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A main card UFC Shanghai fighter has some guidance for Aaron Pico. Pico entered his UFC debut with some buzz, but he was thrown to the wolves immediately. The former Bellator and PFL standout shared the Octagon with Lerone Murphy in the UFC 319 co-headliner. Pico ran into a spinning back elbow that shut his lights off. One criticism of Pico throughout his career has been over aggression, and it cost him once again. Mike Heck of MMAFighting.com got a chance to speak with Aljamain Sterling ahead of his UFC Shanghai showdown with Brian Ortega on Saturday. Sterling was asked…

The 2025/26 season may have only just kicked off, but Juventus are seemingly already looking a year ahead – at least when it comes to fashion.According to long-running kit insiders La Maglia Bianconera, the club already has a clear vision of what their home, away, and third kits will look like for the 2026/27 campaign.The home shirt, made by adidas, is said to take inspiration from the 1976/77 design, featuring classic black and white stripes with the potential addition of gold trim and logos for a touch of luxury.The away kit will go pink, paying homage to Juve’s earliest colours,…

In Pittsburgh, they’ve been waiting a while for this day. Bubba Chandler, the Pirates’ best prospect as assessed by The Athletic’s Keith Law, is coming up to the big leagues. The wait has been so long for Chandler’s arrival that warts have emerged, and this isn’t the unqualified ascension that so many envisioned when Chandler was blowing away batters across the minors last season.This version of Chandler, who will debut as a bulk reliever in the short term, doesn’t even lead the current crop of Triple-A starters in key metrics. And the Triple-A level has been thinned of many top…

Malik Beasley was cleared as a target of a federal gambling investigation this week, according to his attorneys, and with that probe no longer hanging over him, he can begin trying to find a new team for the 2025-26 NBA season. Beasley was set to cash in this summer after another season shooting over 41 percent from 3-point range, as he averaged 16.3 points per game for the Pistons in 82 games played last year. Detroit and Beasley were working towards a three-year, $42 million deal going into free agency, but that was pulled off the table once reports emerged that…

The boxing action comes thick and fast this weekend from all four corners of the globe, with a healthy blend of brilliance and bonkers lighting up the August schedule.If Jack Rafferty vs. Mark Chamberlain for the British and Commonwealth super lightweight titles or a flyweight banger between Yankiel Rivera and Angelino Cordova don’t tickle you, then don’t fear: ’90s heavyweight Ike Ibeabuchi is making his return to the boxing ring for the first time in 26 years, fighting Idris Affini in Lagos, Nigeria.AdvertisementSomething for everyone, right?Jack Rafferty on the verge of something big“Demolition Man” Jack Rafferty knows just how important…

August 22, 2025 02:05 PM With Shedeur Sanders set to start in the Browns’ final preseason game, Denny Carter unpacks potential implications, sharing why Sanders won’t provide immediate fantasy value if he eventually starts this season.

Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich flew home before Friday night’s game against the Cowboys, the Falcons broadcast team reports.Ulbrich left to deal with a personal matter.Defensive pass game coordinator Mike Rutenberg is calling plays in the first half, and assistant head coach/defense Jerry Gray will take over those duties for the second half.The Cowboys gained 113 yards and scored two touchdowns on their first two drives. Joe Milton’s 1-yard run and Jaydon Blue’s 1-yard run has Dallas up on the Falcons 14-0.

Jon Jones responded to Daniel Cormier, just as his biggest rival had expected.It’s been seven years since Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier last shared the UFC Octagon and the two fighting legends are still going at it.The rivalry between Jones and Cormier reached its climax in 2017 when Jones closed their series out at 2-0, TKO’ing Cormier in their UFC 214 rematch with a head kick and punches to reclaim the UFC Light Heavyweight title he never lost to anyone.Of course, the win has since been stripped from Jones’ record and overturned to a no-contest after Jones tested positive for…

Mets starter Tylor Megill made his latest rehab start for Triple-A Syracuse on Friday night and was dominant.After walking the first batter he faced, the big right-hander mowed down Indianapolis batters for three no-hit innings. Nick Yorke broke up the no-hit bid with a leadoff single in the fourth inning, but that would be the last baserunner against Megill, who kept Indianapolis batters off balance. Megill tossed 65 pitches (39 strikes) across five shutout innings, allowing the one hit, one walk and striking out four batters.Friday was Megill's third rehab start as he tries to make his way back from an elbow…

The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox.I once spent over $70 on a Moochie Norris bobblehead doll in an eBay auction that I was not going to lose. I’m not really a big bobblehead guy, but I needed that one. I can’t even begin to tell you the regret I have that I wasn’t in New York to get this “George Costanza sleeping under his desk” bobblehead on Thursday. This is true perfection in every way.Bounce RankingsWho are the NBA’s best shooting guards?As veteran Bouncers know, we’ve been ranking…