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Aug 18, 2025, 02:06 PM ETAs we head toward the final week of NFL preseason action, the ESPN Fantasy team of writers and editors got together for a 12-team fantasy football mock draft with PPR scoring.Fantasy Football Gridiron GauntletFREE to play. Become ESPN fantasy football’s ultimate champ. Sign Up | Find out more When you have been mocking for months, there are very few surprises, but Stephania Bell selecting Las Vegas Raiders rookie Ashton Jeanty No. 5 overall was a mild one. Jeanty is going at pick 13.3 on average in ESPN leagues, while Saquon Barkley (3.6) and Christian McCaffrey…

Turron DavenportAug 18, 2025, 04:28 PM ETCloseTurron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN since 2018. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD.”NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tempers flared during a 96-degree day at Tennessee Titans training camp as quarterback Cam Ward and defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons got into a scuffle Monday.Ward threw a touchdown pass to Calvin Ridley toward the end of practice and went to celebrate. The rookie quarterback stopped and gave…

Francis Ngannou has cleared the air on why he wasn’t at PFL Africa.The PFL’s signing of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou was one of the MMA promotion’s biggest wins in 2023.However, the Professional Fighters League doesn’t have much to show for it, as Ngannou has only fought in their cage once since inking his PFL contract—a devastating first-round knockout of champion Renan Ferreira last October.When Ngannou was signed, the Cameroonian star was said to be instrumental in the PFL’s outreach to Africa. But, weeks ago, when the time finally came for PFL Africa, ‘The Predator’ was nowhere to be…

Ahead of the 2025 season, the Browns added several QBs to the roster. Via a trade with the Eagles, the team acquired Kenny Pickett. In the 2025 NFL draft, Cleveland selected Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.  Additionally, the team signed 40-year-old Joe Flacco to a one-year, $4 million deal. Incentives could bring his deal closer to $13 million next season. On Monday, August 18, the Browns named their starting QB for 2025. To no surprise, the team is going with veteran QB Joe Flacco. It will be his first Week 1 start since the 2022 season. The Browns name Joe…

PHILADELPHIA — Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler underwent a thrombolysis procedure to remove a blood clot in his right upper extremity, the club announced Monday, firmly putting the remainder of his season in doubt.While the odds of a return sometime in 2025 are long, the Phillies have yet to eliminate the possibility that Wheeler pitches again this season until more information about his condition is understood, multiple sources familiar with the situation said.In a statement, the club said Wheeler’s course of treatment and a potential timeline to return are “to be determined.”“We don’t know until we get further information,” manager Rob…

The NBA and its players’ union support some further limitations on the kind of prop bets that sportsbooks can accept for NBA games.Representatives for the league and the NBPA said they would be behind looking at more restrictions on prop betting — the kind of wager that allow sports bettors to bet money on the points totals and other personal statistics for a player in a game.Prop betting has become an issue for the NBA and other sports entities since sports betting was legalized seven years ago. Former Raptors center Jontay Porter was banned from the league and pled guilty…

Aug 18, 2025, 02:11 PM ETOleksandr Usyk is in no rush to choose his next opponent as he recovers from an injury and has “earned the right to choose his own future,” his team said.Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) knocked Daniel Dubois out in Round 5 at Wembley Stadium last month to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.The Ukrainian was immediately ordered by the WBO to fight its interim champion, Joseph Parker, and given 30 days from July 22 to negotiate before purse bids would be ordered.Since then, Usyk’s team has asked the governing body for an extension. Having requested 90…

August 18, 2025 03:31 PM Patrick Daugherty reacts to the news of veteran Joe Flacco being named the Cleveland Browns’ starting QB and warns fantasy managers to draft TE David Njoku and WR Jerry Jeudy with ‘midseason chaos in mind’.

The Patriots have made a pair of roster moves on Monday. New England announced the club has signed receiver Phil Lutz and waived defensive tackle Isaiah Iton with an injury designation.Lutz finished his collegiate career at Delaware, catching 59 passes for 1,071 yards with 12 touchdowns over two seasons. He had participated in New England’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis.Iton had joined the Patriots in the spring after spending last season with the Titans. He was released by Tennessee in April.

Paris Saint-Germain have unveiled – and already debuted – their new third kit for the 2025/26 season, and it’s a retro-inspired look that throws back to Nike’s iconic Total 90 design language of the early 2000s.The shirt arrives in a bold red base, bringing back a colourway that hasn’t been seen in Paris since 2016/17 and one long requested by supporters. Blue accents line the collar and sleeve cuffs, while the standout design feature – a shield-like frame across the chest, complete with subtle feint stripes – pays direct homage to the Total 90 aesthetic that defined an era.Completing the…