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Tonight’s MLB DFS main slate starts at 7:05 p.m. ET at DraftKings and FanDuel and has nine games. The suggested pick ’em choices from Underdog are also from the nine-game slate. Check out our best picks on the MLB Underdog Cheat Sheet Today’s MLB DFS & Player Props Picks Wednesday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings Max Fried (SP – NYY) vs. CWS Max Fried is in outstanding form lately. According to FanGraphs, Fried has registered the following statistics in his previous five starts spanning 33.1 innings. 1.89 ERA 2.60 xERA 2.79 xFIP 3.09 SIERA 1.05 WHIP Five wins Four quality starts 6.8…

An NFC West clash kicks off NFL Week 4 on ‘Thursday Night Football’ as the Seattle Seahawks visit the Arizona Cardinals. Both teams are 2-1, with the Seahawks coming off back-to-back victories. Seattle rolled over the Saints 44-13 in Week 3 after another double-digit victory over Pittsburgh in Week 2. Meanwhile, Arizona suffered its first loss of the year in a 16-15 defeat to the 49ers on Sunday. This rivalry hasn’t been much of that in recent meetings as the Seahawks have taken each of the last seven matchups.Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. ET from State Farm Stadium in Glendale,…

Merab Dvalishvili says his MMA career could have looked totally different.It’s pretty crazy to think that the current UFC Bantamweight Champion suffered back-to-back losses when he first arrived to the Octagon in 2017-18.Since then, Merab Dvalishvili has put together quite the title run, with 13 straight wins and two title defenses in the bantamweight division thus far.Next week, Dvalishvili is set to meet the #4-ranked contender Cory Sandhagen in the co-main event of UFC 320 in Las Vegas.Ahead of the matchup, the defending champion admitted he might not be where he is today if it wasn’t for a longtime teammate…

Ferran Torres scored twice as Barcelona cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory against Getafe on Sunday, with Dani Olmo adding the third goal and an assist in another impressive display by Hansi Flick’s side.The win keeps the unbeaten Catalan side second in La Liga on 13 points, trailing the leaders Real Madrid by two points after Los Blancos maintained their flawless record with five wins from five matches after defeating Espanyol on Saturday.Torres opened the scoring after 15 minutes with a brilliant team move, firing past David Soria after Olmo’s clever back-heel set him up perfectly.The Spanish forward doubled the…

Bradford DoolittleSep 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCloseMLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013Despite a bumpier-than-expected path, the Los Angeles Dodgers might still repeat as World Series champions, becoming the first team to do so since the New York Yankees of the late 1990s. If that comes to pass, few would be surprised. At the same time, based on what we’ve seen since Opening Day, few would be surprised, also, if they fall.Thus the Dodgers’ season can’t yet be labeled a success or a failure. If the Dodgers win another…

As Adam Silver flexes go, this was about as bold as it gets.The 63-year-old NBA commissioner who came up under the fire-breathing David Stern, and who has chosen diplomacy over dictatorship since taking over in 2014, doesn’t typically stick his chest out when discussing such matters of governance.But during the Wednesday news conference in which he addressed the LA Clippers saga for the first time, discussing the salary cap circumvention accusations that were revealed a week before by the “Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast,” he was asked to explain the scope of his power as it related to the penalties…

England fell to a 14-run defeat to South Africa in a farcically short first T20I against South Africa ravaged by rain in Cardiff.Persistent downpours delayed the start of the game by two hours and 20 minutes, leaving only a nine-overs-a-side contest possible. Aiden Markram (28 off 14 balls) and Donovan Ferreira (25 not out off 11) powered South Africa to 97-5 in 7.5 overs before another deluge brought their innings to a premature halt.The Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method saw England set a revised target of 69 from five overs, but their chase never ignited after Phil Salt fell to the first ball.Jacob…

After a great first week of NFL football, I’ll be breaking down some team performance trends going into Week 2 to help prepare for your fantasy matchups. This article will heavily reference two tables, which can be found after the analysis in the article; the first shows the average offensive and defensive EPA (expected points added) per play for each team, and the second shows the average amount of fantasy points allowed by every defense to each individual position this season. Let’s jump into our analysis of Week 1. Offensive Takeaways The Ravens and Bills both came out of the…

The New York Yankees held a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk before their game against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night, hours after the right-wing activist was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley State University.It was one of many reactions to the shooting from around the sports world as current and former athletes condemned the violent act.New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, who was born in Utah, posted an Instagram reel in which he wrote: “Praying for him and his family. Charlie did great things for our country!! Political Violence NEEDS TO STOP!! Pray for…

Manchester United are looking at a move for Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson, Arsenal make progress in extending Bukayo Saka and William Saliba deals, and a young Ajax defender is attracting extensive interest.Manchester United are eyeing a January move for Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Elliot Anderson, 22. (Teamtalk), externalArsenal are advancing in talks to extend the deals of England winger Bukayo Saka and France centre-back William Saliba, with the pair, both 24, out of contract at the end of the 2026-27 season. (Teamtalk), externalCameroon keeper Andre Onana, who is close to a loan move to Trabzonspor, turned down offers from…