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We’re looking back on the last 25 years of NBA basketball over the next two weeks with our NBA All-Quarter Century project. Monday morning we published our All-Quarter Century Teams, picking the three best players at every position from the 21st century (so far). The biggest names (like LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan) were represented. We’ll also be doing a top-25 player list and All-Quarter Century awards later this week. But before that, we want to recognize the best defenders of the last two-and-a-half decades. Below are CBS Sports’ two All Defensive teams for the 21st century. Our…

Tim Tszyu’s promoter has encouraged him to fully recover from his defeats by Sebastian Fundora and Bakhram Murtazaliev before returning to the ring

Identifying the players who could define the fantasy football season is one of my favorite exercises to do each year.[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season]While it’s unlikely you’ll be able to draft all the names on this list, building your roster around even a few of these players can significantly increase your odds of reaching the fantasy playoffs and hopefully bringing home the championship.AdvertisementJayden Daniels, QB, CommandersIt might feel like I’m cheating by going with the reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year and one of the best fantasy quarterbacks out there, but this…

Ben BabyAug 18, 2025, 08:56 PM ETCloseBen Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He is an adjunct journalism professor at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American…

Frankie Edgar is coming out of retirement.A legendary career behind him, the former UFC Lightweight Champion had one of the worst exits from the sport when he lost three UFC fights in a row by brutal knockout.‘The Answer’ Edgar retired at UFC 281 in 2022 after Chris Gutierrez knocked him out with a devastating knee in Madison Square Garden. This followed a front kick KO to Chito Vera and a flying knee KO to Cory Sandhagen, all of which took place in the same year.Three years after retiring, Edgar will be fighting again just days before his 44th birthday.Photo by…

After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?

Getty Images Early in the Blue Jays’ game in Pittsburgh on Monday night against the Pirates, a camera caught Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. pointing to his left hamstring and mouthing something to the dugout (video via BlueSky here). In the top of the fifth inning, the Blue Jays used Ty France to pinch hit for Guerrero. Shortly thereafter, the Blue Jays announced that Guerrero left the game due to left hamstring tightness. We now await word as to the severity of the injury.  MLB Power Rankings: Brewers’ streak ends, but ridiculous pace continues, Yankees finally have a good…

FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Leeds’ win against Everton in the Premier League.

Tonight’s MLB DFS main slate starts at 7:10 p.m. ET at DraftKings and FanDuel and has eight games. The suggested pick ’em choices from Underdog are also from the eight-game slate. Check out our best picks on the MLB Underdog Cheat Sheet Today’s MLB DFS & Player Props Picks Monday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings Gavin Williams (SP – CLE) at ARI Tonight’s pitching options leave something to be desired, enhancing the appeal of saving salary by using the highlighted top picks. Fortunately, Gavin Williams has an appealing salary, and he’s in excellent form. According to FanGraphs, Williams has had the following…

Joe Burrow is ready for the regular season.The Bengals quarterback completed 9 of 14 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown in three series Monday night. The Bengals scored two touchdowns on his three drives.Dorance Armstrong and Jacob Martin sacked Burrow on Cincinnati’s second possession, the only drive the Bengals didn’t score on with Burrow at the helm.The Bengals’ scoring drives were nine plays, 58 yards and 12 plays, 70 yards.Burrow stayed in the game even after his starting receivers left, and his touchdown throw was a 4-yarder to Charlie Jones. Burrow played 24 snaps before Jake Browning replaced him…