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Anthony Pettis was scheduled to fight for his PFL season on Thursday night. Now the former UFC lightweight champion’s last-ditch effort to make the playoffs will have to wait two weeks.

Pettis is among four fighters whose bouts have been rescheduled for June 25, the PFL announced Wednesday. The promotion did not give a reason for the change, but multiple reports cited a Pettis illness as a reason.

Previously set to face undefeated Alexander Martinez on Thursday, Pettis will now have Raush Manfio as his opponent. Martinez remains on Thursday’s card, facing two-time defending season champion Natan Schulte, who has zero points.

Also being moved off Thursday’s card is another two-season champ with zero points: featherweight Lance Palmer, who will face Movlid Khaybulaev on June 25.

Thursday’s card at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will be headlined by the MMA debut of two-division undisputed boxing champion Claressa Shields, who faces lightweight Brittney Elkin. Thursday’s event will air on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN+ starting at 7 p.m. ET.

Pettis lost his season-opening bout April 23 to Clay Collard, leaving him with zero points and just one more bout to earn one of four lightweight playoff spots.

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Harris return short-lived as Ole Miss WR exits

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Ole Miss standout receiver Tre Harris aggravated an injury in the first half at Florida on Saturday and was ruled out for the remainder of the game, a 24-17 Gators win.

Harris initially injured his hip/groin area against LSU on Oct. 12. He returned against Florida, only to go down after a catch late in the second quarter.

During the broadcast, ABC’s Molly McGrath reported it was an aggravation of the original injury.

Harris was seen in street clothes on the sideline to start the second half. He had one catch for 43 yards and a touchdown before exiting.

Harris came into the game as one of the top receivers in the nation, leading the No. 9 Rebels with 987 yards and six touchdowns.

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Ward breaks Kosar’s season passing yards record

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Another week, another pair of records for Miami quarterback Cam Ward, breaking 40-year-old marks by Bernie Kosar in both cases.

Ward, Miami’s Heisman Trophy contender who already holds the Hurricanes’ single-season record for touchdown passes and is on pace to break the school mark for completion percentage, on Saturday eclipsed Kosar’s school records for both passing yards in a season and completions in a season in the Hurricanes’ 42-14 win over Wake Forest.

Ward completed 27 of 38 passes for 280 yards, plus ran for a score. Ward now has 3,774 yards on 268 completions this season. Kosar threw for 3,642 yards on 262 completions in 1984.

Ward’s 13-yard completion to Damien Martinez with 1:27 left in the second quarter gave him 3,643 yards for the season. Kosar’s mark of 3,642 yards was set in 1984.

Later Saturday, Ward threw a 15-yard pass to Xavier Restrepo for his 263rd completion of the year, topping Kosar’s mark of 262, also set in 1984.

“Congrats #CamWard,” Kosar posted on social media. “U R Awesome.”

Ward is on pace to break Miami’s single-season completion percentage mark of 65.8% set last year by Tyler Van Dyke. He also is on pace to top the Miami career mark (among those with at least 300 attempts) of 64.3% set by D’Eriq King in 2020 and 2021.

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Woodward returns to Dodgers as first-base coach

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Woodward returns to Dodgers as first-base coach

LOS ANGELES — Chris Woodward has been named first-base coach by the Dodgers, marking his second stint on manager Dave Roberts’ staff.

The Dodgers made the announcement Friday night. Woodward was the Dodgers’ first-base coach from 2016 to 2018 before leaving to take over as manager of the Texas Rangers.

Woodward fills the opening created after former first-base coach Clayton McCullough recently became manager of the Miami Marlins.

Woodward had a 211-287 record in nearly four seasons with the Rangers. He has been a senior adviser on the Dodgers’ major league and player development staff for the past two seasons.

Dodgers executive vice president and general manager Brandon Gomes said Woodward will take over baserunning and infield responsibilities with third-base coach Dino Ebel shifting to outfield duties.

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