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Pro football, from modest beginnings, had taken precarious root in the mid-1920s, but it had yet to spread much beyond the Midwest, and had yet to convince many of the biggest college stars of the day to make a career of it.

Then along came Red Grange, a household name at Illinois. After his final college game in 1925, the powerful runner signed a contract with the Chicago Bears that would vault the NFL into the country’s sports consciousness. He didn’t play long, in Chicago or New York, and purists looked down upon the spectacle of college hero playing in what was considered a roguish brand of football. Grange made it respectable.

But Grange’s first game drew 40,000, and crowds built during a barnstorming tour. In December 1925, nearly 70,000 showed at the Polo Grounds in New York to see Grange play and possibly save the struggling, new franchise called the Giants. Pro football was around to stay.

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Harold “Red” Grange made pro football “respectable.”

Every so often, an athlete comes along that combines must-see skill, dynamic personality and some hard-to-define “it factor” to change the trajectory of a sport or a league. Before Grange, Babe Ruth completely changed the way baseball was played and the fans clearly approved. Decades after Grange, Joe Namath made pro football prime-time entertainment. There were great, popular golfers before and after Tiger Woods, great basketball players before and after Michael Jordan, but each brought new levels of popularity to their sports.

Such athletes have become rare, as nearly all sports have settled into their place in American consciousness.

But Caitlin Clark, about to make her WNBA debut at Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday night, has such an opportunity. As her college career at Iowa reached…

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WILKES-BARRE, PA — Actor, entertainer, recording artist and ultimate Elvis tribute artist, Shawn Klush, is set to headline the Keystone Grand Ballroom at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday, May 25th. Doors for the Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular starring Shawn Klush open at 6:00pm and the magic starts at 7:30pm. Tickets start at $25 via ticketmaster.com. Tickets can also be purchased with Momentum Dollars and all other forms of payment at the Mohegan Pennsylvania Box Office located at the Hotel Front Desk, subject to availability.

Shawn Klush was born and raised in Pittston, Pennsylvania. He was named the first ever “Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist” by Elvis Presley Enterprises and the “World’s Greatest Elvis” by the British Broadcasting Corporation in London. Shawn was a featured performer on The Late Show with David Letterman, performing for over 5 million viewers with the entire CBS Orchestra on network television. In 2016, he portrayed Elvis in an HBO series called Vinyl, produced by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger.

Throughout the years, Shawn Klush has performed with Elvis’ closest friends, musicians and singers such as JD Sumner and the Stamps Quartet, The Jordanaires, The Imperials, DJ Fontana, Charlie Hodge, Jerry Scheff, The Sweet Inspirations, Joe Guercio, Jerry Schilling and Joe Esposito.

This is an all-ages show. However, most areas of Mohegan Pennsylvania are 21+ including the hotel, casino floor, and most restaurants. All attendees under 21 must be accompanied by an adult, enter via the hotel and convention center entrance, and proceed directly to the Keystone Grand Ballroom.

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The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship will take place today – Saturday, May 11 – from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut and stream live on FuboTV. BKFC: 61 Connecticut will feature 10 bouts, including three undercard matches.

How do I watch BKFC: 61?

Prelims will begin at 6 p.m. Eastern and the main card is scheduled to begin around 7 p.m. Eastern. You can catch the hard-hitting action for free by utilizing a free trial offer from FuboTV. You may cancel before the free trial ends to avoid being charged.

What is FuboTV?

FuboTV is a live TV streaming service that is an affordable alternative to traditional cable. It offers multiple channel packages, including pro, elite premier and more. Monthly prices range from $32.99 to $99.99. You can try it for free by utilizing a 7-day free trial.

FuboTV is known for its extensive sports coverage, including NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, EPL and more.

You can also add packages to customize your cordless experience, like extra sports channels, Starz, Showtime, and more premium upgrades.

What is the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship?

The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is a bare-knuckle boxing promotion that is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the first promotion to hold a legal, regulated, state-sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing event in the United States since 1889. This is the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s New England debut.

Who’s fighting in BKFC: 61?

BKFC: 61 has seven bouts on the main card and three fights on the undercard. The full fight list is below. It features multiple debuts, including MMA star Mike Trizano. A stacked card culminates with an MMA-style showdown as veteran Jimmie “El Terror” Rivera battles former Bellator featherweight Daniel Straus.

