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MLB DFS DraftKings Picks Breakdown (Wednesday, May 28th)

The MLB Breakdown offers data-driven analysis using the FantasyLabs Tools and predictive metrics to highlight notable players within our MLB Player Models. MLB DFS Pitching Picks MLB DFS Stud Pick Matthew Boyd ($8,300) Chicago Cubs (-360) vs. Colorado Rockies Matthew Boyd is a bit cheaper than our typical options at the top, but he has […]

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MLB DFS DraftKings Picks Breakdown (Wednesday, May 28th)

The MLB Breakdown offers data-driven analysis using the FantasyLabs Tools and predictive metrics to highlight notable players within our MLB Player Models.

MLB DFS Pitching Picks

MLB DFS Stud Pick

Matthew Boyd ($8,300) Chicago Cubs (-360) vs. Colorado Rockies

Matthew Boyd is a bit cheaper than our typical options at the top, but he has a commanding lead in median, ceiling, and Pts/Sal projection for Wednesday’s evening slate.

As has been the case this week, that’s mostly due to the matchup. The Cubs series against the Rockies has been a boon for their pitching staff, with Colorado scoring just three regular innings runs across the first two games. They’re the worst offense in baseball by a comfortable margin — and somehow about 15% worse against lefties.

Plus, Boyd is putting up solid numbers of his own. He has a 3.42 ERA and a 23.7% strikeout rate through 10 starts this season. The Rockies should help him improve on that latter number as well. Their 27.7% strikeout rate against southpaws is the second highest in the majors.

Considering his low salary and elite Vegas data, it’s hard to see a reason not to play Boyd tonight.

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MLB DFS Value Pick

Clarke Schmidt ($7,700) New York Yankees (-158) at Los Angeles Angels

The only arm with a Pts/Sal projection approaching that of Boyd’s is the Yankees’ Clarke Schmidt. While he doesn’t have the elite Vegas data of Boyd, he also has an extremely strong matchup — at least in terms of upside.

The Angels are the only team that strikes out at a higher rate than the Rockies, with a 26.9% mark against righties. They’re a roughly average overall offense so they’re capable of putting up runs, but that can easily be outweighed in DFS by strikeouts.

Schmidt has a solid 24.2% strikeout rate, and his 12.5% swinging strike rate suggests he’s been a bit unlucky. As does his 3.35 xERA — which is more than a full run lower than his 4.58 ERA. This is a weak enough matchup that he should be able to push his actual numbers closer to his predicted marks tonight.

More importantly, he’s priced under $8,000. We don’t need a massive score to justify that salary, so even if he gives up some runs, we’ll probably be fine. He’s a solid play for all contest types.

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MLB DFS GPP Pick

Hunter Greene ($9,000) Cincinnati Reds (-119) at Kansas City Royals

Greene was briefly a top two or three NL Cy Young candidate before a brief stint on the IL and some early exits hurt his case. He’s now set to make his second start since returning, with his first outing lasting just four innings against the Cubs.

The second start back feels like an ideal buy-low time, especially considering his first matchup was against the Cubs. He held them to just two runs over four innings, despite the game being in Cincinnati. Tonight he gets a much better matchup with the Royals and a slight park upgrade going to Kansas City. Plus, the weather in KC should cut scoring a bit, according to Weather Edge.

Greene has massive upside, thanks to a 32.6% strikeout rate that would be fourth among qualified starters had he not missed time. He’s also got his ERA down to an excellent 2.54, despite home starts at one of the best parks for hitters.

However, there’s some risk that he’s still operating on a limited pitch count as he works his way back to full strength. Considering his price premium over the other options, that could make it hard for him to find the winning lineup. With that said, that should also suppress his ownership, making him a solid GPP pivot.

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MLB DFS Hitters and Stacks

Notable Stack

With the Lineup Builder, it’s easy to incorporate stacks into DFS rosters.

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The top DraftKings stack in the FantasyLabs MLB Player Model when generated by rating using an aggregate projection set belongs to the Chicago Cubs:

There are three teams with implied totals right around five runs tonight, though the Cubs are the only team technically over that mark. They’ve been a top-five lineup in baseball against right-handed pitching this season and have a winnable matchup with Tanner Gordon ($6,500) of the Rockies.

