That’s what you did, man! That’s what you f***ing did, my man!” Gutierrez responded, “Coach, I’m way better than that,” to which McGregor replied, “I know that.” “It was a tough fight, that was,” McGregor later said in an interview. “The flying knee was a good shot. Mando’s a great little fighter. I would’ve liked him to stand his ground more; he was on the float a little bit too much for my liking. We were working on cutting the Octagon in [training].” A tearful Gutierrez, sporting a severely swollen eye, added: “You know, I fought my heart out, and it wasn’t enough. I love this game, sometimes it just don’t love me back. I’ll be back, it is what it is.” All you need to know about season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter can be found at the highlighted link here, and you can read our review of the new documentary McGregor Forever here. Click here to subscribe to The Independent’s Sport YouTube channel for all the latest sports videos. Read More Conor McGregor mentee loses in eight seconds on The Ultimate Fighter How to watch The Ultimate Fighter 31 in the UK McGregor Forever: The problem with the new Conor McGregor documentary

Pete Alonso had a few things to say to Bryce Elder after the Mets star hit a moonshot off the Braves pitcher after missing a pitch earlier in the at-bat.New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso entered Tuesday night's game against the rival Braves, the first of a three-game set in Atlanta, with th...

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Lions' Jared Goff would appreciate it if the media stopped throwing gasoline on quarterback trade rumors. It isn't happening, not in 2023 anyway.The Detroit Lions have their quarterback room set for the 2023 season: Jared Goff will start under center for the third straight year while 2...

Rangers ace and prized offseason signing Jacob deGrom will undergo Tommy John surgery and the pitcher was emotional in his first time addressing the injury.On Tuesday, news broke that Jacob deGrom, who signed a monster five-year, $185 million contract with the Texas Rangers this offseason, would...

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp praised rookie quarterback Stetson Bennett IV while throwing shade at Matthew Stafford.The Los Angeles Rams had the worst Super Bowl title defense in NFL history. After bringing home their second Lombardi Trophy, they went 5-12 in 2022. During that year...

Arch Manning is one of the most-hyped freshmen in college football history, but Texas football has more newcomers who will be huge for the Longhorns.The Texas Longhorns spring game solidified what a lot of people around the program already knew: This is Quinn Ewers' team going into the 2023...

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said the team did not speak with quarterback Trey Lance about a potential trade.When it comes to quarterback positions across the NFL, none have been as intriguing as the San Francisco 49ers. They had Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo get injured during ...

We're back with another installment of trade fits, with FanSided's MLB Insider Robert Murray discussing fits for Aaron Nola, Aroldis Chapman and Jonathan India.The MLB trade deadline is rapidly approaching, and there is increased buzz that the trade market is starting to heat up.Wh...

Duke basketball may be competing against a dark horse aiming to steal their coveted recruit, Dylan Harper, from right under their noses.The Duke Blue Devils are trying to land a whale: five-star combo guard Dylan Harper from Don Bosco Prep.Even with the school's relatively small 2024 re...