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Charles Barkley announced that he is retiring from television after the upcoming 2024-2025 NBA season.The NBA player-turned-analyst confirmed the news himself shortly after rumors of his retirement went viral last month. “There’s been a lot of noise around our network the last few months. I just want to say, I talked to all the other networks, but I ain’t going nowhere other than TNT," Barkley said in a statement, referring to reports of TNT's parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, losing its NBA rights to NBC. "But I have made the decision myself, no matter what happens, next year is going to be my last year on television."He continued, "I just want to say thank you to my NBA family. You guys have been great to me, my heart is full with joy and gratitude, but I’m going to pass the baton ...

Conor McGregor's long-awaited return to the octagon will no longer be happening at UFC 303. Just two weeks before he is supposed to face-off against Michael Chandler for his comeback bout, Dana White announced that the Irishman has suffered an injury, therefore needing to pull out as the main event.The new main event will see Alex Pereira face off against Jiří Prochazka for the light heavyweight title while the co-main event will see former featherweight champion Brian Ortega vs. rising star Diego Lopes. The cancellation of McGregor vs. Chandler was not unprecedented as last week, a press conference was canceled, signalling that the fight could be in jeopardy as UFC began searching for a new main event. The fight was meant to be McGregor's return to the octagon since his loss to Dustin Poi...