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Liverpool’s Nick Ball (23-0-1, 13 KOs) is currently the sole defender of a British boxing record that has dated back to 1988.In fact, the last time Great Britain didn’t boast a male holder of either the WBC, WBA, IBF or WBO world championship was before the fall of the Berlin Wall, before the Stone Roses’ self-titled debut album and before the birth of this very own Uncrowned writer, yours truly.AdvertisementThroughout the ’90s, aughts and 2010s (!?) British fighters have collected a plethora of world titles up and down the weight classes, peaking with an astonishing 14 beltholders in 2014, benefitting…

Aug 27, 2025, 03:54 PM ETThe fantasy baseball playoffs — in head-to-head formats, at least — are just about here, beginning on Monday in ESPN leagues.Yes, it’s formally make-or-break, win-or-go-home time, where the stakes are heightened each and every day. As an aside for those of you in rotisserie leagues, you’re not in much different circumstances, with a mad, four-week dash to the finish line ahead.Fantasy Football Gridiron GauntletFREE to play. Become ESPN fantasy football’s ultimate champ. Sign Up | Find out more Hey, we get it. It’s fantasy football time. We’re aware that your focus might have diminished. We’re…

The Raiders’ trade for quarterback Kenny Pickett helped keep sixth-round pick Cam Miller from making it to their initial 53-man roster, but Miller will be continuing his career with the team. Miller was one of 17 players signed to the practice squad on Wednesday. The Raiders also claimed linebacker Brennan Jackson off of waivers and waived offensive lineman Thayer Munford. Jackson was a 2024 Rams fifth-round pick. He had three tackles and a pass defensed during his rookie season.In addition to Miller, the Raiders signed wide receivers Alex Bachman, Shedrick Jackson, and Justin Shorter; running back Chris Collier; defensive backs…

AMBLER, Pa. — They are boldface names with swagger to spare. An October titan with his own candy bar. A high-kicking lefty with his first name on his back. A mustachioed closer who pointed at his victims. Depression-era champions. Steroid-era sluggers. A base-stealing savant who called himself the greatest of all time.Reggie, Vida, Eck. Grove and Foxx. Canseco, Giambi, Tejada. Rickey. All of them played for the Athletics and won the American League Most Valuable Player award. All of them, and one more.You will find him in his living-room easy chair in the Philadelphia suburbs, right where he’s lived for…

As we get set to turn the page to the 2025-26 NBA season, we’ve been looking back on the last 25 years in the NBA at the quarter-mark of the century. Below you can find all of our looks into the best players, teams, trades and more:Here, we want to continue our look back by ranking the 25 best free agent signings since 2000. The last 25 years saw free agency explode into being its own portion of the NBA calendar, as stars have steadily absorbed more power about where they play. My main criteria for this list was how impactful…

Russell Martin’s tough start to life as Rangers head coach plumbed new depths after his side were embarrassingly dispatched 6-0 by Club Brugge in the second leg of their Champions League play-off tie.Martin’s side faced an uphill battle to turn the tie around having lost 3-1 in the first leg at Ibrox, but things only got worse inside the opening 10 minutes as Nicolo Tresoldi opened the floodgates before Max Aarons was shown a straight red card. From there, it was one-way traffic at the highest order. Hans Vanaken, Aleksandar Stankovic and a double from Joaquin Seys made it 5-0…

August 27, 2025 03:21 PM With Rashee Rice set to miss the first six weeks of the season following his suspension, Patrick Daugherty and Denny Carter identify the biggest fantasy winners, with Travis Kelce and Xavier Worthy looming large.

Imagn Images Two-time Super Bowl champion and former New England Patriots offensive guard Shaq Mason was arrested Wednesday in Franklin, Tennessee, following a suspected domestic assault incident. According to the Franklin Police Department, Mason, 31, faces charges of aggravated assault, aggravated burglary, harassment and driving on a suspended license.Police say the incident occurred at a Franklin residence early Wednesday morning. Mason was later apprehended during a traffic stop and his bond was set at $150,000. As of early Wednesday afternoon, Mason remained in custody.The Patriots selected Mason in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He quickly became a key…

Keegan Bradley insists winning the Ryder Cup is the ’only thing’ he cares about after being left ‘heartbroken’ by leaving himself out of his captain’s picks for Bethpage Black. Bradley was a consideration to be the first playing captain at Ryder Cup since Arnold Palmer in 1963, having won the Travelers Championship in June as part of an impressive season on the PGA Tour. The 39-year-old missed out on one of the six automatic qualification spots, finishing in 11th place, with Bradley still undecided whether to take on a dual role for Team USA ahead of him ending tied-seventh at…

The Yankees tromped the Washington Nationals 11-2 on Wednesday afternoon in the Bronx. New York secured the three-game series sweep and has now won four in a row. Here are some takeaways…- The Yankees took full advantage of this three-game set with the lowly Nationals pitching staff, getting their bats back into a groove. They outplayed them from beginning to end, putting up double-digit runs twice, including in Wednesday afternoon's blowout series finale. – Trent Grisham's leadoff homer set the tone in what ended up being a complete shellacking in the Bronx. Grisham turned on a third pitch fastball from Cade Cavalli and…