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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 newsletterEngland captain Leah Williamson is set to be in contention to start Tuesday’s Euro 2025 semi-final against Italy after recovering from an ankle injury.Williamson was forced off after rolling her ankle during the quarter-final win over Sweden but was involved in the first 15 minutes of open training in Zurich on Monday.All of Sarina Wiegman’s squad of 23 took part in the session following the gruelling penalty shoot-out win over Sweden, including Lucy…

The Texas Rangers will look to complete a three-game sweep when they take on the Detroit Tigers in a key American League matchup on Sunday Night Baseball. Texas earned a 2-0 win on Friday and a 4-1 triumph on Saturday. The Tigers (50-49) will start left-hander Tarik Skubal (10-3, 2.23 ERA), while the Rangers will use an opener and send left-hander Jacob Latz (1-0, 3.00 ERA) to the mound.First pitch from Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, is set for 7:10 p.m. ET. Detroit is -188 on the money line (risk $188 to win $100) in the latest Tigers vs.…

Samuel Castellanos’ recent knockout win was paved by his many trips to Bozy’s Dungeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Eric MoodyJul 18, 2025, 03:03 PM ETCloseEric Moody is a writer for fantasy football, men’s and women’s basketball, and sports betting at ESPN. Eric joined ESPN in 2021 after working as a senior fantasy analyst at Pro Football Network. Prior to that, he spent much of his career as a manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company.When the Patriots turned to Drake Maye in Week 6 of the 2024 season, they tasked the No. 3 overall pick with revitalizing an offense plagued by inconsistency and inexperience.In 11 starts from Week 6 to Week 17, Maye threw for 2,254 yards,…

Getty Images On Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks announced that they had released veteran tight end Noah Fant. Just last March, the 27-year-old pass-catcher agreed to a two-year, $21 million extension. His $8.5 million base salary for this upcoming season is now off Seattle’s books. NFL Media reports Fant had another $510,000 in per-game roster bonuses on the books for this season, so the release clears a total of $9 million in cash.Fant came over to Seattle as a part of the infamous Russell Wilson trade with the Denver Broncos, but he was never able to match the kind of production he had…

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ONE Championship continues building its submission grappling division with elite talent. The latest addition might be the most promising yet. The promotion has officially signed 18-year-old phenom Helena Crevar to compete in its submission grappling division, adding another young star to its world-class roster. For Crevar, the signing represents validation of her rapid rise through the sport’s ranks. The Las Vegas native established herself as a generational talent when she became the youngest ADCC World Championship podium placer at just 17 years of age, capturing silver in 2024. That achievement announced her arrival among the sport’s elite competitors. Her path…

Lennox Lewis has called on Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua to put on a fight “the world would want to see” and determine who is the greatest British heavyweight champion of their generation.Former heavyweight champion Fury is technically still retired after hanging up his gloves in the aftermath of his second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. Fury’s route back to the ring appears to focus on avenging his two defeats to the undisputed Ukrainian in a trilogy fight, which he claims is scheduled for April 18 at Wembley Stadium.But Lewis believes an all-British battle against Joshua is essential, likening it to…

With a reported attendance of 38,041 at PNC Park for Saturday’s game against the Chicago White Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates had their largest home crowd so far this season. The first 20,000 fans to enter the stadium received a bobblehead of rapper Mac Miller, a Pittsburgh native who died in 2018 at the age of 26.Given that not everyone in attendance was set to receive the giveaway, which was designed in collaboration with Miller’s family and plays his song “Knock Knock,” fans reportedly started lining up at 8 a.m. for a game that began at 6:40 p.m. By around 4…

Kon Knueppel’s Charlotte Hornets career is off to a decent start.The No. 4 pick of the 2025 NBA Draft led the Hornets to their first Summer League title, holding off a Sacramento Kings comeback in a 83-78 championship game win on Sunday. Knueppel led his team with 21 points and made the biggest shot of the night, with a 3-pointer in the final minute.AdvertisementThe shot put the Hornets up four, which became important when the Kings’ Isaac Jones made a 3-pointer 10 seconds later. The Kings had to start fouling when the Hornets got the ball back and never got…