Gordon has just under 50 innings of big league experience, with a 7.52 ERA across those outings. While some of that is due to home games at Coors Field, his 5.41 FIP (fielding independent pitching) isn’t exactly strong either.

The value at pitcher also makes it possible to find the salary for the Cubs stack, while pairing them with Boyd bakes in some nice correlation.

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Other MLB DFS Hitter Picks

One of the great features of being a FantasyLabs Pro member is the option to purchase additional items in the FantasyLabs Marketplace.

In addition to our in-house MLB projections, THE BAT X from Derek Carty of RotoGrinders is available in our marketplace. With this purchase, you can use his projections alone or create aggregate projections within our Player Models.

For this example, we created a 50/50 blend with THE BAT X and the FantasyLabs projections to pinpoint some hitters that stand out.

Aaron Judge OF ($6,600) New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels (Yusei Kikuchi)

The Yankees have another matchup against a lefty pitcher. They hit lefties better than any team in baseball, with much of that driven by two specific players.

One of them is pretty obvious, as we see in PlateIQ:

While we could make a case for Judge every day, the combination of matchup and value pitchers makes him especially appealing tonight. This game is also the only one on the slate with a positive weather impact for overall scoring, so I definitely want some exposure.

JP Crawford SS ($3,500) Seattle Mariners vs. Washington Nationals (Trevor Williams)

Crawford is too cheap at $3,500 for his leadoff spot in the Mariners lineup, at least on a night where their team total is just under five runs. Crawford has been just okay as a fantasy asset, hitting .261 with four homers and three steals. The strong Mariners lineup behind him helps him to score runs, though, as well as see good pitches to hit.

Plus, Trevor Williams ($6,200) has allowed lefties to hit .379 against him this season. While his career numbers aren’t quite as bad, he’s consistently had a harder time against left-handed bats. For that reason, I’m interested in stacking the Mariners while attempting to get as many of their left-handed or switch-hitting bats as possible.

Wyatt Langford OF ($4,900) Texas Rangers vs. Toronto Blue Jays (Eric Lauer)

The Rangers are likely to go a bit overlooked tonight, as their 4.6-run implied total is a bit behind the best teams on the slate. However, they could be worth it, with a solid matchup against Eric Lauer ($6,000).

While Lauer has a 3.31 ERA, he’s split time between starting and the bullpen. As a starter, his ERA is just under 5.00. Plus, he’s a lefty, and Langford’s career OPS is about 150 points higher against lefties than righties.

He has the most obvious platoon split advantage tonight, but I’m interested in getting some Rangers exposure in general with the solid matchup.

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WAC to Rebrand to UAC, Add Five New Members in 2026

Football 6/26/2025 9:01:00 AM Evan Nemec Story Links Abilene Christian University (ACU) is pleased to welcome five full-time members to its conference, which will rebrand from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) to the United Athletic Conference (UAC), beginning in the 2026-27 academic year. Austin Peay, Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama, West Georgia and Central Arkansas will […]

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WAC to Rebrand to UAC, Add Five New Members in 2026

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Abilene Christian University (ACU) is pleased to welcome five full-time members to its conference, which will rebrand from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) to the United Athletic Conference (UAC), beginning in the 2026-27 academic year.

Austin Peay, Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama, West Georgia and Central Arkansas will officially join the UAC on July 1, 2026, alongside ACU, Tarleton State and UT Arlington. The rebranding of the WAC to the UAC will also take place in the summer of 2026.

The UAC and Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) are forming a groundbreaking, strategic alliance that will strengthen and provide long-term stability for both conferences. The alliance allows two similarly situated conferences to resolve many challenges at once: better aligning membership; reducing expenses; collectively leveraging assets such as media rights; providing members of both leagues with nonconference games against regional opponents; and situating both conferences for streamlined decision making.

The UAC and ASUN will remain separate conferences, maintain independent governance structures and offices, and have their own automatic qualifying bids to the NCAA postseason for conference champions. Each will consider limited expansion opportunities in the future.

