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Vikings veteran safety Harrison Smith has been sidelined for most of August, but should be OK relatively soon. Via multiple reporters, Smith is dealing with a personal health issue and is expected to make a full recovery. He is not being placed on injured reserve, as it’s not thought to be a long-term issue. Smith is set to be evaluated weekly. A first-round pick in 2012, Smith has played his entire career with the Vikings. He re-signed with Minnesota this offseason on a one-year deal.Smith has recorded 20.5 sacks, 48 tackles for loss, 43 quarterback hits, 96 passes defensed, and…

In an effort to spice up Dillon Danis’ upcoming MMA return, KSI may have just offered a deal that caused Dana White to coin his infamous ‘that’s f—ing illegal’ line.The YouTube star and boxer is promoting this Saturday’s Misfits Boxing event at the AO Arena in Manchester, which is headlined by Darren Till and Luke Rockhold. One special attraction on the night is a MMA bout inside the ring between Danis and Warren Spencer.And in an effort to avoid Danis using his jiu-jitsu to take the fight to the ground, KSI has offered to double his purse if he pursues…

Liverpool and Manchester City will take on Real Madrid, while Chelsea face Barcelona after Champions League sides discovered their league-phase opponents. The draw sets up a reunion between Trent Alexander-Arnold and Liverpool after he left Anfield this summer. Arsenal also take on Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich. Fellow English sides Tottenham and Newcastle were drawn against current holders Paris Saint-Germain.All six Premier League clubs involved in the Champions League will play eight league-phase games – four home and four away – between September 2025 and January 2026. Image: PSG won last season’s Champions League Who will the English clubs face?Chelsea: Barcelona…

Touting himself as an ally of President Trump, Mark Teixeira, a former Texas Rangers first baseman and a World Series champion with the New York Yankees, announced Thursday that he is running for a congressional seat in Texas. Big news: I’m ready to go! As a lifelong conservative who loves this country, I’m running for Congress to fight for the principles that make Texas and America great. It takes teamwork to win – I’m ready to help defend President Trump’s America First agenda, Texas families,… pic.twitter.com/bVb6j9qP6i — Mark Teixeira (@teixeiramark25) August 28, 2025“As a lifelong conservative who loves this country,…

In the 2000-01 season, the average NBA team attempted 13.7 3-pointers per game. In the 2024-25 campaign, that figure jumped to 37.6. No center averaged even four assists 25 years ago. Nikola Jokić just reached double digits. Hand-checking was allowed and zone defense was not. That has since flipped. Only one international player won an MVP award in the 20th century. We’re now in the middle of a seven-year streak of only having international MVPs. We have an In-Season Tournament. We have a Play-In Tournament. That’s two more tournaments than we had at the turn of the century.All of this…

Liverpool transfer target Marc Guehi started as Crystal Palace qualified for the league phase of the UEFA Conference League with a 1-0 aggregate victory over Fredrikstad.Jean Philippe-Mateta’s first-leg header was enough to send Palace through after holding out for a drab stalemate in Norway. Guehi played the full 90 minutes amid links with a move to Liverpool, having entered the final year of his contract and turned down a new deal at Palace.The centre-back was at the heart of Palace’s gritty second-leg performance, completing the most passes and making the second-most clearances.Palace dominated with 60 per cent possession yet struggled…

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Aug 28, 2025, 01:39 PM ETThe UEFA Champions League for 2025-26 is the second in a new format that will include 36 teams. We analyze the entire league phase draw.There’s plenty to get excited about as the top teams in Europe fight for a place in the final in Budapest, Hungary, on May 30, 2026.

It’s Thursday, August 28 and the Braves (61-72) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (76-57). Cal Quantrill is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Aaron Nola for Philadelphia.The Phillies own the season series 5-4 over the Braves and this four-game set will be the final of the year between the two teams. Philadelphia has lost the past three games, a sweep via the Mets, while the Braves have stayed hot with two straight wins and 23 runs in the process (13-5 over the last 18 games).Let’s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.…

ABC/ESPN has demoted Hall of Fame broadcaster Doris Burke from its NBA Finals team and promoted network commentator Tim Legler to its No. 1 team, ESPN confirmed to The Athletic on Thursday.Legler will pair with longtime lead play-by-player Mike Breen and Richard Jefferson for the network’s finals broadcasts. Jefferson recently agreed to a new contract with ESPN after working his first finals in June. Burke was on the finals team for two years, becoming the first woman in history to serve as an analyst for one of the traditional four major North American sports leagues championships (NBA, NFL, MLB and…