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Other NFL team previews: 32. Titans | 31. Saints | 30. Browns | 29. Panthers | 28. Jets | 27. Giants | 26. Raiders | 25. Patriots | 24. Colts | 23. Dolphins | 22. Jaguars | 21. Falcons | 20. Steelers | 19. Cardinals | 18. Cowboys | 17. Seahawks | 16. Texans | 15. Bears | 14. Bengals | 13. 49ers | 12. Rams | 11. Broncos | 10. Commanders | 9. ChargersTwo teams beat the Detroit Lions in the regular season in 2024. One was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and they did so in Detroit.AdvertisementThere was another…

Its Monday, July 21 and the Angels (49-50) are in Queens to take on the Mets (56-44). Tyler Anderson is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Kodai Senga for New York.Los Angeles won two out of three against Philadelphia to start the second half of the season off with a series victory whereas the Mets lost two of three to the Reds, but won the finale to avoid the sweep, 3-2. This is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.Let’s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We’ve got all the…

Kevin PeltonJul 21, 2025, 07:00 AM ETClose Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE systemIn the summer of 2024, we saw no major superstars change teams. And rarely does an offseason such as that have as much of an impact on the following season’s title race. Of the four teams that reached the 2025 conference finals, only the Indiana Pacers returned the same starting five from the previous season.Months after swapping All-Stars (Julius Randle and Karl-Anthony Towns) as the headliners in a seismic six-player deal, the Minnesota Timberwolves and New…

Jul 20, 2025, 01:08 AM ETWant to know what fights are on the horizon? Check out the boxing schedule for 2025.For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here.To go directly to a particular month, click the links below:Watch live fights, behind-the-scenes boxing content and more with an ESPN+ subscription. Sign up today.JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | NOVEMBERBoxing pound-for-pound rankings: Men’s | Women’sKey dates:July 26: New York (ESPN/ESPN+) — Title fight: Xander Zayas vs. Jorge Garcia, 12 rounds, for the vacant WBO junior middleweight titleSept. 13: Las Vegas (Netflix) — Title fight: Canelo Alvarez vs.…

Brady HendersonJul 20, 2025, 04:45 PM ETCloseBrady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation and covers the Seattle Seahawks for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2017 after covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM.SEATTLE — The Seahawks released starting tight end Noah Fant on Sunday, the team announced.Fant’s future with the Seahawks had been uncertain because of his outsized contract and underwhelming production over three seasons in Seattle, and it became an even bigger question after the team spent a second-round pick in April on tight end Elijah Arroyo.Fant’s release, which comes two days before veterans are due to report…

Brett OkamotoJul 19, 2025, 06:20 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…

“He went past me, played a one-two,” says Reid, picking up the story again.”I felt comfortable feeling Shilts was going to get it. As he went up, I saw the handball. Maradona did it well. It was cute, you would say that.”I remember the ground exploding [with fans celebrating] and I realised he’d given it. Glenn Hoddle, Terry Fenwick, Shilts and me ran after the referee.”Reid describes seeing Maradona’s second goal unfold as he forlornly gave chase as like “being in a dream”.”He was just too quick. If you look again, Hoddle gets fouled, it wasn’t given and then Maradona’s…

Jul 20, 2025, 12:43 PM ETNEW YORK — Pete Alonso didn’t start Sunday for the first time in more than a year because of a bruised right hand, but the New York Mets’ All-Star first baseman extended his team-record streak for consecutive games played by entering as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning of a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds.Alonso, whose 354 consecutive games played are the second-most in the majors behind Atlanta first baseman Matt Olson (718 games), replaced Mark Vientos and was serenaded with the Citi Field sellout crowd of 42,981 chanting his name. He struck…

The Dolphins drafted running back Jaylen Wright last year and got a strong start from the rookie, who averaged 5.3 yards per carry over his first six games. And then they got nothing from him for the rest of the season, as he averaged just 1.8 yards per carry over the remainder of 2024. So which version of Wright will show up in 2025?Wright said on Up & Adams that he is very confident he has what it takes to make an impact in the Dolphins’ offense, for the full year this time.“I know I can be a top back…

“No,” he said. “That’s when life makes the most sense to me right now.” It makes perfect sense, because even though MMA is one of the most complex of sports, it is a fight, and the path to winning that fight is usually very clear. Getting to the fight? That’s a whole other story, and it’s what Fugitt has been dealing with since he won his second UFC fight over Quinlan in June of 2024. WATCH: UFC 318 Embedded  Originally scheduled to return in February, first against Dulatov, then Billy Ray Goff, Fugitt had to deal with an injury that kept…