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Arne Slot criticised Newcastle’s approach in Liverpool’s dramatic 3-2 win at St James’ Park, declaring “that wasn’t a football match” when asked for his assessment of the game.Liverpool came away with a victory against 10-man Newcastle on Monday Night Football after the Magpies thought they had come from 2-0 down to secure a draw. Sixteen-year-old Rio Ngumoha’s winner 10 minutes into injury-time capped off a raucous, chaotic game that had been dominated by the future of Alexander Isak beforehand.The Toon comeback was even more impressive given they played half of the game with 10 men after makeshift No 9 Anthony…

It’s peak fantasy football draft season and we’re leaving it all out on the field! Theoretically, of course. Join our team of experts this Thursday, August 28 for 2025 Rotoworld Football Draft Day!Tune in to the NFL on NBC YouTube channel all day long for wall-to-wall fantasy draft coverage: mock drafts in various formats, live shows with our experts, and everything you need to get prepared for another glorious year of fantasy football.The action starts with the Fantasy Life radio show on Sirius XM at 10:35 a.m. ET and runs all the way through our annual primetime mock draft broadcast…

Eric WoodyardAug 25, 2025, 04:49 PM ETCloseEric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored three books: “Wasted,” “Ethan’s Talent Search” and “All In: The Kelvin Torbert Story”. He is a proud parent of one son, Ethan.DETROIT — The Lions have waived quarterback Hendon Hooker, a source confirmed to ESPNFollowing Saturday’s home loss in the preseason finale against Houston, head coach Dan Campbell…

Action shifts to the light heavyweight division in the middle of Tuesday’s card as Alik Lorenz faces off with Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev. Another member of the MMA Lab to make an appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series, Lorenz is 6-1 and riding a five-fight winning streak, with all of those victories coming inside the distance. He has a Since Score of +7, which includes a win over “The Big Tuna” Ben Parrish, with all but one of his seven pro bouts ending in the first five minutes. UFC Shanghai Rewind: The Scorecard Born in Chechnya and fighting out of Turkey,…

Liverpool were certainly clinical.But Newcastle will still rue not pressing home their advantage with a full complement of players at 0-0.Set-plays were wasted. The hosts were screaming out for a poacher to get on the end of teasing crosses that were gratefully claimed by Alisson. On the one occasion a delivery from Harvey Barnes picked out the head of Gordon, the forward failed to hit the target.Digging deeper, Newcastle have had 26 shots in their opening two league games of the season, but Howe’s side have managed just six efforts on target and two goals.Although Osula got on the scoresheet…

ARLINGTON, Texas — There was one night when Ron Washington awoke in his hospital bed, and thought he had died. There were wires and IVs attached to his body, and he started to yank them out. A doctor came rushing in, confused, and asked what he was doing. He asked if he was alive or dead, genuinely uncertain of the answer in that moment.He was alive, the doctor told him, in a story that he can now smile about.Life is something that the sidelined Angels skipper was thankful for, as he sat in his full uniform and red team pullover…

Getty Images EuroBasket 2025 tips off on Wednesday (Aug. 27) as 24 teams and plenty of NBA stars compete to be crowned men’s basketball champions of Europe. Games will be played in the four host countries of Cyprus, Finland, Poland and Latvia. The knockout stage, including the third-place and championship game will be held in Riga, Latvia next month. Defending champions Spain will try to defend its crown after beating France in final of the 2022 competition. EuroBasket 2025 is not short on star power. Luka Dončić will suit up for his home country of Slovenia, while three-time NBA MVP Nikola…

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and others to leave for your league mates is to use our expert consensus rankings (ECR). In this way, you can identify players the experts are willing to reach for at their average draft position (ADP) and others they are not drafting until much later than average. Let’s dive into a few notable fantasy football sleepers at wide receiver. Fantasy Football Sleeper Wide…

As he tries to follow in his father’s footsteps, receiver Brenden Rice has encountered a pothole.Rice will be waived by the Chargers, via Mike Garafolo of NFL Media.Rice is the son of Jerry Rice, a Hall of Famer and the pre-Tom Brady undisputed GOAT.Brenden was a seventh-round pick of the Chargers in 2024. He appeared in three games as a rookie, participating in three offensive snaps and 10 special-teams plays.Per Garafolo, a spot on the practice squad “is possible” for Rice.