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The Mets made a move for a fresh arm prior to Tuesday's contest in San Diego. Right-hander Huascar Brazoban was optioned to Triple-A after his shaky outing in Monday's game. Brazoban came on in relief of the struggling Frankie Montas in the bottom of the fifth, and he appeared to dance his way out of a second and third one out jam, but was late covering first on a grounder to Pete Alonso. The floodgates opened from there, as the Padres' eight and nine hitters rattled off back-to-back singles to bring in the tying and go-ahead runs at the time.…

Fantasy football analyst Scott Pianowski takes a snapshot of every NFL team from the AFC.AFC SouthTennessee TitansCalvin Ridley is no longer an exciting fantasy player entering his age-31 season. But he’s also the best target in the Tennessee receiver room, and now that the Titans have a credible QB starter in Cam Ward, Ridley could be an interesting value play.AdvertisementRidley currently holds an affordable draft-sticker price of WR31, something he can easily beat in a healthy season. This is also a show of faith in play designer Brian Callahan, who knew how to utilize Ridley last year.Jacksonville JaguarsFantasy managers love…

HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll declined to comment Tuesday when asked whether an alleged incident involving Christian Wilkins kissing a teammate on the head played a part in the defensive tackle’s shocking release last week.“I have no comment to make,” Carroll said Tuesday. “We made a decision on what we’re doing, and we’re moving with it. We’ll see how that all unveils itself in time.”The incident involving Wilkins and a teammate happened in a meeting room at team headquarters last week, according to team and league sources. The teammate didn’t consent to the kiss and made…

Manchester United are willing to accept a reduced fee in the region of £17m for Jadon Sancho, 25, with Borussia Dortmund and Juventus interested in the England winger. (Mail), externalUnited have ended their interest in Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson, 24, with the Senegal forward demanding too much in wages. (Mirror), externalNapoli want Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish, 29, but would struggle to meet his wage demands, and also have Chelsea and England winger Raheem Sterling, 30, and Manchester United’s Argentina forward Alejandro Garnacho, 21, on their list of targets. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), externalUnited are keen to offload…

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase on Monday was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through Aug. 31 as part of Major League Baseball’s investigation into sports gambling, the second Guardians pitcher to be caught up in the inquiry.Guardians right-hander Luis Ortiz remains on non-disciplinary paid leave after originally being placed there July 3 after unusual gambling activity on two pitches he threw for balls, sources told ESPN. Ortiz’s leave was later extended to Aug. 31.In a statement, the Guardians said “no additional players or club personnel are expected to be impacted” by the investigation. The investigation, a source confirmed, has not…

There are other restricted free agents still hanging out in the wind without a contract, but none have been quite as dramatic as the stalemate between Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors.The Warriors’ offers to Kuminga have topped out at two years, $40 million, reports Marc Stein in his Substack. That is well short of the at least three years and closer to $30 million a season that Kuminga reportedly is seeking. This has Kuminga and his representatives still looking for a sign-and-trade, and they spoke recently with the Kings’ front office, reports Anthony Slater of ESPN. Theoretically, Sacramento…

Eric KarabellJul 29, 2025, 02:36 PM ETCloseEric Karabell is a senior writer for fantasy baseball, football and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame and author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments”.Eric Karabell’s 2025 fantasy football flex and superflex rankings will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect the latest news, trends and opinions. Use them to inform your own rankings, or as a guide to draft your team.We know many of you compete in superflex formats that invite/covet second quarterbacks in starting lineups, so these rankings account for that. It might look odd…

Broncos linebacker Dre Greenlaw has had a difficult journey to NFL stardom, and that made it personal to him when he hit free agency in March and had the opportunity to decide for himself where he’d play.Greenlaw spent much of his childhood in shelters, group homes and the foster system before his high school coach took him in and eventually adopted him. A close relationship with his coach is meaningful to Greenlaw, and Greenlaw said he knew early on in free agency that he could have a close relationship with Broncos head coach Sean Payton.“They wanted me, you know what…

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge is expected to resume hitting off a tee in the coming days after being placed on the injured list on Saturday with a strained flexor strain, according to manager Aaron Boone.”I think he’s going to start hitting off the tee and some toss today or tomorrow,” Boone said Tuesday during an appearance on the Talkin’ Yankees podcast. Boone had originally expressed optimism that Judge would be able to return after spending the mandated minimum of 10 days on the shelf — a sentiment he echoed on Tuesday.”I think that’s the expectation, but we’ll listen to the body, the…

Not leaving anything to chance, Teraji spent his past training camp enhancing his skillset and adding to his repertoire. It included a visit to the US and time spent with renowned trainer Rudy Hernandez, whose clients include the unified bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani and WBO 112lbs titleholder Anthony Olascuaga, a former title challenger against Teraji.