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Sean Manaea was terrific again, taking the ball in his fourth outing of the season Tuesday. The big Mets left-hander found himself in immediate trouble, as the Padres struck first with a two-out Jackson Merrill RBI single in the bottom of the first, and then suddenly they were threatening again in the second. Former Met Jose Iglesias led off the inning with a hustle double, and after advancing to third on a groundout, he was erased trying to score on a safety squeeze bunt on a terrific glove flip feed home from Manaea. He found himself in complete control from that point on,…

Stephen HolderJul 29, 2025, 07:52 AM ETCloseStephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest. He has chronicled the NFL since 2005, covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2005-2013 and the Colts since 2013. He has previously worked for the Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times, Indianapolis Star and The Athletic.The Indianapolis Colts have locked up one of their most important players for…

Jul 29, 2025, 11:00 PM ET”The Ultimate Fighter” returns for its 33rd season this month, but with a unique twist. Instead of featuring active fighters coaching up UFC hopefuls, this season the coaches will be UFC Hall of Famers-turned-analysts, as former double champion Daniel Cormier will lead a team opposite former two-division title challenger Chael Sonnen.TUF has been a major pipeline for UFC talent over the years, providing the promotion with a handful of champions and even more MMA stars. Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Michael Bisping, Kamaru Usman, Robert Whittaker, TJ Dillashaw and Rose Namajunas have all won champions after…

Former Canada women’s football coach Bev Priestman has said she “didn’t feel safe” living in North America following her one-year ban for spying at the Paris Olympics.Wellington Phoenix announced Wednesday that Priestman would take over as head coach of their women’s team, returning to football in the country she was banned for spying on with a drone, New Zealand. She has signed a two-year contract.The 39-year-old was visibly emotional as she discussed her suspension, and how nervous she is to be returning to the sport.“I didn’t feel safe,” Priestman said of living in Canada after the Olympics. “That’s being brutally…

Jul 29, 2025, 06:55 PM ETMINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins placed All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list Tuesday due to a rib injury.The move, retroactive to Sunday, comes after Buxton was removed from the Twins’ game against the Washington Nationals in the seventh inning on Saturday with soreness in his side. An MRI on Sunday revealed irritation in the cartilage in his rib cage.”Buck’s doing fine,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “It’s just, he’s not going to be ready in the next day or two. And that’s all it really boils down to. … We think…

BoxingScene has learned that Dave Allen will next face big hitter Arslanbek Makhmudov, reports Jake Donovan.

For most teams, withholding services via a holdout eventually creates the pressure needed to get a deal done. The Bengals are not most teams.They don’t care if a player stays away. For them, it’s about power and precedent. And since they weren’t going to blink over defensive end Trey Hendrickson’s training-camp holdout, Hendrickson is making the smart move by showing up.His fines of $50,000 for each day missed can’t be waived, regardless of whether the Bengals even would have forgiven them. And the number would have kept increasing, with no impact on the team’s overall mindset.Eventually, Hendrickson would have lost…

Jonty ColmanBBC Sport journalistThe new Premier League season begins on 16 August, but before then all 20 clubs have a pre-season campaign of preparation to undertake.Fixtures involving top-flights sides this summer are spread across the globe, from Tokyo and New York to Crawley and Preston.So, who is your club playing? BBC Sport has details of all this summer’s fixtures.All kick-off times BST.Arsenal23 July Arsenal 1-0 AC Milan – Singapore National Stadium, Singapore27 July Arsenal 3-2 Newcastle United – Singapore National Stadium, Singapore31 July 12:30 v Tottenham – Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong6 August 18:00 v Villarreal – Emirates Stadium, London9…

Highlights from Barnet vs Newport in the Carabao Cup, which saw two screamers and a last-gasp double to send the thriller to pens.

Subscribe to Yahoo Fantasy ForecastDynasty leagues have become a staple of the fantasy community and there’s plenty of debates on how to craft the perfect dynasty roster. Matt Harmon and Justin Boone identify and debate the six biggest dynasty topics this draft season and reveal our latest staff mock draft, which of course is a dynasty start up league format. The duo also identify and debate the biggest questions for dynasty rookie drafts this season.Advertisement(2:15) – IMPORTANT POD NOTE: Episodes move to new YouTube channel starting Aug. 4!(4:30) – Dynasty Debate topic No. 1: What’s the best approach in early…