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In one of the most daring collaborations of recent years, adidas has joined forces with Japanese streetwear powerhouse BAPE to create a football collection that fuses pitch performance with high-octane style.The collection is led by two standout football boots: the Predator Elite FT Firm Ground and the F50 Elite Firm Ground. The Predator Elite, instantly recognisable for its fold-over tongue, is reimagined in BAPE’s signature green ABC CAMO with gold stripes, a shark graphic on the lteral, alternating gold logos on the tongues, and ABC CAMO sockliners. Meanwhile, the F50 Elite features a striking blue-to-pink gradient ABC CAMO upper, shark…

The Mets open a four-game series against the Phillies in Philadelphia on Monday at 6:45 p.m. on SNY.Here's what to know about the game and how to watch…Mets NotesJuan Soto is hitting .314/.467/.714 with 13 home runs, 30 RBI, 32 runs scored, and 12 stolen bases in 137 plate appearances over his last 29 games dating back to Aug. 6Francisco Lindor has been on fire for about a month, hitting .386/.475/.634 with five homers, 10 doubles, and 10 stolen bases in 120 plate appearances over 25 games going back to Aug. 12Nolan McLean has a 1.37 ERA and 0.759 WHIP in 26.1…

Subscribe to Yahoo Fantasy ForecastThe first NFL Sunday is in the books and Matt Harmon and Chris Allen are here to provide their instant fantasy takeaways from all the action. Harmon solo recaps a stunning SNF matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens. Then Allen joins Harmon to recap the rest of Sunday’s slate by placing every game into three categories: Games we care most about, games we sort or care about and games that could have been an email. The two also pick their BOOM and BUST picks of the week.Advertisement1:00 – Matt’s solo recap of Bills 41,…

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox.Good morning! Don’t tip your pitches today.Awards Season? Buffalo’s frenzied comeback wins a Pulse ringAfter months of waiting, watching a full slate of NFL football for the first weekend induces a sort of delirium. Mostly, it is glorious. But it is also disorienting and almost distorting — how many assumptions can we really make off one game? Life is short, and I’ve seen enough. I’m ready to give out some select end-of-year awards already. Let’s sort through the madness: Super…

Our NC State vs. Wake Forest predictions are taking the points with the Demon Deacons in what should be a low-scoring game. Sep 8, 2025 • 08:52 ET • 4 min read Week 3 kicks off on Thursday night as the NC State Wolfpack visit the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in ACC play.  With this being a short week and the first true road test for NC State, the situational spot is more fortuitous for Wake Forest. Read on for my NC State vs. Wake Forest predictions and college football picks for Thursday, September 11. NC State vs Wake Forest predictions…

Tye Ruotolo exceeded expectations in his mixed martial arts debut against previously undefeated Adrian Lee. The ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Champion secured a second-round rear-naked choke submission that earned him a $50,000 performance bonus. Ruotolo submitted Lee at 4:14 of round two at ONE Fight Night 35 on Friday, September 5, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The 22-year-old California native proved his grappling dominance translates seamlessly into MMA competition. Both fighters engaged immediately with explosive exchanges featuring chin-clipping punches and takedown attempts. Ruotolo’s striking looked surprisingly sharp for a grappling specialist making his MMA debut. Lee’s undefeated record…

“Every fight is different, it’s a contact sport, but I can’t deny the fact that if I was to pick a guy for a world title right now in the welterweight division, if I had a chance to pick Lewis Crocker and he was in the mix, I’d pick him first to fight. I think I’ve got the read on Lewis. I think I’ve got the ability to beat him no matter if it’s in Belfast, Dublin, Limerick, Cork, wherever in Ireland. It comes down to two athletes in the ring, and I just think I’m the better athlete.”

Week 1 of the 2025 fantasy football season featured a little bit of everything, from big scores by rookies to surprisingly quiet games from some of the top players in the NFL.Who were the big winners and losers?Matt Bowen and Tristan H. Cockcroft offer their analysis.Jump to a topic:Ranking winners | Ranking losersBiggest injuries and what’s nextRanking fantasy winners of Week 11. Emeka Egbuka, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: A popular preseason sleeper, his ADP in ESPN leagues improving by more than three rounds over the past months, Egbuka was up to his billing in his NFL debut. His 23.6 PPR…

As revenge games go, this one was pretty sweet. Aaron Rodgers led the Steelers to a 34-32 win over the Jets, his former team, and over a coaching staff that fired him before they had the decency to check out his crystal collection.“I was happy to beat everybody associated with the Jets,” Rodgers said on Sunday, after throwing for 244 yards and four touchdowns in his Pittsburgh debut.AdvertisementRelated: NFL roundup: Bills storm back from 15 points down in fourth quarter to beat Ravens in instant classicRodgers spent two bleak seasons with the Jets. First came the torn achilles that ended…

Club: Tottenham Debut: 15 August 1992 Premier League appearances: 20 Goals: 3Former winger Turner became the Premier League’s youngest goalscorer at 17 years and 166 days – striking a late winner for Tottenham against Everton on 5 September 1992, less than a month into the new competition’s first season. His record stood for nearly five years before being broken by Michael Owen at Liverpool.Having been given his debut in 1992 – when Terry Venables, Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence were in charge of the team – Turner fell out of favour under Ossie Ardiles before a serious ankle injury sent…