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Federal prosecutors charged the former NBA All-Star, in connection with an apparent illegal gambling ring based out of a rented Encino, Calif. mansion. Jul 31, 2025 • 13:30 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. Federal prosecutors charged a former NBA All-Star, Gilbert Arenas, in connection with an apparent illegal gambling ring based out of a rented Encino, California mansion.  The Department of Justice charged Arenas with conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, running an illegal gambling business and making false statements to federal authorities. Key takeaways Gilbert Arenas is facing federal charges over an alleged…

Serie B side Avellino have joined the race to sign Inter Milan defender Tomas Palacios.This according to Italian outlet FCInterNews. They report that Feyenoord, Sassuolo, Olympiakos, Girona, and Rizaspor are also keen on the Argentine.Inter Milan are weighing up the future of young defender Tomas Palacios.The Argentine joined the Nerazzurri last summer. They reportedly paid a fee of over €10 million to sign him.However, so far Palacios has not exactly become a fixture in the Nerazzurri team.The young defender received only a couple of brief run-outs off the bench for Inter last summer.Then in January, Tomas Palacios joined Monza on…

Trade details: Padres acquire RHP Mason Miller and LHP JP Sears from the Athletics for SS Leo De Vries, RHP Braden Nett, RHP Henry Báez and RHP Eduarniel Nuñez. The unstoppable A.J. Preller strikes again; he’d trade prospects he hasn’t even signed yet if the rules allowed it. The Padres dealt their top prospect, 18-year-old shortstop Leo De Vries, who is hitting reasonably well as the youngest regular in High A, plus three right-handed pitching prospects to the Athletics for reliever Mason Miller and starter JP Sears in a move that brings both pitchers to San Diego for 2026 and beyond…

Jul 31, 2025, 07:00 AM ETThree-weight world champion Terri Harper has signed with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions.Harper (16-2-2, 6 KOs) is the reigning WBO lightweight champion, having also collected titles at junior middleweight and junior lightweight.MVP CEO Nakisa Bidarian announced the move on Sky Sports on Wednesday.”I’m super excited to announce we have signed Terri Harper. Terri the first three division female world champion from the UK. She has fought in five different divisions, 20 fights into her career,” Bidarian said.Terri Harper has joined Jake Paul’s MVP. Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images”When I look at when we met Amanda…

Going into the 2025 season, Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes represents one of the most intriguing value propositions at the position. Despite leading Kansas City to a 15-2 regular-season record and another Super Bowl appearance, Mahomes has averaged fewer than 19 fantasy points per game in each of the last two seasons and has finished outside the top 10 fantasy football in that category among QBs.Advertisement[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season]Currently being drafted as the QB6 with an ADP of 86.5, Mahomes offers the rare combination of proven championship pedigree and significant…

The 2025 NFL regular season does not begin until mid-September, but the annual Hall of Fame Game will take place on Thursday night to open the league’s 106th season. The Los Angeles Chargers and Detroit Lions are squaring off in a matchup between teams who are hoping to bounce back following disappointing playoff losses last year. Los Angeles went 11-6 in its first season under head coach Jim Harbaugh before losing to Houston in a wild card game. Detroit set a team record with 15 wins in the regular season, but it became the second team in league history to…

Tatsuro Taira looks to reenter UFC men’s flyweight title contention when he goes head-to-head with HyunSung Park in the main event at UFC Fight Night on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+, with prelims at 6 p.m. also on ESPN/ESPN+).Taira, ESPN’s No. 7-ranked flyweight, suffered the first loss of his professional career in his last Octagon appearance, dropping a split decision to Brandon Royval in October. Before the loss, he was riding a 16-fight winning streak.Park, unranked by ESPN, has finished all three of his opponents since making his UFC debut in February…

Hollie goes in search of her second Group 2 success of the week at the Qatar Goodwood Festival when she partners the speedy Spartan Arrow in Friday’s King George Qatar Stakes.Speedy Spartan has strong King George credentialsImproving sprinter Spartan Arrow puts his growing reputation on the line when he steps into Group 2 company in the King George Qatar Stakes (3.05) at Goodwood on Friday. My boss Archie Watson has done a fantastic job with this five-year-old, who has finished a close second in the Epsom ‘Dash’ and won a Listed race in France since being bought for just 17,000…

As the 6 p.m. MLB trade deadline draws nearer, the Yankees appear focused on adding pitching, both in the rotation and in the bullpen.According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Yanks are among the teams interesting in Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara.The Astros, Cubs, and Red Sox are also said to be in on the right-hander.Alcantara, the 2022 NL Cy Young winner, hasn’t looked like himself this season after missing all of 2024 due to Tommy John surgery.Overall, Alcantara has pitched to a 6.36 ERA in 21 starts this season, but he’s recently begun to show signs…

It’s the quietest time of the NBA calendar, but there is still work to be done. For some teams, anyway. While most of this summer’s major moves were made about a month ago, there are still restricted free agents in limbo, unrestricted free agents on the market, extension candidates and trade candidates. Some teams have multiple roster spots to fill, others have too many players under contract and one still has a bunch of unused cap space.Let’s start with the team that changed coaches after making the conference finals.  1. New York KnicksThe Knicks added Guerschon Yabusele and Jordan Clarkson, but they…