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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber hit four home runs Thursday night against Atlanta to become the 21st major leaguer and fourth Phillies player to accomplish the feat.Schwarber was 4 for 6 with a Phillies-record nine RBIs in the 19-4 victory. He took the outright National League homer lead with a career-high 49 and moved within one of Seattle’s Cal Raleigh for the major league lead. Schwarber leads the majors with a career-high 119 RBIs.“It’s pretty cool,” Schwarber said. “It was a fun night, great atmosphere. Wouldn’t want to do it with a better group of guys than we…

ESPN announced some changes Thursday for its NBA broadcast teams going into the 2025-26 season — among them, a promotion for Tim Legler and a contract extension (but also a demotion) for Doris Burke.Legler will join the network’s lead NBA crew, which also includes play-by-play announcer Mike Breen, fellow analyst Richard Jefferson and reporter Lisa Salters.AdvertisementThat team will call the 2026 NBA Finals on ABC, as well as the conference finals, several first- and second-round playoff games, a Christmas Day game and NBA Saturday Primetime games on ABC.Legler is a former NBA journeyman who won the league’s three-point shooting contest…

Ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September, 90 per cent of athletes have taken a gene test, according to Sebastian Coe; The SRY test identifies the Y chromosome, which causes male characteristics to develop Last Updated: 29/08/25 12:05am Seb Coe says over 90 per cent of athletes who are set to compete in female categories at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president, says over 90 per cent of athletes who are set to compete in female categories at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo have taken a newly introduced…

FantasyPros has published approximately 12.5 million pieces of fantasy football content this offseason to help you crush your league mates’ souls and dominate your fantasy draft. Our goal is to ensure you walk away with fantasy gold at the end of the season. It can be difficult to read such a vast amount of content, which is why we’ve rounded up 25 of the most actionable, can’t-miss stat nuggets you absolutely need to know for the 2025 fantasy football season. In addition to our expert consensus rankings (ECR) and Real-Time ADP, you don’t have any excuses not to be prepared…

Jerry Jones insists the Cowboys got better Thursday despite trading a generational player to a conference rival. The owner cited the cap space, the draft picks and the defensive tackle the Cowboys got in return.Dallas freed up $19 million by swapping Parsons for defensive tackle Kenny Clark and now have $42 million in cap space for 2025. That gives them room to sign some other players to contract extensions, most notably cornerback DaRon Bland and left guard Tyler Smith.”[We got] a lot of capital that is required to build a team,” Jones said. “It takes many players, to be trite,…

If you’re keeping score, that fight is going to be held in front of more than 60,000 fans and aired live and worldwide on Netflix. But Walsh is not rattled in the slightest, despite the magnitude of this moment…and the venue. “I just went there for a tour,” he said of the home of the Raiders. “So when it was empty, it’s crazy. The size of the place is unbelievable. I couldn’t imagine fighting there with all those people, but I’m going to be.” Walsh being on this card has been talked about ever since Alvarez-Crawford was signed, but as…

Breakout sensation Adrian Segecic has earned a maiden call-up while Nestory Irankunda’s hot start to life at Watford has delivered a recall for the Socceroos’ friendlies against New Zealand.Portsmouth gun Segecic, 21, is one of four players called up for the first time, named in Tony Popovic’s experimental squad to play for the Soccer Ashes in Canberra next Friday and Auckland three days later.Segecic’s call-up comes off scoring two goals in three Championship games for Portsmouth, along with notching an assist in the League Cup.Irankunda, who moved from Bayern Munich to English Championship club Watford over the off-season, has already…

Aug 28, 2025, 08:59 PM ETPHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber hit four home runs Thursday night against Atlanta to become the 21st major leaguer and fourth Phillies player to accomplish the feat.Schwarber was 4-for-6 with a Phillies-record nine RBI in the 19-4 victory. He took the outright National League homer lead with a career-high 49 and moved within one of Seattle’s Cal Raleigh for the major league lead. Schwarber leads the majors with a career-high 119 RBIs.”It’s pretty cool,” Schwarber said. “It was a fun night, great atmosphere. Wouldn’t want to do it with a better group of guys…

Former world champion Regis Prograis has questioned Anthony Joshua’s standing among today’s elite heavyweights, insisting that while the Brit remains one of boxing’s most marketable names, his fighting ability doesn’t back up the image. In something World Boxing News has pushed since Joshua arguably won the Olympic gold and subsequently struggled against Dillian Whyte, the last few years have proven a justification. Now, speaking in a candid interview with Fight Hub TV, the former super lightweight ruler joined WBN in stating that those around him inflated Joshua’s profile due to his physique and public appeal rather than what he brings…

This article is part of the annual Fantasy Court series. Don’t forget to check out  “The Case FOR Ashton Jeanty” for the opposing view. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, we are here to paint the picture of Ashton Jeanty as the riskiest early-round fantasy RBs in recent memory. The defense will tell you he’s a future star destined for greatness thanks to being drafted sixth overall. But many factors tell a different story, including: History Organizational Precedent Market Sentiment Positional Value Competition Level The evidence will show that for Mr. Jeanty to justify his current fantasy price, he would need…