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The Dallas Cowboys hit the road to take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2025 NFL Kickoff Game on Thursday, September 4. Kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET, and the Eagles are now up to 8.5-point favorites at FanDuel, with the over/under at 47.5. There will be millions of dollars on the line in NFL DFS tournaments, cash games and 50-50s on FanDuel and DraftKings, so finding DFS sleepers and building lineup variance will be critical for this single-game slate. George Pickens is set to make his Cowboys debut. Is he a reliable option for your…

Arguably the most brutal knee knockout in UFC history took place on this day in 2016.On September 3, 2016, the UFC returned to Germany for the fifth time. After cards in Cologne, Oberhausen, and two in Berlin, the Octagon arrived in Hamburg for the very first time.All eyes were on the big boys, with two light heavyweight contests on the main card setting the stage for a headliner between ex-UFC heavyweight champions that saw Josh Barnett submit Andrei Arlovski in round three.Ahead of that fight, and just before Alexander Gustafsson outpointed Jan Blachowicz in the co-main event, the night’s most brutal knockout…

The Football Association has said it will not appeal against the decision by an independent commission to clear West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta of four spot-fixing charges. The written reasons for the commission’s decisions in the case were published on Wednesday afternoon.Sanctions in relation to two charges which were found proven – relating to an alleged failure to co-operate with the FA investigation – will be decided by the commission at the earliest opportunity, the FA said.”The FA is committed to ensuring that the integrity of football is maintained, and full and thorough investigations will always be conducted into serious…

The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox.A very funny thing happened in Colorado last night. Also: Ken on the anniversary of Cal Ripken breaking Lou Gehrig’s record, Ohtani’s 100th homer as a Dodger was a record-breaker and uhhh … surely Framber Valdez didn’t do that on purpose … right?? I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal. Welcome to The Windup!(Also: Some of you might have missed yesterday’s Windup because we had some technical hiccups. You can catch up here if you’d like.)Chaos: Benches clear, lineup card borked, Giants…

Kawhi Leonard allegedly received a lucrative, no-work contract from a now-bankrupt environmental company with direct ties to his team, the LA Clippers, and franchise owner Steve Ballmer so that he could be paid more money without it counting against the NBA’s salary rules, according to accusations made by former employees of the firm.In the latest episode of the “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast, which was released Wednesday morning, seven anonymous former employees for San Francisco-based Aspiration, an environmental start-up company partly funded by a $50 million investment from Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, said the four-year, $28 million endorsement deal Leonard…

Inside: Seven predictions for 2025, including my Super Bowl pick. Plus: Mike Sando explains why Dallas is the league’s most underrated team.This article is from Scoop City, The Athletic’s NFL newsletter. Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox.New season, new predictionsWith just over a day until kickoff, here are my seven predictions for 2025:1. Most disappointed: Commanders fans. The results for the annual Hope-O-Meter rankings are in. The Broncos lead this year’s rankings, while expectations remain tempered in Chicago: “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me 27 times, that’s on me,” wrote one fan.As for Washington, they are ninth…

Sam TigheSep 2, 2025, 03:19 AM ETCloseSam is a writer, broadcaster and podcaster for ESPN. He will write on the Premier League, scouting and transfers.Premier League clubs increased their spending this summer to new levels, as the 2023 single-window record of £2.36 billion was broken.This year, for the first time, the transfer window was split into two because of the Club World Cup. The first window ran from June 1-10, and was closed for six days before reopening (for Premier League clubs at least) on June 16. Though, as always, international deals not involving clubs in the Club World Cup,…

The Los Angeles Clippers and their owner, Steve Ballmer, have denied allegations the team’s star forward, Kawhi Leonard, was paid $28m for a job that doesn’t exist.Journalist Pablo Torre laid out the allegations in his podcast on Wednesday. Torre, citing legal documents, claims Ballmer employed Leonard for a non-existent role in one of his companies to circumvent the NBA salary cap, which punishes teams for spending too much on player salaries.AdvertisementTorre claims that Ballmer funded a now defunct tree-planting company called Aspiration. That company then allegedly entered into a $28m agreement with KL2 Aspire, LLC, a company owned by Leonard.Torre…

“It’s with a heavy heart I’ve decided to part ways with my coaches and, more importantly, my best friends Jamie [Moore] and Nigel [Travis],” said Catterall, 31-2 (13 KOs), in a statement released this afternoon. “I can’t put into words how much I owe them both for the last nine years but I’ll forever be grateful to them both for not only the time they have put into me but for the friendship that will last a lifetime. 

The wait is over. The first-ever Yahoo Fantasy “100% ghost” collectible — created in collaboration with ghostwrite, the leaders in storytelling collectibles — is officially here. Designed with the same scarcity and artistry that has made ghostwrite drops legendary, this figure is built for collectors and fantasy fans alike. This is the first collaboration between Yahoo! and ghostwrite and the first time a “100% ghost” collectible is being sold outside of a “Blind Box” drop — so the hype is real![Upgrade to Fantasy Plus and gain your edge from draft day to the playoffs]🚨 Pre-sale access for Fantasy Plus members…