LAS VEGAS – “The Ultimate Fighter” continues to rage on.

The UFC’s long-running reality TV series is a staple of the promotion. To kick off Season 33, coaches Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen joined TUF 1 winner Forrest Griffin and co-creater Craig Piligian for a Q&A panel with host Karyn Bryant.

The panel discussed the evolution of TUF over the years, personal stories from past experiences on the show and memorable moments over the show’s 20-year run.

Check out the full Q&A panel in the video above.

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Video Q&A: ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ 20-year celebration, plus Season 33

The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.

Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.

 To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the 23rd of 28 players who wore the No. 12 jersey for the Warriors.

That player would be Golden State big man alum Andrew Bogut. After ending his college career at Utah, Bogut was picked up with the first overall selection of the 2005 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Melbourne, Australia native would play the first seven seasons of his pro career with the Bucks, ending when he was dealt to the Dubs in 2012. His stay with the team would span five seasons, coming to an end when he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 2016.

During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Bogut wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 6.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history – No. 12 – Andrew Bogut (2012-16)

The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by the players who have suited up for the franchise since its founding at the start of the 1967-68 season. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Thunder Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.

And while those Supersonics jerseys may not remain part of the franchise history should a new team be established in Seattle as was the case with the return of the Charlotte Hornets, they are part of the Thunder’s history today.

For this article, we continue with the 30th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 30, with 13 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.

The 11th of those players did so in the Brooklyn Nets era, guard alum Norris Cole. After ending his college career at Cleveland State University, Cole was picked up with the 28th overall selection of the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.

The Dayton, Ohio native would play parts of the first four seasons of his pro career with the Miami Heat, though, after a pair of draft night trades. He would also play for the New Orleans Pelicans before he signed with OKC in 2017, his final season in the NBA.

During his time suiting up for the Thunder, Cole wore only jersey No. 30 and put up 3.3 points and 1.1 assists per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 30 – Norris Cole (2017)

The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the “New Jersey Americans”.

Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today.

To commemorate the players who played for the Nets over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers, Nets Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise’s jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. The 17th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 15 which has has had a total of 14 players wear the number in the history of the team.

The fifth of those players wearing No. 15 played in the (then) New York (now, Brooklyn) and New Jersey Nets eras, guard alum Dave Wohl. After ending his college career at Penn, Wohl was picked up with the 46th overall selection of the 1971 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Flushing, New York native would play the first season of his pro career with the Sixers. He would also have stints with the Portland Trail Blazers, (then) Buffalo Braves (now, Boston Celtics – it’s a long story), and Houston Rockets before he was dealt to New York in 1977.

His stay with the team would end when he was cut by the team early next season. During his time suiting up for the Nets, Wohl wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 6.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 15 – Dave Wohl (1977)

There was a chest bump in left field between two Georgia baseball players while teammates let out huge cheers that could be heard all the way up in the press box with a good view of home plate.

It happened during a game of hacky sack in a near-empty Foley Field during a prolonged wait for the Bulldogs’ postseason to begin due to approaching storms. “Hard to Handle” by the Black Crowes was playing on the sound system.

Georgia eventually got on the field and showed that Binghamton and a delay that pushed back the start of their NCAA Regional game three and a half hours couldn’t slow down a team that looked like they were on a mission in a 20-4 hammering.

Georgia was already more than an hour and a half into the weather delay before the storms and sometimes-heavy rains hit Athens.

How loose were the No. 7 national seeded Bulldogs?

Outfielder Daniel Jackson, wearing eye black and wrist tape, went to eat at Surcheros Fresh Mex.

Shortstop Kolby Branch was in the press box at 1:30 p.m. to hit up a coffee machine to take some caffeine to the clubhouse.

Some players played whiffle ball in the bullpen while Tre Phelps tried to take a nap on a training table. Meanwhile, others played ping pong, according to a video posted on Georgia’s X account.

Phelps awoke to club a pair of homers on a day he went 4-for-5 with 5 RBI. Jackson had two blasts and 6 RBI.

Georgia pitcher Leighton Finley attacked the strike zone from the get-go and the Bulldogs scored five runs in the first.

“It helps that you’ve got an older team when those situations come up,” Georgia coach Wes Johnson said. “They understand, we can’t control it. The last thing we wanted to do is start the game, play for an hour. I know it didn’t start raining for an hour, but lightning would have gotten us off the field at about 1:10 and then the rain came.”

Georgia posted its largest NCAA Regional opening win since 24-8 over Ohio State in 2009.

“That’s a heck of a ball club we just played,” Binghamton coach Tim Sinicki said. “The lineup is loaded.”

What does it all mean?

Maybe not too much.

After all, Binghamton came in No. 163 in the RPI.

Georgia was 9-0 against teams under 150 in the RPI this season.

Saturday’s next game will be more telling.

Duke was No. 31 in the RPI and Oklahoma State No. 44.

Finley said the rain delay gave him a chance to hang out with teammates and “slow the game down,” a common phrase the players use.

“Leighton was so calm,” Johnson said. “He was poised and confident. Those things, the players feed off that.”

Georgia plays Saturday night next in the winner’s bracket.

After Jackson’s big game following the weather delay, Johnson asked him about his Surcheros’ trip: “Can you do that again tomorrow?”

This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Georgia baseball shows no delay in showing urgency in NCAA regional win

Auburn senior Johni Broome is beginning to hit the workout circuit after visiting two playoff teams this week, with less than four weeks to go until the 2025 NBA draft.

