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Aug 19, 2025, 01:17 AM ETDENVER — This was a cool moment for Warming Bernabel — being doused with an icy bucket of water.Not that long ago, winning moments like this were few and far between for the Colorado Rockies. That winning feeling, though, has returned a little more often in the second half of the season. The Rockies rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Monday night courtesy of Bernabel’s walk-off single in the ninth inning.With that, the Rockies ended a 10-game skid against the Dodgers. They also tied their season-high winning streak of four games.Even more,…

The latest BoxRec pound-for-pound rankings have raised eyebrows across the sport after delivering one of the most confusing top 20 lists in recent memory. According to the site’s points-based system, undisputed heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk sits at just number 12. At the same time, fighters such as Raymond Muratalla, Hamzah Sheeraz, Nick Ball, and Brian Norman Jr. are ranked around him when he’s head and shoulders above anyone. Even more shockingly, Terence Crawford, regarded by many as the best fighter in the world, is completely unranked after slipping out due to inactivity. It seems BoxRec carries a one-year policy to…

There was a positive development for the Chargers offensive line on Tuesday. Reporters at the team’s practice shared images of right guard Mekhi Becton in uniform and on the field with his teammates. Becton had missed the last several weeks of practice with an undisclosed injury and there was little indication from the team’s coaches about when he’d back. The timing of Becton’s return bodes well for the likelihood that he’ll be in the lineup in Brazil against the Chiefs on the first Friday of the regular season. The Chargers signed Becton to a two-year contract after he started for…

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Arsenal’s Mariona Caldentey have won the 2025 awards for the Professional Footballers’ Association players’ player of the year.Salah becomes the first player to collect the prestigious men’s award three times. It would have been a shock had the Egypt forward not triumphed on Tuesday night at the ceremony in Manchester, given he scored 29 Premier League goals and created a further 18 as Liverpool won the title last season, the 33-year-old enjoying one of his very best campaigns of an already gilded career.Caldentey also shone in her first season as an Arsenal player, with the Spain…

Getty Images The New York Mets will be without catcher Francisco Alvarez for the time being as they attempt to maintain a hold on a playoff spot. The team announced on Tuesday that they had placed Alvarez on the injured list with a right thumb UCL sprain, just days after he exited Sunday’s contest after hurting himself on a slide.Here’s a look at the play in question:In a corresponding move, the Mets brought up fellow catcher Hayden Senger from Triple-A. (Senger was the only other backstop on New York’s 40-player roster who wasn’t already on the big-league squad.) Alvarez, 23, has…

Former Washington Wizards star guard John Wall announced his retirement after 11 NBA seasons. Wall last played for the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2022-23 season. Wall finishes with career averages of 18.7 points, 8.9 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals, while shooting 32.2% from beyond the arc. The 2010 first overall pick spent the first nine seasons of his NBA career as a member of the Wizards before a 2020 blockbuster trade with the Houston Rockets that saw Russell Westbrook sent to to Wizards. Wall had a strong rookie campaign in which he averaged 16.4 points, 8.3 assists, 4.6 rebounds,…

Yahoo Sports’ Justin Boone goes over the best approaches to take in this year’s drafts, depending on which spot you’re selecting from in fantasy football. Draft PositionMiddle of the round (Aug. 20)End of the round (Aug. 21)Here’s how I’m attacking the draft with one of the first four picks in a 12-team half-PPR scoring league. Average draft position (ADP) can vary from site to site, but consider this a guide to help you build a dominant roster in 2025.AdvertisementRound 1Picks: 1.01-1.04The first few picks of your draft are fairly straightforward. If you’re in the top two, you’re going to get…

Daniel OyefusiAug 19, 2025, 01:54 PM ETCloseDaniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun.BEREA, Ohio — Joe Flacco said Tuesday that it is “definitely special” to be named the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback as he enters his 18th NFL season.Flacco, who turned 40 in January, will join a short list of NFL passers who have started a game after their 40th birthday, including Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre. Cleveland announced on Monday that Flacco would open…

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Marseille have placed Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe on the transfer list for “unacceptable behaviour” following last week’s defeat at Rennes.French midfielder Rabiot and former Norwich winger Rowe were reported to have been involved in spat after the Ligue 1 fixture.Marseille suffered a 1-0 loss at Roazhon Park despite Rennes being reduced to 10 men in the 26th minute.Rowe, 22, was substituted in the 63rd minute while 30-year-old Rabiot played the full 90 minutes and RMC Sport, external said the pair were involved in a post-match altercation,Marseille said in a statement that the decision to put the pair up for…