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Aug 26, 2025, 07:01 PM ETNEW YORK — The first-place Philadelphia Phillies made a couple of changes to their bullpen Tuesday, placing struggling reliever Jordan Romano on the 15-day injured list with finger inflammation and releasing fellow right-hander Joe Ross.Both pitchers were ineffective Monday night late in a 13-3 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field. Philadelphia recalled right-hander Daniel Robert and selected the contract of righty Lou Trivino from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.Romano gave up a three-run homer to No. 9 batter Luis Torrens on Monday and was tagged for four runs on two hits and a walk…

Ike Ibeabuchi’s remarkable comeback continues to make headlines after “The President” halted Idris Afinni in three rounds last weekend, ending 26 years of inactivity. Now, one of Ibeabuchi’s representatives has exclusively told World Boxing News that plans are already underway for the 52-year-old to fight again within the next month. The swift return comes as Prizefighting.tv informed WBN that issues with the payment system crashed the network due to high demand. Once the network fixes those glitches, it’s full steam ahead for Ibeabuchi’s second fight of 2025. Fast turnaround planned “We are planning another very shortly,” the rep confirmed to…

Get ready for your fantasy football draft with our fantasy football draft day cheat sheets. Our analysts dive into their favorite fantasy football draft targets and sleepers, as well as overvalued players and busts they’re avoiding in drafts. Let us help you prepare for your fantasy football draft with our cheat sheets! And use our Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet Creator to create your cheat sheet using our expert rankings, notes, and player tags. Fantasy Football Draft Cheat Sheet Joe’s Tight End Sleepers Evan Engram could SMASH his ADP this year as Sean Payton’s Joker. Everyone will point to last year…

By: Dianna Russini, Joseph Person and Alec LewisThe Vikings have agreed to terms to acquire Minnesota native and longtime wide receiver Adam Thielen from the Carolina Panthers, the teams announced Wednesday.Carolina nets a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick as part of the deal. The Vikings get a conditional 2026 seventh-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick alongside Thielen.Why the Vikings made the dealThielen, 35, who played nine seasons in Minnesota, provides the Vikings with immediate receiver help. Minnesota had been in the receiver market since veteran Jalen Nailor injured his left hand last week. The Vikings also…

I can’t remember if I ever asked Ortega what was going through his head at UFC 266 when he clamped onto a deep guillotine choke in the center of the Octagon during his featherweight title fight against Volkanovski in September 2021. I don’t think I did, because if I had, my follow-up would have had to have been “And then what did you think when he got out of that and you locked up your signature triangle choke right after?” at which point he probably, rightfully, would have hung up on me. Ortega had Volkanovski dead-to-rights with the guillotine choke,…

In a sense, West Ham’s problems date back to the aftermath of that euphoric night in Prague, when the club ended its 43-year wait for a trophy by beating Fiorentina in the Uefa Conference League final.Owner David Sullivan announced virtually immediately that Declan Rice would be leaving and Tim Steidten came in as technical director to help reshape the Hammers squad with the £105m received from Arsenal.Except it didn’t quite work out as planned.For a start, Steidten and David Moyes were not aligned in their thinking, which eventually resulted in the German being banned from the training ground.West Ham spent…

It’s a strong 15-game MLB slate on Wednesday stretching across the entire day, starting with the Washington Nationals battling the New York Yankees at 1:05 p.m. ET on MLB Network and concluding with the Detroit Tigers facing the Athletics at 10:05 p.m. ET. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It entered Week 21 of the 2025 MLB season at a profitable 31-23 on top-rated MLB money line picks. The Inside the Lines team has locked in on its most favorable props for Wednesday’s games. Here is their best play. Best MLB player prop for Wednesday, Aug.…

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor ShowTrey Kerby joins KOC for a look at which NBA teams nobody believes in that could potentially make a deep run, teams who should spend this season taking ‘the next step’ and those who are ‘NBA League Pass darlings’—hard to watch, but still fun! From why the Cavaliers’ postseason hopes still hang in the balance, to the Clippers’ aging but deep roster, the pair debate which teams are poised for a breakout and which squads are destined for another year in the lottery.Advertisement(1:15) Trey Kerby joins(1:43) Teams ‘nobody believes in’(17:19) ‘League Pass darlings’(41:04) Teams taking…

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Former Carolina Panthers All-Pro quarterback Cam Newton is expanding his media duties at ESPN. The 36-year-old signed a multi-year deal with the network Wednesday, which will see him make more appearances on “First Take,” ESPN announced Wednesday.Newton isn’t necessarily replacing Shannon Sharpe as a regular on the program. Instead, ESPN teased Newton would “expand his role” on the show. Last season, Newton appeared on “First Take” on Fridays during the NFL season.AdvertisementHe’s already breaking from that schedule in his return to the program. Newton is set to appear on “First Take” on Thursday, when the show is live at Norfolk…