Broome was a consensus first-team All-American, averaging 18.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.1 blocks on 51% shooting from the field this past season. He joined Charles Barkley (1984) and Chris Porter (1999) as the only Tigers players to win SEC Player of the Year.

The 6-foot-10 forward had his first predraft workout on Wednesday with the LA Clippers. He was then among the prospects who visited the Detroit Pistons on Friday.

Johni Broome participated in an NBA pre-draft workout with the Detroit Pistons today.

The Auburn product has now worked out with both the LA Clippers and the Pistons. pic.twitter.com/2HeiVr1ZbZ

— Vince Wolfram (@vincewolfram15) May 30, 2025

Broome leaves Auburn as the only player in history to tally at least 2,500 points, 1,500 rebounds and 400 blocked shots in a career. He set single-season program records for rebounds (389) and double-doubles (21) as a fifth-year senior.

The 22-year-old is considered a potential late first-round pick at this stage of the predraft process. He established himself as one of the most dominant big men in the country, with his ability in the post, rebounding and toughness on a nightly basis.

Broome will have the opportunity to improve his stock in team workouts and interviews up until the draft on June 25-26. He’ll likely visit at least 8-12 teams in total, giving him plenty of chances to make a name for himself against his peers.

This article originally appeared on Rookie Wire: Johni Broome: Auburn forward ramping up workouts ahead of NBA draft

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former All-Star pitcher Alexis Díaz has reported to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ facility in Arizona for some fine-tuning before joining the team.

The 28-year-old right-hander was acquired from the Cincinnati Reds for minor league pitcher Mike Villani on Thursday.

The Dodgers’ minor league staff will observe Díaz’s delivery and mechanics to “get some things cleaned up and then he’ll join us,” manager Dave Roberts said Friday.

He had no specific timetable on when Díaz would be with the team.

“That’s really contingent on kind of how soon he takes to some of the things that we see and kind of how that goes,” Roberts said.

The Dodgers are in immediate need of pitching help, given the rash of injuries to the staff. Reliever Evan Phillips will have Tommy John surgery on Wednesday and be out the rest of the season.

Díaz was an All-Star in 2023, going 9-6 with a 3.07 ERA and 37 saves in a career-high 71 games. He has 75 saves in 86 chances with a 3.21 ERA in 196 games over four seasons.

“The main thing is we got to get him back to being the player that we’ve seen in the past and he’s just not there right now,” Roberts said. “It was a good get. We’re excited about getting this player and potentially getting him kind of dialed in and hopefully expect him to help us.”

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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB

Dan Campbell had his first OTA (organized team activities) press conference today and offered player availability information. For the players that are limited or not practicing, Campbell was quick to state:

Some of them are so minor. The rookies have been training for the combine…. We’re just trying to be smart. We got little dings here. This is the time of year to make sure that we’re being more conservative.

The following is Campbell’s list of players that are at OTA but with limited or no practice. Included are my possible reasons for the player’s limited availability.

Players that were expected to be limited or out

• Alim McNeill – ACL
• Malcolm Rodriguez – ACL
• Tyleik Williams – hamstring
• Mekhi Wingo – knee meniscus surgery
• Derrick Barnes – MCL/PCL surgery
• Khalil Dorsey – tibia/fibula fracture
• David Montgomery – MCL

Players that were unexpected to be limited or out

• Amon-Ra St. Brown – No concerns coming out of last season.
• Brodric Martin – Right knee hyperextension last preseason and missed half the year.
• Levi Onwuzurike – L5-S1 spinal fusion in 2022 could require ongoing load management.
• Josh Paschal – Missed 1 game with right knee in week 14.
• DJ Reader – Missed 1 game with left shoulder in week 14.
• Jack Campbell – Played all games last season. During OTA, he stated he had a minor hip operation this offseason that shouldn’t be a concern going forward.
• Terrion Arnold – Minor right foot injury in week 18.
• Brian Branch – Multiple minor right leg issues in second half of last season.
• Miles Frazier – Healthy coming out of college with no concerns.
• Kenny Yeboah – Possible core muscle injury in 2024.
• Myles Adams – Clean medical history.
• Isaac TeSlaa – Healthy coming out of college with no concerns.
• Sione Vaki – Missed 1 game with a right knee in week 9 last season.

Notable players with “full” participation at OTA

• Aidan Hutchinson – The lack of a “limited” designation sends the clear signal that he will be ready to start the season following his tibia/fibula fracture 7.5 months ago.
• Marcus Davenport – Still wearing a left elbow wrap at OTA from his reported triceps rupture 8 months ago, but will be ready for the season.
• Amik Robertson – His left humerus fracture is fully healed.
• Ahmed Hassanein – Confirmation that his right ankle injury from college is not an issue.
• Ennis Rakestraw – Hamstring that caused him to miss that last two months of the season is healed up.
• Graham Glasgow – Knee issue from last season is hopefully a thing of the past.
• Pat O’Connor – Calf injury in week 18 is fine now.

Two players are absent from OTA

• Alex Anzalone – His absence has been rumored to be for contractual reasons as he is in his final year.
• Frank Ragnow – His contract runs through the 2026 season. While it seems unlikely, the Lions could cut him after this season to save about $12.5m with a $3.6m dead cap hit. Maybe Ragnow wants more short-term security in the way of guarantees. Or maybe he wants an extension. Or maybe he’s just out fishing.

This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Lions OTAs: Full list of players with limited or no practice