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Ryan McFaddenAug 16, 2025, 10:13 PM ETCloseRyan McFadden covers the Las Vegas Raiders for ESPN’s NFL Nation. Prior to ESPN, McFadden was a Denver Broncos beat reporter for the Denver Post. McFadden also wrote about the Baltimore Ravens and University of Maryland athletics for The Baltimore Sun.LAS VEGAS — Ashton Jeanty lowered his shoulder before giving Deommodore Lenoir a loud introduction to the strength and power that made Jeanty one of college football’s most prolific running backs and the sixth pick in April’s NFL draft.Lenoir, the San Francisco 49ers’ starting cornerback, tried single-handedly tackling the Las Vegas Raiders’ 5-foot-8, 208-pound…

A title rematch will headline UFC 320. | Getty/UFC Two title fights highlight the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s upcoming pay-per-view event in Las Vegas.Magomed Ankalaev will face Alex Pereira in a light heavyweight championship rematch in the UFC 320 headliner, while Merab Dvalishvili will defend the bantamweight belt against Cory Sandhagen in the evening’s co-main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Oct. 4. The promotion officially confirmed the main card for UFC 320 on Saturday night. The event will also include the following three featured bouts: Jiri Prochazka vs. Khalil Rountree at light heavyweight; Aleksandar Rakic vs. Azamat…

There’s a world-class star who wants to join Liverpool and he has a release clause.All the focus is on this summer window at the moment. But Richard Hughes won’t just be thinking about the next two weeks until the window shuts close.🚨2025/26 LFC x adidas range🚨The club’s sporting director will be looking ahead, as all good sporting directors do.It’s becoming increasingly obvious that Liverpool are building a team for the future. A team that isn’t just ready to compete for the Premier League title this season but for many seasons to come.That’s why Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike and Milos Kerkez…

The Milwaukee Brewers’ magical win streak has come to an end, as the Cincinnati Reds walked off the Brewers in extra innings. Reds designated hitter Austin Hays hit right down the left field line to send TJ Friedl home for a walk-off in the 10th inning.Cincinnati’s victory ends the Brewers’ 14-game win streak, which was a franchise record, while also holding off a series sweep at home.For a moment, it looked like the Brewers would be able to keep the late-game magic going, as William Contreras hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to take a late…

Ruben Amorim has praised his Manchester United side for not being “boring” during the 1-0 loss to Arsenal but Roy Keane has criticised the low expectations at the club following the defeat.United’s new-look attack – consisting of Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo – impressed throughout the fixture as Amorim’s side played with a fresh impetus going forward. The hosts unleashed a total of 22 shots towards the Arsenal goal, with nine of these coming from Mbeumo and Cunha, as well as two from fellow new arrival Benjamin Sesko off the bench.Despite their promise and threat, David Raya’s seven saves at…

Starting this season, Yahoo Fantasy will deliver Weekly League Recaps, a snapshot of what happened the week prior, from standout players to biggest letdowns. Every Tuesday morning of the season, a breakdown will hit your league chat — so get ready to relive the highs and lows of the week that was!We’re rolling back the tape — whether your RB dropped 40 or your FLEX forgot to show up.AdvertisementHere’s a taste of what you’ll see each week:Top performers of the week – true heroes at each position.Biggest letdowns of the week – unfortunate disappointments.Most forgotten players of the week –…

Seahawks outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu passed his physical Sunday, the team announced. It clears the way for his return from the active/physically unable to perform list.Nwosu, who battled multiple injuries last season, had offseason knee surgery.His 2023 season was cut short by a pectoral injury. A year ago, Nwosu injured a knee in the preseason and then injured his thigh in his first game back. Nwosu played only six games in 2023 and six games in 2024.In his first season after signing with the Seahawks in 2022, he had 9.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, 26 quarterback hits, 66 tackles,…

Georges St-Pierre was among those predicting championship success for Khamzat Chimaev years before what transpired at UFC 319.Chimaev’s undefeated run toward the top culminated in Saturday’s pay-per-view main event at Chicago’s United Center.After a couple of brutal knockouts on the UFC 319 undercard, Chimaev dominated Dricus du Plessis across five rounds in the curtain closer to become the new middleweight champion.Many had long pointed to ‘Borz’ as a likely future champion, and one particular fight saw a UFC GOAT bestow that tag onto the Chechen star.Georges St-Pierre recognized Khamzat Chimaev’s ‘champion’ potential years before UFC 319Before Kamaru Usman narrowly lost…

Sky Sports’ Gary Neville says Manchester United ‘unequivocally’ need a new goalkeeper after an error from No2 Altay Bayindir led to Arsenal’s 1-0 win on Super Sunday.The stopper replaced formerly-regular first choice Andre Onana – who was not in the match squad – but failed to stop a Declan Rice cross, that was then nodded home by Riccardo Calafiori. Despite an improved attack performance from Man Utd, they were unable to answer the 13th minute strike, with Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya given the player of the match award by Neville.The game highlighted the difference in quality of goalkeepers between the…

Aug 17, 2025, 01:01 PM ETCINCINNATI — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jake Fraley was designated for assignment on Sunday, with catcher Tyler Stephenson’s thumb injury and a short bench contributing to the decision.The Reds also recalled right-hander Connor Phillips and outfielder Will Benson from Triple-A Louisville and optioned left-hander Joe La Sorsa to Triple-A.”We came to the idea of kind of giving Jake a chance to play where maybe he thinks he deserves to play, which I understand, is maybe better than him sitting the bench here,” Reds manager Terry Francona said. “Stephenson is banged up. We were a little concerned…