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Serbian captain Bogdan Bogdanovic left the court and did not play in the second half of the team’s win against Portugal — and is out for the team’s game Saturday against Latvia — after suffering a hamstring injury.The injury appeared to occur on a drive to the basket late in the first half, reports Semih Tuna of eurohoops.net, who was in Riga, Latvia, for the game. Bogdanovic was in the Serbian locker room greeting his teammates after the win.The severity of the injury and his ability to return to EuroBasket are not yet known. The Serbians are waiting for the…

Thurman, like Lubin, has been around for a long time, and as a world champion at the highest level. Unlike Lubin, however, he’s unproven at 154lbs, which makes this a great opportunity for him to enhance the legacy he built by being at the top of the welterweight division for as long as he was. For a period, until the emergence of Terence Crawford and Errol Spence at 147lbs, he was the best welterweight in the world, and he was also exciting. I’m interested to see whether, at 36, he slows down his previous fast pace and compensates by fighting…

The Jacksonville Jaguars underwhelmed in 2024. After starting the season with playoff hopes, they limped to a finish behind an offense that simply couldn’t find its rhythm. Trevor Lawrence struggled, completing just 60.6% of his passes (second-worst in the league) while throwing for 11 TDs across 10 games. While Lawrence struggled, Mac Jones stepped into the mix for much of the season, filling in for the injured Lawrence, which prevented the offense from truly gelling and finding consistency. However, as we head into 2025, there’s reason to believe this WR room may deserve another look. One thing that immediately stands…

The Dallas Cowboys announced on Saturday the death of former linebacker Lee Roy Jordan, a Ring of Honor member and Super Bowl Champion who spent his entire career with the team. He was 84.”It is with a very heavy heart that we share the passing of Lee Roy Jordan. An inspirational leader of the Cowboys’ first championship teams, Jordan was at the core of the Dallas Cowboys’ ‘Doomsday Defense,’ anchoring the middle linebacker spot for 14 years,” the team said in a statement on social media.AdvertisementJordan played for the Cowboys from 1963-1976, spending his entire career with the team. He…

GARETH Southgate took charge of 102 games for England before quitting in the aftermath of the Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain.But what were the best – and worst matches – from the popular gaffer’s eight-year reign before that devastating Sunday night in Berlin? Here we take a look.THE HIGHS:Colombia 1-1 England (3-4 on pens,) 2018 World CupThis was the night that long-suffering supporters finally started to believe that it was coming home.Despite conceding a late equaliser, England held their nerve to advance to the quarter final of the World Cup 2018 on penalties.It was our first shootout victory for…

Mets catcherFrancisco Alvarez is with Triple-A Syracuse for Saturday's game at the Yankees' Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, manager Carlos Mendoza explained before New York's matchup with the Miami Marlins."Good," Mendoza said of how Alvarez is doing. "He's in the lineup today, Triple-A, DHing."Alvarez recently fractured his pinky but took batting practice Friday at Citi Field, two days after the injury news surfaced."He caught a bullpen fine," Mendoza said. "He's fine. That's why he got in the car and he's in Scranton right now. They're playing Scranton and he's DHing today, and see how he gets through it and maybe he's catching tomorrow."Mendoza…

Aug 30, 2025, 02:25 PM ETLuka Doncic scored 39 points but Slovenia (0-2) lost again at EuroBasket after France’s deep bench proved too much for the Los Angeles Lakers star’s team on Saturday.France’s 103-95 win came two days after Doncic had scored 34 points in Slovenia’s 105-95 defeat to co-host Poland.Point guard Sylvain Francisco came off the bench to lead France with 32 points in the game played in Katowice, Poland. France improved to 2-0 in Group D.Doncic made 19 of 20 free throws, grabbed eight rebounds and had nine assists, but it wasn’t enough as Francisco helped fuel 78…

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Andy Ruiz Jr. looks to be in tremendous condition ahead of his comeback, but fans are already questioning whether the latest training clips and images can be trusted. The former heavyweight champion has posted videos of himself appearing leaner, sharper, and more agile than he has in years past. However, the boxing community has been fooled before. In the run-up to the Anthony Joshua rematch in 2019, Ruiz also looked in superb condition on social media, sparring Michael Hunter just one month before the bout. When fight night came, Ruiz tipped the scales at 283.7 pounds, his highest since 2009…

Jeff LegwoldAug 30, 2025, 06:00 AM ETCloseJeff Legwold covers the Denver Broncos at ESPN. He has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years and also assists with NFL draft coverage, joining ESPN in 2013. He has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors since 1999, too. Jeff previously covered the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills and Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans at previous stops prior to ESPN.ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The first thing on the list for the Denver Broncos’ defense when the regular season opens next Sunday is, well, a first.In front of a sellout Empower…