There have been rumblings over the last couple of months that former UFC Lightweight and Welterweight Champion BJ Penn has the itch to climb back into the cage after just announcing his retirement in October at UFC 137.

The rumblings have apparently turned to contract talks as Josh …

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World championship leader Sebastian Vettel set the fastest laptime of the final practice session ahead of qualifying in Barcelona this morning, but is sure to face a fierce battle for pole position later today. In what was a highly unpredictable session, Vettel’s laptime of 1m23.168s beat Williams’ Pastor Maldonado (1m23.336s) and Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi (1m23.350s) by less than two tenths, with many others likely to be in contention come qualifying also.

Conditions were sweltering once again at the Spanish track as teams and drivers made their final preparations ahead of this afternoon’s qualifying session and Sunday’s race. The session was an immediate disaster for Lotus’s Romain Grosjean however, as he coast to a halt in the opening minutes with a fuel pressure problem. Despite the best efforts of his team he was unable to return to the track and goes into qualifying on the backfoot.

Free Practice 3
No.	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1’23.168	13
2	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1’23.336	19
3	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1’23.350	19
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1’23.578	16
5	Sergio Perez	Sauber	1’23.742	22
6	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1’23.807	15
7	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1’23.833	14
8	Jenson Button	McLaren	1’23.909	13
9	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus	1’23.936	16
10	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1’24.070	24
11	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1’24.179	16
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	1’24.323	17
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1’24.331	15
14	Bruno Senna	Williams	1’24.409	18
15	Paul di Resta	Force India	1’24.599	15
16	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1’24.778	15
17	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1’24.825	17
18	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1’25.911	20
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	1’26.587	20
20	Charles Pic	Marussia	1’27.469	18
21	Timo Glock	Marussia	1’27.689	16
22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1’28.207	24
23	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1’28.373	13
24	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	-	2

source : ManipeF1

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Seven fighters attended the UFC on FUEL TV post-fight press conference: Chan Sung Jung, Dustin Poirier, Donald Cerrone, Tom Lawlor, Yves Jabouin, Igor Pokrajac and Amir Sadollah. UFC President Dana White missed his first fight in eleven years due to impending surgery, but provided commentary via his Twitter account.

Jung and Poirier earned Fight of the Night for their thrilling main event scrap. After a back-and-forth battle in which the momentum swung in each fighter’s favor, Jung landed an uppercut in the fourth round that sent Poirier retreating toward the fence. Jung pursued, stuffed a Poirier takedown attempt, and secured a fight-ending d’arce choke. For his efforts, “The Korean Zombie” was also awarded Submission of the night.

Knockout of the Night went to Lawlor, who dropped veteran Jason MacDonald early in the first round. Lawlor, who turned 29 tonight, took home his third Fight Night bonus (after earning Fight of the Night for his battle with Aaron Simpson, and Submission of the Night for his victory over CB Dollaway).
Each fighter received $40,000 for their bonuses (with Jung taking home $80,000 for his two bonuses).

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The past few days’ warmer climes are a dead giveaway, but for those who prefer to celebrate by the book: Spring officially begins Sunday.

(If you’re annoyed by the fact that this column so often begins with a reminder as to what holiday or season is on the horizon, apologies. Let it be your constant reminder to drink in season, just as you should eat in season.)

More important than the fact that yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, or that a certain day this year marks the 244th anniversary of the invention of soda water, the start of spring gives us permission to polish off our brown liquors and move into lighter territory (think gin, tequila, light rum). True, bourbon remains an excellent transitional spirit to be enjoyed in the months warming up to Derby Day in early May, but toasting the equinox deserves a bit more effort.

That said, go out. Yes, this column primarily encourages staying in and trying your hand at drink recipes. This weekend, go out. Yes, in the rain. (It’s part of spring, after all.) Sit somewhere with windows that have the capacity to open up to the elements, even if it’s too cold to do it just yet. Allow yourself to daydream about temperatures that reach into the 60s. No — the 70s. We’re almost there, folks.

This is the cocktail you should drink while you’re waiting: The Soiled Dove at Bangers & Lace (1670 W. Division St., 773.252.6499).

Comprised of silver tequila, dry sherry, agave, lime and grapefruit juice, it’s served in a Collins glass with ice (it’s been a long time since you had a tall drink, no?) and is finished with bitters and black salt. As for that added salt: Don’t let the mention of it conjure images of rock salt-strewn sidewalks. We’re past that now.

