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Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureDenmark 0-0 Scotland: Steve Clarke’s side are living on the edge in Copenhagen but look like they might make it to half-time without conceding. They have had one excellent chance, a headed opportunity that Ryan Christie put wide of the far post after connecting with an excellent John McGinn cross. That aside, Denmark have been hammering on the door.ShareMoldova 0-2 Israel: As things stand, Gennaro Gattuso’s Italy, who are drawing at home to Estonia, will be third in Group I behind Norway and Israel with a game in hand…

Kiley McDanielSep 5, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCloseESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for three MLB teams. Co-author of Author of ‘Future Value’ As we head toward the home stretch of the 2025 season, it’s time for my annual ranking of the core talent of all 30 MLB teams. This judges teams based on which players they have under contract through the next two full seasons — and you’ll find many clubs at the top of this list are in the thick of the playoff races over…

Zach KramSep 5, 2025, 08:00 AM ETCloseZach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram.As the latest star-studded class enters the Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend, we can’t help but look to the future and wonder which active players might receive the honor after they retire.History suggests a whole lot of current stars will receive a plaque in Springfield one day. Each season from 1955 through 2005, between 26…

DJ Bien-AimeSep 4, 2025, 04:30 PM ETCloseDJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets for the New York Daily News. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show “Talkin’ Texans.”HOUSTON — Texans wideout Christian Kirk has a strained hamstring that is expected to sideline him for at least Sunday’s opener against the Los Angeles Rams and could be longer, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.It could be a two-week injury for Kirk, one…

Brett OkamotoSep 5, 2025, 10:28 AM ETCloseBrett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: “Chuck and Tito,” which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare…

Former Scotland manager Craig Levein on BBC Radio ScotlandSteve Clarke has had so long to think about his starting XI and I’m sure he’s discussed it with his coaches. I think he’ll play with three at the back and the box in midfield, which he’s done in most matches and that’s his go-to set-up.If we can take four points from these first two matches, we’ll put ourselves in a fantastic position, but starting with two games away from home is tricky.The leagues that most the players are playing in bring pressure every single week, which means they will find it…

The San Diego Padres are riding a four-game losing streak heading into their series opener against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, but they are still in a good position to earn one of the National League wild-card spots. They lost All-Star reliever Jason Adam for the rest of the season, while shortstop Xander Bogaerts is expected to be out until the playoffs. Star third baseman Manny Machado is batting .283 with 22 home runs though, and his latest blast came against Baltimore on Wednesday. Machado is +320 to go yard in the Friday MLB odds. SportsLine’s Inside the Lines team…

Subscribe to Yahoo Fantasy ForecastWe’ve finally made it. The NFL season and fantasy season has arrived. Matt Harmon and Justin Boone will preview the weekend’s action every Thursday by providing 6 burning fantasy questions we want answered and highlight 3 games that are must watches. Then we end the show with a new segment called ‘Hurry Up Offense’ that you don’t want to miss.Advertisement(1:00) – Matt’s Cowboys @ Eagles fantasy takeaways(14:00) – Week 1 fantasy preview show with Justin Boone: 6 Pack of Questions, 3 Games of the Week and Hurry Up Offense(16:45) – Boone’s 1st question: Did we forget…

Michael Jordan came to fame on the basketball court, but he spent a lot of time in football stadiums this week. Jordan was at Thursday night’s game as a guest of Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, who was wearing a signature pair Air Jordan cleats that he promotes as a Jordan Brand athlete. Hurts referenced Jordan after his first touchdown by mimicking the shoulder shrug Jordan made after hitting six three-pointers in the first half of an NBA Finals game in 1992 and talked about his guest during the postgame press conference. “Yeah, you have a special guest, a special friend…

“My back leg, that’s all my power, that’s all my movement,” he said. “Those are two big components that I use, and the last time I was able to adapt and overcome. So yeah, it definitely boosts my confidence for this fight.” And while you might think that fighting someone close to his size might rattle the 30-year-old a bit, Waters has been there and done that in his pre-UFC days, and in preparation for Patterson, getting rounds in with fellow welterweight up and comer Phil Rowe (who checks in at 6-3) has only helped him go into Accor Arena…