Lightweight Main Event: JimmieRivera (1-1-1) vs. Daniel Straus (0-1-0)

Lightweight Co-Main Event: Mike Trizano (debut) vs. Louis Lopez (3-3-0)

Bantamweight: Ryan…

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US Sen. Chris Murphy speaks to the Connecticut Democratic Party on Saturday at the Mohegan Sun after being nominated for a third term at the party’s state convention. Credit: Brian Scott-Smith / CTNewsJunkie

UNCASVILLE, CT – With the 2024 legislative session in the rearview mirror, the Connecticut Democratic Party held its state convention Saturday at Mohegan Sun and nominated US Sen. Chris Murphy for a third term.

The party also re-elected its two Democratic National Committee members, Marti Carlson and John Olson, and chose seven presidential electors for November: Dorothy Grady, David Kostek, Tiffani McGinnis, Mike Pohl, Geraldo Reyes, Kevin Sullivan, and Nick Balletto.

In her opening remarks, Nancy DiNardo, the state party chair, called the upcoming election “one of the most important elections in our lifetimes.”

Her message was echoed by the rest of the speakers at the event, including Murphy, who said he never takes anything for granted.

“I’m going to campaign hard from here until November and try to bring as many Democrats along with me as I can,” Murphy said. “I’m excited to be on the ballot. A lot of people may not vote. Why? I hope people understand the stakes of this election. I know a lot of people are frustrated by what’s happening overseas. But when I talk to young people, they are also really concerned about what would happen to the safety of our streets if a Republican Congress repeals the 2022 Gun Bill. They are very concerned about losing their ability to have access to the full range of reproductive health care services.”

Murphy also recognized fellow Democrat Congresswoman Jahana Hayes and said when it comes to campaigning, he’s there for everyone.

“So, within what’s allowable by the law, I am going…

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It appears there may be some behind-the-scenes fallout from the Bellator 289 main event.

Raufeon Stots (19-1 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) beat Danny Sabatello (13-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) with a split decision this past Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Stots went into the fight as the interim bantamweight champion and retained that belt with the win. He also moved on to the $1 million final of Bellator’s 135-pound grand prix tournament.

Stots’ win might not have been a huge surprise on paper – he was the betting favorite. But the wide disparity of scores had just about every observer scratching their heads. Stots got 48-47 scores from judges Eric Colon and Bryan Miner. But judge Doug Crosby gave the fight to Sabatello – and gave him all five rounds for a 50-45 score.

And that 50-45 score apparently was enough to trigger Mike Mazzulli, the commission director for the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulations, to schedule a review of the fight with all three judges. The news first was reported by MMA Fighting.

“After reviewing the fight, three rounds of the five rounds were extremely close and the other two were marginally close rounds,” Mazzulli said, according to the report. “One judge had Sabatello winning all five rounds, which is controversial. But ultimately Stots won the decision, which is the correct result. In an effort to make this a learning moment, I have informed all three judges we will be reviewing the fight together.

“This is a very serious situation. The Mohegan Tribe Athletic Department always looks out for the best interests of all fighters. In the past the Mohegan Tribe Athletic Department has sanctioned officials that are not performing to the level that is required. Such sanctions, when they occur, are not made public.”

After he judged…

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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), the world’s fastest growing combat sports promotion, made its hugely anticipated New England debut with BKFC 61 on Saturday, May 11 at the legendary Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.

In the BKFC 61 Main Event, former UFC headliner Jimmie “El Terror” Rivera defeated former Bellator MMA champion Daniel Straus via unanimous decision. Two judges scored it 50-45, while one had it 48-47, all in favor of the Ramsey, NJ product Rivera, who’s now 2-1-1 in the Squared Circle. Straus, who hails from Hollywood, FL, falls to 0-2. 

“I wanted a finish, but I didn’t get it. Daniel Straus is a tough (expletive). To everyone who came out here tonight, thank you so much. To all the moms, thank you so much – I hope you have a wonderful Sunday,” Rivera told the packed Mohegan Sun.

“I’m always ready. Kai Stewart is always running. I want to see who the winner is of his fight with Bryan Duran at BKFC 62, and I want that belt.”

In the BKFC 61 Co-Main Event, Ramsey, NJ’s Mike “The Lone Wolf” Trizano needed just 62 seconds to reign supreme in his hotly anticipated BKFC debut against former BKFC World Featherweight Championship challenger Louie “El Loco” Lopez of Great Falls, MT. Trizano, who won the UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter tournament, is now 1-0 following his TKO victory, while Lopez’s record falls to 3-4.

