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The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox.Oh no, Orion Kerkering. I’m so sorry.Plus: The Cubs survive, and either the Tigers or Mariners are advancing tonight to the ALCS. I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal. Welcome to The Windup!While You Were Sleeping: Dear Phillies fansPhillies fans, this first section is for you. We’ll recap the game for everyone else after Ken’s section, but this requires a small intervention. Everyone else, just skip right down to Ken and pick it up from there.I grew up a…

Fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus reveals all the players he hopes will be on his rosters after Draft Day. For more fantasy basketball draft tips, check out his Blueprint.[High Score is a new way to play Fantasy Basketball on Yahoo with simple rosters and scoring. Create or join a league]GuardsAmen Thompson – G/F, Houston Rockets: Amen flashed elite rebounding and defensive instincts last season, averaging roughly 1.15 fantasy points per minute. Playing alongside Kevin Durant should open up lanes for drives and assist opportunities. The lack of 3s and forgettable FT percentage are the only two knocks on an otherwise…

Mandapat is not the blue-chip prospect Phipps is, but he is a local fighter with a notable regional buzz. Mandapat, a 27-year-old who trains at Real Boxing in Anaheim, California, had a rough two-year stretch. In March 2024, he saw a bout ruled a no-contest after a head clash. Then, nearly a year later, he found himself in another no-contest in Mexico. He fought on DAZN in May. In that fight, he was knocked out by Jose Ramirez in the third round.

October 10, 2025 Get notifications when new DFS & Betting episodes are released Week 6 Cash/GPP picks on today’s Fantasy Footballers DFS & Betting podcast! Week 6 DFS is here! Borg is on vacation, so Betz is joined by Sharp Football’s Rich Hribar to break down the DFS main slate, give their cash and GPP Picks, stacking options, and prop it like its hot. Welcome to “DFS and Sports Betting For The Rest of Us.” Take your DFS and Betting Fantasy Football game to the next level on PrizePicks, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Underdog Fantasy. — Fantasy Football Podcast for Oct…

It looks like Cooper Rush will make another start for the Ravens this weekend. Quarterback Lamar Jackson is not practicing on Friday, according to multiple reporters on the scene. That puts Rush in line to start his second consecutive game, as Jackson continues to deal with a hamstring injury suffered in the Week 4 loss to the Chiefs. Jackson has not practiced since that contest. The Ravens have a bye in Week 7, which could help set up Jackson to return for Week 8. Rush completed 14-of-20 passes for 179 yards with three interceptions in Baltimore’s loss to Houston last…

If the New York Knicks were serious about trying to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo over the summer, at least one person in the NBA knows exactly when they should have put together their best offer. Per The Athletic’s Sam Amick, one NBA insider said the Knicks should have made their pitch to the Milwaukee Bucks back “in June.”The comment comes after ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Tuesday that Antetokounmpo and his representatives cited the Knicks as his “only” preferred landing spot when they were looking into potential future options during the offseason. Things did get to a point where the…

Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira faces fellow ranked contender Mateusz Gamrot in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday (7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, prelims at 4 p.m. ET).Oliveira (35-11, 1 NC) last fought in June in an unsuccessful bid to regain the title, losing to Ilia Topuria by first-round knockout. Oliveira, a Brazilian who has yet to lose in five previous UFC bouts in his home country, is No. 3 in the ESPN lightweight rankings.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedThe ninth-ranked Gamrot (25-3, 1 NC) has won four of his past five fights, most recently…

The ball numbers for the first-round draw are listed below.1. Accrington Stanley2. AFC Wimbledon3. Barnet4. Barnsley5. Barrow6. Blackpool7. Bolton Wanderers8. Bradford City9. Bristol Rovers10. Bromley11. Burton Albion12. Cambridge United13. Cardiff City14. Cheltenham Town15. Chesterfield16. Colchester United17. Crawley Town18. Crewe Alexandra19. Doncaster Rovers20. Exeter City21. Fleetwood Town22. Gillingham23. Grimsby Town24. Harrogate Town25. Huddersfield Town26. Leyton Orient27. Lincoln City28. Luton Town29. Mansfield Town30. Milton Keynes Dons31. Newport County32. Northampton Town33. Notts County34. Oldham Athletic35. Peterborough United36. Plymouth Argyle37. Port Vale38. Reading39. Rotherham United40. Salford City41. Shrewsbury Town42. Stevenage43. Stockport County44. Swindon45. Tranmere Rovers46. Walsall47. Wigan Athletic48. Wycombe Wanderers49. Darlington or AFC Telford…

Kevin PeltonOct 8, 2025, 07:00 AM ETClose Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE systemWhich NBA teams might be better or worse than expected this season? My stats-based projections help answer that question.Last year, my model was high on the Cleveland Cavaliers (ranked second in the Eastern Conference) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (the highest overall projection) and appropriately liked the Brooklyn Nets and the Portland Trail Blazers to be more competitive than expected while putting the Philadelphia 76ers and the Phoenix Suns lower than conventional wisdom (but still not…

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