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We’re back for the second edition of FantasyPros’ expert consensus rankings (ECR) fantasy football risers and fallers, just in time for last-minute drafts. Monitoring average draft position (ADP) trends can help you stay ahead of your competition, so it’s always important to keep a close eye on this. Unlike traditional ADP, our Real-Time ADP quickly detects changes in a player’s average draft position. Instead of showing you where players were drafted yesterday, Real-Time ADP shows you where they’re being drafted now. Keep reading to find out about five risers and five fallers in ECR. Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers Fantasy…

The pressure starts on Day 1 for the Cincinnati Bengals when they travel to Cleveland to open the 2025 NFL regular season. Cincinnati failed to make the playoffs last year despite a near-MVP year by quarterback Joe Burrow. The Bengals, who closed 2024 by winning their final five games, will face a Cleveland Browns team that named Joe Flacco their Week 1 starter. The Bengals are 5.5-point favorites, but Burrow is just 3-5 in his career versus Cleveland. Should you trust the Bengals to cover with your Week 1 NFL parlay picks?Aaron Rodgers faces his former team when the Pittsburgh…

Part of the Fighting Nerds’ “core four,” Ruffy dazzled in his 2025 debut in March, landing a spinning wheel kick knockout on King Green that remains in the running for Knockout of the Year. He’s won seven straight and 12 of 13 overall, and is universally regarded by his talented teammates as the most gifted of the group. FULL FIGHTS: Saint Denis vs Moises | Ruffy vs Green This is going to be an interesting clash of styles as Saint Denis is an aggressive, pressuring fighter, especially at the start of the fight, while Ruffy likes to find his range,…

BOSTON — Trevor Story’s 23rd homer of the season was certainly one of his stranger homers, and definitely his shortest.In the bottom of the sixth with the Boston Red Sox up 5-3 on the Cleveland Guardians, Story sliced a slider from reliever Jakob Junis down the right-field line. Outfielder Jhonkensy Noel raced over and attempted to get a glove on the ball, right near Pesky’s Pole. The ball initially hit his glove, then the pole, then Noel’s glove again before bouncing off a fan.Initially it was ruled a foul ball as Story raced to second, thinking it was a ground-rule…

Kevin PeltonSep 1, 2025, 08:00 AM ETClose Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE systemThe Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will officially welcome its newest class of inductees this weekend. The announcement was made in April at the men’s NCAA basketball Final Four.Although just two former NBA players will be entering the Hall of Fame, a small class by modern standards, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard were important figures throughout the 2000s and 2010s, combining for 18 All-Star appearances and 14 All-NBA honors.Meanwhile, the WNBA’s historic three-player class features…

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers running back Najee Harris said Monday that he expects to play Friday in the team’s season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs in São Paulo, Brazil.Harris, who suffered an eye injury in a July 4 fireworks accident, returned to practice last week after spending all of training camp on the non-football illness list. Harris said he feels “good” and is focused on “trying to get back in that football shape.” He said the injury is “superficial” and has not affected his vision.“We’re just ramping up to it,” Harris said of playing Friday, “and…

Dillon Danis has made it clear that he was pretty happy to see Luke Rockhold get knocked out at Misfits Boxing 22. Last weekend, Luke Rockhold collided with Darren Till in the main event of Misfits Boxing 22. Dillon Danis was also part of the same card, even getting into a war of words with the former UFC middleweight champion in the lead-up to the event. In the end, though, they picked up very different results on the night. RELATED: Pros react after Darren Till brutally KO’s Luke Rockhold at Misfits 22 Danis was able to secure a quick victory,…

If you were following along with the preseason edition, here’s our regular-season top 300 overall rankings, which will be updated weekly on Mondays.These are rest-of-season rankings for mixed 5×5 fantasy baseball leagues.AdvertisementYou can check out our rankings for dynasty leagues here.2025 Fantasy Baseball Top 300 overall ranks**Updated as of Monday, Aug 25**Top 300 Player Team Pos Rk Aug 18 1Aaron JudgeYankeesOF112Shohei OhtaniDodgersDH123Bobby Witt Jr.RoyalsSS144Tarik SkubalTigersSP135Elly De La CruzRedsSS256Corbin CarrollDiamondbacksOF267Jose RamirezGuardians3B178Juan SotoMetsOF3109Gunnar HendersonOriolesSS3910Fernando Tatis Jr.PadresOF4811Ronald Acuna Jr.BravesOF51412Kyle TuckerCubsOF61213Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Blue Jays1B11114Julio RodriguezMarinersOF71315Kyle SchwarberPhilliesDH21516Manny MachadoPadres3B21617Freddie FreemanDodgers1B21718Francisco LindorMetsSS41819Paul SkenesPiratesSP21920Pete Crow-ArmstrongCubsOF82021Garrett CrochetRed SoxSP32222Trea TurnerPhilliesSS52723Logan GilbertMarinersSP42324Jarren DuranRed SoxOF92125Jazz Chisholm Jr.Yankees2B12626Matt OlsonBraves1B32527Bryce HarperPhillies1B42828James WoodNationalsOF102429Pete AlonsoMets1B52930Yordan AlvarezAstrosOF114231Michael…

The WBA saw Itauma’s destruction of Dillian Whyte as convincing enough reason for him to displace Michael Hunter atop their rankings

The Saints have agreed to terms with former Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Mellott will join the team’s practice squad.The Saints waived Jake Haener, leaving Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough as the only quarterbacks on the team. It is unknown whether the Saints consider Mellott a quarterback or a wide receiver.The Raiders drafted Mellott in the sixth round but moved him to wide receiver in training camp.They waived Mellott last week.He had two catches for 1 yard in three preseason games.