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Jordan ReidAug 22, 2025, 06:40 AM ETCloseJordan Reid is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on the nation’s top pro prospects. Jordan joined ESPN in 2021 and also contributes to SportsCenter and ESPN Radio. He played quarterback at North Carolina Central University and then went on to coach there from 2014-18.The 2025 college football season is on deck, and HBCU play begins with the annual Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff on Saturday featuring North Carolina Central and Southern. The game will be played at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta at 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN App).The NFL has made…

Jarred Brooks gets his chance to silence a persistent critic when he faces Mansur Malachiev in flyweight action. The former strawweight champion moves up a weight class to settle their long-standing rivalry against the dangerous Dagestani contender. Brooks battles Malachiev in flyweight MMA action at ONE Fight Night 36 on Prime Video on Friday, October 3, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. Both fighters seek to establish themselves in the 135-pound division. Brooks needs this victory to rebuild his championship credentials after recent setbacks. The Indiana native captured strawweight gold from Joshua Pacio in December 2022 but lost it through disqualification…

The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox.After more than 500 days, Shane Bieber is returning to a big-league mound. And after just a few months, Willy Adames is returning to Milwaukee.Plus: Yankees-Red Sox notes and the Baseball Card of the Week. I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal — welcome to The Windup!Big Deals: Shane Bieber returnsThe last time we saw Shane Bieber on a big-league mound, it was April 2, 2024. He was walking toward the third-base dugout at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, having just…

Cam Thomas is willing to bet on himself, but how much?Thomas is a restricted free agent, and there are rumors that he ideally would like a contract close to $40 million a season. That’s not happening. League sources not tied to the negotiations told NBC Sports they think an offer closer to what the Warriors reportedly have put in front of Jonathan Kuminga — two years, $45 million — would get a deal done. When The Athletic’s Fred Katz surveyed 16 league executives about Thomas, most said they think he’s worth between $20-$30 million a season, but they only wanted…

Khalil Coe will face Jesse Hart in the chief support to Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ super-welterweight debut at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on Saturday, October 11. Ennis takes on Uisma Lima in a WBA final eliminator at 154 that is yet to catch the public’s imagination. However, the co-main event provides its own storyline with Coe (10-1-1, 8 KOs) stepping into the toughest test of his career against hometown favorite Hart (31-3, 25 KOs). Fresh off avenging his only defeat to Manuel Gallegos in May, “Big Steppa” Coe reclaimed the USWBC title in Guadalajara. Now, the 28-year-old from New…

The 2025 season is screaming value in the WR3 or slightly later territory this year. Finding value in the midrounds that can produce legitimate top-12 upside is very realistic this season. From rookie receivers to second-year ascending talent and veterans, there’s league-winning upside if you tap into the right players. Fantasy Football WR3s with WR1 Potential Tetairoa McMillan (WR – CAR) McMillan’s ADP is hanging on by a thread in WR3 territory with offseason hype highlights and beautiful contested catches in preseason. The only thing holding his ADP in the WR3 range is the stench of Marvin Harrison Jr.‘s rookie…

Fights have been a staple of joint practices all summer, so it’s only fitting that one of the final ones of the year saw a player ejected for scrapping with the opposing team. Packers right tackle Zach Tom was ejected from the team’s session with the Seahawks in Green Bay. Tom said he took issue with Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones coming to the Packers huddle to go after a teammate and he wound up swinging at Jones and Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon in a fight that quickly spread to include others from both teams. Tom said he thought Jones was…

Georges St-Pierre’s longtime trainer is not holding back with his praise of Khamzat Chimaev after UFC 319.Chimaev completed his ascent to the top in the UFC as an undefeated fighter this past Saturday, when he headlined the promotion’s latest pay-per-view event at United Center in Chicago.After some thrilling finishes on the main card, Chimaev dominated Dricus du Plessis for five rounds in a surprisingly one-sided contest between two fighters who had both yet to taste defeat inside the UFC Octagon.The reaction to Chimaev’s record-breaking display has been mixed, with some lauding his complete control in the fight and others criticizing…

HIBERNIAN fans were left confused as a supporter whipped out a puppet during half-time of last night’s crucial Conference League clash with Legia Warsaw.The Edinburgh side are bidding to successfully get through European qualifying rounds for the first time in their proud history.3A Hibs fan whipped out a puppet at half-time of last night’s gameCredit: X3The puppet mimed along to a song while being filmed in selfie modeCredit: XHibs dramatically beat Partizan Belgrade last time out in Europe, with highly-rated young striker Kieron Bowie scoring a screamer.In last night’s first leg against Legia, however, David Gray’s men found themselves in…

The Dodgers aren’t putting Mookie Betts back in right field.Or, at least, they aren’t actively considering it yet.Manager Dave Roberts made that much clear this week, saying the club has had no such discussions with the Gold Glove right fielder-turned-success story at shortstop.AdvertisementTo this point, not even Teoscar Hernández’s defensive limitations or Michael Conforto’s offensive disappearing act have yet pushed the team to that theoretical extreme.“We have not talked about right field at all,” Roberts said this week, as the noise around Hernández’s shaky glove grew louder following a pair of misplays in a Monday loss at Colorado.“The way Mookie…