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Moses Itauma ripped through Dillian Whyte in Riyadh to deliver the most devastating statement of his young career, obliterating the former world title challenger inside two minutes. The heavyweight phenom wasted no time stamping his authority, unloading a jolting opening burst that rocked Whyte before following up with spiteful precision. Once Whyte was hurt, Itauma sensed the end and swarmed, hammering his rival with a relentless barrage until a final crunching blow led the referee to stop the action. Intervention came at 1:59 of the very first round, sealing Itauma’s arrival as a genuine global force at just 20 years…

Measured, well-researched and balanced takes are frequently the name of the game in fantasy football analysis. However, this piece will award me the opportunity to let my hair down, figuratively speaking, since I’m bald. There are levels to hot takes, and like tasty wings, I’m breaking the following three hot takes for the 2025 fantasy football season down into three categories, starting with medium, followed by hot and concluding with atomic. While I didn’t set out for the takes to all focus on wideouts, that’s where they landed. Let’s look at some hot takes that could come to fruition in…

The annual New York Jets vs. New York Giants preseason game always has a little more juice than almost every other game in August. This year’s meeting was notable because of the quarterback storylines.On the Giants’ side, Russell Wilson takes over as the starter but it seems inevitable that first-round pick Jaxson Dart will take over the starting job at some point this season. There has even been some thought that maybe Dart could make a push for the job in Week 1 if he has a great preseason, after playing very well at Buffalo last week.AdvertisementFor the Jets, Aaron…

Cam Ward is the logical choice for NFL OROY, but our NFL betting picks will tell you why you should not sleep on Matthew Golden’s chances. Aug 16, 2025 • 18:30 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. Green Bay Packers wide receiver Matthew Golden (22) catches a pass. The 2025 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award is expected to be a two-horse race between Ashton Jeanty and Cam Ward. Ward is the Titans’ new franchise quarterback after being taken with the first overall pick, while Jeanty was the highest-drafted running back since Saquon Barkley in…

Fans were left disappointed with the final early prelim of the evening at UFC 319. Dana White‘s latest pay-per-view event kicked off with a stunning upset as Joseph Morales won The Ultimate Fighter 33 flyweight final. After that, Daniel Cormier called out the judges for their shocking Karine Silva vs. Dione Barbosa verdict.Edson Barboza was supposed to get things back on track but didn’t during the third fight of UFC 319. Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLCFans tell Edson Barboza to retire after UFC 319 lossAt the peak of his powers, Edson Barboza was one of the most feared knockout artists in…

In the end Marcus Rashford did get to make his competitive debut for Barcelona as they began their defence of the La Liga title. Formally registered a little after 10.30 on Saturday morning, Barcelona’s economic obstacles overcome, he was introduced just after 9pm with 22 minutes left of a sticky and ultimately successful night in Mallorca. By the time he pulled on his shirt and stepped up the line, one of three subs brought on, the temperature had dropped a little, if still not enough, the game was already won, he was up against just nine men, and he got…

Texas Rangers right-hander Jon Gray went unclaimed after the team placed him on outright waivers Thursday, according to sources briefed on the process.Though the move did not lead to immediate consequences, it raised questions about Gray’s future with the organization. The Rangers, five games back in the American League wild-card race, do not intend to place other players on waivers while still on the fringes of contention, a club source said. But Gray, a potential free agent, was an unusual case.A starting pitcher who played a key role in relief during the Rangers’ march to the 2023 World Series title,…

David PurdumAug 15, 2025, 12:25 PM ETClose Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008With three players involved in a federal gambling investigation, the NBA and its players’ association said this week that they support further limitations on certain types of bets to reduce the risk of manipulation and combat athlete abuse by gamblers.”Protecting the integrity of our game is paramount, and we believe reasonable limitations on certain prop bets should be given due consideration,” an NBA spokesperson said in a statement to ESPN. “Any approach should aim to reduce the risk of performance manipulation while ensuring that…

Marcel Louis-JacquesAug 16, 2025, 05:22 PM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel won’t overreact to preseason results — but those in Saturday’s 24-17 win over the Lions in Detroit certainly stand out.Quinn Ewers threw two touchdown passes, both to undrafted free agent Theo Wease Jr., in a marked turnaround from a…

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer explains how Tottenham have adopted a more direct approach to their playing style under Thomas Frank, by placing an emphasis on long passes as well as putting more crosses into the box.