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This weekend is going to be filled with MMA championships. The UFC is in Chicago on Saturday for its last pay-per-view of the summer (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV; prelims at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+) and the PFL World Championships continue from Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday (9 p.m. ET on ESPN; prelims at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+).At UFC 319, South African middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis makes his third title defense in the main event against ESPN’s No. 2 middleweight, Khamzat Chimaev. Neither fighter has lost inside the Octagon, with Du Plessis a perfect 9-0 with…

It’s time for change.One of the toughest things about doing these rankings is that every fantasy baseball league has different settings, particularly when it comes to injury. There are just too many different sets of rules a league can have to make one set of rankings that includes healthy and injured pitches make sense for everyone. Does your league have injured list slots at all? Do you have just one or two? Do you have unlimited injury slots? That changes so much about your risk tolerance generally but also about how you handle an injured starter in season.So it’s time…

The NBA schedule has dropped, and it has all the drama we were looking forward to: rivalries, revenge games, stars returning to face the teams they left, and plenty of high-level clashes — and a lot of them on NBC and Peacock.Here are 20 don’t-miss games from the upcoming NBA season.• Oct. 21: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder. Opening night of the season and the return of the NBA to NBC for the first time in 24 years — plus the debut of the NBA on Peacock. And you couldn’t come up with a better first game as Shai…

Most 20-year-old boxers would be building towards national and European titles – former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury was 21 when he won the English belt – but Itauma has skipped that route and is aiming straight for the top.Fellow Britons Fury, Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois have gone on to become world champions. Itauma has exceeded what they had achieved in the professional ranks by his age.All three enjoyed undefeated starts to their careers, but Dubois was 21 when he won his 12th fight, Fury was 22 and Joshua was 25.However, early success for Itauma by no means guarantees future…

The last time they held this tournament, Isabella Geraci wasn’t a thing yet.It was just three years ago. She was playing a different sport entirely, her upcoming ascendancy unfathomable.“I don’t know how to explain it,” teammate Madison Fulford said. “She’s kind of a vibe.”Through five seasons of Division I college basketball, Geraci’s teams listed her at 5-foot-9, although the game made her feel smaller. Then, almost by accident, she began playing flag football to reclaim her identity. In a flash, Geraci not only made the U.S. national team, putting her on the cusp of becoming an Olympian, but she is…

The 39-year-old Brazilian, who returns to the lightweight division this weekend in a clash with perennial tough out Drakkar Klose, has made a career of stepping into the Octagon with the toughest competition available to him in both the 155- and 145-pound weight classes. After making his promotional debut with a second-round TKO win over Mike Lullo in the late stages of 2010, here is the full list of how Barboza has spent the last 15 years of his professional career: Anthony Njokuani, Ross Pearson, Terry Etim, Jamie Varner, Lucas Martins, Rafaello Oliveira, Danny Castillo, Donald Cerrone, Evan Dunham, Bobby…

In 2024, Stefon Diggs was on a one-year contract with the Houston Texans. During a Week 8 game vs. the Colts, Diggs tore his ACL. He missed the remainder of the season and was not re-signed by Houston.  The New England Patriots took a chance on the former All-Pro WR this offseason. Stefon Diggs signed a three-year, $69 million deal with $26 million guarenteed. He’s the new WR1 for QB Drake Maye in 2025. Diggs is still recovering from the ACL tear, but has been practicing at training camp. On Wednesday evening, Stefon Diggs spoke with The Athletic’s Dianna Russini.…

Three years later, the quote still resonates.When it comes to the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, late Padres owner Peter Seidler framed the dynamic best.“The Dodgers are the dragon up the freeway we’re trying to slay,” Seidler said back in August 2022, during an in-game interview with ESPN as the two teams played a Sunday Night Baseball game at Chavez Ravine.Advertisement“We have a lot of respect for them, obviously. But our goal, and San Diego knows this as well, is to win a championship.”And from that pursuit, one of baseball’s most heated modern rivalries has sprouted.Read more: Contentious Dodgers-Padres…

Teams checked a key box in the NBA offseason checklist Thursday with the release of the 2025-26 schedule.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedThe Oklahoma City Thunder will host Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets on Oct. 21 for opening night, and the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors face off afterward. ESPN begins its regular-season coverage the following day as the New York Knicks host the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cooper Flagg will make his NBA debut following that matchup as the Dallas Mavericks square off against the San Antonio Spurs.ESPN/ABC’s Christmas Day games begin with the Knicks again hosting the Cavaliers and round…

Fans of LaLiga in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch clips and highlights from Spain’s top division for the forthcoming season on the Sky Sports app, skysports.com, Sky Sports News and on Sky Sports’ social media channels.From this weekend’s opening round of matches, Sky Sports will show match highlights from each round of matches as well as live in-game action and the best moments from each match round. With Marcus Rashford joining champions Barcelona and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s transfer to team up with England team-mate Jude Bellingham strengthening Real Madrid’s challenge to regain the title, it promises to…