ASUN commissioner Jeff Bacon will serve as the executive director of the alliance between the UAC and ASUN. Bacon has served as executive director of the current UAC, a football-only conference consisting of nine teams from the WAC and ASUN. WAC commissioner Rebekah Ray will also assume a leadership role in the alliance.

All of ACU’s 15 athletic programs will be housed in the UAC. In football, ACU will continue to compete with Tarleton State, Austin Peay, Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama, Central Arkansas and West Georgia. All seven teams are current members of the football-only UAC, and competed against each other during the 2024 season. Football-playing members of the WAC and ASUN have competed in a formal partnership since 2021.

“This is a strong move for ACU, greatly benefiting the university, our fans and all of our student-athletes, coaches and athletics administration,” said Dr. Phil Schubert, ACU president. “The United Athletic Conference and alliance with the ASUN reflect a commitment to excellence and innovation in an ever-changing college athletics landscape. Most importantly, this positions us well to continue developing student-athletes for lives of Christian service and leadership and competitive success.”

“I want to extend my deepest thanks to President Schubert for his outstanding leadership and steady guidance through the ever-evolving landscape of college athletics,” said Zack Lassiter, ACU vice president for athletics. “We are confident this new path best positions us for long-term success at the Division I level.

“The eight UAC members beginning in the 2026-27 athletic season are like-minded institutions, including two fellow Texas schools, reducing travel demands for our student-athletes during regular season play and maintaining our access to NCAA Championships in all sports. Our existing football partnership with these schools has already built strong relationships with these new conference peers, and we are excited to expand our competition to all our athletic programs.”

ACU has been a member of the WAC since July 2021 and of the football-only UAC since its inception in 2023.

Click here to read the official announcement from the WAC and ASUN.

What They’re Saying

“We are extremely excited about our transition to be a member of the UAC! This bold move positions our team to compete at a high level while aligning with dynamic institutions that share our competitive spirit and commitment to excellence. The geographic footprint of the UAC will provide a strong platform for recruiting, growth, postseason opportunities, and long term success for our student athletes.” – Julie Goodenough, ACU women’s basketball head coach

“We are excited about the next chapter for our athletic department and the opportunities to compete against some old rivals while establishing some new ones. We have a lot of momentum on campus and throughout our department. I’m grateful for our administration’s commitment to athletics and we feel like we are positioned for success across the board.” – Rick McCarty, ACU baseball head coach

“We are incredibly excited for the rebrand, and future membership of the UAC starting in 2026-27! This move represents a bold and strategic decision for our program, as it puts us in a competitive, forward-thinking conference. The UAC is a great fit for our vision and the culture we’re building. This will not just have a positive impact for our team, but for our university and student-athletes. I’m grateful for our continued upward trajectory and can’t wait to see what we accomplish next!” – Stephen Salas, ACU women’s soccer head coach

WAC Membership, 2025-26

Abilene Christian	Abilene, TX
California Baptist	Riverside, CA
Southern Utah	Cedar City, UT
Tarleton State	Stephenville, TX
UT Arlington	Arlington, TX
Utah Tech	St. George, UT
Utah Valley	Orem, UT

Football-Only UAC Membership, 2025-26

Abilene Christian	Abilene, TX
Austin Peay	Clarksville, TN
Central Arkansas	Conway, AR
Eastern Kentucky	Richmond, KY
North Alabama	Florence, AL
Southern Utah	Cedar City, UT
Tarleton State	Stephenville, TX
Utah Tech	St. George, UT
West Georgia	Carrollton, GA

All-Sports UAC Membership, beginning 2026-27

Abilene Christian	Abilene, TX
Austin Peay	Clarksville, TN
Central Arkansas	Conway, AR
Eastern Kentucky	Richmond, KY
North Alabama	Florence, AL
Tarleton State	Stephenville, TX
UT Arlington (non-football)	Arlington, TX
West Georgia	Carrollton, GA

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S Rower Turns Your Smart Trainer Into Smart Rower

A new company at Eurobike, S Rower, is aiming to turn your existing smart trainer into a smart rower, with its bolt-on attachment that works with pretty much any direct drive smart trainer. The company unveiled itself (and its product) here at Eurobike 2025, with a hardware accessory that takes advantage of the relatively […]

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S Rower Turns Your Smart Trainer Into Smart Rower

I had a chance to briefly look at the two pre-production units they had brought to Eurobike, which were mounted to both an Elite Suito smart trainer, as well as a Tacx NEO 2 smart trainer. What’s notable is that neither of those smart trainers are new or high-end by today’s standards, with the Suito being 7-8 years old, and the Tacx NEO 2 being about the same.

