🏆 Passan’s 2025 MLB trade deadline awards
Here’s what we learned from this year’s deals — and titles for the teams with the most interesting elements of trade season.
👊 Khabib hopes McGregor changes lifestyle
Retired mixed martial arts legend Khabib Nurmagomedov said he hopes former rival Conor McGregor changes how he is living or “it will be punishment all his life.”
🧂 49ers’ Kittle bemoans NFL’s smelling salts ban
The NFL is banning the use of smelling salts and ammonia packets before and during all games, a ruling that has upset 49ers TE George Kittle.
🏈 ESPN acquiring NFL Network, RedZone from NFL
ESPN is acquiring the NFL Network and other NFL media assets, including the linear rights to the league’s popular RedZone channel, in a deal that will see the NFL get a 10% equity stake in the all-sports
🏀 Crypto group says it organized sex toy tosses
A self-described cryptocurrency enthusiast told ESPN that the recent sex toy stunts that have disrupted WNBA games were orchestrated by a group he is involved in.
Last Night in Baseball: The Mets, Like Everyone Else, Cannot Stop the Brewers

The Brewers extend their win streak to 9, Cal Raleigh is locked in, history is made not once but twice and more from the weekend’s MLB action.
UFC moving to Paramount in ’26 with 7-year deal
Paramount will become the new home to all Ultimate Fighting Championship events in the U.S. under a seven-year agreement with TKO Group.
2025-26 NBA Schedule Release: Date, When Does the Season Start, Christmas Games

Everything you need to know about the 2025 NBA Schedule release including date and time.
Preparation, Motivation and Growth: How Tom Brady Approached Year 1 in the Booth

In the latest episode of “The Joel Klatt Show: Big Noon Conversations,” Tom Brady shared how he grew as a broadcaster in his first year with FOX.
2025 NASCAR Playoff Standings After Watkin’s Glen

Check the latest 2025 NASCAR Playoff standings and playoff picture following Watkin’s Glen. Who’s in, who’s on the cut line, and what it all means.