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Yamal’s second lay-off is the latest chapter in an ongoing dispute between club and country about care of the young player, who has scored two goals and made four assists in five Barcelona appearances this season.”Spain, they have the best team in the world, best players in the world,” Barcelona manager Hansi Flick said after Yamal was first ruled out. “So, maybe they will also want to take care of our players, our young players, but it’s like they are doing this [to them].”When asked about the criticism on Friday, Spain manager Luis de la Fuente denied that there was…

The 2025 MLB playoffs are underway and we’re headed into the League Division Series after three of four Wild Card Series went to do-or-die Game 3s. The Philadelphia Phillies will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers, who swept the Cincinnati Reds to advance. The Milwaukee Brewers, owner of MLB’s best regular-season record, will face the division rival Chicago Cubs. In the American League, the Toronto Blue Jays will face their AL East rivals in the New York Yankees, while the Seattle Mariners get the Detroit Tigers. As such, your CBS Sports MLB experts are here to predict how each of the…

The Boston Celtics officially bade farewell to Al Horford on Wednesday when the 18-year veteran signed with the Golden State Warriors in a long-expected move. As the Celtics try to figure out a new path forward after a disappointing end to the 2024-25 season, Horford will take his talents to the West Coast to try and compete for a title.  Late last month, Horford penned a goodbye message to the city of Boston on social media.  “From the moment we arrived, you have welcomed by family and I with open arms,” Horford wrote. “This chapter in my career will hold…

Hollywood actor and lifelong boxing enthusiast Frank Stallone has issued a dramatic public appeal to Manny Pacquiao, urging him to abandon a proposed showdown with Rolly Romero. Stallone, the brother of Rocky creator Sylvester Stallone, insisted that the former Filipino senator’s long-term health should take precedence over any further perilous ring risks. Speaking as talk of a high-stakes Pacquiao vs. Romero clash in January continued to dominate the boxing world, Stallone made his feelings unequivocally clear, stating the legend has absolutely nothing left to prove to anyone. “Your Health Is Not Worth The Risk” “I don’t like it. I don’t…

Brock Purdy’s return from a toe injury remains uncertain, but Mac Jones continues to carry the San Francisco 49ers in his absence. Making his third start of the season, Jones led the 49ers to a 26-23 overtime win against NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night, throwing for 342 yards and two touchdowns despite a depleted receiving corps. San Francisco is now 3-0 with Jones as the starter this season.”He played his ass off, man,” coach Kyle Shanahan said. “He was unbelievable in the first half. Got banged up a little bit there in the second half and battled…

Dana White couldn’t believe what he was seeing from a fighter that defied his expectations on several occasions.As proven earlier this week, when White didn’t sign a fighter despite a dominant win, he knows what he’s looking for when scouting potential UFC fighters.The promotion currently adds a huge amount of new talent onto the roster every year via Dana White’s Contender Series.Before this, there were other pathways into the UFC, one of which was used by a fighter who made his Octagon debut on this day in 2015.UFC 192 is an event that White remembers for an incredibly worrying call…

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LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts did not have time to think. It wouldn’t matter. That was the point of all the work he’d done to remake himself into a major-league shortstop.It was the sixth inning of a one-run game, with the bases loaded and just one out, and the Los Angeles Dodgers were still working to close out the Cincinnati Reds. That’s when Austin Hays sent trouble toward short, a soft liner off the end of his bat, the kind of play that any hesitation could turn into a nightmare. Betts did not hesitate.This was Mookie, the new version —…

PHOENIX — Not long after Steve Nash circulated the facility, talking to Phoenix Suns players and coaches, Devin Booker was asked about the significance of having the Hall of Fame point guard in training camp.“It only makes sense, man,” Booker said. “Him being around, for all of us, just knowing that he’s in the gym, it’s going to raise the level of everything.”A two-time Most Valuable Player and the engine of the “:07 Seconds or Less” Suns, Nash has rejoined the organization as a senior advisor. While Nash will likely spend more time with the front office and coaching staff,…

Subscribe to Yahoo Fantasy ForecastWeek 5 is upon us as is our fantasy preview show for the weekend slate. To start the show, Matt Harmon recaps a WILD TNF matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams. Justin Boone then joins Harmon to breakdown every fantasy angle of Week 5’s weekend games. The two tackle Boone’s 6-pack of questions and Harmons’ 3 games of the week. The two then end the show with our wildly entertaining ‘hurry up offense’ segment.Advertisement(1:00) – Matt’s solo TNF recap: 49ers 26, Rams 23(18:45) – Week 5 Preview show(21:15) – Justin Boone’s 6-pack…