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TRIUMPHANT Lionesses star Khiara Keating came down to earth with a bump yesterday when she was found guilty of failing to pay her car tax.It came a day after the reserve goalie took part in the Euros winners’ open-top bus parade and visited Downing Street.1Lionesses star Khiara Keating has been found guilty of failing to pay her car taxCredit: GettyKhiara failed to appear in court so the case was proven in her absence by Tameside magistrates.She was stopped in her VW Polo in Bury, Gtr Manchester, in December.The tax had expired four months earlier.Man City goalie Khiara, 21, of Westhoughton…

Jesse RogersJul 30, 2025, 02:49 PM ETCloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com.The Cincinnati Reds have acquired third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for left-handed reliever Taylor Rogers and shortstop prospect Sammy Stafura, it was announced Wednesday.The 28-year-old Hayes, who is signed through 2029, is hitting .236 with two home runs and 36 RBIs in 369 at-bats this season for Pittsburgh, where he has spent the entirety of his six-year career.Cincinnati is three games back in the race for the final National League wild-card spot entering Wednesday’s games. The Pirates are…

Tonight’s MLB DFS main slate starts at 6:40 p.m. ET at DraftKings and FanDuel and has six games. The suggested pick’em choices from Underdog are also from the six-game slate. Check out our best picks on the MLB Underdog Cheat Sheet Today’s MLB DFS & Player Props Picks Wednesday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings Nathan Eovaldi (SP – TEX) at LAA Nathan Eovaldi is a road warrior. According to FanGraphs, he has a 2.83 ERA, 3.33 xFIP, 1.06 WHIP, 5.7% walk rate and 23.8% strikeout rate in 22 starts spanning 133.2 innings on the road since last season. Eovaldi is also in…

Ben BabyJul 30, 2025, 05:41 PM ETCloseBen Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He is an adjunct journalism professor at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American…

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald could be ending his retirement. MacDonald retired from MMA in August of 2022 after a 2-4 run in the PFL. The Canadian said he lost the passion for the sport and didn’t want to hurt anyone anymore. Since then, he has been out of the spotlight. But he has since returned to the gym and helped Stephen Thompson prepare for his last fight. Now, as he closes in on three years since his retirement, Rory MacDonald is opening up the door for a return. “I don’t know, but I’m back in the gym…

The 2024 season was a disastrous year for the Browns. After going 11-6 and making the playoffs in 2023, Cleveland finished 3-14 in 2024. There was too much turnover at QB for the Browns to be competitive.  At training camp on Tuesday, the Browns lost a key defender due to injury. Starting CB Martin Emerson Jr. went down due to a non-contact injury. On Wednesday morning, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network confirmed what Browns fans were fearing. Emerson tore his Achilles and will miss the entire 2024 season. Martin Emerson Jr. tore his Achilles at Tuesday’s training camp practice…

Jul 30, 2025, 10:26 AM ETThe Golden State Warriors made another push to retain Jonathan Kuminga over the past several days, but the restricted free agent is continuing to decline their two-year, $45 million contract offer, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.Kuminga’s decision is due in large part to the Warriors’ insistence on having a team option for the second season and their unwillingness to let him maintain the built-in no-trade clause, sources said.His agent, Aaron Turner, presented the Warriors a few frameworks during a pair of summer league meetings in Las Vegas, including a three-year deal worth around $82 million…

In this article series, I’m looking back at outlier statistics from the 2024 season and attempting to answer the question, “Was this an anomaly, or is it the new norm for this player moving forward?” I’ve already covered QBs and RBs. In this edition, I’ll be examining WRs.  2024 Recap This article had mixed results last season. Tyreek Hill went from his most efficient season to the worst of his career. George Pickens still had a high yards/rec (15.3) but certainly didn’t break out. I did correctly predict Courtland Sutton’s TD rate to drop, though he still had the best…

The 49ers had a former member of their team in for a workout on Wednesday. NFL Media reports that running back Jeff Wilson went through the paces for the team. Former Browns and Jaguars running back D’Ernest Johnson was also part of the workout. Wilson signed with the 49ers after going undrafted in 2018 and stayed with the team until he was traded to the Dolphins during the 2022 season. Wilson ran 141 times for 637 yards and four touchdowns while with Miami. Johnson spent his first four seasons in Cleveland and the last two years in Jacksonville. He has…