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Getty Images The Houston Astros have signed veteran right-handed reliever Craig Kimbrel to a major-league contract, ESPN reports. MLB.com adds that Kimbrel will be joining the club on Friday during their four-game road series against the Orioles. Kimbrel, 37, signed a minor-league deal with the Braves back in March but was released in early June after making only one appearance for the big-league club. Since, Kimbrel has pitched in the minors for the Rangers, but they released him earlier on Thursday. In a combined 39 innings in the Braves’ and Rangers’ systems this season, Kimbrel has a 3.69 ERA and 51…

Kentucky River and Navid will be looking to follow up recent successes when they clash in the feature of six races from Ffos Las.2.10 Ffos Las – Recent winners Kentucky River and Navid clashLast-time winners Kentucky River and Navid lock horns in a trappy Ascona Ladies Fuelled By Fashion Handicap at Ffos Las. The Ollie Sangster-trained Kentucky River broke his duck at the eighth attempt at Pontefract on Sunday and bids to follow up off this 6lb higher mark. Jockey Luke Morris has a respectable 20% strike rate at the track over the last five years and could prove a…

Every draft season, we inevitably fall in love with the unknown. Rookies with flashy measurables and second-year breakouts fill draft boards, while proven veterans get pushed further and further down, even when their numbers scream consistency. That’s what this series is all about: shining a spotlight on players who are being unfairly faded because of their age, not their performance. But we’re not here to relive past glories. We’re here to find value. And few veterans offer more of it in 2025 than James Conner, the 30-year-old workhorse RB of the Arizona Cardinals. Before we dive in, make sure to…

Pro Bowl wide receiver Terry McLaurin and the Washington Commanders remain locked in a contract stalemate, a long-running saga that has been the defining storyline of the team’s offseason.But quarterback Jayden Daniels isn’t worried. In fact, he says he’s confident an agreement will be reached.“Hundred percent, I feel great (about the situation),” Daniels told The Athletic’s Dianna Russini on the latest episode of “Scoop City,” which will drop Friday.Asked why he felt confident that his top receiver would be back on the field, Daniels said: “I just know that it is all gonna work out, that both sides will come to…

Brett OkamotoAug 21, 2025, 11:14 PM ETCloseBrett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: “Chuck and Tito,” which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare…

Aug 21, 2025, 06:24 PM ETOliver Glasner all-but confirmed Eberechi Eze has played his last game in a Crystal Palace shirt after claiming the England attacker pulled out on the day of their historic 1-0 Conference League playoff victory over Fredrikstad.The Palace boss insisted Eze would start the Eagles’ first leg against the Norwegian side at Selhurst Park – also their first foray into major European football — before Arsenal swooped in.Sources told ESPN that Arsenal have reached a deal worth £60 million ($80.5m) with £7.5 million ($10m) in add-ons and have also agreed personal terms with the 27-year-old.- Sources:…

You’d think thousands of New York Yankees fans might line up for an early entrance into Yankee Stadium because the team hosted its most hated rival in the Boston Red Sox. And the fans definitely zigzagged around the ballpark long before Thursday night’s American League East grudge match. But it had little to nothing to do with the actual game. Only one fictional character could draw attention away from Yankees-Red Sox: George Costanza.The Yankees gave away a bobblehead of the iconic character referencing a season eight episode titled “The Nap” from the famed sitcom Seinfeld. In the episode, George (played by…

The father of Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown is facing an attempted murder charge in Las Vegas after police say he stabbed another man during a parking lot confrontation.According to authorities, officers were called to the 1500 block of South Buffalo Drive at 5.42pm Tuesday, where they found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds. The victim was taken to a local hospital and remained in critical condition.In a statement, a Las Vegas metropolitan police department spokesperson said the suspect, 57-year-old Quenton Marcelles Brown, was stopped a short distance from the scene and taken into custody. He was booked into…

OPINION | Jake Paul has once again proved he doesn’t get it. For all the talk of building a legitimate boxing career, Paul has chosen to face a man he outweighs by a jaw-dropping seventy pounds. Not a cruiserweight. Not a light heavyweight. Not even a welterweight. Instead, Paul has targeted a 135-pounder in Gervonta Davis, one of the smallest elite fighters in the sport. If that sounds like a joke, that’s because it is. And yet, Paul isn’t laughing. He’s selling it as if he’s taking on the most dangerous challenge of his life. Paul said it himself, “Gervonta,…

The Giants put the final touches on a solid preseason campaign on Thursday night with a blowout win over the New England Patriots as starters from both teams were rested. New York scored over 30 points for the third straight game to end its preseason with a 3-0 record.Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart was predictably the main story, as he started and completed 6 of 12 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown. His seven-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Dulcich capped off a 65-yard drive keyed by a 50-yard catch and run from Gunner Olszewski to give the Giants…