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The Philadelphia 76ers, of course, have a big challenge ahead of them with Joel Embiid sidelined due to appendicitis surgery. The Sixers are a respectable 19-23 without the big fella on the season, but they are 9-17 without him since starting the season 10-6 in games without the 2023 MVP winner.When considering the current circumstances in the East standings, the Sixers are likely headed to the play-in tournament. They would need a collapse by the Toronto Raptors over the final two games and Philadelphia would need to win its final two games to catch Toronto and earn the sixth and…

The vacant light heavyweight championship is on the line in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 327 when former champion Jiri Prochazka battles Carlos Ulberg.Prochazka won the title from Glover Teixeira in 2022 but was forced to vacate the belt after suffering an injury. Prochazka twice failed to regain the belt in losses to Alex Pereira, the only man to have defeated Prochazka in the UFC. Now that Pereira has vacated the belt to challenge for the interim heavyweight championship at UFC Freedom 250 at the White House, Prochazka has a clear path back to the title.Saturday represents Ulberg’s first…

Apr 10, 2026, 01:34 PM ETThe Colorado Rockies are bringing in Denver Broncos owners Greg Penner and Carrie Walton Penner through a minority investment from the Penner Sports Group.Rockies chairman and CEO Dick Monfort and owner/general partner Charlie Monfort announced the deal Friday. It has been approved by Major League Baseball.The Penner group is purchasing approximately a 40% share of the Rockies, according to multiple reports. The group becomes the largest minority partner for the Rockies, a team Forbes has valued at $1.68 billion.Dick and Charlie Monfort will continue their roles, with Walker Monfort serving as team president. The Rockies…

Liverpool succession plan sharpens as Minteh emerges in post-Salah thinkingLiverpool’s forward planning has moved into a decisive phase as the club prepares for life beyond Mohamed Salah, with recruitment discussions increasingly focused on evolution rather than replication. According to Lewis Steele in the Daily Mail, the club accept that replacing Salah on a like-for-like basis is unrealistic. Instead, the emphasis is on redefining the attacking structure.AdvertisementArne Slot has already hinted at a philosophical shift. Liverpool are no longer solely reliant on a high-output wide forward cutting inside, but are exploring profiles capable of destabilising low blocks through unpredictability and pace.…

The request for the Americans’ release may be delayed if the talks between President Donald Trump’s team and Iran prove difficult, according to people briefed on the plans.

UFC 327 goes down Saturday in Miami with a big light heavyweight championship bout anchoring the card. In that main event, Jiri Prochazka will face Carlos Ulberg for the championship vacated by Alex Pereira.Prochazka is one of the most unique fighters in the game, unleashing a steady flurry of wild offense while often taking significant damage. It’s a risky style, but one that has worked well for Prochazka, leading him to a previous stint as light heavyweight champion and a 6-2 UFC record.Ulberg dropped his UFC debut when he was knocked out by Kennedy Nzechukwu. Since then, Ulberg has rattled…

Vice President Vance meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on April 7, 2026, in Budapest, Hungary. Pool/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe BUDAPEST – Hungary’s election on Sunday, April 12, is about more than who governs a country of almost 10 million. It is a test of a political model: one known as “illiberal democracy,” one that has reshaped not only Hungary’s institutions, but influences conservative movements far beyond its borders. In the final days of the campaign, U.S. Vice President Vance traveled to Hungary in a show of support, underscoring Orbán’s close…

The NHL calendar takes a break on Friday, with zero games on the schedule. But, there were 14 games Thursday and another 15 on Saturday, so let’s get you caught up:Editor’s Picks2 RelatedIn the Atlantic Division, the Buffalo Sabres are back on top, with 106 points and 41 regulation wins through 80 games; they are trailed by the Montreal Canadiens (104 points, 33 RW through 79 games) and Tampa Bay Lightning (102 points, 39 RW through 79 games). All of those RW give the Sabres a leg up on the other two clubs should they be tied in points at…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A miner in Mexico was saved in an “astonishing rescue” after spending nearly two weeks trapped underground, officials said. A dam breach caused by a structural failure flooded the El Rosario mine in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa on March 25, trapping Francisco Zapata Nájera and three co-workers. Zapata Nájera was located on Tuesday by divers, but the rescue teams were unable to reach him through heavily flooded areas until 21 hours later. “The exceptional members of the Mexican Army’s Emergency Response Battalion, along with the faith and resilience of a miner, made this astonishing…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, following an earlier call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a pause in some of the hostilities to observe the holiday.Putin’s decree, released by the Kremlin, orders Russian forces to observe a ceasefire starting on 4 p.m. Saturday and lasting until the end of Sunday.Zelenskyy proposed earlier in the week that each side stop targeting each other’s energy infrastructure over the holiday, saying he made the offer through the United States, which has been mediating talks between delegations from Moscow and Kyiv as…