The Thrill and Agony: UFC 328 winner and loser reactions

Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms.

Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of X, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes.

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Following Saturday'sUFC 328event in Newark, N.J., several of the winning and losing fighters, along with their coaches, training partners or family members, took to social media to react to the event or share a message with supporters.

The defeated: Marco Tulio

The defeated: Mateusz Rebecki

The defeated: Joel Alvarez

The defeated: Ozzy Diaz

The defeated: Jeremy Stephens

The defeated: Waldo Cortes Acosta

The defeated: Tatsuro Taira

The defeated:Khamzat Chimaev

The victorious: Baisangur Susurkaev

The victorious: Pat Sabatini

The victorious: Roman Kopylov

The victorious: Jim Miller

The victorious: Grant Dawson

The victorious: Yaroslav Amosov

The victorious: King Green

The victorious: Sean Brady

The victorious:Joshua Van

The victorious:Sean Strickland

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Snoop Dogg fans baffled to learn wholesome origin of stage name after 36 years

Despite maintaining a public presence for more than 36 years, fans ofSnoop Doggare surprised to discoverthe rapper and actor's birth name,along with the heartwarming story behind his stage name.

It's quite typical for celebrities to adopt a stage name for their work in the entertainment world. While these names frequently derive from variations of their given names or middle names, others take a more imaginative route when selecting the name they wish to be recognized by. This practice is particularly common among singers, as their names become their trademark and persona, while simultaneously helping to maintain boundaries between their private lives and public image.

One prominent rapper and actor who opted for a stage name throughout his entertainment career is Snoop Dogg, whorecently acquired a soccer team in Wales.. And while he initially performed as 'Snoop Doggy Dogg', he eventually condensed it to 'Snoop Dogg', which remains how millions of supporters worldwide recognize him, even 35 years into his professional journey.

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However, some admirers have been astonished to discover the rapper's actual name, as it took them nearly three decades to uncover. This was true for one individual, who posted toReddit's'Today I learned' community to reveal their discovery.

"TIL Snoop Dogg's real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. His "Snoop Dogg" nickname came from his mother who thought he looked like Snoopy from the Peanuts," the post's title stated, as they proceeded to reference the rapper's Wikipedia entry.

Snoop Dogg has openly shared how his mother inspired his iconic stage name. During an appearance on theKelly Clarksonshow, he explained the origins of his moniker.

"How did you end up going by Snoop?" Kelly asked the rapper, questioning whether the nickname initially began as 'Snoopy'.

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"As a kid, I watched Charlie Brown, and I watched Snoopy so much, my mother was like 'you watch him so damn much, you're starting to look like him'," Snoopy revealed in the interview.

He continued: "And I swear to you, my whole life, I have had 50 years with my mother, and she never called me by my real name a day in her life. She called me Snoopy, Snoopy, Snoopy, that's it. That's all."

Snoop Dogg's mother, Beverly Tate, tragically passed away on October 24, 2021, aged 70, following a battle with an undisclosed illness. Snoop Dogg announced her death on social media, calling her an "angel" and subsequently honoring her memory during his shows.

Viewers quickly flooded the comments section with reactions, with many applauding his mother for the distinctive nickname.

"Even though this is the first time I'm hearing, about how Snoop Dogg got his stage name, and listening to his story I had a feeling that's how he'd gotten the name, because it makes sense," one viewer wrote.

Another commented: "So cute he went with his mom's given nickname.

"I had NO IDEA that WHERE SNOOP DOG CAME FROM!!!!" another revealed, while a fourth person commented: "Awe love this. Momma snoop must be the cutest. super vibe Momma Snoop."

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Byron Buxton's RBI double in 11th inning gives Twins a 2-1 victory over Guardians

CLEVELAND (AP) — Byron Buxton doubled off the wall in left-center with one out in the 11th inning, scoring automatic runner Matt Wallner, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Saturday night.

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Buxton also drove in Minnesota’s first run and had its only other hit, belting his 22nd career leadoff homer on the third pitch of the game from Tanner Bibee. The Twins and Guardians each finished with two hits.

