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When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and others to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and others to leave for your leaguemates is to use our expert consensus fantasy football rankings compared to fantasy football average draft position (ADP). In this way, you can identify players the experts are willing to reach for at ADP and others they are not drafting until much later than average. Let’s dive into a few notable fantasy football players I’m…

One day after Lloyd Howell Jr. resigned as executive director of the NFL Players Association, ESPN reported on Friday that before he stepped down, an outside investigator hired by the union had received documents showing Howell had charged the union for expenses involving two visits to strip clubs.Howell charged $738.82 for a car service from one visit in Florida in 2023, ESPN reported, citing a receipt it obtained. Howell and two union employees also visited a strip club in Atlanta during the union’s annual summit in February, according to the expense reports obtained by ESPN. That outing involved $2,426 in…

Vinicius Oliveira has quickly become one of the brightest prospects in the UFC bantamweight division.This past Saturday, the premier promotion returned to Louisiana for UFC 318, headlined by a BMF title fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier in what was ‘The Diamond’s’ final fight in the Octagon.With the event having been built entirely around Poirier, UFC boss Dana White stacked the rest of the card out with some exciting fights between some of the fans’ favorites.And one of them was surging Brazilian bantamweight contender, Vinicius Oliveira, who took on Kyler Phillips on the prelim portion of the event.Photo by…

Jul 21, 2025, 04:00 AM ETManchester United have narrowed their striker search to RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson, while Liverpool are attempting to sign Real Madrid winger Rodrygo. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Mikel Arteta eyes more Arsenal deals this summer- Sources: Utd close on Mbeumo before U.S. tour- Sources: Rashford close to Barcelona loan moveChelsea striker Nicolas Jackson has struggled since moving to the club. Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty ImagesTRENDING RUMORS- Manchester United have been linked…

The Dodgers held their annual Family Day on the field at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, rolling food trucks, bounce houses and a climbing wall onto the warning track in left field. Few of the players seemed to be in a festive mood, however.That’s because the Dodgers warmed up for Family Day with a 6-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, the team’s third straight loss and the 10th in 12 games in which they’ve been outscored 71-36. It’s the team’s worst 12-game skid since 2018.AdvertisementThe loss was also the sixth in as many tries against the Brewers in the last two weeks,…

David PurdumJul 18, 2025, 03:33 PM ETClose Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008A professional bettor placed 30 wagers in 46 minutes, all involving Terry Rozier in a 2023 NBA game, according to documents obtained by ESPN that reveal new details about the suspicious betting under scrutiny by federal investigators.On the morning of March 23, 2023, a bettor at a sportsbook in Biloxi, Mississippi, placed $13,759 in bets on the unders on Rozier’s statistics in a game that night between the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans, according to the documents, which ESPN acquired through an open…

Mikel Arteta has said he cannot comment on Arsenal’s pursuit of Viktor Gyokeres… yet.It has been over a week since Arsenal agreed a fixed fee of £55m for the Sporting CP forward, after making a breakthrough in talks with the Portuguese club. However, negotiations are still ongoing over the add-ons as part of the deal, with Sporting holding out for €10m (£8.7m). Further talks last week have been around the conditions of those bonus payments. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz takes a closer look at how Viktor Gyokeres compares to the…

The Kansas City Chiefs are making sure their leading pass rusher is around for multiple seasons, reaching agreement with defensive end George Karlaftis on a four-year contract extension, according to multiple media reports.Karlaftis is set to be paid $93 million with the contract, with $62 million guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.AdvertisementIn his three seasons with the Chiefs, Karlaftis has compiled 24.5 sacks with 115 total tackles, 56 quarterback hits and 24 tackles for loss. He was Kansas City’s 2022 first-round draft pick (No. 30 overall) out of Purdue.[Get more Chiefs news: KC team feed]During the Chiefs’ run to Super…

MIKEL ARTETA insists he is “100 per cent” confident that Arsenal followed the correct processes regarding the club’s handling of Thomas Partey.Partey was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault by the Metropolitan Police Service on July 4 – four days after his Gunners contract expired.2Mikel Arteta has insisted that Arsenal followed the right process regarding the handling of Thomas ParteyCredit: Getty2Thomas Partey was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault by the Metropolitan Police Service on July 4Credit: GettyThe offences relate to three women and are alleged to have…