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Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-CastThe San Diego Padres walked into Dodger Stadium, on Friday, with a one-game lead in the NL West over the Los Angeles Dodgers. They left, on Sunday, two games behind the Dodgers after being swept over the weekend. The Padres struggled at the plate in the series. Is this a sign of an improving pitching staff for the Dodgers? Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss their takeaways from the series and preview what it may be a sign of for the rest of the season. These two teams will meet up again this weekend in San Diego.AdvertisementThe…

Undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk once again showed his deep connection to his homeland by visiting wounded members of the Ukrainian National Guard over the weekend. The four-belt ruler, fresh from his July 19 victory over Daniel Dubois, travelled to one of the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ medical centers to meet soldiers recovering from frontline injuries. According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, Usyk personally spoke with the service members in an impromptu act, thanking them for their courage and wishing them a swift recovery. A Champion’s Mission Beyond the Ring In a message that resonated far beyond the boxing…

We have just one week of preseason football left. The next two weekends are the height of fantasy football draft season. It’s go time. FantasyPros analysts Mike Maher, Derek Brown, Andrew Erickson and Pat Fitzmaurice continue a series of preseason roundtables by discussing worrisome injuries, players to avoid, offenses worth investing in, and more. You can find the first three articles in our roundtable series here, here, and here. Fantasy Football Roundtable Concerning Injuries NFL teams are deep into training camp, and the injuries are mounting. Which injury has you most concerned? Joe Mixon’s Foot Pat Fitzmaurice: Joe Mixon’s foot injury…

Getty Images Carolina Panthers linebacker Nic Scourton was able to return to the practice field Monday less than a week after he suffered a collapsed lung during Carolina’s joint practice session with the Houston Texans. Scourton did not go through team drills, but he was outside and participated in individual movement work. “Significant improvement, he was actually running today,” Panthers coach Dave Canales said. “They were monitoring really closely, checking his oxygen levels, everything. Huge improvements. That guy’s 20 years old, so he bounced back pretty quick. The hope is to just continue to just progressing daily and get him more…

Sterling turned 36 at the end of July and comes into his third featherweight appearance looking to further establish where he fits in the division. He dominated Calvin Kattar on the ground in his first outing at 145 pounds last year at UFC 300, but landed on the wrong side of the scorecards against top contender Movsar Evloev in December, leaving him stationed in the Top 10, but a couple spots back of the Top 5. READ: The Bigger Picture After UFC 319 Featherweight is in an interesting place right now, with a handful of ascending names all making a…

Stephania BellAug 17, 2025, 05:00 PM ETCloseStephania Bell is a senior writer and injury analyst for ESPN. Stephania is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame and a certified orthopedic clinical specialist and strength and conditioning specialist. She also appears on “Fantasy Football Now” and the Fantasy Focus Football podcast.The Philadelphia Phillies placed Zack Wheeler on the 15-day IL on Saturday due to a blood clot in his right arm. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Wheeler was diagnosed with a “right upper extremity blood clot,” and few other details were offered.Wheeler had pitched Friday and was limited…

The Toronto Raptors have extended general manager Bobby Webster’s contract, the team announced Monday.Although the team will not a hire a new president, Webster succeeds his former boss, Masai Ujiri, as the lead Raptors executive. The Raptors parted ways with Ujiri on June 27, one day after the NBA draft, and announced that they had enlisted CAA Executive Search to assist in hiring a new team president. Webster will remain in the GM role.Editor’s Picks2 Related”Going through this comprehensive process this summer and meeting with external candidates played a critical role in arriving at this decision as it made clear…

For many years now, we have seen two or three offenses score at least twenty TDs more than the teams’ prior year total. We termed this offensive advancement “Making the Leap.” Based on my previous research, two NFL teams making the leap isn’t unusual or rare – it’s veracity. In 2018, the Colts and Chiefs made the leap; in 2019, the Ravens, Titans, and 49ers similarly leapt; in 2020, it was the Steelers, Bills, and Packers leaping; and in 2021, we saw the Bengals and Cowboys make the leap. Last season, we saw the Buccaneers do it, and the Jets…

The Cleveland Browns have named Joe Flacco their starting quarterback.Flacco, 40, won the job almost by default, being the only one of the four quarterbacks vying for the spot not to be at least limited by injury in training camp. However, the Browns signed Flacco in April because of his NFL experience and success with them in 2023. Now he’ll be asked to guide a team in transition through a daunting early-season schedule. Joe Cool leading the way 🫡 We’ve named Joe Flacco our starting quarterback. — Cleveland Browns (@Browns) August 18, 2025Flacco became more comfortable over the last two…

One MMA legend is baffled by the reaction to Khamzat Chimaev’s dominant UFC 319 showing. Chimaev controlled Dricus du Plessis for nearly 22 of the 25 minutes they shared the Octagon this past Saturday. It was a grappling clinic in favor of “Borz.” Chimaev searched for chokes, but he settled for ground control on his way to a unanimous decision victory and his first UFC title win, capturing the middleweight championship. While many were in awe of Chimaev’s blowout win, others groaned at the performance. Some have said they aren’t interested in Chimaev’s next fight due to the lack of…