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The deal means Underdog now has fantasy contests, sports betting odds, and prediction markets. Sep 2, 2025 • 11:20 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. Fantasy and sports betting operator Underdog has partnered with trading platform Crypto.com to enter prediction markets. The contracts will be offered on Underdog’s platform in 16 states, the majority of which have not legalized traditional sports betting. Key Takeaways Underdog now has fantasy contests, sports betting odds, and prediction markets CFTC-licensed prediction platforms can offer sports contracts in every state Sports contracts are expected to generate $555 million this year Crypto.com is…

UFC Paris sees fighting return to the City of Love for the fourth year in a row, with several up-and-comers poised to break out at the event.The event is main evented by a local fighter, as Frenchman Nassourdine Imavov aims to climb to the top of the Middleweight rankings by beating Caio Borralho.However, it is the undercard and the prelims that hold some real gems, as a number of potential future stars are making their debuts for the promotion at the event.UFC Paris has a number of impressive potential breakout stars, including a Heavyweight teammate of Tom Aspinall and a…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mohamed Salah’s Egypt are well placed to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, but Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen and Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo could miss out on the finalsRob StevensBBC Sport AfricaEgypt and Morocco could book tickets to the 2026 Fifa World Cup during this month’s international window (3-9 September) as African qualifying intensifies.Following an extended campaign which began in November 2023 and ends in October, four rounds of preliminaries are left to play.Only the nine group winners are guaranteed a spot at the finals next year, with the four best-placed runners-up entering play-offs…

MILWAUKEE — The first-place Milwaukee Brewers finished a grueling stretch of 19 games in 18 days by dealing with one more potential loss to their injury-riddled bullpen.Shelby Miller left because of an injury in the eighth inning of the Brewers’ 10-8 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.”He felt something pop in his elbow,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said after the game, adding that the right-hander would undergo testing.Miller had just thrown a pitch to Max Kepler when he reacted in discomfort before leaning forward and putting his hands on his knees. After Brewers officials went to the mound to…

Pablo Torre follows three rules when choosing which mystery to solve on his influential podcast: smart, funny and surprising.Plus maybe a little sexy.An investigation into the best football coach ever and his 24-year-old girlfriend? Nothing says sex appeal like a shirtless Ring camera video.A conversation with Hall-of-Famers Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe? Let’s just say it involves hooking up at the World Cup.A documentary on the civil war between competitive bird-watchers? Torre says that was his most graphic episode yet.In the two years since the launch of “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” the show has been referred to as as one…

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been called up to the England squad. The AC Milan midfielder has replaced Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton in the squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia this month. Wharton came off in Palace’s 3-0 win against Aston Villa on Sunday in the Premier League. The FA have confirmed Wharton has not reported to St George’s Park due to injury. Loftus-Cheek has played 10 times for England but has not won a cap since November 2018, when he came on as a substitute against the United States. The 29-year-old was also a part of…

Every Monday during the season, Justin Boone breaks down his top recommended waiver-wire pickups.Roster percentages are generated from Yahoo fantasy football leagues. Free-Agent Budget (FAB) amounts are based on a $100 salary cap. Only players rostered in less than 50% of leagues are considered.AdvertisementQuarterbacksMichael Penix Jr., FalconsNext UpRosteredFABvs. TB33%$1We only got a glimpse of Penix as the Falcons starter last season, but in those three games his production ramped up, culminating in a QB6 finish in Week 18. In his first start as a sophomore, he’ll draw one of his easiest matchups of the year against the Buccaneers’ pass-funnel defense…

The NFL schedule was released on May 14, 2025, exactly 110 days prior to this writing. Sportsbooks were quick to put up odds for Week 1, and despite there being market movement and action across the board, another wave of betting action is bound to come this week and shake up the odds once again.The goal of my early-week NFL write-ups this season at Yahoo Sports will be to get ahead of the closing line and derive CLV (closing line value), the largest indicator of a good or bad bet.Advertisement[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025…

“Just don’t lose to that lot”. If listening into conversations in four particular areas of the world this week, that is a sentence that will be repeated en masse. Arrive in St Helens, Wigan and east or west Hull and that is all that will be being spoken about – defeating your local rival. It is often debated which of these two derbies is better, more bruising, more historic, more fierce. But in the memeified words of Rio Ferdinand: “People try to make comparisons about who is better- just enjoy them, man.”That is exactly what Super League fans can do this…

Happy Tuesday! Brent Brookhouse here to help you shake off the hangover — literal or fugurative — of a long holiday weekend. Sure, you have to go back to work, but we are coming off the first full slate of meaningful football of the season and there’s plenty to talk about. From South Florida hammering Boise State on Thursday to Bill Belichick’s nightmare debut as a collegiate head coach, you’re loaded up with water cooler talk.And we’ll make sure you know all the news worth knowing to spice up those “How was your long weekend?” chats that are sure to…