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Tonight’s MLB DFS main slate starts at 6:40 p.m. ET at DraftKings and FanDuel and has five games. The suggested pick ’em choices from Underdog are also from the five-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   Jesus Luzardo (SP – PHI) vs. BOS Jesus Luzardo allowed 20 of the 52 earned runs he’s coughed up in 2025 in back-to-back starts on May 31 and June 5. The lefty has had a 2.79 ERA in his other 18 starts. According to FanGraphs, Luzardo…

Training Camp has officially opened for all 32 teams around the NFL, and the countdown to the 2025 NFL regular season is officially underway. The latest Super Bowl 60 odds suggest that this year’s postseason will have a very similar look to that of 2024. Only four teams — the Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, and Kansas City Chiefs — have Super Bowl odds shorter than 10-1 at DraftKings Sportsbook, where you can get $150 in bonus bets with a $5 wager. Notable longshot Super Bowl contenders and sleepers include the Dallas Cowboys (+5000), Pittsburgh Steelers (+3500), and Denver Broncos…

Brett OkamotoJul 22, 2025, 07:08 PM ETCloseBrett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: “Chuck and Tito,” which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter for exclusive analysis and the latest newsSign up to Miguel Delaney’s weekly newsletterSign up to Miguel Delaney’s weekly newsletterAitana Bonmati revealed Spain had spotted Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger’s tendency to step away from her near post after scoring from the tightest of angles to send the world champions into the Euro 2025 final. The two-time Ballon d’Or winner broke the deadlock in the 113th minute of the semi-final when she squeezed a shot from close to the byline past the Germany goalkeeper, as Spain set up a World Cup final rematch…

It took longer than the Mets wanted, but Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso have appeared to give up the funk.While the bottom half of the lineup was relied upon for offense in Tuesday night's win, the Mets' superstar tandem atop the order finally packed a punch on Wednesday afternoon, driving in a combined five runs on four hits in a sweep of the Angels at Citi Field.The first chunk of damage was inflicted in the third inning. With two on and nobody out, Lindor mercifully snapped a career-worst 0-for-31 skid with an RBI single to left that gave the Mets…

The saying goes that age is just a number. In professional sports, that number usually matters quite a bit.Boxing, tennis, baseball and other elite sports have long been dominated by athletes who hit their physical primes in their 20s and 30s, but the return of three mid-40s stars this week has us appreciating the diligence it takes to remain competitive against much younger foes.The week of the returning veterans began with Manny Pacquiao coming back from a four-year hiatus to battle Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight world title. Pacquiao impressed in his return but came up just short as…

As Luke Littler’s favourite D10 clattered into the board for an epic 13-11 tie-break win over Jermaine Wattimena at the World Matchplay, he let out a roar and pointed at the star on his shirt. It was a reminder that he is “world champion for a reason”.Littler added that star back in January when he beat Michael van Gerwen on the biggest stage of all at Alexandra Palace, cementing himself as the youngest world champion in history and continuing his ascendency. Now, he is focused on joining the exclusive club of ‘Triple Crown’ winners that have won the worlds, the…

Fantasy football is a game of numbers and statistics. In general, players who compile better statistics over the course of the season are more valuable for fantasy, but sometimes the season-long numbers don’t tell the whole story. In most leagues, matchups are played weekly, and a metric that can be used to display a player’s ability to produce week-to-week can be very helpful to describe their impact for fantasy. Enter the Ultimate Draft Kit: Consistency Tool. This tool has become one of my favorites to use when building a team. Fantasy managers can use the consistency tool to quickly compare…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Jaxson Dart just might be The One. The player who might finally save the New York Football Giants from themselves.The quarterback who can match Eli Manning’s standing as the only two-time Super Bowl MVP in franchise history.Why do I suggest this? As Dart sat in the shade after a hot and sunny opening day of his first NFL training camp, I asked him a question that I thought amounted to an uncontested layup.Would you sign up for Eli’s two championship rings right now and call it a career, or would you decline to put that ceiling…

Cormier and Sonnen meet Dana White inside the UFC APEX, where a pickleball court is set up. Sonnen has arrived in blue jeans, cowboy boots, and heavy-buckled belt; not the ideal outfit for pickleball.  It’s best two out of three, with the winning coach earning $10,000, with each fighter earning $1,500 apiece. USA Pickleball is in the building to let the coaches know the rules and officiatethe match. GET YOUR TICKETS: UFC Abu Dhabi | UFC 319 | UFC Shanghai | UFC Paris Before it gets underway, Joseph Morales raises his hand to ask White a question. He mentions that…