Cleveland loaded the bases with one out in the ninth and 10th, but Eric Orze (1-1) worked his way out of both jams in his 1 2/3 innings. Luis García pitched the 11th for his first save.

Rule 5 Draft selection Peyton Pallette (1-2) allowed one unearned run in two innings as AL Central Division leader Cleveland had its three-game winning streak snapped.

Buxton has 13 homers — all in his last 23 games — and is two behind MLB leaders Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Munetaka Murakami of the White Sox. Minnesota is 20-40 against the Guardians since the start of the 2022 season.

The Guardians tied it at 1-all in the fourth when José Ramírez singled off Joe Ryan, stole second base and scored on Kyle Manzardo’s hit up the middle. Ryan worked six innings, giving up two hits.

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Bibee, who has five losses and four no-decisions this season, struck out a season-high nine over six innings.

In the sixth, Bibee collided with catcher Austin Hedges when both were attempting to grab a popup by Brooks Lee. Hedges dropped the ball, Bibee was charged with the error and Lee ran to second base, but was stranded there.

The first pitch was delayed by 2 hours and 6 minutes because of heavy thunderstorms.

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When is Luka Doncic coming back? Injury update for Lakers-Thunder NBA Playoffs Game 3

Luka Dončić's absence from the court will continue as he was officially ruled out Friday forGame 3 of the Western Conference semifinalsbetween theOKC Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers.

The Thunder leads 2-0 as the best-of-seven series shifts to Los Angeles.

Doncic has been sidelined sinceApril 2 with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain. The superstar guard told the media Wednesday that he has started running, but he hasn't yet been cleared for full contact.

"I'm just doing everything I can," Doncic said. "Every day, I'm doing things I'm supposed to do. Obviously, I'm recovering, and now I'm working. The doctor said eight weeks at the beginning of the first MRI. So I’m just going day by day, and I feel better every day.”

Doncic received that first MRI on April 3, which was nearly five weeks ago. If the eight-week recovery timeline holds up, he'd miss the entire second-round series against OKC.

"I don't think people understand how frustrating it is," Doncic said. "All I want to do is play basketball, especially this time (of year). It's the best time to play basketball. It's very frustrating. Seeing what my team is doing, I'm very proud of them. But it's been very tough just to sit and watch them play."

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TheThunderwill again be without an All-Star player asJalen Williamswas ruled out for Game 3 in Los Angeles (7:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC).

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Best-of-seven; Games 5-7 if necessary.

• Game 1:Thunder 108, Lakers 90

• Game 2:Thunder 125, Lakers 107 (OKC leads series 2-0)

• Game 3:OKC at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. CT Saturday, May 9 (ABC)

• Game 4:OKC at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. CT Monday, May 11 (Prime)

• Game 5(If necessary):Los Angeles at OKC, Wednesday, May 13

• Game 6(If necessary):OKC at Los Angeles, Saturday, May 16

• Game 7 (If necessary):Los Angeles at OKC, Monday, May 18

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HoopsHype Daily: Ajay Mitchell has a breakthrough night, James Harden delivers in clutch time

Every day, we bring you the best and worst performers from the previous night in the NBA.

