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On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill and Dan Titus make their predictions for what players and teams will make substantial improvements next season.Next, Vince and Dan react to Tyrese Halliburton’s comments on Pat McAfee about why he believes there has been an increase in achilles tears.AdvertisementLater, Vince and Dan discuss Hulk Hogan’s recent passing and his impact on wrestling.(1:36) Players that should have massive improvements next season(14:13) Teams you expect to make significant improvement(19:09) Make the Case: Why the Pistons and Sixers can get to the Conference Finals(27:12) Are NBA players playing too many games?(32:51) Hulk…

James Wade and Jonny Clayton set up a World Matchplay semi-final clash on Saturday after the pair were victorious on Thursday night at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.Wade found an impressive eight legs in a row for a 16-13 victory against Gian van Veen while Clayton was comprehensive in a 16-7 win over Stephen Bunting. The win puts Wade into his 10th Matchplay semi-final and it also marks back-to-back semis on what is his 20th consecutive appearance in Blackpool, the world No 5 losing out to eventual winner Luke Humphries in 2024.Meanwhile, Clayton is into his second ever Winter Gardens semi, his…

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan runs a fantasy-friendly, balanced offense that features motion, targeting the center of the field and an efficient rushing attack. The 2024 49ers banked top-12 finishes in EPA per play (0.06), success rate (46.0 percent), plays with motion (654), centerfield targets (96) and EPA per rushing attempt (-0.057). Fantasy managers should again rely on Shanahan and his unwavering commitment to the system in 2025.2024 San Francisco 49ers Stats (rank)Points per game: 22.9 (14th)Total yards per game: 376.3 (4th)Plays per game: 60.4 (27th)Dropbacks per game: 38.6 (21st)Dropback EPA per play: 0.14 (9th)Rush attempts per game:…

NFL training camps are finally open leaguewide, and Yahoo Sports senior NFL reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein are taking their annual camp tours. Over the next few weeks, each will be visiting with different teams and hitting the biggest stories. We’re collecting them all right here, ordered from most recent on down.LOS ANGELES — Realistically, everyone believes – including inside the Rams – that Matthew Stafford is deeply into the sunset portion of his NFL career. So much so, there’s a feeling inside the franchise that if the Rams win the Super Bowl this season, Stafford is going to…

Davey Grant knows he will have his hands full at UFC Abu Dhabi. Grant is set to take on Da’Mon Blackshear in a fight that was booked on short notice. Grant was supposed to fight back in April, but Daniel Santos pulled out due to a weigh-in issue, and after that, Grant said he wanted to return on this card. “No. The UFC could have gotten me a little quicker but I asked to be on this card. I don’t mind, as long as I’m fighting, I don’t mind,” Grant said on Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com. Although Grant wanted…

It was Chloe Kelly’s wedding anniversary on Thursday. We know this because she posted about it to her 1 million Instagram followers, because everyone saw her personalised shin pad adorned with her wedding photo, and because she joked last week that she still hadn’t got her husband, Scott, a card.But then Kelly has always had a rare gift for catching the eye. Her shirt-waving celebration at Wembley remains the defining image of the Euro 2022 triumph. Her trademark headband renders her instantly recognisable in a squad full of above-average-height blond women. Her hop-skip penalty run-up is unique. In a profession…

Ruben Amorim’s side need to improve on their 24-25 performance, when they finished 23 points behind seventh-placed Nottingham Forest, who took up the last of the European qualifying places based on a league finish.United have already spent more than £125m to bring in forwards Matheus Cunha from Wolves and Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford.They also continue to be linked with strikers, with Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins’ the most recent subject of speculation following suggestions of a move for Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson.Both rumours involved out-of-favour winger Alejandro Garnacho going the other way.United sources are adamant no deal is imminent, with Villa privately…

Jesse RogersJul 23, 2025, 06:58 PM ETCloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com.CHICAGO — Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino started pointing toward the locker of teammate Seth Lugo after their 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Lugo, 35, had just pitched six solid innings in sweltering heat, leading Kansas City to its 50th win of the season.”I’d like to see him pitch for us again,” Pasquantino said while pointing. “I’d really like to see him in a Royals jersey in his next start. We’re trying to make that happen. That’s up…

Jul 24, 2025, 05:00 PM ETRestricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga is in no rush to sign the latest contract offers from the Golden State Warriors, he told ESPN’s Shams Charania after a Thursday morning workout in Miami, and Kuminga’s stalemate with the Warriors has the potential to drag significantly deeper into the offseason as he continues to explore other opportunities.General manager Mike Dunleavy and the Warriors’ front office showed an extra level of motivation this week in conversations with Kuminga’s agent, Aaron Turner, delivering what they believe is a fair offer to bring back Kuminga for a fifth season despite…

Jul 24, 2025, 02:01 PM ETThe WBO has ordered heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to begin negotiations over a mandatory title defense against Joseph Parker.Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) reclaimed the undisputed heavyweight championship, unifying all four titles for the second time with a fifth-round TKO win over Daniel Dubois on July 19 at London’s Wembley Stadium.Usyk, 38, entered the rematch as the WBA, WBO and WBC champion. Dubois held the IBF title Usyk had relinquished to prioritize a rematch with Tyson Fury.Parker (36-3, 24 KOs), who has been on a sensational run of fights, won the interim WBO title against Zhilei…