Matt Young
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Trending sports reporter at Houston Chronicle. Alief representer.
'Shook up right now': Celebrities, athletes react to George Foreman's death www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/gener...
'Shook up right now': Celebrities, athletes react to George Foreman's death
The sports world mourned the death of Houston's George Foreman, who passed away at the age of 76 on Friday.
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On his weekly podcast, Micah Parsons talked about the Texans "trying to run up the score," and vowed revenge for all the fun Joe Mixon and Dalton Schultz had at the Cowboys' expense: "As we say, laugh now, cry later. We’re going to get that one back in blood.”
Cowboys’ Micah Parsons responds to antics from Texans’ Joe Mixon, Dalton Schultz
On his weekly podcast "The Edge with Micah Parsons," the Cowboys star talked about the Texans' win and how much celebrating they did.
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Astros agree to 15-year with Daikin Industries as title sponsor for stadium after 22 years with Minute Maid. trib.al/1w4SQja
A Jake Paul-Canelo Alvarez boxing match seems laughable, but Paul and his business partner Nakisa Bidarian sounded pretty serious about it after the Mike Tyson fight.
Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson, so what's next? Canelo Alvarez? Conor McGregor?
A Jake Paul-Canelo Alvarez fight woudl be huge, and it could happen, but Paul also has his eyes on a world title shot in the next 24 months.
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Welp. That was about what we all expected. An exciting first round from Mike Tyson and absolutely nothing left after that because he's 58 years old. Jake Paul wins an easy unanimous decision.
Jake Paul wears down 58-year-old Mike Tyson for unanimous decision win
Jake Paul, who became famous as an internet celebrity, beat Mike Tyson, who hadn't fought professionally in nearly 20 years, in Arlington.
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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul are getting set to make their ring walks.
Matt Young@chronmattyoung.bsky.social · 2y agoMultiple friends have asked for a heads up when Mike Tyson and Jake Paul are coming to the ring so they can log into Netflix. (I’m guessing about 10 pm). I’ll add Bluesky to that group text.
Not gonna lie, I went to take a photo of the merch table for a laugh but that Punch-Out shirt is kinda nice. (I will not be buying it.)
Multiple friends have asked for a heads up when Mike Tyson and Jake Paul are coming to the ring so they can log into Netflix. (I’m guessing about 10 pm). I’ll add Bluesky to that group text.
If you’re going to make me go to Dallas, I’m stopping at Mike’s Chicken. Guaranteed.
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul could end up being a farce, but Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor are the fight right before them on Netflix and it should be a barnburner.
Why Amanda Serrano-Katie Taylor will be best fight of Mike Tyson-Jake Paul card
Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor put on one of the best fights of 2022 and the rematch figures to provide fireworks on the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul undercard.
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None of us are probably too surprised that a Mike Tyson-Jake Paul weigh-in had some goofiness.
Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul at weigh-in on night before their big fight
Jake Paul got in Mike Tyson's face the night before their big fight and the 58-year-old slapped him across the face.
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Making the transition here. To get us started, here's a much-needed Astros story for the offseason. (Written by the smarter Matt - Matt Kawahara - not me) www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astro...
What does Astros GM Dana Brown crave? Selective hitters
Believing patience to be a virtue, the GM would like to see his team take more pitches, which could factor into any pursuit of free-agent help.
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