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Getty Images The New York Yankees have signed veteran right-hander Paul Blackburn to a big-league contract, the team announced on Thursday afternoon. Blackburn has been added to the major-league roster, with the Yankees clearing a roster spot for him by optioning fellow right-handed pitcher Allan Winans to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Yankees will ostensibly use Blackburn in a long relief role.Blackburn, 31, is a former All-Star honoree who was released earlier this week by the New York Mets. In seven appearances (four of them starts) this season, he had compiled a 6.85 ERA (59 ERA+) and a 2.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio. His…

Undefeated WBC interim super welterweight world champion Vergil Ortiz Jnr, 23-0 (21 KOs), will headline a card at Dickies Arena in his Fort Worth hometown against Erickson Lubin, 27-2 (19 KOs), on Saturday, November 8. Lubin enters the bout as the IBF’s No. 1-ranked fighter, while also sitting at No. 5 with the WBO, and No. 10 with the WBC. The 12-round world championship clash, presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with ProBox, will be broadcast live worldwide on DAZN beginning at 7 p.m. CT. 

“No,” I would say gently with a polite laugh. “I’m not Matthew Perry from Friends.”It was 1995 and I had graduated from college a couple years earlier. I had moved to Los Angeles to try to get a career in show business and at that moment, I’d actually had a small bit of success.AdvertisementAfter my first job as, yes, George Carlin’s assistant, I had managed to get a job at a short-lived TV network (“The WB”) as a staff writer on an even shorter-lived sitcom called “Kirk.” It wasn’t a good show, it wasn’t a good network but, hey, for…

Patriots wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk will miss the 2025 season with a shoulder injury, Jordan Schultz reports.Polk underwent offseason surgery on his right shoulder, which he initially injured in Week 17 while diving for a pass. He returned in time to play the team’s first preseason game but re-injured the shoulder on a jet sweep.He has not seen the field since.Polk saw specialists, who determined that surgery as the best course of action.His roster spot was in question heading into the final preseason game, with Stefon Diggs, DeMario Douglas, Mack Hollins, Kayshon Boutte, Kyle Williams and Efton Chism III appearing…

UFC legend Frankie Edgar has broken his silence on fighting again.The former UFC Lightweight Champion shocked a lot of people when it was announced he’d be ending a near three-year retirement to fight with no gloves in BKFC.Edgar left the sport of MMA in 2022 after a third-straight KO loss to Chris Gutierrez at UFC 281.Many fans are concerned how the 43-year-old Edgar will fare in his return against a former top-five UFC bantamweight in Jimmie Rivera in his debut at BKFC 82 on Oct. 4 in Newark, New Jersey.‘The Answer’ detailed why he’s coming out of retirement at the…

MUNICH — The concept of a single standalone fixture — das Eröffnungsspiel — to usher in the new Bundesliga season after the long summer hiatus is a relatively new one, dating back only to 2002.This showpiece Friday night event always features the defending champions and often takes place on their own pitch. However, in recent years, we have seen deviations with Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, respectively, traveling to Borussia Mönchengladbach (2021 and 2024) and Bayern going to Eintracht Frankfurt (2022) and Werder Bremen (2023).To kick off the 2025-26 season, Germany’s Rekordmeister enjoys the initial home advantage in a potential…

The high-leverage ecosystem undergoes constant changes. Variables like matchup-based bullpens, performance-based decisions, and injuries cause continual frustration for those chasing saves this season. Since my last post, which focused on Josh Hader missing the remainder of the regular season: Félix Bautista underwent significant shoulder surgery and will be sidelined for the next 12 months. Anthony Bender will not return this season after injuring his leg. Kenley Jansen suffered a rib injury while lifting, and his status may be fluid going forward. The veteran closer feels he will not require an injured list stint, but fantasy managers should monitor this closely.…

Imagn Images The father of Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s, Quenton M. Brown, has been arrested for attempted murder, according to KSNV NBC Las Vegas. Brown, 57, was booked Thursday morning on an attempted murder charge in connection to a stabbing that occurred in Las Vegas, according to jail records.The alleged incident took place at All American Park when an argument happened over an alleged “door ding” on a vehicle. Per KSNV NBC Las Vegas, Brown allegedly stabbed the victim in the stomach during the argument.Brown, who goes by his middle name Marselles, allegedly fled the scene following the incident, but…

Matt Fitzpatrick and Rasmus Hojgaard are pushing for Ryder Cup places at the Betfred British Masters.Home favourite Fitzpatrick sits one shot off the lead after the first round at The Belfry on Thursday, behind a quartet of players out in front on six under par. The Englishman carded seven birdies and two bogeys to sign for an opening 67.The 30-year-old, who claimed the first of his nine DP World Tour titles at this event in 2015, can no longer qualify automatically for next month’s Ryder Cup but will be hoping to show European captain Luke Donald that he deserves to…

Aug 21, 2025, 07:03 AM ETNo one needs more stress in their lives.Strange as it might sound, among the more anxiety-inducing parts of the fantasy football experience centers on one’s draft position. Whether it’s fretting that your most desired player won’t be there by the time you get to pick, the bother of not knowing your slot until an hour beforehand (as is the case in ESPN default leagues), or the fear that you’ll pick the inevitable “first-rounder who goes bust” and be openly ridiculed by your counterparts, we collectively exhaust far too much energy sweating this particular topic.Play the…