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Aug 13, 2025, 03:26 AM ETDillian Whyte has thrown his weight behind a potential showdown between former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and YouTube-sensation-turned-boxer Jake Paul.The 37-year-old, who faces Moses Itauma on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, has given his opinion on the prospect of a showdown between Joshua and Paul.”It’s a business, man. If [Joshua v Paul] makes sense and does numbers, why not?” he told the BBC.”[Joshua] has won the championship twice, had a lot of fights and done a lot so I don’t know.”I’m sure he’ll make more money than he did in some of his title fights so…

Eric KarabellAug 14, 2025, 06:56 AM ETCloseEric Karabell is a senior writer for fantasy baseball, football and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame and author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments”.Full-season fantasy football rankings play a critical role in what we do here at ESPN, but sometimes they lack bigger-picture context.Is one wide receiver, perhaps ranked one spot higher than another one, considerably better than that player? Myriad fantasy managers wisely have turned to a tiered ranking system for drafts and salary cap formats to better evaluate positional value, because sometimes there is…

Brian Flores can proceed with his claims that he and other Black coaches in the NFL face discrimination after the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld Judge Valerie Caproni’s ruling. Flores has claims against the Denver Broncos, New York Giants and Houston Texans. The federal appeals court found insurmountable flaws with a league arbitration process that would permit commissioner Roger Goodell to serve as arbitrator. The court stated that the NFL arbitration rules are a violation of the Federal Arbitration Act to explain why Flores and other coaches should be allowed to take their claims to trial rather than…

Photo By – Imagn Images. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson attempts a pass. I could pretty much do a Ctrl + C/Ctrl + V of the lead-in from last year’s NFL betting preview for the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore once again had great regular season success, including an 10-6-1 ATS mark, but shit the bed in the playoffs. Postseason flops aside, Baltimore is a champ in the eyes of gamblers. Only Detroit has a better record against the spread the past two seasons, with the Ravens cranking out a 21-12-1 ATS windfall (64%). The NFL odds back up the chalk truck…

Brett OkamotoAug 3, 2025, 09:51 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…

Uefa has been widely criticised – including by Amnesty International – for continuing to allow Israel and Israeli clubs to compete in its competitions since the Israel Defense Forces began its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, despite banning Russia and its clubs after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.”To name the crime but not the perpetrator is an act of cowardice,” said Shaista Aziz of Amnesty International on the Uefa banner.”The scale of suffering is unimaginable. Gaza now has one of the highest rates of child amputees in the world – a generation robbed not only of their lives…

The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox.The Pohlads aren’t selling the Twins after all. What a mess.Plus: it was a big day in Wrigleyville, some of it good, some not. And it’s the 500th edition of the Windup, so we look back to see what stories you were most interested in. I’m Levi Weaver, and Ken Rosenthal is back tomorrow — welcome to The Windup!History: The wrong kind of “sellers” in MinnesotaI can’t know this, but I feel confident in guessing that if it were…

Aug 14, 2025, 10:18 AM ETWith NBA 2K26 set to be released next month, publisher 2K Games has started teasing player ratings for the upcoming game.Editor’s Picks2 Related2K Games says gamers have a little while to wait before they see the full player ratings, with the top 100 ranks set to be slowly revealed between August 16 and August 21, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t ratings to look at in the meantime. Ahead of the full ratings being released, 2K Games has begun to release Specialist Ratings, starting with the top 10 three-point shooters and the top 10 mid-range…

The final rounds of a fantasy football draft can be the perfect place to land hidden gems who deliver outsized value all season long. While many managers are focused on the early rounds, savvy drafters know that winning leagues often comes down to those late selections. To help you make the most of your final picks in 2025, we’ve gathered insights from our collection of Featured Pros experts. This curated list highlights players with the upside, opportunity, and talent to outperform their draft cost – giving you a strategic edge when it matters most. Fantasy Football Final Round Targets in…

Wide receivers go under the microscope as our fantasy football roundtable series works through the skill positions, which started with the quarterbacks and running backs. As with the previous two position roundtables, The Athletic fantasy football crew of Jake Ciely, Michael Salfino, Andy Behrens and Dalton Del Don return to offer their opinions on hot-button questions at the WR position.What are the offensive statistical expectations for lauded rookie Travis Hunter? Who are the WRs to target among the Top 15 in ADP in addition to those falling outside the Top 30? What is the best QB-WR stack to target in…