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Neil PaineAug 24, 2025, 06:00 AM ETCloseNeil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight.Last year, we led this piece about the most favorable landing spots for new NFL head coaches with a warning that “predicting the future in the NFL is often an exercise in futility.” Well, we clearly didn’t heed our own advice because we’re back here again a year later for another round of punishment.Sure, the top-two situations we highlighted — the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Chargers — went a combined 21-13, proof of their immediate payoff with new…

In 2019, Corey Anderson was apparently told he was deserving of a UFC title shot.If you know the former top contender’s story, you’d know Anderson never made it to a title fight in his 15-fight run in the world’s premier MMA promotion.Once in the top five of the UFC light heavyweight division, Anderson, who is now signed to the PFL, had a four-fight win streak. ‘Overtime’ owned victories over the likes of last weekend’s headliner Johnny Walker, Ilir Latifi, former champ Glover Teixeira, and Patrick Cummins.Still, Anderson didn’t get a title opportunity against Jon Jones, who was the champion at…

Guardian writers’ predicted position: 1st (NB: this is not necessarily Suzanne Wrack’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)Last season’s position: 2ndProspectsJust how impactful can a stunning Champions League win be on the psychology of a team that has struggled to challenge domestically in recent years? We are about to find out. Arsenal’s battling run to Lisbon and subsequent victory over Barcelona ended a north London trophy drought, yet it has still been six years since the most decorated women’s team in England won a Women’s Super League title. Back-to-back League Cup wins in 2023 and 2024 ensured the…

MILWAUKEE — The Brewers spent months meticulously planning the celebration of life for Bob Uecker, their beloved Hall of Fame broadcaster and larger-than-life television personality, who died in January. They carefully consulted with his family. They choreographed every detail, which included a surprise in the final moments of the moving, 90-minute pregame tribute Sunday afternoon at American Family Field.Just as Bob Uecker Jr. was about to throw the ceremonial first pitch to franchise legend Robin Yount, the current Brewers players emerged from the dugout, each of them wearing UECK on the backs of their jerseys. The players went through a…

The Eagles are staying busy on the trade front. According to multiple reports, they have agreed to send offensive tackel Darian Kinnard to the Packers for a 2027 sixth-round pick. They acquired offensive tackle Fred Johnson and quarterback Sam Howell in other trades on Sunday. The Eagles have also acquired cornerback Jakorian Bennett and wide receiver John Metchie in other trades this month. Kinnard’s acquisition may be good news for the Packers’ fortunes. He was a Chiefs fifth-round pick in 2022 and remained with the team in 2023 before moving on to the Eagles this offseason. That means Kinnard has…

Rob Green and Troy Deeney analyse the performance of Jack Grealish in Everton’s 2-0 win over Brighton in their first Premier League game at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

The Yankees salvaged the final game of a four-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night by winning 7-2.Here are the takeaways…-Trent Grisham and Jazz Chisholm Jr. each had themselves a day, finishing a combined 4-for-6 with four home runs and six RBI. Chisholm got New York started with a two-run shot in the second inning before Grisham joined in with a solo bomb in the third.Grisham added another homer to lead off the sixth inning to put the Yanks up 5-0 after Jose Caballero had a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Chisholm hit his second of the…

Jones, managed by Rick Mirigian, aims to revive a rather sleepy middleweight division, which has failed to pick up steam since Gennadiy Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez left. Despite credible titleholders like Janibek Alimkhanuly, Erislandy Lara and Carlos Adames, the division has fallen into the abyss of boxing, often not being spoken about. 

Justin Boone won the FantasyPros Most Accurate Expert Award in 2019 and has eight top-10 finishes in the competition. He now brings his rankings acumen to the Yahoo Fantasy audience after recently joining the team as an analyst. He will consistently be refining his draft rankings during training camps, the preseason and leading up to the season.And be sure to follow the links below to see his latest redraft rankings at every position.AdvertisementLatest RB UpdatesMike McDaniel initially said De’Von Achane could miss “days to weeks” before trying to downplay the calf injury and suggest he should be fine for Week…

The Philadelphia Eagles are staying busy on the trade market, this time bringing back a familiar face on the offensive line and sending out another. Sunday night, the reigning Super Bowl champions acquired offensive lineman Fred Johnson from the Jacksonville Jaguars per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, sending a 2026 seventh-round pick to Jacksonville in the process. Roughly an hour later, they sent offensive lineman Darian Kinnard to the Green Bay Packers for a sixth-round pick, per Schefter. Johnson, 28, signed a one-year deal with Jacksonville earlier this year after spending part of the 2022 season and then all of 2023 and 2024 with…