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August 14, 2025 03:50 PM Denny Carter dives into the Houston Texans backfield after both Nick Chubb and Dameon Pierce split reps with the first-team offense, explaining why it’s not an ideal fantasy situation.

Cleveland Browns rookie running back Quinshon Judkins won’t be facing any formal charges stemming from an arrest in an alleged case of domestic violence, according to ESPN. The Broward (Fla.) State Attorney’s Office has chosen not to move forward with the case, citing a lack of evidence and witnesses, as well as a “delayed report of the incident.””This incident was not captured on any video surveillance. There are no independent witnesses to the incident. Although the victim had photos showing injuries sustained, there were also videos in that same time frame where no injuries were observed to the victim,” a…

Brett OkamotoAug 7, 2025, 12:32 PM 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…

Plenty of elite managers have been moving around of late or taking a break, but who are the best in the men’s game in Europe? This list ranks the top 30, covering legends approaching the latter stages of their careers, rising stars just breaking through and everyone in between.How did you go about compiling the top 30?An initial group of around 50 managers was narrowed down to 30 before I asked some people working in the football industry — coaches, sporting directors, CEOs and chief scouts — for added input. In an effort to emulate how professional clubs consider a…

Philadelphia Phillies lefty Jesus Luzardo will look to stay hot when he takes the mound against the Washington Nationals on Thursday at Nationals Park. The 27-year-old starter (11-5, 4.20 ERA) already has eclipsed his previous single-season career high in wins (10), which was set in 2023 when he was with the Marlins. He enters Thursday’s game having won each of his last two starts and four straight decisions. He has not lost a decision since the Fourth of July. Thursday’s game will be the second time Luzardo has faced the Nationals this year. In the second game of the season on…

As LeBron James enters his record-setting 23rd NBA season and superstar Luka Doncic back for his first full season in L.A., the Lakers are tied with the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, the Golden State Warriors and the New York Knicks for the most nationally televised games in the league.The NBA announced the regular season schedule Thursday, and the Lakers’ slate highlights the league’s growing number of broadcast partners. The Lakers open the season at home against the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 21 on NBC, have ABC/ESPN’s 5 p.m. primetime slot against the Houston Rockets on Christmas Day and…

Tonight’s MLB DFS main slate starts at 6:40 p.m. ET at DraftKings and FanDuel and has five games. The suggested pick ’em choices from Underdog are also from the five-game slate. Check out our best picks on the MLB Underdog Cheat Sheet Today’s MLB DFS & Player Props Picks Thursday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings Tarik Skubal (SP – DET) at MIN Tarik Skubal is having a superb follow-up campaign to his American League Cy Young Award-winning 2024. He’s also in good form. According to FanGraphs, Skubal has had the following stats in his previous four starts spanning 24.1 innings. 2.96 ERA…

Inside: Mike McDaniel and Brian Daboll lead our list of coaches with plenty to prove this season, Stefon Diggs joins our namesake podcast for an exclusive interview and we share valuation rankings for all 32 teams.This article is from Scoop City, The Athletic’s NFL newsletter. Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox.Four coaches with something to proveAt this time last year, prove-it seasons were underway for Mike McCarthy, Robert Saleh, Matt Eberflus, Dennis Allen and Doug Pederson … and to an extent, Nick Sirianni.Sirianni won the Super Bowl, the safest way to guarantee job security. The other five…

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“Shara Bullet is a person on the rise, a nice, hot prospect that looks like he’s going places. And I feel like, if had he beaten me, he’d be talking about a title contention fight to get his title,” he explained. “So I was expecting a really exciting fight there afterwards. I was offered a fight, and I was just confused at the offering. I’m not gonna disrespect anybody, so I won’t name any names, but I (decided to) wait and see what comes up afterwards, and still nothing came.  WATCH: UFC 319 Embedded “So I was like, ‘Look, is…