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Aug 23, 2025, 04:16 PM ETATLANTA — New York Mets right-hander Frankie Montas will miss the rest of the season because of a right elbow injury that could lead to Tommy John surgery.The Mets placed Montas on the 15-day injured list on Saturday and recalled right-hander Huascar Brazobán from Triple-A Syracuse.The 32-year-old Montas hasn’t pitched since he allowed one run in two innings in a relief appearance against Seattle on Aug. 15. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Montas reported new soreness on Friday, leading to an MRI that revealed the UCL injury.When asked if the injury was a sprain or…

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.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season]2025 Fantasy Rankings (Half PPR)QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF | K |…

Before Derek Carr abruptly retired this offseason, the New Orleans Saints were already angling toward a reset at quarterback. There were rumors, after all, of a potential Carr trade, and even after new coach Kellen Moore bore witness to the veteran restructuring his contract to stay put, the overhauled staff’s endorsements of Carr were tepid at best. Change was due.The new hope arrived on Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft, when Moore and Co. handpicked Tyler Shough, of all prospects, to be the next potential face of the franchise. No matter that Shough was already 25 years old –…

Conor McGregor will apparently be making his BKFC debut soon, according to David Feldman. Feldman, the BKFC President, claims McGregor is back training so he can face the winner of Mike Perry vs Jeremy Stephens at BKFC 82 on October 4. McGregor was supposed to attend the press conference, but the Irishman wasn’t there as he’s back training. “We were supposed to have my partner, my friend Conor McGregor was going to be here today, but he couldn’t make it last minute because he’s actually very, very focused. It’s the best Conor McGregor I’ve ever seen,” Feldman said at the…

Cole Palmer has found himself in a legal tussle most football fans never expected: the Chelsea star is going head-to-head with Château Palmer, a prestigious French vineyard, over his attempt to trademark his nickname.The England midfielder had applied to trademark his iconic “ice cold” goal celebration and accompanying moniker “Cold Palmer”, aiming to launch a range of products including clothing, toiletries, and even alcoholic drinks, according to The Sun.However, the Bordeaux-based vineyard, whose bottles can sell for thousands of pounds, has formally opposed the application, arguing that Palmer’s plans could infringe on their established brand. The dispute is now with…

Once again, the Boston Red Sox embarrassed the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox won their eighth consecutive game against their rival (BOS 12, NYY 1), the first time they’ve done that in a single season since 2009. It is only Boston’s third eight-game winning streak over the Yankees in its history.”I don’t like losing to them,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters, including the New York Post, following Friday’s loss. “I don’t like losing to anyone. They’ve had our number here for a stretch.” Saturday’s game was slightly closer than the final score…

TACOMA, Wash. — Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was sentenced Friday to 30 days of electronic home monitoring for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot.Kemp must begin home monitoring within two weeks, The Seattle Times reported. He must also serve one year of state Department of Corrections supervision and complete 240 hours of community service.Prosecutors had recommended the six-time NBA All-Star be sentenced to nine months in jail, a year of supervision and pay restitution.Judge Michael Schwartz of Pierce County Superior Court found the circumstances surrounding the crime warranted a lesser sentence,…

But there he was on Saturday at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos – his matured frame still packed with power, his record still undefeated at 20-0 (15 KOs) – slipping back through the ropes. Having served his debt to society, Ibeabuchi was making his comeback at the age of 52. If the scenes weren’t surreal enough, fight organizers had scheduled him for 12 rounds with the 40-year-old Lagos local Idris Afinni, 18-8-2 (15 KOs). Thankfully, it never came to that, as Ibeabuchi quickly turned away Afinni, who said enough was enough after three rounds.

You have fantasy football drafts coming up? Me, too! Something like 10 of them by the end of the month. There are a lot of players I won’t take in any of those drafts unless their prices unexpectedly plummet. Some are flat-out fades – players I believe to be mis-appraised and overpriced. But some of them are what I call “draft-arounds.” The draft-arounds are good players. They aren’t land mines, but I do have some concerns about their outlooks and would prefer to let my competitors draft them. Here are the players I’m drafting around. Fantasy Football Players to Avoid…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs team president Mark Donovan said Thursday that the team made a conscious decision to keep a May 2024 shooting incident at the team facility quiet after completing its investigation alongside the Kansas City Police Department.On Wednesday, the Kansas City Star reported that a bullet was fired into an office at the Chiefs’ practice facility late one evening in May 2024 while coach Andy Reid was inside. A source briefed on the situation confirmed to The Athletic that the episode took place with Reid still in his office.Speaking at the Chiefs’ annual kickoff luncheon…