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Islam Makhachev is preparing for his chance to become a two-division champion in a looming matchup against welterweight titleholder Jack Della Maddalena, and a former AKA-based fighter has weighed in on this pursuit from AKA product, Makhachev. Andrew Sanchez has worked at some of the best MMA gyms in the world, including a prior history of working out of American Kickboxing Academy, which is where Islam Makachev fights out of. Sanchez appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts ahead of his fight with former PFL champion Impa Kasanganay on August 21st in the PFL smart cage. When referencing the Makhachev welterweight title…

Wrexham are closing in on another high-profile signing with the Championship club looking to finalise a deal for Manchester City defender Callum Doyle.Reports suggest Wrexham have agreed a fee which could rise to £8m for the England Under-21 international.Manchester-born Doyle, 21, is a product of the City academy, though he has never played for the first team having spent the last four seasons out on loan.Doyle began his senior career with a year-long loan spell at Sunderland, who were then in League One, in 2021-22.He spent the next campaigns on loan in the Championship, with Coventry City in 2022-23, Leicester…

The top two teams in the National League Central begin a crucial—and rare—five-game series when the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs collide in a doubleheader on Monday at Wrigley Field. The Brewers (78-45) own the best record in baseball and lead the division by eight games over the rival Cubs (70-53). Milwaukee is coming off a 3-2 loss in 10 innings on Sunday to the Reds, which ended a 14-game winning streak, the longest in franchise history. Chicago, meanwhile, is just 5-7 over its last 12 games but still leads the NL wild card standings.The Brewers have been the hottest…

Aug 19, 2025, 06:02 AM ETFormer heavyweight world champion Daniel Dubois has split with trainer Don Charles, sources have confirmed to ESPN.Dubois (22-3, 21 KOs) was knocked out in Round 5 by Oleksandr Usyk at Wembley Stadium last month.The win crowned Usyk as the undisputed heavyweight champion for a second time as he added Dubois’ IBF belt to his collection and condemned the Brit to a third career defeat.Now, Dubois has made the move to leave Charles, whom he started working with prior to his first fight against Usyk in August 2023.Charles was key to Dubois’ rise up the heavyweight…

Let’s look at players who are overpriced fantasy football draft values based on My Fantasy League ADP for redraft leagues. Overvalued Fantasy Football Players to Avoid on MFL The 2025 NFL preseason is underway, meaning we’ve officially hit the start of redraft fantasy football season. Therefore, it’s time to do all the preparation fantasy players ignored over the past few months. Many factors go into fantasy players winning their redraft league every year. However, the top factor is arguably avoiding players that will bust or are overpriced. C.J. Stroud (HOU) – QB13 Unfortunately, Stroud was one of the biggest busts in…

Since February 1989, it can be argued that the story of the Dallas Cowboys has been about two men: Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson.That’s captured well in eight episodes of “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys,” Netflix’s new docuseries focusing on the 1990s NFL dynasty, its fast rise and how it crashed amid scandals that resembled episodes of another ’90s hit, “The Jerry Springer Show.”Sex, drugs, ego and violence all fueled — and eventually derailed — the success of a franchise that won Super Bowls in the 1992 and 1993 seasons and another in the 1995 season. The series…

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Frankie Edgar’s last UFC appearance come in November 2022. | Getty/UFC Frankie Edgar will return to combat sports for the first time in nearly three years this fall.The former UFC lightweight champion is coming out of retirement to face Jimmie Rivera at BKFC 82 on Oct. 4 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Ariel Helwani first reported the bout on social media Monday night. Edgar’s BKFC debut must still be approved by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board.Edgar Compiled a Notable UFC Victory List A native of Toms River, N.J., Edgar last competed at UFC 281, where…

From a broadcast booth in Williamsport, Pa., MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stoked the flames of expansion talk Sunday night by saying adding two teams would give the league “an opportunity to geographically realign.”That’s news when the commissioner says it publicly, but impending realignment has not been a closely guarded secret. Expanding to 32 clubs would necessitate some reshuffling, the most likely of which would be moving to eight divisions of four teams apiece.When The Athletic’s Jim Bowden redrew division lines in 2023, he imagined Manfred ditching the American and National League labels altogether and adopting Eastern and Western Conferences. In…

The Commanders’ starting offense didn’t play long in Monday night’s preseason game, and didn’t throw a single pass. But they still got some action from quarterback Jayden Daniels and wide receiver Deebo Samuel.Washington’s sole possession for its first-string offense started with Samuel running for 19 yards and ended with Daniels scrambling up the middle for a 14-yard touchdown. Washington coach Dan Quinn said after the game that he was glad to see Samuel’s running ability on display, but less enthused about Daniels taking off and running in a preseason game.“I was excited to see Deebo run,” Quinn said. “I’ve been…