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Welcome back to another edition of top waiver wire pickups. Were you guys able to stash Shane Bieber a few weeks ago when he was still widely available? The Biebs looked like his old self Friday night, earning the win against Miami while striking out nine over six innings. Toronto just got even better and the AL should definitely be on notice. If you missed out on Bieber or the other handful of young arms recently highlighted including Jacob Lopez, Nolan McLean, or Hurston Waldrep there’s still no need to panic because I’ve got a few more youngsters up my…

The Pittsburgh Steelers spent much of last season running through the league, ending Week 14 with a 10-3 record and leading in two of those losses with two minutes to go in the game. But even with wins over the Chargers, Commanders and Ravens in the books, there were questions about how good Pittsburgh ultimately was, and a stretch of games against the Eagles, Ravens, Chiefs and Bengals figured to put the team to the test. The Steelers lost all four, and to the Ravens again in the wild-card round in a game that was never close.The schedule once again…

It seems that Sean O’Malley’s camp for facing Merab Dvalishvili was once again far from perfect.O’Malley’s hopes of achieving two-time champion status at 135 pounds were dealt a blow by Merab Dvalishvili in Newark this past June.Dvalishvili first dethroned O’Malley at UFC 306 in September 2024, closing out a highly anticipated event at the Sphere with a dominant five-round display to complete his ascent to the bantamweight mountaintop.After one successful defense against Umar Nurmagomedov, Dvalishvili faced off with O’Malley in a rematch at UFC 316. The result second time was even more emphatic, as ‘The Machine’ submitted the American in…

Aug 22, 2025, 01:18 PM ETThe draw for the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup will take place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday.”It’s the biggest, probably the biggest event in sports, I guess,” said Trump, who made the announcement in an Oval Office event where he was joined by FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Vice President JD Vance.The 2026 event will be hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19 and will be the first World Cup hosted by three nations and also the…

Gary Sheffield likened his experience with the Belmont Heights Little League program to playing for the New York Yankees.Why? Because playing for championships was the standard in Sheffield’s Tampa, Fla., neighborhood when he was younger. Belmont Heights Little League was founded in 1968. Four teams from the program have made trips to the Little League World Series.It’s been 45 years since Sheffield and his teammates played in the 1980 Little League World Series. It was the first of back-to-back appearances for that Belmont Heights team, which lost to Taiwan in the championship game both years.“It was the most important part…

Malik Beasley is no longer a target of the federal gambling investigation conducted by the Eastern District of New York, his attorneys, Steve Haney and Mike Schachter, told ESPN on Friday, potentially reopening free agency for one of the NBA’s top shooters.Haney and Schachter told ESPN that they had extensive conversations and meetings with the Eastern District of New York and received determination on Beasley not being considered the target after allegations regarding gambling on NBA games and prop bets during the 2023-24 season.”Months after this investigation commenced, Malik remains uncharged and is not the target of this investigation,” Haney…

Lucas Bahdi’s impressive ascension – a high-profile KO, a spot on the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson undercard and a contract from Paul’s MVP Promotions – has led to this moment.

The Athletic has live coverage of Saturday’s NFL Preseason action.BEREA, Ohio — Most of the Cleveland Browns’ starters will play in Saturday’s preseason finale against the Los Angeles Rams. After starting quarterback Joe Flacco is removed, both rookies — Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders — will play.Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Thursday that he plans to play most of his healthy starters 20 to 25 snaps. Because the Browns held joint practice sessions ahead of their first two preseason games, most of the team’s regulars have not seen any preseason game action.It’s unlikely that All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett or…

CRISTIANO RONALDO passed an incredible milestone during Saturday morning’s clash between Al-Nassr and Al-Ahli.The Saudi giants faced down in the Saudi Super Cup final, held abroad at Hong Kong Stadium.4Cristiano Ronaldo reached an incredible milestone during Al Nassr’s clash with Al Ahli.Credit: AFP4The milestone did little to console the Portuguese star as his side lost out on silverwareCredit: ReutersAl-Ahli emerged from the match as winners following a penalty shoot-out, extending Ronaldo’s wait for silverware with the club.But despite the frustrating result, the living legend did bag himself an unprecedented record.He dispatched the game’s opening goal in the form of a…

The Mets look to build on Friday night's offensive explosion in the middle game of the three-game set with the Braves in Atlanta on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. on SNY.Here's what to know about the game and how to watch…Mets NotesFrancisco Lindor is on a 10-game hitting streak, in which he is slashing an absurd .512/.563/.907 with a 1.469 OPS with four home runs, five doubles and 8 RBIAfter a slow start to the second half, Juan Soto has seven homers and 13 RBI in his last 14 games with a 1.082 OPSBrett Baty, after a four-hit night Friday, is slashing…