Author: PlayActionNews

Aug 13, 2025, 07:17 PM ETParis Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said his side “didn’t deserve” to win the UEFA Super Cup after they produced a dramatic late rally to beat Tottenham Hotspur in a penalty shootout on Wednesday.Nuno Mendes converted the clinching spot kick in the shootout to complete a PSG comeback that looked unlikely when Tottenham held a 2-0 lead in the 85th minute of regulation in the annual match between the most recent winners of the Champions League and Europa League.And Luis Enrique said the contrasting fitness levels of the two teams was evident, with his side having…

Getty Images The Chicago Cubs are calling up outfield prospect Owen Caissie on Thursday, ESPN reports. Caissie, 23, is a native of Canada and a former second-rounder whom the Cubs acquired from the Padres as part of the December 2020 seven-player trade that sent right-handed starter Yu Darvish to San Diego. In his second tour of Triple-A this season, Caissie has slashed .292/.393/.573 in 92 games for Iowa with 22 home runs, 26 doubles, and 53 unintentional walks. For his minor-league career, Caissie has an OPS of .875 across parts of five seasons. In 2025, he’s spent most of his time…

Dubai attracting skilled workers from Europe and North America is nothing new.With approximately 3.9 million residents, fewer than 10 percent are Emirati citizens, according to a 2024 government report. But the city of skyscrapers in the United Arab Emirates has never been a magnet for basketball players. At least not until last year.Formed less than two years ago, Dubai Basketball will begin playing next month in the EuroLeague, widely considered the second-best basketball competition in the world, and is the first sports team based in the Emirate to compete in an international league.Dejan Kamenjašević is one of the leading characters…

Andreas HaleAug 12, 2025, 05:15 PM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.The…

Tonight’s MLB DFS main slate starts at 6:35 p.m. ET at FanDuel and 7:05 p.m. ET at DraftKings, with eight games at the former and six at the latter. The suggested pick ’em choices from Underdog are also from the night’s games. Check out our best picks on the MLB Underdog Cheat Sheet Today’s MLB DFS & Player Props Picks Wednesday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings Hunter Brown (SP – HOU) vs. BOS Hunter Brown is excellent at home. According to FanGraphs, he’s tallied a 2.95 ERA, 3.30 xFIP, 1.08 WHIP, 9.2 BB% and 28.4 K% in 146.2 innings at home since…

We finally had some preseason football to react (and overreact) to. Preseason is always interesting — OK, interesting maybe for the sickos — and this past weekend was no different. It was full of standouts, surprises, and outlandish statements and predictions.I want to highlight a handful of players who stood out during our first weekend back, even if it was exhibition play, and what we can see out of the rest of the preseason and going forward. Let’s start with a quarterback in Philadelphia who I think has become one of the more interesting characters in the NFL. And it’s…

Photo By – Imagn Images. It was more than 160 years ago that Queen Victoria handed the Toronto Turf Club a historic opportunity on a literal platter: the annual prize of a fifty-guinea “plate” for the winner of what would become Canada’s biggest horse race.  Today, the turf club’s spiritual successor, Woodbine Entertainment Group, is trying to serve up another opportunity as it prepares for the 166th running of what is now the King’s Plate, which will take place this Saturday in Toronto. That opportunity is a “plug-and-play” platform for pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing, built by Toronto-based Woodbine for…

Dricus du Plessis is already among the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport today, but according to his teammate, we may see a brand new version of the UFC’s 185-pound kingpin in Chicago this weekend. Mark Hulme appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts ahead of his fight last week as part of Oktagon MMA’s Tipsport Gamechanger Tournament, but also took time to discuss his teammate DDP’s title defense against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319 on Saturday, August 16th. Hulme previously had a fight with Zack Powell in Toronto in January 2024, over the course of a big weekend for Team CIT,…

JOHN TERRY was the epitome of Chelsea’s golden era under Roman Abramovich.The most successful captain in the club’s history now thinks the Blues are ready to challenge under new ownership.6John Terry has told Chelsea they must aim for the title this Premier League seasonCredit: Getty6Terry knows what that particular feat takes, leading the Blues to five titles himselfCredit: GettyPlay Dream Team now!Play The Sun Dream Team ahead of the 2025/26 seasonFor all the chopping and changing at Stamford Bridge, Terry — who mentors players in the academy — can see a bright future after a summer of success.Eight months ago,…

Both times the NBA Cup has been lifted, it has been by one of the legends of the game — LeBron James in 2023 and Giannis Antetokounmpo last year.The NBA Cup can also tell us something about teams we may want to keep an eye on in May and June. Last December, the Oklahoma City Thunder were playing in the NBA Cup Finals (but had an off night and fell to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks; they were ready for the big stage by the time June rolled around). Two years ago, the Indiana Pacers, an up-and-coming team, reached…