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Matt MillerJul 25, 2025, 06:20 AM ETCloseMatt Miller is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on the nation’s top pro prospects. A Missouri native, Matt joined ESPN in 2021 and also contributes to SportsCenter, NFL Live and ESPN Radio. Prior to joining ESPN, Matt spent 11 years as a senior draft analyst at Bleacher Report.There will be plenty of movement in the rankings between now and the start of the 2026 NFL draft next April, but teams are already setting up their boards. That’s where this exercise comes in, as I’m dissecting the early buzz and taking…

Jul 25, 2025, 11:53 AM ETThe Atlanta Braves reinstated third baseman Austin Riley from the 10-day injured list on Friday.The two-time All-Star landed on the IL on July 12 with a right abdominal strain.Riley, 28, is batting .274 with 14 home runs and 48 RBIs in 93 games this season. He leads the team in hits (104) and is second in runs (51).Editor’s PicksRiley is a career .272 hitter with 167 homers and 477 RBIs in 812 games since making his debut with the Braves in 2019. The 2015 first-round draft pick was an All-Star in 2022 and 2023.The Braves…

Restricted free agency is a state of limbo that players try desperately to avoid, as the rules are heavily tilted in favor of the teams. This year, in particular, is tough because there were so few teams with cap space, meaning the player had even less leverage. If you need proof, the cases of the Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga and the Nets’ Cam Thomas are perfect examples of how a player can get stuck in restricted free agency.In the end, the smart money is on Kuminga and Thomas returning to play for their current teams, which could create an awkward dynamic.…

TOTAL: 6HOME: 0vs. LHP: 2vs. RHP: 4WEEK 18: Mon, 7/28Tue, 7/29Wed, 7/30Thu, 7/31Fri, 8/1Sat, 8/2Sun, 8/3  @DET@DET@DETOFF@ATH@ATH@ATH9 674 6758 696 4738 663 7764 432 714TOTAL: 6HOME: 6vs. LHP: 1vs. RHP: 5WEEK 18: Mon, 7/28Tue, 7/29Wed, 7/30Thu, 7/31Fri, 8/1Sat, 8/2Sun, 8/3  SEASEASEAOFFARIARIARI6 351 6789 552 8884 141 4785 512 775TOTAL: 6HOME: 0vs. LHP: 2vs. RHP: 4WEEK 18: Mon, 7/28Tue, 7/29Wed, 7/30Thu, 7/31Fri, 8/1Sat, 8/2Sun, 8/3  @KC@KC@KC@CIN@CIN@CINOFF4 644333 4 765143 3 624423 2 111535 TOTAL: 7HOME: 4vs. LHP: 2vs. RHP: 4vs. TBD: 1WEEK 18: Mon, 7/28Tue, 7/29Tue, 7/29Wed, 7/30Thu, 7/31Fri, 8/1Sat, 8/2Sun, 8/3  TORTOR (Gm. 1)TOR (Gm. 2)TOROFF@CHC@CHC@CHC6 4674 4515 5573 3417 3675 5524 4443 241TOTAL: 6HOME: 3vs. LHP: 2vs. RHP: 4WEEK 18: Mon, 7/28Tue, 7/29Wed, 7/30Thu, 7/31Fri, 8/1Sat, 8/2Sun, 8/3  @MIN@MIN@MINOFFHOUHOUHOU1 343 1211 353 1112 334 2416 321 1059TOTAL: 6HOME: 3vs. LHP: 2vs. RHP: 4WEEK 18: Mon, 7/28Tue, 7/29Wed, 7/30Thu, 7/31Fri, 8/1Sat, 8/2Sun, 8/3  @MIL@MIL@MILOFFBALBALBAL6 444 67510 452 91084 435 4543 111 764TOTAL: 6HOME: 3vs. LHP: 3vs. RHP: 3WEEK 18: Mon, 7/28Tue,…

The NFL’s only unsigned first-round draft pick has agreed to a deal.The Bengals and 17th overall pick Shemar Stewart have agreed to his rookie contract.Stewart had been refusing to sign because the Bengals had been insisting on language that could void his future guarantees. A league source tells PFT that the agreement was reached today involved Stewart accepting the language in exchange for the Bengals adjusting his signing bonus payout, paying him $500,000 more of his signing bonus now.A defensive end out of Texas A&M, Stewart has the talent to be an elite pass rusher, and the Bengals hope that…

Ribas has already made history in the UFC’s strawweight division, being ranked second in takedown defense at 83.3%, third in striking differential and significant strike defense, and fourthin strikes absorbed per minute. What this spells out is that Ribas is that she can do it all on fight night. There have been great strikers that get hit a lot, then there are those few that show real promise in both facets of the game. Ribas is the latter.  The last two fights have not finished in Ribas’ favor as she lost to Namajunas via five-round decision and, most recently, she…

Watch live on BBC One, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website; live commentary on Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.England will know they can play much better than they did in their quarter-final and semi-final wins over Sweden and Italy, and success on Sunday is a matter of them bringing their best game from the first second to the last.Against a team as good as Spain, they cannot afford any defensive mistakes – they have to be absolutely watertight at the back.Germany defended superbly against Spain in their semi-final and goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger had a brilliant tournament. But she made…

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“Yes, that’s absolutely a true fact,” Bellotti explained. “You’ll see on videos when someone loses, their mum always texts them and the only person that texts them is your mum: ‘Are you okay?’ That’s true to what it is. It’s like people aren’t really that fussed. A couple of days down the line, you get a few come back and go, ‘Are you all right?’ ‘Just checking in’ and stuff. But that first loss, I went away with my wife and kids for two weeks, didn’t speak to nobody, because I had to get my head into the frame of…

July 25, 2025 03:00 PM Jameson Williams has impressed new Detroit Lions offensive coordinator John Morton during training camp, and Kyle Dvorchak weighs in on the fantasy outlook for the fourth-year wide receiver in 2025.