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FANS joked “he’s taking lessons from Mikel Arteta” after Ruben Amorim made a very bold claim about Manchester United’s loss to Arsenal.The Red Devils were beaten 1-0 at Old Trafford thanks to a 13th minute Riccardo Calafiori header.6Fans joked Ruben Amorim is ‘taking lessons from Mikel Arteta’ after some bold claimsCredit: Alamy6Amorim declared his side could beat ANYONE – despite losing to Arsenal in their opening matchCredit: Shutterstock EditorialNew signings like Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha were unable to make an impact against the Gunners.And goalkeeper Altay Bayindir was blasted by Roy Keane for his role in the defensive calamity…

The Los Angeles Dodgers came up with a massive sweep over their NL West rivals this weekend, thanks in large part to a go-ahead home run from Mookie Betts on Sunday afternoon.Betts, after the San Diego Padres had rallied back from a four-run hole and tied the game up, drilled a deep solo home run over the left field wall at Dodger Stadium. That put the Dodgers up 5-4 and eventually led them to the one-run win.The shot came after he was walked and flew out twice. The former MVP has had a rough season, too, and currently holds a…

Antonio Tarver has called for Turki Alalshikh to match heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma with a fellow prospect holding an identical record. After drinking in the Itauma atmosphere and being close enough to smell the blood on Saturday night, Tarver wants the young Briton to battle American Olympian Richard Torrez Jr. The former light-heavyweight champion believes Torrez, who likes Itauma holds a 13-0 ledger with 11 knockouts, would be the ideal barometer to see if the world-rated puncher is the real deal. Tarver wants Itauma vs Torrez “I think a fighter like Richard Torrez Jr. would be an excellent challenge for…

Justin Boone won the FantasyPros Most Accurate Expert Award in 2019 and has eight top-10 finishes in the competition. He now brings his rankings acumen to the Yahoo Fantasy audience after recently joining the team as an analyst. He will consistently be refining his draft rankings during training camps, the preseason and leading up to the season. When news breaks, rankings updates will be reflected here, so bookmark this page and get ready for your drafts!And be sure to follow the links below to see his latest redraft rankings at every position.Advertisement[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for…

The Chicago Bears will host the Buffalo Bills in a 2025 NFL preseason battle on Sunday. The Bears are coming off a 24-24 tie with the Dolphins, while the Bills lost to the Giants, 34-25, in their first preseason contest. The Bills won their fifth straight AFC East title last year, going 13-4, and will try to build momentum toward another possible dominant AFC East. The Bears, however, are trying to move on from last year as they begin the Ben Johnson era with the former Lions offensive coordinator beginning his first season as Bears head coach. Chicago went 5-12…

Brett OkamotoAug 17, 2025, 02:49 AM ETCloseBrett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: “Chuck and Tito,” which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare…

Buster OlneyAug 17, 2025, 11:00 AM ETCloseSenior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty”WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Once the team planes of the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets land in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Sunday for this year’s Little League Classic, the Little Leaguers will surround the big leaguers. What happens after that is unscripted, unstructured and unpredictable. Because you never know what kids might say.One of the kids is probably going to ask Cal Raleigh about his nickname, the Big Dumper — and they will ask if Raleigh’s mom still doesn’t like…

Dru Smith’s perseverance has won him a lot of fans in the Miami Heat front office. The Heat liked him enough that right as the 2023-24 season was starting, they converted his two-way contract to a regular one, but then he ended up missing most of that season with a right knee injury (and was waived at the trade deadline). Smith bounced back and signed another two-way contract with the Heat for last season and in 14 games with the big club averaged 6.2 points a game off the bench as a sniper from 3 and strong on-ball defender, then…

While kickers are a critical part of an NFL roster, the fantasy football community has started to remove them from their world. Many fantasy leagues have replaced the kicker spot in their starting lineup with another flex slot. However, kickers are part of the game and should be part of fantasy football. Everyone wants to draft a superstar kicker like Brandon Aubrey or Harrison Butker. They might be the two best kickers currently in the NFL. Unfortunately, being the best kicker in the league doesn’t equate to being the best for fantasy football. Furthermore, fantasy players likely can’t select either…

By Dianna Russini, Zach Berman and Amos Morale IIIThe Houston Texans are trading wide receiver John Metchie III to the Philadelphia Eagles, a league source told The Athletic.The Texans are receiving tight end Harrison Bryant and a fifth-round pick from the Eagles in exchange for Metchie and a sixth-round pick, the source said. By reacquiring the draft picks the Eagles and Texans traded each other in a deal in March, the trade has effectively become C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Bryant for Kenyon Green and Metchie.Houston selected Metchie, a 6-foot, 195-pound receiver out of Alabama, in the second round of the 2022…