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Eric MoodyJul 31, 2025, 08:53 AM ETCloseEric Moody is a writer for fantasy football, men’s and women’s basketball, and sports betting at ESPN. Eric joined ESPN in 2021 after working as a senior fantasy analyst at Pro Football Network. Prior to that, he spent much of his career as a manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company.After working more than 10 years in the financial services industry, here’s my take on insurance: Having insurance is like carrying an umbrella — it might not rain every day, but when it does, you’ll be grateful you’re prepared. This concept also applies…

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox.Good morning! We made it, kind of: NFL football is technically here today. And thus, so is Jacob Robinson, author of our excellent (and free!) Scoop City newsletter:Keep An Eye On … : Our All-Hype Team 🏆The NFL season is almost here, and it might ruin everything. Just as fans in Chicago and New York settle into the comfort of optimism and your favorite 49ers running back returns healthy, the preseason arrives to spoil the party. I couldn’t be more…

“To actually be sharing the card with “Chino” is a very seminal moment — we’re reunited, and when we’re together, we’re stronger. I’m gonna have Francisco Prado in my corner, and then Ailin is probably gonna be here as well to support Vallejos, and Santiago is gonna be on commentary, so we’re gonna be five people; we’re gonna have everybody together.  I don’t think anybody can stop us with five people in the room on Saturday. “The energy is at a very high level to have everyone together and have him on commentary,” continued Ribovics, the smile on his face growing…

Jul 31, 2025, 04:00 AM ETOn June 2, 2025, Manchester United announced an agreement for the £62.5 million signing of Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Matheus Cunha. United activated his release clause, agreed to pay the sum in three installments and, 10 days later, the Brazil international was presented in his new shirt.Despite being one of the first transfers to go through this summer, this was no hurried deal based on the Club World Cup, as United weren’t competing in that competition; they just used the new, early transfer window to get a head start on fixing last season’s dismal 15th-place finish.However,…

David SchoenfieldJul 31, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCloseCovers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995It’s MLB trade deadline day!General managers haven’t slept in days, and they’ve probably developed carpal tunnel from texting so much. Every player traded is guaranteed to make a major impact and every prospect looks like a future star … right?OK, maybe not. But a couple of the trades that happen Thursday might decide a division race or clinch a playoff berth or maybe even key a World Series run. One of the no-name prospects might, indeed, turn into an All-Star.As…

Baseball lost a heavyweight this week, as Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg died of cancer at 65.Sandberg didn’t hit home runs like Barry Bonds (282 vs. 762) and he didn’t hit for average like Tony Gwynn (.285 vs. .338). He was simply an inevitable force in the game, consistently excellent at the plate and in the field over a 16-year career, earning nine Gold Gloves, 10 All-Star appearances and the 1984 NL MVP award.His calling card? “He was so consistent. That was his real trademark. Just ungodly consistent,” said one observer. That might not be the most exciting…

Harper, the WBO lightweight champion, has been involved in a verbal back and forth with Dubois, the WBC lightweight champion, for some time now. Both girls are English, both are confident in their ability to beat the other, and both are happy to say whatever is on their mind. In fact, it came as no surprise when Dubois, 11-0-1 (5 KOs), took to social media to post her immediate reaction to Harper’s callout. 

For the uninitiated, “stacking” is simply drafting multiple players from the same NFL team in the hopes of capturing loads of fantasy points all at once. In massive Best Ball tournaments, it’s easier to rise to the top of a field of hundreds of thousands of drafters when you concentrate your bets on a few teams. If you want to win big in Best Ball, these are some teams worth targeting. 2025 fantasy football previews, projections, stats and more for every position from Rotoworld and NBC Sports. Finding valuable stacksAs is the case with any fantasy game, whether a player…

The Saints pared down their quarterback group on Thursday. Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports that the team waived Hunter Dekkers. They signed punter Kai Kroeger in a corresponding move. Dekkers signed with the Saints in May after working out for the team at their rookie minicamp. His departure leaves Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener, and second-round pick Tyler Shough as the team’s quarterbacks and all three are competing for the team’s starting job. Kroeger signed with the Jets after going undrafted out of South Carolina this year, but he was let go earlier this month. Matthew Hayball and James Burnip are…

MMA analyst John McCarthy has given his thoughts on the possibility of Nate Diaz squaring off with Max Holloway for the BMF title. As we know, Nate Diaz is one of the most popular fighters in mixed martial arts history. He’s always been a bit of an enigma, but it was his two-fight series against Conor McGregor that really helped take him to the next level. He was able to prove to the masses that he belongs on the big stage and while his UFC run was inconsistent from that point on, he still managed to pick up a few…