Ok, so starting off with the hardware first. The unit is an aluminum beam, currently as one giant piece. It sounds like for production they’ll likely aim to break it apart into two pieces with some sort of attachment coupling mechanism in the middle, mainly to simplify shipping, but storage as well. In any event, today you’ve got the main beam, and then it attaches to the head-unit component at the top.

Of course you’ve got your seat that rolls along the beam, along with a spot for pedals to be installed.

So, moving upwards towards the smart trainer, we’ve got the S Rower ‘head unit’, or main module. This attaches to your smart trainer via its cassette. It uses a standard bicycle thru-axle to attach to the trainer just like your bike would, except that instead of a chain, it locks onto the cassette’s outer most gear:

Then, inside the S Rower module (the case looking part), there’s a belt drive that connects to a wheel, which in turn connects to the rower handle. Note that it is indeed a belt drive, not a chain drive. Thus, it’s totally silent.

Atop that you see a small display, that’s just a simple tablet placed up there in a groove. You can attach any tablet you want, though I suspect the exact specifics of that little grove will change slightly by the time it ships.

Meanwhile, the tablet is running whatever smart trainer software you want. That’s because the S Rower doesn’t actually care what software you have, since that’s between your app and the smart trainer. Sure, they have a demo application here, in which case it’s using Bluetooth FTMS to control the trainer’s resistance level, but it could be any application.

For example, in chatting with the icTrainer app folks shortly after this, a few booths over, they already support structured workouts for rowing, and they already support every smart trainer on the market (and it costs a mere $29/year). Seems like a pretty obvious future pairing.

But again, that’s the cool part of standards – it doesn’t matter. The S Rower is leveraging cycling axle & cassette standards that work on every direct drive smart trainer ever made. And in turn, whatever app the user ultimately uses for the rowing portion is also leveraging with ANT+ FE-C or Bluetooth FTMS standards that have also been on every smart trainer made in the last 12-15 years. Again, standards are fun.

In any case, on to the most important: pricing and availability. Right now the company is aiming to start delivering products in Q2 2026 (so next spring), and the units will be produced in Italy. The units will be priced at $695USD, though you can pre-order today and there’s a discount down to $520USD.

To me, that seems ($520) incredibly reasonable compared to full blown rowers (normally $1,000 for non-smart integrated ones, such as the Concept 2). If you added the cost of a budget smart trainer ($400), or a secondhand one ($200-$300), you’re still talking substantially less than most smart rower setups (many of which don’t fold away very easily). Assuming the company can manage to deliver on the availability, and most critically, what rowers think of the rowing feel/inertia, I suspect they could be a runaway success.

But as always, time will tell. I suppose we’ll have to see next Eurobike, in late June 2026, whether or not they’ve hit their goals.

With that – thanks for reading!

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Colonels Announce 2025

Story Links RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s golf team has announced its 2025-26 season schedule on Wednesday, per head coach Pat Stephens. The slate of competition will feature 10 regular-season competitions with five in the fall and five in the spring ahead of the ASUN Conference Championship (April 22-24) and the NCAA Regionals […]

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RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s golf team has announced its 2025-26 season schedule on Wednesday, per head coach Pat Stephens.

The slate of competition will feature 10 regular-season competitions with five in the fall and five in the spring ahead of the ASUN Conference Championship (April 22-24) and the NCAA Regionals (May 12-14).

“I am very pleased and excited about our 2025-26 tournament schedule,” said Stephens. “We added several new events to the schedule this season. The team will be tested against great competition and even better venues. Finishing the fall season in Hawaii and beginning the spring season in Puerto Rico will create a lot of excitement for the team and a motivating factor to make these trips.”

