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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians staged the largest in-season comeback in MLB history, claiming the American League Central Division title after trailing Detroit by 15½ games in early July and by 11 games in early September.That momentum didn’t carry over into the playoffs.Dillon Dingler, from northeast Ohio, hit a go-ahead, solo homer in the sixth inning and the Tigers scored five straight runs to beat Cleveland 6-3 in the decisive Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series on Thursday.Editor’s Picks1 Related”I’ll remember the good times of the year, not what happened today,” All-Star left fielder Steven Kwan said in…

Forward Nikola Jovic agreed to a four-year, $62.4 million rookie contract extension with the Miami Heat, agents Jeff Schwartz, Sean Kennedy and Jared Mucha of Excel Sports Management told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Wednesday night.The contract is fully guaranteed.Jovic, 22, has played 107 out of a possible 246 games with the Heat since they selected him with the No. 27 pick in the 2022 NBA draft.He averaged a career-high 10.7 points last season, although was limited to only 46 games after breaking a bone in his right hand on Feb. 23. Jovic did return in the playoffs, playing all four…

Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz will welcome Lamont Roach to the super lightweight division.The former Gervonta “Tank” Davis opponents will square off for the WBC interim title on Dec. 6 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, Premier Boxing Champions confirmed Thursday to ESPN. Cruz vs. Roach will headline a PBC pay-per-view event on Amazon Prime Video.AdvertisementRoach (25-1-2, 10 KOs) is the current WBA super featherweight champion. He claimed the title with a split decision win over Hector Luis Garcia in November 2023. Roach moved up to challenge Davis for his WBA lightweight crown in March, where he was forced…

Below are my Week 5, 2025 positional ranks for PPR leagues.As always, these ranks are continually updated throughout the week, so check back often. And don’t forget to check out Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry every weekday LIVE at 12 p.m. ET on YouTube and on Peacock at 5 p.m. ET.And then on Sunday mornings, be sure to tune into Fantasy Football Pregame, 11 a.m. ET to 1 p.m. ET on Peacock and the NFL on NBC YouTube channel.Let’s get to it.QB Rankings Rank Player Position Team Opp Bye 1 Josh Allen QB Bills Patriots 7 2 Justin…

Sarah BarshopCloseSarah BarshopESPN Staff WriterSarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for Sports Illustrated.Nick WagonerCloseNick WagonerESPN Staff WriterNick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In over a decade with the company, Nick has led ESPN’s coverage…

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A FOOTBALL league assistant referee who preyed on teenage girls has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years.Gareth Viccars, 47, was locked up behind bars for a string of child sexual abuse offences involving three 15-year-old schoolgirls.Viccars previously pleaded guilty to 16 counts, including sexual communications with a child, meeting with a child following sexual grooming, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and engaging in sexual activity with a child.The offences spanned three years between November 2021 and October 2024 and involved three girls aged 15, Snaresbrook Crown Court previously heard.On Thursday, Viccars was jailed for 13 and…

October is here, and the 2025 MLB playoffs are underway. The Dodgers completed a two-game sweep of the Reds in the Wild Card Series on Wednesday and advanced to the NLDS to face the Phillies. The other three best-of-three Wild Card Series all feature elimination games on Thursday. In the first one, the Tigers used a huge seventh inning to oust the Guardians and avenge their loss in the AL Central. The Cubs followed that up by holding off the Padres and eliminating San Diego at Wrigley Field. Yankees vs. Red Sox is rounding out the night.Game 3s are rare…

Ange Postecoglou said Nottingham Forest fans who chanted he would be ‘sacked in the morning’ were “entitled to their opinion”, but insisted his side are on the right track despite their Europa League defeat to FC Midtjylland.Forest fans directed their chants towards the Australian after they were beaten 3-2 at the City Ground, with Midtjylland scoring twice from set-pieces before a late third on the break. The defeat means Postecoglou is still without a win with four defeats from his six matches in charge since replacing Nuno Espirito Santo, making him the first permanent Forest boss to be winless in…

Welcome to Week 5, and welcome to Quick Grades, your weekly companion for start/sit clarity. We’ve combined consensus rankings and projections with The Primer’s matchup analysis to assign letter grades for every fantasy-relevant player, then added concise notes to illuminate the reasoning. Treat the grade as your default stance and the note as your context check. Let’s make your weekly lineup calls easy. In general, A means start with confidence, C is matchup-dependent, and F is a bench. Scroll for every position’s call, plus key notes that explain the “why” behind the grade. Prefer a curated view of only your…