The Pittsburgh Pirates made four picks on the first day of the 2025 MLB Draft, which covered the first three rounds as well as all the compensation picks. The Pirates took two high school pitchers to start the draft and followed with a pair of college position players. How did they do? Let’s evaluate all four picks. Round 1 Pick …
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It must be said that the 2024–25 European soccer season belonged to Paris Saint-Germain. After a shaky start, which saw them come within a whisker of failing to even make it out of the forgiving league stage of the new Champions League format, the Parisiens bought a new star, found themselves, and hit their stride. Behind a well-ordered but dizzyingly, …
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Paris Saint-Germain games often have a Groundhog Day feel: they start with a rugby punt into the corner, fall into a pattern of PSG domination and, invariably, end in victory for Luis Enrique’s side. Be it in Ligue 1, the Champions League or at the Club World Cup, their opponents tend to deploy unambitious low blocks to break the inevitable …
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The Dallas Mavericks have seen enough. No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg was pulled from 2025 NBA Summer League action this weekend, not due to injury, but as a strategic move by the Mavs, who have apparently seen what they wanted to see. Flagg scored just 10 points in his debut against the Lakers on only 5-of-21 shooting before exploding for 31 …
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Jul 13, 2025, 01:24 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks are shutting down Cooper Flagg for the remainder of the NBA summer league, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, ending the rookie star’s Las Vegas stint after just two games. The Mavs opted to shut down Flagg after the No. 1 draft pick scored 31 points in Saturday’s game against No. …
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BOSTON — When Red Sox starter Hunter Dobbins came up hobbled after covering first base in the second inning of Friday’s game, it wasn’t immediately clear whether he’d need to leave the game. He did — and now he’s out for the season and possibly beyond. An MRI late Friday revealed structural damage to Dobbins’ right knee and the injury …
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There’s a morbid symmetry to how the “Dexter” franchise limps along as its parent company, too, becomes a shell of its former self. Showtime, once a premium cable competitor to HBO, now lives on largely as a sub-brand of a streaming service while Paramount Global grovels before the Trump administration to complete its own sale. Meanwhile, “Dexter” approaches its 20th …
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