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Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insightJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterThe undercard for Terence Crawford’s super-fight with Saul “Canelo Alvarez” has been announced, though a radical element that was previously teased has seemingly been dropped.Crawford, a four-weight world champion, will move up yet again next month as he challenges Canelo for the undisputed super-middleweight titles.That fight will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on 13 September, as will the undercard, despite a tease by Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh earlier this summer.“The undercard,…

A member of the Rooney family that has owned the Pittsburgh Steelers since the team’s founding has died.Matthew Rooney, grandson of team founder Art Rooney, died at the age of 51, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. No cause of death has been released.Matthew’s father, John Rooney, once owned 16 percent of the team but sold most of his stake to other Rooney family members in 2009. Matthew had no current role with the Steelers.Rooney died on August 15 at his home in East Hampton, New York. His funeral mass and burial were in Pennsylvania.

Aug 23, 2025, 09:24 AM ETJohnny Walker spoiled Zhang Mingyang’s homecoming party just as it was getting started early Saturday.Headlining the first UFC event in China in six years, Walker ended a skid of two straight knockout losses with a shocking knockout of his own in a comeback against the Chinese light heavyweight in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Shanghai.The 33-year-old Brazilian’s second-round TKO ended a 12-fight winning streak by Zhang, who had not dropped an MMA bout since 2019 and had not even seen a second round since 2018.Johnny Walker’s second-round TKO in the main event…

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has long held a reputation for being one of the feistiest characters in the music business – never afraid to speak his mind and never backing down from a confrontation.Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, however, got a rare glimpse of what the “Wonderwall” singer is like behind closed doors, and it’s a far cry from the hard-nosed reputation.Guardiola attended Oasis’ homecoming gig at Heaton Park earlier this year – the band’s first show on home turf since 2009 – with his daughter Maria. There, he not only soaked in the atmosphere and sang along to the…

Aug 22, 2025, 08:44 PM ETMILWAUKEE — Willy Adames couldn’t have scripted a much better scenario for his return to Milwaukee to face his former team.But the San Francisco Giants shortstop would have preferred a different ending.Adames homered twice Friday as he played at American Family Field for the first time since leaving the Brewers, with one of his solo shots coming on the first pitch he saw.”It felt like a movie,” Adames said afterward. “It felt like somebody wrote it in a book or something. That’s how it felt.”But the Giants still lost 5-4 on William Contreras’ walk-off homer…

Getty Images Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was sentenced to 30 days of electronic home monitoring following his May arrest for second-degree assault, according to The Seattle Times. Notably, the sentence allows Kemp to avoid jail time after Pierce County Superior Court Judge Michael Schwartz found that circumstances surrounding Kemp’s case warranted a downward sentence. The 55-year-old Kemp also has to serve one year of community custody and complete 240 hours of community service. Kemp pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in May following his role in allegedly firing a gun at two men inside a Toyota 4Runner outside of Tacoma Mall in…

Alice Davidson-Richards and Kate Cross impressed after being left out of England’s Cricket World Cup squad as Northern Superchargers knocked two-time champions Oval Invincibles out of Hundred play-off contention.Davidson-Richards hit 50 from 32 balls, including nine fours, as the hosts reached their target of 126 with five deliveries to spare at Headingley for a seven-wicket victory and fifth win in seven games. Cross – who described her World Cup omission as “savage” – had earlier taken 2-16 and a smart catch in the deep to help limit Invincibles, Hundred winners in 2021 and 2022, to 125-6. Score summary – Northern…

This football season, Yahoo Fantasy is taking over The Venetian Resort Las Vegas and we’re kicking things off this weekend at the Yahoo Sportsbook! As part of our Yahoo Fantasy Draft weekend, we have live shows, expert advice and instant fan interaction with your favorite analysts.[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season]If you’re in town, enjoy the electrifying atmosphere of the Yahoo Sportsbook, which features a massive 1,700-square-foot LED wall that will have every major sports moment from the weekend on full display. You can follow every key play all season long in the…

Each year, we at ESPN Fantasy endeavor to help with your fantasy football draft prep, including sleepers lists and cheat sheets. In this column, you will get the best of both worlds, as ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter offers his personal list of early-, mid- and late-round targets in 2025 fantasy leagues.Below are some players who could be fantasy standouts this season and outperform their current average draft position (ADP). If given a choice at certain junctures in the draft, or in tiebreaker situations, these are players who will receive strong consideration.Fantasy Football Gridiron GauntletFREE to play. Become ESPN fantasy…

Taiyilake Nueralji kicked things off with a bruising first-round finish of Kiefer Crosbie, dispatching the Irishman with a torrent of elbows before Chinese flyweight Sumudaerji picked up his second win of the year by sweeping the scorecards against Kevin Borjas. That was followed by clear decision wins for established contenders Sergei Pavlovich and Aljamain Sterling, who defeated Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Brian Ortega respectively to secure their positions in the Top 5. In the main event, Brazilian finisher Johnny Walker silenced the partisan crowd by dispatching Zhang Mingyang, felling him with heavy low kicks before pounding out the stoppage win. It…