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In 2003, Antoine Yates somehow managed to make space in his Harlem apartment for Ming, a 455-pound Siberian-Bengal tiger. For two and a half years, in fact, Yates and Ming had lived in relative harmony inside that five-bed apartment in the Drew-Hamilton Houses, and it was only when a wounded Yates visited a hospital one day claiming to have been bitten by a pit bull that the jig was up.Knowing the bite on Yates was too severe to have been caused by a dog, paramedics promptly alerted the New York Police Department, which paid Ming a house call on Oct.…

Aug 13, 2025, 10:15 AM ETThe seconds continue to tick down heading into the fantasy baseball trade deadline. Remember: In ESPN standard leagues, it arrives this Friday, Aug. 15, at noon ET.Here’s hoping that you’ve already begun to address roster weaknesses on your team, and perhaps have even swung a deal (or three) to improve them. But if you’re still angling to make a trade, the list below should give you a good head start at figuring out who to target.Last week, we took a look at players whose past histories made compelling arguments to trade for them in fantasy…

Taylor Swift did what she does best this week by breaking the internet with the announcement of a new album. But this time she did it with the help of Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, her boyfriend of nearly two years. The music superstar appeared on “New Heights,” the podcast Kelce does with his brother, Super Bowl champion and retired Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce.The appearance of a “special guest” for Wednesday’s episode was teased for days. And as Swifties do, they immediately began to investigate, looking for any clue to confirm that this guest was Swift herself. That…

Brett OkamotoAug 9, 2025, 10:51 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…

Joseph Parker wants to challenge the best heavyweight on the planet, Oleksandr Usyk, next. But he suspects he might have to box rising star Moses Itauma first.Parker’s team have told Sky Sports that with direct discussions with Usyk’s representatives yet to start they are expecting that. Usyk reunified the four major heavyweight world titles when he knocked out Daniel Dubois last month at Wembley Stadium. Spreaker This content is provided by Spreaker, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend…

Aug 11, 2025, 04:24 PM ETA week into the 2025 MLB season, we created our annual MLB Rank list of the top 100 players in baseball to answer the question: Who will be the best player in 2025?More than four months later, we asked 17 ESPN MLB experts to give their ranking of the top 50 players in the sport this season. We averaged those lists to create our first MLB Rank in-season update — giving us a chance not only to take a look at who has excelled this season, but also see what we got right (and wrong)…

Thomas Frank vowed Spurs showed they can take on “anyone in the world” after their penalty shoot-out defeat to PSG in the Super Cup. Spurs had led the Champions League winners 2-0 with five minutes remaining before a painful late collapse which culminated in Nuno Mendes’ winner from 12 yards after Micky Van de Ven and Mathys Tel had missed their spot kicks. PSG had shown the full effect of only returning to training last week following their Club World Cup exploits in July but Spurs’ resilience and work off the ball, as well as their impact from set-pieces -…

Lawrence Jackson Jr. explains what James Cook’s extension with the Bills means for his fantasy outlook.

In one of the most highly anticipated sports and pop culture crossovers of the year, Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce hosted his girlfriend, pop megastar Taylor Swift, on a new episode of his podcast “New Heights,” with his brother, Jason.With more than 1 million people on the podcast’s YouTube channel, the conversation veered between Swift’s discussion of her new album, her journey to becoming a football fan and a closer look inside her relationship with Kelce. It has been a big week for both Swift and Kelce: On Tuesday at 12:12 a.m. ET, Swift announced the upcoming…

Carlos Prates Brazil’s Prates was a shoo-in to the promotion after he sparked Mitch Ramirez in his Dana White’s Contender Series bout in November 2023. The suave striker quickly became a fan-favorite in 2024 as he picked up four consecutive knockout wins over Trevin Giles, Charles Radtke, Li Jingliang and Neil Magny, each earning a performance bonus. The cult of fanfare dovetailed with the rise of the Fighting Nerds in 2024. Prates, who splits his time with the Nerds and his home squad Vale Top Team, carried the banner along with Jean Silva, Caio Borralho and Mauricio Ruffy. The quartet…