🏀 Best players of the day

Ajay Mitchell

24 pts - 10 ast - 4 reb - 3 stl - 10-17 FG

Donovan Mitchell

35 pts - 10 reb - 4 ast - 0 stl - 13-24 FG

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

23 pts - 9 ast - 4 reb - 2 blk - 7-20 FG

Jarrett Allen

18 pts - 4 reb - 1 ast - 2 blk - 7-9 FG

Evan Mobley

13 pts - 8 reb - 4 ast - 2 blk - 4-6 FG

James Harden

19 pts - 7 ast - 2 reb - 1 stl - 8-14 FG

Chet Holmgren

18 pts - 9 reb - 1 ast - 1 blk - 9-14 FG

12 pts - 5 reb - 2 ast - 1 stl - 4-7 FG

Cason Wallace

16 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 1 stl - 6-10 FG

Isaiah Hartenstein

12 pts - 9 reb - 2 ast - 1 stl - 6-7 FG

Duncan Robinson

15 pts - 4 ast - 3 reb - 5 stl - 5-9 FG

Rui Hachimura

21 pts - 5 reb - 4 ast - 1 stl - 7-14 FG

Dennis Schroeder

11 pts - 2 ast - 1 reb - 2 blk - 4-5 FG

Luke Kennard

18 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 1 stl - 7-10 FG

Cade Cunningham

27 pts - 10 reb - 10 ast - 1 stl - 10-27 FG

Luguentz Dort

21 pts - 5 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 7-14 FG

Tobias Harris

19 pts - 8 ast - 6 reb - 1 stl - 7-19 FG

LeBron James

19 pts - 8 ast - 6 reb - 1 stl - 7-19 FG

Alex Caruso

6 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 3 stl - 3-6 FG

Austin Reaves

17 pts - 9 ast - 3 reb - 0 stl - 5-13 FG

* (RAT)Global Rating, which measures performance based on individual and team stats. You can check season rankingshere.