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May 15, 2012 – Vinny Magalhaes is done fighting for M-1 Global, but he apparently still managed to use the company to make a hefty payday.

The man still recognized by M-1 as light heavyweight champion put his title belt for sale on EBay. As of Tuesday morning, the page was gone, as Magalhaes announced over Twitter he had sold the gold for $100,000.

On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Magalhaes, who is waiting out a period in which M-1 can match contract offers from other promotions after a bitter parting of the ways, explained his motivations for putting the belt up for sale.

“Somehow I cannot fight until September or so, so I may as well just keep myself relevant by making news,” he told MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani.

Most fans remember Magalhaes for his stint on the “The Ultimate Fighter 6,” where he lost to Ryan Bader in the season finale card. Since then, Magalhaes, a Rio de Janeiro native and ADCC gold medalist, has gone 7-1. That includes all five of his victories in M-1, where he hooked on in 2010, with all of his wins coming via stoppage.

The marriage between fighter and promotion came went south when a public war of words ensued between Magalhaes and M-1 representative Evgeni Kogan. Magalhaes claimed Kogan was openly rooting for his opponent during Magalhaes’ last M-1 fight.

“I’ve never had a problem with M-1 as a company,” he said. “They always paid me for the fights they were supposed to. My only problem is with Evgeni Kogan, which was a personal problem. He was at in my last fight, he decided to root against me, and since that day things haven’t gone well.”

Magalhaes doesn’t regret making his complaints with Kogan public.

“I mean, when he rooted against me he didn’t do it behind the scenes,” Magalhaes said. “He made it public … He said I was an unemployed gigolo fighter, what does that even mean, is he calling me a prostitute?”

His contract expired at the end of December, but not without several hitches.

“I have no obligations to fight for them.” he said. “I had a contract to fight for them through January. They had a show in November, they didn’t use me, they had a show in December, they didn’t use me, and in January my contract expired.”

Because Magalhaes held the belt, though, the company had a 60-day window in which they could exclusively negotiate with Magalhaes, followed by a 120-period in which they could match any offer from another promotion.

This means he won’t be free to deal with other promoters without M-1′s interference until July. But that’s OK with him.

“I’ve just decided not to talk to anyone for 120 days,” he said. “So if there’s no one to talk to, there’s no offer, and if there’s no offer, there’s nothing [for M-1] to match. Sometime in July I can walk away and sign with whoever I want.”

In the interim, the Xtreme Couture fighter is keeping busy by helping train Chael Sonnen for his July rematch with Anderson Silva. Magalhaes confirmed to The MMA Hour that he has received death threats from fellow Brazilians for working with Sonnen, who has made no secret about his thoughts for the country.

“It might just be some kid trying to be the tough guy on the Internet,” said Magalhaes. “But nothing you think it actually might happen.”

It would seem inevitable for Magalhaes to return to the UFC. He welcomes the notion, and he says he would like another chance to fight Bader, who TKOd him in their bout. He makes it clear, though, that he’s not specifically trying to troll Bader for a rematch.

“I fought Ryan Bader, that’s the only fight anyone remembers,” he said. “Everyone says I got a glass jaw, I got dropped, but in reality, that’s the only fight that I ever lost by TKO, that’s the only fight ever. TUF finals, I’ve never been dropped or KOd oterh than that fight. Everyone says I have a glass jaw because of that fight, but that’s the only one. I want to give payback to Bader because he’s the one who forced me into that situation.”

“I won’t walk into UFC and call out Bader. He’s a top-six fighter right now. You don’t want to walk into a promotion and start calling out people. But if I get two or three wins, maybe I can get a fight with him.”

Magalhaes, of course, know the perils of Ebay, so it remains to be seen whether the high bidder will actually follow through.

“I don’t know if these bidders are for real, if they’re going to really spend $14,000 [the high bid at the time of the interview] on a belt that isn’t worth not even a dollar, so it’s up to them to pay that much. Maybe they’re looking to pay that much because it’s my belt not because its an M-1 belt.”

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UFC on FUEL TV 3 is set to go Tuesday evening after all fighters on the card tipped the scales at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA today.

The event will be headlined with a featherweight fight between Chan-Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier.

Complete results below:

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If you’re dining out this week, and I certainly hope you are, you might notice a little something extra in your check presenter (you know, that leather-ish thing holding the bill). An appeal for help.

