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After diving into team previews for all 32 NFL teams and looking at the futures markets for the Super Bowl, divisional winners and make/miss playoff bets, we turned to the awards futures market at SportsLine, ranking our 25 MVP best bets based on most profitable odds available, including five longshots worth considering. We also shared our 10 best bets and top longshots for all other awards. After just missing out on his third MVP last year, Lamar Jackson is the favorite to win MVP at most major sportsbooks, with the reigning MVP Josh Allen sometimes mixing in as a co-favorite. Ashton Jeanty and Abdul Carter…

UFC ATT Teammate on Dustin Poirier avoiding a mistake Anderson Silva made Dylan Bowker – August 14, 2025 Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier had a trilogy clash for the ages at UFC 318, with a training partner of the latter discussing the swan song of ‘The Diamond’. Krzysztof Jotko recently bested Marek Mazuch at Oktagon 74: Bolander vs. Szabová on August 9th. Jotko appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts and touched on several subjects. Topics not just related to his Oktagon MMA efforts, but focused on his American Top Team compatriot, Poirier, hanging up the gloves in July. Jotko has a…

Korona Kielce have agreed a deal to sign Aberdeen centre-back Slobodan Rubezic, with the 25-year-old Montenegro international due to arrive in Poland on Monday for a medical after being deemed surplus to requirements by Dons manager Jimmy Thelin. (Anthony Joseph), externalAberdeen are cooling their interest in Zalaegerszegi forward Csanad Vilmos Denes as the Hungarian club’s £864,000 valuation is much more than the Dons are willing to pay for the 20-year-old, who has had interest from two other Scottish Premiership clubs, one of which is still monitoring his situation. (Sky Sports), externalPlymouth Argyle have improved their offer, with an option to…

CINCINNATI — Christian Yelich wasn’t quite sure if he should use the special Bob Uecker bat that he got for last year’s Players’ Weekend in Friday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds.Yelich had season-ending back surgery before he could use the baby blue Louisville Slugger with a yellow handle a year ago. On the barrel was a design featuring a picture of the Hall of Fame announcer, his name, his home run call, his “Juuuust a bit outside” line from the movie “Major League,” a Brewers logo and: “A True Milwaukee Legend.”He’d been able to give one to Uecker last year…

The 2025-26 NBA schedule is here. The league released the full regular-season slate for the upcoming season on Thursday afternoon, and now teams and fans can really start to prepare for what should be another thrilling season. Opening night is set for Tuesday, Oct. 21, with the reigning champion Thunder taking on the Rockets in Kevin Durant’s Houston debut. The Lakers will also duel against the Warriors to cap off opening night. The other 26 teams will get started later that week, with some intriguing early matchups on the schedule, including Knicks vs. Cavaliers, Timberwolves vs. Nuggets and a 2025 NBA…

Image source, Getty ImagesMoses Itauma – widely tipped as the future of the heavyweight division – takes on Dillian Whyte this Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.The unbeaten 20-year-old from Chatham, Kent has stopped 10 of his 12 opponents to date but now faces the toughest test of his career.Whyte, 37, has shared the ring with some of the sport’s biggest names, including Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. But with the ‘Body Snatcher’ struggling for momentum in recent years, is this the perfect step up at the perfect time for Itauma? Or will Whyte’s experience prove too much for the unproven…

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and others to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and others to leave for your leaguemates is to use our expert consensus fantasy football rankings compared to fantasy football average draft position (ADP). In this way, you can identify players the experts are willing to reach for at ADP and others they are not drafting until much later than average. Let’s dive into a few notable fantasy football players below.…

The Athletic has live coverage from Friday’s preseason NFL action.Editor’s note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Follow Peak here.While growing up in New Jersey, Greg Olsen used to watch his father coach football at Wayne Hills High School before eventually joining the team himself. Years later, he wanted to transfer the lessons he gained from that experience to his kids. However, one day he asked himself a question:What if the way that worked for me isn’t the way that will work for my kids? As Olsen began noting…

Sherdog’s live UFC 319 coverage will begin Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET. BETTING PREVIEW | SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Idiris (-450), Morales (+350) Round 1 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round: Devin Tejada scores the round: Scottie Smith scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round: Devin Tejada scores the round: Scottie Smith scores the round: Round 3 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round: Devin Tejada scores the round: Scottie Smith scores the round:The Official Result BETTING PREVIEW | SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Silva (-218), Barbosa (+180) Round 1 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the…

CINCINNATI — The Milwaukee Brewers just keep streaking, and now they’ve matched the franchise record for consecutive wins at 13.The Brewers rallied from seven runs down through two innings Friday night by scoring nine unanswered runs in thumping the Cincinnati Reds 10-8.Milwaukee opened the 1987 season winning the first 13.“It’s just a special win,” said Christian Yelich, who had two homers among four hits driving in five runs.This latest streak in a season in which the Brewers just don’t lose very often or bash their way back to one big win after another has them atop all of Major League…