📉 Worst players of the day

Daniss Jenkins

2 pts - 3 ast - 1 reb - 1 tov - 1-5 FG

3 pts - 1 reb - 0 ast - 2 tov - 1-2 FG

7 pts - 5 reb - 2 ast - 2 tov - 3-7 FG

Marcus Smart

10 pts - 3 reb - 3 ast - 2 tov - 3-7 FG

Caris LeVert

6 pts - 2 reb - 0 ast - 1 tov - 2-6 FG

Jalen Duren

11 pts - 4 reb - 1 ast - 3 tov - 5-8 FG

Deandre Ayton

10 pts - 6 reb - 0 ast - 0 tov - 5-9 FG

Ausar Thompson

9 pts - 7 reb - 5 ast - 0 tov - 4-10 FG

Austin Reaves

17 pts - 9 ast - 3 reb - 5 tov - 5-13 FG

Alex Caruso

6 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 0 tov - 3-6 FG

LeBron James

19 pts - 8 ast - 6 reb - 3 tov - 7-19 FG

Tobias Harris

21 pts - 5 reb - 0 ast - 1 tov - 7-14 FG

Luguentz Dort

10 pts - 3 reb - 0 ast - 0 tov - 4-5 FG

Cade Cunningham

27 pts - 10 reb - 10 ast - 8 tov - 10-27 FG

Luke Kennard

18 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 0 tov - 7-10 FG

Dennis Schroeder

11 pts - 2 ast - 1 reb - 2 tov - 4-5 FG

Rui Hachimura

21 pts - 5 reb - 4 ast - 1 tov - 7-14 FG

Duncan Robinson

15 pts - 4 ast - 3 reb - 0 tov - 5-9 FG

Isaiah Hartenstein

12 pts - 9 reb - 2 ast - 4 tov - 6-7 FG

Cason Wallace

16 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 1 tov - 6-10 FG

* Minimum 15 minutes played

🚀 Breakout players of the day

Ajay Mitchell

24 pts - 10 ast - 4 reb - 3 stl - 10-17 FG

Jarrett Allen

18 pts - 4 reb - 1 ast - 2 blk - 7-9 FG

Donovan Mitchell

35 pts - 10 reb - 4 ast - 0 stl - 13-24 FG

12 pts - 5 reb - 2 ast - 1 stl - 4-7 FG

Luguentz Dort

10 pts - 3 reb - 0 ast - 1 stl - 4-5 FG

Luke Kennard

18 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 1 stl - 7-10 FG

Evan Mobley

13 pts - 8 reb - 4 ast - 2 blk - 4-6 FG

Cason Wallace

16 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 1 stl - 6-10 FG

Dennis Schroeder

11 pts - 2 ast - 1 reb - 2 blk - 4-5 FG

Chet Holmgren

18 pts - 9 reb - 1 ast - 1 blk - 9-14 FG

Alex Caruso

6 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 3 stl - 3-6 FG

Duncan Robinson

15 pts - 4 ast - 3 reb - 5 stl - 5-9 FG

Isaiah Hartenstein

12 pts - 9 reb - 2 ast - 1 stl - 6-7 FG

Rui Hachimura

21 pts - 5 reb - 4 ast - 1 stl - 7-14 FG

Tobias Harris

21 pts - 5 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 7-14 FG

James Harden

19 pts - 7 ast - 2 reb - 1 stl - 8-14 FG

LeBron James

19 pts - 8 ast - 6 reb - 1 stl - 7-19 FG

Marcus Smart

10 pts - 3 reb - 3 ast - 1 stl - 3-7 FG

Caris LeVert

6 pts - 2 reb - 0 ast - 4 stl - 2-6 FG

Ausar Thompson

9 pts - 7 reb - 5 ast - 2 blk - 4-10 FG

* (DIFF) Difference between last game and 2025-26 Global Rating (minimum five games played)

😞 Bombs of the day

Jalen Duren

11 pts - 4 reb - 1 ast - 3 tov - 5-8 FG

Austin Reaves

17 pts - 9 ast - 3 reb - 5 tov - 5-13 FG

Cade Cunningham

27 pts - 10 reb - 10 ast - 8 tov - 10-27 FG

Deandre Ayton

10 pts - 6 reb - 0 ast - 0 tov - 5-9 FG

Daniss Jenkins

2 pts - 3 ast - 1 reb - 1 tov - 1-5 FG

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

23 pts - 9 ast - 4 reb - 2 tov - 7-20 FG

3 pts - 1 reb - 0 ast - 2 tov - 1-2 FG

Ausar Thompson

9 pts - 7 reb - 5 ast - 0 tov - 4-10 FG

Caris LeVert

6 pts - 2 reb - 0 ast - 1 tov - 2-6 FG

Marcus Smart

10 pts - 3 reb - 3 ast - 2 tov - 3-7 FG

LeBron James

19 pts - 8 ast - 6 reb - 3 tov - 7-19 FG

James Harden

19 pts - 7 ast - 2 reb - 3 tov - 8-14 FG

Tobias Harris

21 pts - 5 reb - 0 ast - 1 tov - 7-14 FG

Rui Hachimura

21 pts - 5 reb - 4 ast - 1 tov - 7-14 FG

Isaiah Hartenstein

12 pts - 9 reb - 2 ast - 4 tov - 6-7 FG

Duncan Robinson

15 pts - 4 ast - 3 reb - 0 tov - 5-9 FG

Alex Caruso

6 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 0 tov - 3-6 FG

Chet Holmgren

18 pts - 9 reb - 1 ast - 1 tov - 9-14 FG

Dennis Schroeder

11 pts - 2 ast - 1 reb - 2 tov - 4-5 FG

Cason Wallace

16 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 1 tov - 6-10 FG

* (DIFF) Difference between last game and 2025-26 Global Rating (minimum five games played)

⭐ Best rookies of the day

Adou Thiero

4 pts - 8 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 1-3 FG

* You can check season rankingshere.

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🎯 Most clutch players

James Harden

7 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 3-4 FG

Jarrett Allen

2 pts - 2 reb - 0 ast - 1 stl - 1-1 FG

Donovan Mitchell

4 pts - 1 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-3 FG

Tobias Harris

3 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 1-2 FG

Cade Cunningham

5 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 2-3 FG

Duncan Robinson

3 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 1-2 FG

2 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 1 stl - 1-2 FG

Evan Mobley

0 pts - 2 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-0 FG

Jalen Duren

0 pts - 1 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-0 FG

Ausar Thompson

0 pts - 1 ast - 0 reb - 1 blk - 0-1 FG

Daniss Jenkins

0 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-0 FG

0 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-0 FG

0 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-0 FG

Sam Merrill

0 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-0 FG

* (RAT) Clutch Rating, which measures performance in the last five minutes of 4Q or OT when the score is within five points