“I feel amazing. I want to thank everybody that supports me. I want to give a shoutout to my son. I wish you were here. This one was for him,” Trizano told the jam-packed Mohegan Sun. “Dude, this was (expletive) awesome. I love this (expletive).”

In the BKFC 61 Feature Fight, New London, CT’s “Royal” Ryan Reber, the No. 1 contender in the BKFC bantamweight division, improved…

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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship made its debut at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT on Saturday, May 11 with BKFC 61. On the top of fight card, Jimmie Rivera of Ramsey, NJ defeated Daniel Straus of Cincinnati, OH by unanimous decision. After five rounds at featherweight, the scores were 50-45, 48-47 and 50-45.

“I wanted a finish, but I didn’t get it,” Rivera said post win. “Daniel Straus is tough. To everyone who came out here tonight, thank you so much. To all the moms, thank you so much – I hope you have a wonderful Sunday.”

In his next fight Rivera looks to face the winner of the BKFC 62 main event. The contest pits featherweight champion Kai Stewart of the U.S. against Bryan Duran of Cuba. The fight card takes place at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on June 21.

“I’m always ready. Kai Stewart is always running. I want to see who the winner is of his fight with Bryan Duran at BKFC 62, and I want that belt.”

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UNCASVILLE — On Saturday night, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship made its debut in New England as BKFC 61 Connecticut: Rivera vs. Straus took place at the Mohegan Sun Arena, in Uncasville, Connecticut.

The event was highlighted by former UFC fighter Jimmie Rivera against two-time Bellator champion, Daniel Straus. In the co-main event, former UFC fighter and TUF 27 champion, Michael Trizano took on Louie Lopez in less than a week’s notice. 

Being natives of Ramsey, New Jersey, Rivera and Trizano are teammates and train together at Team Tiger Schulmann, in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. Though they didn’t fight in their home state, they fought close enough to have some friends and family come out for the event on a night that saw both New Jerseyans victorious. 

The event saw 5,700 people in attendance in what BKFC president David Feldman called a successful debut in New England. 

“Great start here in New England at Mohegan Sun, it was a good night for us,” said Feldman. “Great crowd for our first show. Great fights…. It was a good night. I enjoyed myself here. The staff here, the commission here, everybody here was a real pleasure to work with at Mohegan Sun.”

In the main event, Rivera, a former UFC bantamweight/featherweight who was the third-ranked bantamweight in the UFC in 2016, improved to 2-1-1 in BKFC following a unanimous decision victory (50-45 x2, 48-47) over former Bellator featherweight champion, Daniel Straus (0-2.) 

Rivera enjoyed a special moment during his walkout. He graduated from the New Jersey police academy in January 2023, and was walked out by New Jersey police officers on Saturday night. With his teammate earning a first-round knockout, and fighting in front of his home people, he felt additional pressure heading into his fight. 

“It’s always nerve-wracking, you always want to do a good job,” said Rivera. “Of…

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Toto performed at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA on April 27th, the second to last night on the Freedom – The Dogz of Oz North American Tour opening for Journey. Fan-filmed video of the entire show, courtesy of YouTube user Jim Powers can be viewed below.

Setlist:

“Girl Goodbye”
“Hold the Line”
“99”
“Dying On My Feet”
“I’ll Be Over You”
“Beat It” and “I Keep Forgettin'” excerpts
“Home Of The Brave”
“With A Little Help From My Friends”
“Rosanna”
“Africa”

Earlier this year, guitarist Steve Lukather revealed there will be no new Toto music “right now”, due to legal complications. The guitarist made the comment speaking to eonmusic at the Leslie West Tribute, which took place in Agoura Hills, California on Tuesday, January 23.

Lukather was on hand to honour the late Mountain band leader at the bash in aid of charity MusiCares along with a host of others including Doors’ legend Robbie Krieger, Bon Jovi man Phil X, and Eagles of Death Metal’s Jesse Hughes.

Pressed about new music from Toto, given that the band members including Steve himself, singer Joseph Williams and pianist David Paich have all collaborated on each others’ most recent solo albums, he replied; “Not right now. There’s too much legal bullshit with that. I mean, we make records. I made a record about six months ago with all the guys. We still love each other and play.”

Read more at eonmusic.co.uk.

Across June and July, in to early August, the band will stage a headline tour of Europe. For fans in the UK, plans are being worked on now to stage a run of shows in…

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