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Though the Knicks are coming off their most successful season in 25 years, the club has more questions than answers as training camp rapidly approaches. First on the docket of new head coach Mike Brown is determining what the starting lineup will be. The Knicks have four set starters in Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns. The fifth starter remains the big question, with Josh Hart and Mitchell Robinson as the two options for Brown to mull over.Both players bring something different to the table. Hart is a versatile wing who does a lot of the dirty work. He’s…

Eric Raskin is a veteran boxing journalist with nearly 30 years of experience covering the sport for such outlets as BoxingScene, ESPN, Grantland, Playboy, and The Ring (where he served as managing editor for seven years). He also co-hosted The HBO Boxing Podcast, Showtime Boxing with Raskin & Mulvaney, The Interim Champion Boxing Podcast with Raskin & Mulvaney, and Ring Theory. He has won three first-place writing awards from the BWAA, for his work with The Ring, Grantland, and HBO. Outside boxing, he is the senior editor of CasinoReports and the author of 2014’s The Moneymaker Effect. He can be…

Eric KarabellAug 25, 2025, 04:56 PM ETCloseEric Karabell is a senior writer for fantasy baseball, football and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame and author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments”.Everyone knows what talented San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey can achieve statistically when he is fully healthy. McCaffrey dominated fantasy football during the 2019 season, and he did it again in 2023 in his first full campaign with the 49ers, topping 2,000 yards from scrimmage and scoring 21 touchdowns, moving fantasy managers to ignore the all-or-nothing nature of relying on him.…

CINCINNATI — Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson will finally end his hold in and sign a new contract.In the end, all the ugliness and grandstanding of this negotiation landed at Hendrickson only agreeing to an increase in pay for this season. There is no long-term extension as the two sides continually fought over guaranteed money beyond this year. Hendrickson receives a raise that will bump his 2025 salary to $30 million, per a team source. He will still become a free agent after this year.This ends a negotiation years in the making and will keep the 30-year-old edge rusher tied…

The UFC Perth card up until this juncture Dominick Reyes versus Carlos Ulberg is set to headline the event but there are several curious contests that bolster this UFC offering. Rodolfo Bellato aims to move on from his controversial no contest against Paul Craig as he will collide with unbeaten pro MMA fighter Navajo Stirling. In another intriguing welterweight bout, Oban Elliott will test skills with Australian mixed martial artist Jonathan Micallef. Loma Lookboonmee looks to extend her winning streak to five straight when she clashes with Alexia Thainara. The Brazilian fighter who aims to extend her winning streak to…

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The Dodgers continued their season-long celebration of last year’s World Series triumph by handing out championship rings Monday. The 49,702 people who bought tickets got replicas while Gavin Lux, who played for the Dodgers last season and is now with the Cincinnati Reds, got a real one.If the team hopes to win more jewelry again this fall, the next five weeks will be key. Because after Monday’s 7-0 win over the Reds, the Dodgers lead the Padres by a game in the National League West with 30 left in the regular season for both teams.AdvertisementAnd if the Dodgers (75-57) continue…

Japanese boxing is at “a crucial moment” and could cease to exist if it does not radically improve safety, the head of the country’s boxing commission told AFP following the deaths of two fighters.Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on August 2 and died days later following brain surgery.AdvertisementThe deaths have shaken the Japanese boxing world to the core, with authorities investigating the causes and debating measures to prevent further tragedies.Japan Boxing Commission secretary-general Tsuyoshi Yasukochi told AFP that they cannot afford to botch their response and…

August 25, 2025 08:45 PM Denny Carter reports on Terry McLaurin’s new deal with the Commanders and believes that Washington’s WR1 will have trouble equaling last season’s touchdown numbers.

Who won the standoff between Trey Hendrickson and the Cincinnati Bengals?Probably both.Hendrickson, a star defensive lineman coming off a 17.5-sack season, sought a big extension from Cincinnati entering the final season of his contract that was due to pay him $15.8 million. After a summer of acrimony involving a hold-in and a trade demand, the two sides agreed to boost Hendrickson’s salary to $30 million, making him one of the highest-paid defenders in 2025.AdvertisementWhy is Hendrickson a winner?Well, he got a raise of over $14 million.[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season]On Monday’s podcast…