🌍 Best international players

Ajay Mitchell

24 pts - 10 ast - 4 reb - 3 stl - 10-17 FG

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

23 pts - 9 ast - 4 reb - 2 blk - 7-20 FG

Isaiah Hartenstein

12 pts - 9 reb - 2 ast - 1 stl - 6-7 FG

Rui Hachimura

21 pts - 5 reb - 4 ast - 1 stl - 7-14 FG

Dennis Schroeder

11 pts - 2 ast - 1 reb - 2 blk - 4-5 FG

Luguentz Dort

10 pts - 3 reb - 0 ast - 1 stl - 4-5 FG

Deandre Ayton

10 pts - 6 reb - 0 ast - 1 stl - 5-9 FG

Javonte Green

3 pts - 2 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 1-5 FG

Maxi Kleber

0 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 0-1 FG

* Includes players who represent national teams other than Team USA

💺 Best bench players

12 pts - 5 reb - 2 ast - 1 stl - 4-7 FG

Cason Wallace

16 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 1 stl - 6-10 FG

Dennis Schroeder

11 pts - 2 ast - 1 reb - 2 blk - 4-5 FG

Luke Kennard

18 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 1 stl - 7-10 FG

Alex Caruso

6 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 3 stl - 3-6 FG

11 pts - 3 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 4-4 FG

Sam Merrill

7 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 2-4 FG

Caris LeVert

6 pts - 2 reb - 0 ast - 4 stl - 2-6 FG

Jaylin Williams

3 pts - 4 reb - 2 ast - 0 stl - 1-2 FG

6 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 1 stl - 2-2 FG

Jared McCain

3 pts - 1 ast - 0 reb - 0 stl - 1-1 FG

Aaron Wiggins

4 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 2-2 FG

Jaylon Tyson

3 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 1 blk - 1-3 FG

Adou Thiero

4 pts - 8 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 1-3 FG

Isaiah Stewart

4 pts - 2 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 2-3 FG

Jaxson Hayes

1 pts - 2 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-0 FG

Dalton Knecht

0 pts - 3 ast - 1 reb - 0 stl - 0-2 FG

Ron Holland

0 pts - 1 reb - 0 ast - 1 blk - 0-0 FG

Bronny James

2 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 1-1 FG

Javonte Green

3 pts - 2 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 1-5 FG

🏆 All-Time Ranking

James Harden

Caldwell Jones

Donovan Mitchell

Kevin Johnson, Bob Cousy, Jamal Murray

Donovan Mitchell

Derrick Rose

Marcus Smart

Chris Webber, LaMarcus Aldridge, JR Smith

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Vinnie Johnson, John Paxson, Nate Archibald, Cliff Hagan, Kenny Smith, Ron Harper, Dan Majerle

Tobias Harris

Jack Coleman

Alex Caruso

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Marc Gasol, Greg Anthony, B.J. Armstrong, OG Anunoby, Aaron McKie, Paul Silas, Kyle Korver, Hedo Turkoglu

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

DeMar DeRozan, Darryl Dawkins, Peja Stojakovic, John Starks

Deandre Ayton

Detlef Schrempf, Kevon Looney, Arnie Risen

Evan Mobley

Jamaal Wilkes, Kyrie Irving, Blake Griffin, Nazr Mohammed, Mike Green, Boris Diaw, Dan Majerle, Clemon Johnson, Hassan Whiteside, Jason Kidd

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

George Gervin, Nate Thurmond, Kurt Thomas, Alvin Scott, Stephen Curry, Ian Mahinmi, Jeff Green, Andrew Lang, Tony Battie, Cedric Maxwell, Jaren Jackson Jr, John Stockton, Jrue Holiday

Tobias Harris

Alonzo Mourning

Deandre Ayton

Kyle Lowry, Arvydas Sabonis, Anfernee Hardaway, Jonas Valanciunas

🌐 Stats per country

United States

350 points - 116 rebounds - 78 assists

Rest of the World

114 points - 37 rebounds - 28 assists

33 points - 9 assists - 7 rebounds -

24 points - 10 assists - 4 rebounds -

23 points - 11 rebounds - 5 assists

21 points - 5 rebounds - 4 assists

10 points - 6 rebounds - 0 assists

3 points - 2 rebounds - 0 assists

0 points - 2 rebounds - 0 assists

* Includes players who represent national teams other than Team USA

163 points - 65 rebounds - 38 assists

67 points - 20 rebounds - 15 assists

35 points - 12 rebounds - 5 assists

Jordan Brand

27 points - 8 rebounds - 7 assists

17 points - 9 assists - 3 rebounds -

New Balance

6 points - 0 rebounds - 0 assists

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Duke of Richmond: ‘In Britain we completely indulge our dogs’