Chef/owner of Takashi (1952 N. Damen Ave., 773-772-6170), Takashi Yagihashi, has family in Japan. “Fortunately, my mother and sister are fine,” he said. “But many people need help.”

So he put little notes in his check presenters, asking customers to consider leaving a donation for the victims of the Japan earthquake. Nothing much, just $5.

“If people don’t (give), I won’t be hurt,” Yagihashi said. “But I thought I’d ask.”

A lot of people left $5. Quite a few left considerably more, and Yagihashi figured more people, more help. So late last week he reached out to about 80 of his fellow chefs, asking if they’d put little notes in their check presenters. He’s not keeping track of which restaurants will participate.

All the money is going straight to the Red Cross in Japan.

So if you see a little note in your presenter this week consider putting that extra fiver to good use.

Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune

 

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Posted on 02.21.2012 12:00 by Simona Filed under: BMW | Station-Wagon / Estate | Spy Shots and Rendering | BMW 3-Series | midsize cars | Cars | Car Reviews | BMW

At the end of last year, BMW unveiled the new generation 3-Series, except that they did so only for the sedan version with the station wagon model soon to follow a few months later. Today, we finally have the proof for you that the official launch date of the 3-Series Station Wagon is getting closer, after the car was caught testing in very little camo just hiding parts of the rear.

As expected, the station wagon version will feature the same design language as the sedan model, albeit with an extended rear for a better cargo room. Up front, the model will feature the now famous BMW kidney grille, two larger intakes and new LED accent lights positioned like eyebrows above the striking twin headlights. The interior will offer more room for the rear passenger, but also lots of cargo space.

The engine line-up will also be identical to the sedan version with a choice of four engines – two petrol and two diesel with power ranging from 163 HP to 306 HP.

Expect to see the new BMW 3-Series Station Wagon in the upcoming months.

UPDATE 02/22/2012: After providing a few spy shots of the BMW 3-Series Station Wagon just a few days ago, we’d thought we’d take it a step further with a rendering of the future vehicle. Enjoy!

BMW 3-Series Station Wagon originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 12:00 EST.

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May 14, 2012 – The MMA Hour is back in your life on Monday. Here’s a rundown of our latest jam-packed show.

* UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will preview UFC 146′s heavyweight title fight against Frank Mir.

* Urijah Faber will talk about Dominick Cruz’s injury and what’s next for him.

* Josh Barnett will discuss the Strikeforce heavyweight GP final against Daniel Cormier …

* … And then Cormier will come on to do the same.

* Gilbert Melendez will preview his Strikeforce lightweight title fight against Josh Thomson …

* … And then Thomson will come on to do the same.

* “King” Muhammed Lawal will talk about why he chose to sign with Bellator and TNA Wrestling.

* Vinny Magalhaes will discuss his training with Chael Sonnen for UFC 148 and his current contract situation with M-1 Global.

Plus, we’ll be taking your calls on anything and everything. Got a question or comment? Give us a call at 1-888-418-4074.

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 5 p.m. GMT. Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: audio feed here; video feed here. Download previous episodes here. Listen to the show via Stitcher here or via TuneIn here.

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Posted on 03.28.2012 10:00 by Simona Filed under: Mini | compact cars | coupe | Spy Shots and Rendering | hatchback | Mini Cooper | special editions | Cars | Car Reviews | Mini

The top model Mini from the last generation was the JCW GP – a special edition with just 2,000 units. Now it seems history is about to repeat itself as Mini has just unveiled the official details on the new John Cooper Works GP, described by the company as the fastest Mini ever built: it laps the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in 8 min. 23 seconds.

The new John Cooper Works GP will be offered with powertrain, chassis and aerodynamics technology inspired directly by motor sport, but Mini did not announced any specifications just yet. However, they did confirmed it lapped the Nurburgring ring in 8 minutes and 23 seconds – an improvement over the previous GP model by 19 seconds.

On the exterior the new model will be distinguished by large front and rear aprons, striking side skirts, a bespoke roof spoiler and newly developed rear diffuser. This impressive package continues on the interior where the car has the rear seats removed in order to get a more racing appearance.

The new model will go on sale later this year in a limited run of 2,000 units.

Updated 05/12/2012: This review has been updated with the official details, images and specs..

Mini John Cooper Works GP originally appeared on topspeed.com on Saturday, 12 May 2012 14:00 EST.

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