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Members of the California State Senate’s Appropriations Committee met Monday and added Assembly Bill 831 to their “Suspense File,” along with many others. Aug 18, 2025 • 20:49 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. West Sacramento, California, USA; before the start of the game between the Athletics and Los Angeles Angels at Sutter Health Park. Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images The most-populous state in the U.S. is inching closer and closer to a ban on sweepstakes casinos, but its keen supporters and anxious opponents will be left in “suspense” for just a little while longer.  California’s anti-sweepstakes…

PITTSBURGH — The Toronto Blue Jays took a swing at the trade deadline. They took a chance on a former Cy Young Award winner, ERA leader and two-time All-Star in Shane Bieber, hoping he could recapture his previous form after recovering from Tommy John surgery.On Friday in Miami, the Jays will get the first returns on that swing. Bieber, the team announced Monday, will make his Blue Jays debut in the club’s series opener against the Marlins, his first big league outing in more than 500 days.Bieber has the chance to elevate Toronto’s playoff rotation, but his return also poses…

N’Faly Dante barely had a cup of coffee in the NBA last season, just getting in four games for the Rockets and playing a total of 51 minutes. However, the undrafted center out of Oregon showed promise in the G-League, averaging 15.1 points and 9.8 rebounds for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.That was enough to get the Atlanta Hawks to make a qualifying offer to the restricted free agent Dante, a two-year, $4.5 million contract. The Rockets, with a full roster (including all three two-way spots) could not match the offer, reports Michael Scotto of Hoopshype. The offer was for…

World Boxing News spoke exclusively to Vadim Kornilov, manager of Dmitry Bivol, as the light heavyweight landscape continues to shift following Artur Beterbiev’s latest comments. The pair have already shared two punishing battles in the last ten months, with Bivol emerging victorious from the rematch and stamping himself as the division’s leading man. Despite a setback to the trilogy due to a delay for Bivol to have surgery, Beterbiev suggested that his rival was ‘running’ from a third fight. Setting the Record Straight Kornilov hit back firmly, telling World Boxing News, “I do not see any basis for this accusation,…

Too often, we overlook valuable data from the previous season that could give us a real edge in fantasy drafts. One of the most important tools to utilize and exploit during draft season is ADP; yet, once the games begin, we tend to forget where players were actually drafted and focus only on how they finish. It is often said that we do not dislike players; we dislike their draft cost. By comparing a player’s draft position to their end-of-season finish, we can uncover meaningful insights about their true value. Looking back at ADP versus actual production helps us evaluate whether…

The Cleveland Browns on Monday named veteran Joe Flacco their starting quarterback, but they still have some important decisions to make surrounding the other quarterbacks on the roster. With offseason acquisition Kenny Pickett and rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders in the mix, the Browns are not lacking in options and there’s a chance they keep all three, along with Flacco.ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Monday that he expects the Browns to carry four quarterbacks on “their final 53-man roster.” Schefter said the Browns will keep Flacco and both rookies, so the remaining piece is Pickett, who is also expected to make the roster because…

Sporting a 5-0 record since turning pro following a 4-0 run as an amateur, Gym-O’s Holmes looks to add a second straight win over a DWCS alum to his resume after beating Zack Borrego last time out. He’s faced limited competition thus far, but a Since Score of -1 is solid, considering he’s only been a pro for just under 21 months. RECAP: DWCS Week 1 Results & Contract Winners Rowston landed on the wrong end of things in a grappling-heavy bout with Torrez Finney last year, but has earned three straight wins since ahead of his return to Vegas…

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Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Monday’s 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates early with an apparent hamstring injury.Guerrero was pulled late from the game after the sixth inning with what the team called left hamstring tightness. Further specifics are not yet known, though Guerrero had been openly complaining about his hamstring throughout the night at PNC Park.AdvertisementAfter a base hit in the bottom of the first inning, Guerrero was spotted pointing at his hamstring and saying, “malo” toward someone in the dugout. That translates to “bad” in English.Guerrero remained in the game after that, and made a…

Zach KramAug 18, 2025, 08:00 AM ETCloseZach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram.It’s still the NBA offseason, but the 2025-26 season is slowly starting to rumble into gear.The new national TV calendar is taking shape. The season schedule was unveiled this past week. Training camps open in just over a month.So, let’s take stock of where all 30 teams stand before the heavy season preview content arrives. Here…