TheDuke of Richmondis in a hurry. It’s a sunny spring afternoon at the historic Goodwood Estate, and his glossy black Mini Cooper is kicking up dust as it flies down the road between immaculately manicured emerald lawns. Awaiting his arrival, I watch the scene from a first-floor window in the Kennels, an 18th-century compound crafted specifically to house his ancestors’ foxhounds in ultimate luxury. Nowadays, it serves as a deluxe clubhouse for the members of various Goodwood associations, including their canine companions (who can join for £65).

“It’s a very grand building, you know – the most luxurious dog house in the world,” the Duke (also known as Charles Gordon-Lennox) proudly boasts when he arrives, plonking himself down in a lovingly battered leather armchair. Surrounding us, portraits of distinguished doggies adorn stone walls, and artfully designed kennels nestle seamlessly among tasteful furniture; the entire property is an upper-crust ode to the British obsession with dogs.

We are meeting to discuss Goodwoof, a lavish dog festival that is due to take place at the Kennels on May 16 and 17. “We’ve got pet masseurs flying in from LA to massage the dogs,” the Duke says in his distinguished vocal fry, clearly amused. “There’s dog yoga and pilates, a place to dance with your dog that we call Ministry of Hound, and instead of Norland nannies – the fancy nannies for your children – we have Gnawland Nannies for VIP guests. We’ll take your dog away for a bit and give you a rest.”

He laughs, well aware of how absurd this all sounds. “The puns are terrible and endless. We keep coming up with these potty things, but anyway, it’s fun.”

Since taking on the management of the family’s country pile in the 1990s, the enterprising Duke has turned it into a multimillion-pound events compound – an aristocratic playground of sorts, playing host to, among other things, the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a pulse-racing car rally, and Goodwood Revival, a classic car and vintage fashion showcase.

This is the fifth year of Goodwoof, and the Duke says they are expecting more than 13,000 canines. I suspect it will require a lot of doggy bags. There will also be a dog-and-owner fashion show, Chien Charmant, with prizes provided by Hermès for “the best six legs”.

“There’s no dress code at Goodwoof, it’s outdoors. But we’d rather people made a bit of an effort. I’ll definitely wear a suit,” he says. Known for his dapper tailoring, “casual” is not a word in the Duke’s sartorial vocabulary, though he apologises for being underdressed today (his crisp suit jacket, shiny cufflinks and the gleaming chunk of silverware on his wrist say otherwise).

The events list continues: there’s “Barkitecture”, a kennel design competition among world-renowned architects, co-curated byGrand Designs’Kevin McCloud. (The theme this year is “dogs in space”, in honour of the late photographerMartin Parr’s rather eccentric collection of Russian space dog memorabilia.)

Then there are tarot card readings,children’s book readings by Michael Morpurgo, and vets and trainers available to get Rover on his best behaviour. If you keep your eyes peeled, you might also spot the Princess of Wales’s brother,James Middleton, cycling round the grounds with a basket full of pups. He and his black spaniel Ella are regulars at the event.

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If it all sounds like circus pageantry, then so be it; the Duke is the Savile Row-suited ring leader. With human birth rates on the decline in Britain and dog ownership on the up, ourcanines have become like furry children, and it seems we’re content to spoil them accordingly; the UK pet care market is now a multi-billion-pound industry.

Despite the theatrics, Goodwoof continues a proud history. “We wouldn’t do anything at Goodwood that isn’t authentic,” says the Duke. “The house was started because of the fox hunt.” Up until now, he’s been leaning back and experiencing the full support of the chair, his legs loosely crossed, and I do get the sense I’m meeting him in the comfort of his own home. But as he switches gears from levity to legacy, he tents his fingers authoritatively: “Anyone serious in London society would have been hunting at Charlton, a mile away; the first Duke of Richmond bought Goodwood House because of that.”

