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As he enters his 21st and final NBA season, Chris Paul has decided to spend it in Los Angeles with a team he’s all too familiar with.Paul is expected to sign with the Clippers, putting a period on what has been an absolutely tremendous offseason for the organization after acquiring John Collins, Brook Lopez and Bradley Beal as well.AdvertisementPaul, who is now 40, just came off a year in San Antonio in which he started all 82 games, proving he’s still very capable of being an impact player.The point guard might have had pedestrian numbers (8.8 points and 7.4 assists…

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With the teeth of draft season just around the corner, it’s a good time to get the Shuffle Up series going.This week, I’ll offer my player tiers for the four major positions in fantasy football. Consider them as you get ready for your own drafts, or self-scout the teams you’ve already assembled. Quarterbacks are the opening assignment; the running backs, wide receivers and tight ends will follow later this week.AdvertisementWhat matters is how the players relate to one another, where the talent clusters and where it drops off. Players at the same price are considered even.[Join or create a Yahoo…

There are now just four unsigned 2025 draft picks. The Eagles announced on Monday that they’ve signed second-round pick Andrew Mukuba to his four-year rookie contract.Mukuba, a safety, was the final pick of the second round in this year’s draft. He began his college career at Clemson, playing three seasons for the program, before transferring to Texas in 2024.Bengals defensive end Shemar Stewart, Browns running back Quinshon Judkins, Cardinals cornerback Will Johnson, and Titans edge rusher Oluwafemi Oladejo remain unsigned.

Kalshi is defending the use of betting language, claiming peer-to-peer trading avoids gambling classification. Charlotte Capewell • Contributor Jul 21, 2025 • 13:42 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. Kalshi, the CFTC-regulated predictions market, has stayed at the center of the debate about whether it falls within the remit of gambling law. The new justification involves semantics, adopting the stance that terms like “bet” or “odds” in advertising don’t label its platform a gambling company. Key Takeaways Kalshi is defending the use of betting language, claiming peer-to-peer trading avoids gambling classification A coalition of 36 attorneys…

Negotiations between PSV and AZ regarding the transfer of Sven Mijnans are currently at an impasse. PSV are willing to pay 10 million euros, but AZ want 14 million for their star midfielder. PSV are “currently assessing the situation” and appears to be considering other options, according to the Eindhovens Dagblad.After signing Ruben van Bommel earlier in the window, PSV want to add yet another Alkmaar stalwart to their ranks. However, they’re going to have to reach further into their pocket if they want to lure Mijnans to the Philips Stadion.Apparently, 14 million euros is too steep for PSV, and…

Kevin PeltonJul 18, 2025, 08:00 AM ETClose Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE systemAfter a down year for the 2024 NBA rookie class, during which second-rounder Bronny James was the most anticipated draft pick to play in the NBA summer league in Las Vegas, the excitement was back earlier this month as No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and other top selections from the touted 2025 class took the court with their new teams.Bouncing back from a tough shooting performance (5-of-21) in his Dallas Mavericks debut on Thursday, Flagg scored…

Nick ParkinsonJul 21, 2025, 12:01 PM ETCloseReports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years.After a weekend where Oleksandr Usyk ratified his status as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world by demolishing Daniel Dubois in five rounds, and boxing’s only eight-division champion, Manny Pacquiao, made his anticipated return after four years away from the ring in a majority draw against Mario Barrios, we turn to the remaining boxing calendar in 2025.Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford, two of the best fighters in the world, will meet in the biggest fight of the year on…

Training camps are getting underway, and it’s not long until football will be played, albeit just the Hall of Fame Game. But while the Hall of Fame Game isn’t something to postpone holidays for, it does mean that the fantasy football redraft season is truly upon us, and now is a good time to start preparing. What better way to prepare for your fantasy football draft than by completing FREE mocks with our fantasy football mock draft simulator? Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: Pick 1.07 This series will give you an overview of what you can expect to see no matter…

Jul 21, 2025, 12:15 PM ETNumbers can tell us compelling stories.They can, however, mislead, usually when framed in a way to construct a narrative or support a specific claim.Appreciating that both facts can simultaneously be true is critical to your fantasy football decision-making process. After all, fantasy football is, in itself, a numbers game. The numbers determine our teams’ fates, and they have a massive say in our draft day, waiver wire and weekly lineup processes.As you prepare for the 2025 fantasy football season, garner as much knowledge — and absorb as many of these statistical facts — as you…