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The day started with a couple of Shohei Ohtani home runs. It continued with a strong 5 ⅔ inning start from Clayton Kershaw. And it ended with the Dodgers in a celebratory postgame line, trading victorious high-fives near the mound.After five consecutive losses, several weeks of mounting frustration, and the most painful collapse imaginable the night before, the Dodgers took a crucial first step toward righting their sinking ship on Sunday.AdvertisementThey beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, finally finding a way to hold on to a late-game lead.They ended an otherwise disastrous road trip on a sorely needed high note, avoiding…

Getty Images EuroBasket 2025 is into the 16-team knockout stage with plenty of NBA stars still competing to be crowned men’s basketball champions of Europe. There will not be a repeat champion, however. Spain, which won the competition in 2022, was ousted in the group stage in the 2025 event. The pre-tournament favorite won’t lift the trophy, either. Nikola Jokić and Serbia were knocked out of the bracket by Finland in the Round of 16 on Saturday in a major upset.The knockout stage, including the third-place and championship game, will be held in Riga, Latvia. The Round of 16 tipped…

Andreas HaleSep 7, 2025, 01:28 AM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.Former…

Welcome back, weather enthusiasts! We are now in year 3 of this article, so thank you for joining me, and I hope the tips below made a positive difference in your fantasy league last year. Now, let’s get some ground rules out of the way. For a truly next-level analysis of weather-based football impacts, this article by Matt Disorbo is required reading: “Whether Weather Really Matters.”. Also, the weather is a factor that you have to take into account, but it is not the only factor. This is just one factor you have to take into your overall calculus about…

Getty Images Las Vegas Raiders star tight end Brock Bowers suffered a knee injury in the third quarter of the Week 1, 20-13 victory over the New England Patriots, and did not return to the game. Raiders lead man Pete Carroll told reporters that Bowers wanted to go back in the game, but the trainers said no, per The Fresno Bee. NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero spoke with Bowers after the game, who relayed that he’s feeling fine.Bowers took a big hit along the sideline at the end of a 38-yard reception from Geno Smith, and was seen walking gingerly afterwards. He…

Don’t overthink this… the Aces are about to demolish the Sky. Sep 7, 2025 • 16:03 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. A’ja Wilson carries the ball for the Aces. The Las Vegas Aces are charging towards the playoffs, and they’re heavy favorites to extend their 13-game streak tonight against a Chicago Sky team that’s only logged 10 victories. With A’ja Wilson in unstoppable form and Angel Reese suspended by Chicago for the first half, my Sky vs Aces predictions expect one-way traffic at T-Mobile Arena. Read on for my free WNBA picks and betting angles…

A UFC debutant missed out on his chance to be featured on a recent Paris card due to a bad weight cut, but he might be staying on the roster. Many fans and experts were looking forward to a scheduled featherweight clash between Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and the debuting Losene Keita. On weigh-in day, Keita missed weight by three pounds. “Pitbull” refused to go through with the matchup following his planned opponent’s failure to make the contracted weight. UFC senior vice president of international operations, David Shaw, answered questions from media members following UFC Paris. When asked about Keita’s future…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s quest to play in a record sixth World Cup began in typical fashion with two goals as Portugal made a winning start to its qualifying campaign by routing Armenia 5-0.Ronaldo’s goals extended his record as the highest scorer in men’s international football to 140 and underlined his enduring motivation to keep setting more benchmarks before his storied career comes to an end.- 2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make itHis brace Saturday also took him up to 38 goals in World Cup qualifiers, two clear of Lionel Messi and only one behind the all-time…

MIAMI — The Philadelphia Phillies invited a young fan to meet Harrison Bader following their 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night after an apparent dispute over a home run ball hit by the center fielder during the game.Bader hit a solo home run into the left-field stands in the fourth inning at LoanDepot Park. Several fans scrambled for the ball before a man came up with it and walked over and gave it to the boy and hugged him. Both were wearing Phillies gear.Moments later, a woman, also wearing Philadelphia apparel, approached and appeared to shout at…

Toraya Reid, the older sister of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid, was shot and killed on Saturday outside of an apartment complex in New Jersey, authorities said.Shaquille Green, a 29-year-old man from Jackson Township, N.J., has been charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with Toraya Reid’s death, according to a statement from Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer.Toraya Reid, 28, and Green had been in “a dating relationship,” Billhimer said. When officers arrived after receiving a 911 call reporting shots fired, they saw Green running away from the…