Bellator champ Patricio Pitbull relieved to avoid fighting slain friend’s son after trying year

Rarely, if ever, has the road through mixed martial arts been easy for Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, but the last year sticks out as especially trying. There was the loss to Sergio Pettis last June, a failed bid to become the first from a major North American MMA promotion to capture championships in three different weight … Read more

Wife of Saints’ Juwan Johnson already getting ‘thousands’ of messages about NFL matchmaking project

The wife of New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson is determined to set up NFL power couples — and “thousands” are already interested in her matchmaking abilities. “The amount of emails I get daily,” influencer and TikTok star Chanen Johnson told The Post in a recent interview. “I get thousands of emails daily with … Read more

What Rory McIlroy wants accomplished in PGA Tour meeting with PIF

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy, who recently resigned from his PGA Tour’s player-director position, said Sunday he “welcomes” the Monday meeting between tour players and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia that runs LIV Golf. “Absolutely, I think it should have happened months ago, so I am … Read more

Fiorentina GM Joe Barone hospitalized after collapsing before game

Long-time Brooklynite and current Fiorentina general manager Joe Barone fell ill Sunday and was rushed to the hospital. Barone reportedly had coronary surgery, according to SkySport. “Fiorentina can confirm that Joe Barone is currently hospitalized at the cardiac intensive care unit at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan directed by Professor Alberto Zangrillo,” the club said … Read more