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Aug 26, 2025, 12:26 AM ETARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom has gone more than a month since winning a game for the Texas Rangers, and that is frustrating the All-Star pitcher.DeGrom gave up a home run on the first pitch of his first game in 10 days, after the Rangers skipped his last scheduled start because of what was described as shoulder fatigue, and they trailed throughout in a 4-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.The 37-year-old deGrom is 0-4 in five starts since his last win July 22, when he was 10-2 after coming off being…

Boxing is facing the most serious crisis in its 100-year history after two fighters died while a third remains in a coma from the same fight card. The Japanese tragedies have rocked the sport to its foundations, with the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) admitting the very future of boxing in the country is at stake unless they implement urgent safety reforms. On August 2 at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall, two 28-year-old fighters, super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, suffered brain injuries during separate bouts. Both underwent surgery but died days later. In addition, Yamato Hata, who also competed on…

The Lions did not play well in the preseason, finishing 1-3 and getting outscored by 46 points. And while the Lions weren’t playing most of their top players, head coach Dan Campbell acknowledged that he doesn’t feel great about the way his team played in the exhibition games.Campbell said that he thinks from watching the Lions in practice that they’re poised to be a good team in 2025, but he would have liked to see more proof of that under game conditions.“The practices look really good, but all four of these games have not been good,” Campbell said. “That’s an…

See every NFL team’s current win total and opening win total, with the preseason beginning this week. Aug 25, 2025 • 16:26 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Pictured: Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome. Photo by: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images One of the top betting markets of each NFL offseason is win totals. Season-long NFL over unders have been available by sportsbooks for months, but are now coming into focus with the regular season about to start. With NFL win totals, you can bet on…

Getty Images Seattle Mariners backstop Cal Raleigh made history on Sunday, setting the single-season home run record for primary catchers by hitting his 48th and 49th long balls of the year. It didn’t take long for Raleigh to gain another entry in the record book on Monday, as he delivered his 50th home run of the year in the first inning against the San Diego Padres (GameTracker). In the process, he became the first catcher to ever clear that threshold at the big-league level.Here’s a look at the home run, which came off Padres left-hander JP Sears: Additionally, here’s a…

Subscribe to Yahoo Fantasy ForecastWe kick off ‘Cram Week’ on the pod as the biggest weekend of fantasy drafting is fast approaching with a special preseason edition of the People’s Panic Meter. Ray Garvin joins Matt Harmon to go over your panic meter submissions to determine if we should have any panic from what we’ve learned from the preseason. The two address concerns for the Dolphins, Steelers, Falcons, Rams offense and more.Advertisement(2:30) – Fantasy fallout: Terry McLaurin finally signs new deal with Commanders(9:20) – Fantasy fallout: Jakobi Meyers requests trade (this was prior to Amari Cooper news)(18:00) – Fantasy fallout:…

Another day, another Kenny Pickett relocation. Days after suggesting they were prepared to carry four quarterbacks into the 2025 NFL season, the Cleveland Browns have already said goodbye to two, releasing Tyler Huntley and then, on Monday night, trading Kenny Pickett to the Las Vegas Raiders for a 2026 fifth-round draft pick.Pickett’s abrupt exit marks the second time he’s been traded since the end of the 2024 season, and the third time in the last two years alone. He was the first quarterback added by the Browns this offseason, acquired not long after he took the final snaps of Super…

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Eddie Howe said he was investing all his energy in players “who want to play for Newcastle” after his side were sent to a stunning defeat by the 16-year-old substitute Rio Ngumoha’s ­100th-minute winner for Liverpool.Howe, whose 10-man team had fought back to level at 2-2 after Anthony Gordon’s first-half red card, claimed to be unaware of a last-ditch bid by the club’s owners to persuade Alexander Isak to abandon his one-man strike.The Sweden striker, currently trying to force a move to Liverpool and training separately from his teammates, was not at St James’ Park to see an extraordinary game…

A Tennessee man named George Herman Ruth — no, not the one you’re probably thinking of — was indicted earlier this month for fraud, including using the names of hundreds of deceased or retired professional baseball players to submit fraudulent class action claims, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee said on Thursday.A federal grand jury indicted Ruth on charges that included 91 counts of mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, money laundering and fraudulent use of Social Security numbers on Aug. 12. According to the indictment, Ruth facilitated “an elaborate, nationwide scheme” involving fraudulent class action claims…