But it was the third Duke who really started spoiling the hounds in 1787 when he built the Kennels. Famously, 100 years before the main house had central heating, he had it installed in the elaborate dog house to the tune of £6,000 – that’s approximately £1.2m today. Described as plates of iron heated by fire, the system was essentially an Aga for dogs. A “Daga”, if you will.

Today, instead of a warm bed and immortalisation in a grand oil painting, hounds get a custom water bowl that comes with membership to the Kennels and access to state-of-the-art beds like the one byrenowned architect Norman Foster, the brain behind the Gherkin and the Millennium bridge. “I think he spent a fortune making it,” the Duke tells me with a conspiratorial smile. We’re standing with our heads cocked, contemplating a geodesic tortoiseshell of a kennel crafted in the finest cherry wood. It was a runner-up in the Barkitecture competition of 2022.

The Duke himself grew up with lurchers (“fantastic for hare hunting”) and kept rescue dogs during his younger years in London. But these days, he continues the family history of keeping spaniels with eight-year-old cocker Lito: “She’s a working cocker, but poor thing, she hasn’t been trained at all. We feel bad about that.”

Her sidekick is Winston, a yappy dachshund. “He was bought in Covid and is actually my daughter’s dog, but now she’s away working in London, so we’ve got him. In Britain, we completely indulge our dogs. They’re like members of the family.”

His commitment to these words was put to the test recently, when Lito needed a life-saving operation. I ask how much it cost, and he puts his hand to his brow. “Thousands and thousands,” he sighs. “We thought we had pet insurance, and then didn’t. But there wasn’t a moment of hesitation.”

Even the aristocracy isn’t immune to the shock of unforeseen veterinary fees, it seems. The difference, of course, is that for some ordinary dog owners thebill can prove prohibitive, which might explain why shelters are now seeing a rise in pet abandonment. Arecent study, published in the journalAnimals, found that in the UK and Republic of Ireland, the number of stray dogs entering shelters jumped from 16,310 in 2021 to 23,287 in 2023, and the rate of euthanisation in that group rose from 1.9 per cent to 6.3 per cent.

Acknowledging this crisis, the Duke has made Battersea Dogs & Cats Home Goodwoof’s official charity partner. Money raised from the auction of the “Barkitecture” kennels will go directly to the group, while the Duke will also marshal a morning parade of rescue dogs, kicking off the festivities by journeying from Goodwood House to the Kennels.

Perhaps the image of the Duke leading an oompah band and a lineup of dachshunds through the woods – as he did at last year’s Goodwoof – is a slight evolution from the aristocrat thundering by on horseback, preceded by a pack of foxhounds. But if there’s one thing the British upper crust is willing to let its stiff upper lip relax into a smile for, it’s the dogs.

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May 10, 2026

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TheTexas Tech softball teamwill soon find out where its seeded in the 2026 NCAA tournament with the selection show set for tonight.

Just a few hours away from finding the answers, a final round of projections shed a bit of light on the potential matchups for the Red Raiders as they look to get back to Oklahoma City and the Women's College World Series.

Softball America'sfinal projections released Sunday morninghas the Red Raiders as the No. 11 seed hosting the Lubbock Regional. The outlet has Tech hosting Ole Miss, Michigan and Akron.

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Tech's potential super regional matchup is most intriguing here as SA has Tennessee as the No. 6 national seed, which would put the Red Raiders in Knoxville for a spot in the WCWS if both teams make it out of their respective regionals.

There's no shortage of storylines with this one. It started when former Tech head coach Craig Snider left Lubbock to become an assistant with theVolsand escalated this summer when Taylor Pannell transferred from Tennessee to Tech, which kickstarted the offseason campaign to blacklist the Red Raiders.

USA TODAY released itsfinal projections on Saturdayand has Texas Tech as the No. 9 overall seed with a potential super regional matchup at No. 8Florida.

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