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CHICAGO -- Holly Holm was the unforgettable champ for four months.Her shocking knock out of Ronda Rousey in Melbourne at UFC 193 instantly changed the dynamics of womens mixed martial arts.The 34-year old from Albuquerque, New Mexico, put the face of the UFC into hiding, but Holms reign as champ was short-lived when she was put to sleep by Miesha Tates rear naked choke at UFC 196.Just over eight months after shocking the MMA world, Holm (10-1) is attempting to make another run for the womens bantamweight belt as she headlines UFC Chicago in a five-round fight against Valentina Shevchenko (12-2) on Saturday night.Holm, a former welterweight boxing champ, can possibly put herself in contention to fight now champ Amanda Nunes, who dismantled Tate earlier in the month at UFC 200.But Holm knows how easily she can be pushed back from the spotlight with a poor showing against Shevchenko.If I dont win here, then what opportunities are going to be there, I dont know. So I need to make sure I get through this weekend and do a good showing this weekend first, said Hohm.Of course, a shot at the belt will most likely depend on when or if Rousey will fight again.Even with a potential rematch with Rousey and a chance at Nunes for the belt, Holm is not distracted. Her focus is on Shevchenko.Shes got a ton of Muay Thai background, Holm said. Im telling you those Muay Thai fighters are as tough as nails. Shes been through battles before, shes been through hard fights. She is very mentally strong, very physically strong so I feel that makes a very tough opponent.Less than two months ago, Shevchenko was at a chicken restaurant in Lima, Peru, when it was raided by armed robbers. Her trainer Pavel Fedotov was shot during the robbery. Shevchenko was not harmed in the raid, but Fedotov was shot in the abdomen. He has recovered from the gun shot and is expected to be in the corner of Shevchenko on Saturday.However, the traumatic night didnt put Shevchenkos training on hold as she will get a chance to move up the womens bantamweight by beating the former champ.Those days it was impossible to do nothing. It was really, really hard because I could not think about nothing, I could not do nothing, I could not train, I just spent the whole time with Pavel in the hospital, but I knew I had to prepare for this and I knew I had to go forward. First week or 10 days was very difficult, but when I did my training I started to focus on the training and the preparation and it helped me, said Shevchenko, from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. I tried to close everything around me, all feelings, and I put my mind on the training.The co-main event features a fight between Edson Barboza (17-4) and Gilbert Melendez (22-5) at the 155-pound division. 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The Ivy League will evaluate the concussion and kickoff return data after the season.The request was made to the NCAA as a part of The Ivy Leagues overall review of concussions, which began with football in 2010 and has included eight other sports to date (mens and womens lacrosse, mens and womens ice hockey, mens and womens soccer, wrestling, rugby).It will only be used in conference games.AUTO RACINGINDIANAPOLIS -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not race again this month because of concussion-like symptoms and the No. 88 car will be turned over to trusted former teammate Jeff Gordon for the next two weeks.Hendrick Motorsports announced that Earnhardt has not yet been cleared to drive by doctors and will miss Sundays Brickyard 400 as well as next weekends race at Pocono. NASCARs most popular driver has been battling balance issues and nausea since a July 2 crash at Daytona.Earnhardt pulled himself out of the car last weekend in New Hampshire and was replaced by Alex Bowman. 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But it charges that some Holdings members have conspired to repay his dedication to the team and community by claiming that Commodore owns less than one percent of Holdings.COLLEGE BASKETBALLKNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The NCAA has donated $50,000 to the Pat Summitt Foundation in memory of the late Tennessee coach.The money will go toward the Summitt Foundations goal of raising $2.5 million for the Pat Summitt Alzheimers Clinic at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, which is scheduled to open in December.Foundation director Patrick Wade thanked the NCAA for its support in the fight against Alzheimers. The NCAAs donation and money donated since Summitt died June 28 will be used for research, treatment and support of Alzheimers patients and families in Tennessee.Summitt was the winningest Division I college basketball coach with 1,098 wins over 38 seasons. She announced in August 2011 that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimers type. ' ' '