ONE Championship visits Los Angeles, considers global future

LOS ANGELES --- Rich Franklin joined ONE Championship as a vice president nearly five years ago, and the former UFC champion has enjoyed the ride during the Singapore-based mixed martial arts promotion's rapid growth across Asia. After signing several American fighters and inking a new broadcast deal with Turner Sports' B/R Live in the past few months, ONE's ambitions are clearly becoming global. While the promotion hasn't scheduled any events in the U.S. or Canada just yet, Franklin wants North American fans to keep their eyes on a company with a fresh approach to this inherently combative sport. "We've got a different product than a lot of fans are used in this part of the...

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Son of slain rapper XXXTentacion born in Florida

MIAMI --- The son of slain rapper XXXTentacion was born last month at a South Florida hospital. The baby's 20-year-old mother Jenesis Sanchez tells Miami television station WPLG that she named the boy Gekyume (pronounced GEK-yoom) which the rapper made up before he was fatally shot June 18 during an apparent robbery near Fort Lauderdale. She says the name means a "different state or next universe of thought." Sanchez says she'll call the baby Yume. She shared his photo on Instagram. https://ift.tt/2EegMpi Sanchez said she had planned a home delivery but instead underwent an emergency C-section in Boca Raton. XXXTentacion, w...

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Injured pacer Kane Richardson ruled out of India tour

Australia fast bowler Kane Richardson has been ruled out of the India tour with a side injury and will return home, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday.

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Priest removed from parish in Negros Occidental for alleged child molestation

BACOLOD CITY --- A priest has been removed from his parish in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental after the police filed charges against him for allegedly molesting a four-year-old girl. But San Carlos Diocese Bishop Gerardo Alminaza, who has jurisdiction over the priest, assured the public that the church would not intervene in the investigation to ferret out the truth. "While we allow the legal process to take its course, the church will proceed with its own canonical process which involves providing pastoral care to the alleged victim and accused and whoever is involved in the investigation," he added. Both Alminaza and the police declined to identify the priest as well as the pari...

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Big 2nd quarter propels Raptors to rout of slumping Celtics

TORONTO --- A lack of togetherness is turning into big trouble for the struggling Boston Celtics. Pascal Siakam scored 25 points, Kawhi Leonard had 21 and the Toronto Raptors used a huge second quarter to rout Boston 118-95 on Tuesday night. Marcus Morris scored 17 points, and Jayson Tatum and Terry Rozier each had 11 as Boston lost for the fifth time in seven games. The Celtics are 0-3 since play resumed following the All-Star break. "We have to be a lot more connected as a team," Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. "That's been the theme for a while." Celtics guard Marcus Smart echoed his coach's assessment. "Nobody is together," Smart said. "We've got to have everybody...

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Girl scout cookie patron who paid $540 for the treats arrested on drug charges

A man in Greenville, South Carolina showed he had a big heart for helping Girl Scouts by spending a huge amount on buying their cookies. His good deed is now in question, though, after it was discovered that he has pending criminal cases, including drug charges. The man's charitable act first came to the attention of netizens through a now-deleted viral Facebook post by Kayla Dillard, a Girl Scouts cookie sales manager, last Friday, Feb. 22. In the post, Dillard spoke about a man who bought $540 (almost P28,000) worth of cookies from two Girl Scouts, WYFF first reported. Dillard first shared that the man bought seven boxes of cookies and shelled out $40 (almost P2,100). The man...

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Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation

For almost a century, the inhabitants of Robinson Crusoe --- named for literature's most famous castaway --- have known that their island's fragile ecosystem depends on them conserving its unique wildlife. One of three islands in the Juan Fernandez archipelago, 700 kilometers (430 miles) off the Pacific coast of Chile, it was discovered in the sixteenth century. The island chain secured its place in history as the home of Alexander Selkirk, the Scottish sailor marooned there for four years and four months, a tale he later related to Daniel Defoe, who penned his adventure book based on his story. One of the other islands in the chain is called Alexander Selkirk, the third is ...

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