The Colonels will begin the season at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (Sept. 8-9) at the Guyan Golf and Country Club in Huntington, West Virginia.

EKU will then host its lone home tournament of the season in the Colonel Classic (Sept. 20-21) at the University Club at Arlington, looking to defend its title from last season.

September action concludes in the Keystone State at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 29-30) hosted by West Virginia at the Pete Dye – Mystic Rock Golf Course.

They will return to action in the Bluegrass at the Cullan Brown Collegiate (Oct. 6-7) hosted by Kentucky at the Lexington Country Club, the Colonels’ lone tournament in October.

The fall slate wraps up with a return to the Kapolei Invitational (Nov. 4-6) hosted by Hawaii at the Kapolei Golf Course.

After two months off, the Colonels start the spring in Puerto Rico for the Palmas Del Mar Collegiate (Feb. 8-10) hosted by UNC Greensboro.

March will feature three tournaments beginning with the Babygrande Donald Ross Collegiate (March 9-11) hosted by George Mason, Seminole Intercollegiate (March 15-17) hosted by Florida State at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club in Tallahassee, and finally the Memphis Intercollegiate (March 30-31) at the Colonial Country Club.

The regular season ends with the Bluegrass Collegiate (April 13-14) at the University Club of Kentucky – Big Blue.

EKU then prepares for the ASUN Championship in Valdosta, Ga. at Kinderlou Forest Golf Course beginning on April 22.

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Here's everything coming to Netflix Canada in July 2025

Summer is officially here so it’s not surprising to see a slightly quieter month ahead for Netflix releases. But that certainly doesn’t mean that there’s nothing exciting coming out in July. Nearly 30 years after the original, the highly-anticipated Happy Gilmore 2 will finally be released on July 25. You don’t have to be a […]

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Here's everything coming to Netflix Canada in July 2025

Summer is officially here so it’s not surprising to see a slightly quieter month ahead for Netflix releases.

But that certainly doesn’t mean that there’s nothing exciting coming out in July.

Nearly 30 years after the original, the highly-anticipated Happy Gilmore 2 will finally be released on July 25.

You don’t have to be a sports fan to be looking forward to the iconic golf movie’s sequel, but sports fans might just be excited about season three of Quarterback coming out on July 8.

If you’re looking for non-sports, non-fiction content, there are quite a few documentaries coming our way and that includes continued weekly episodes from the streaming services Trainwreck series.

There are several new series debuting in July, but the only notable returning show is The Sandman, as season two will be released in two parts at the start and end of the month.

Apart from Happy Gilmore 2, there are also a handful of other Netflix original films dropping in July that might pique your interest.

Here’s a full list of content coming to Netflix Canada in July 2025:

July 1

Attack on London: Hunting The 7/7 Bombers — Netflix Documentary
Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel — Netflix Documentary
Cobweb
Heat
Legends of the Fall
Moms’ Night Out
The Random Hearts
The Roommate
Tom at the Farm

July 2

The Old Guard 2 — Netflix Film
Jaws
Tour de France: Unchained: Season 3 — Netflix Documentary

July 3

Countdown: Taylor vs. Serrano — Netflix Sports Series
Get Rich or Die Tryin’
The Mummy
The Sandman: Season 2 Volume 1 — Netflix Series

July 4

All the Sharks — Netflix Documentary
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

July 5

Forrest Gump
The Summer Hikaru Died — Netflix Anime

July 7

Suicide Squad
War Dogs

July 8

Better Late Than Single — Netflix Series
Nate Jackson: Super Funny — Netflix Comedy Special
Quarterback: Season 2 — Netflix Sports Series
Trainwreck: The Real Project X — Netflix Documentary
What Men Want

July 9

1923: Season 1
Building The Band — Netflix Series
The Gringo Hunters — Netflix Series
IF
Under a Dark Sun — Netflix Series
Ziam — Netflix Film

July 10

7 Bears — Netflix Family
Brick — Netflix Film
Leviathan — Netflix Anime
Off Road — Netflix Series
Sneaky Pete: Seasons 1-3
Too Much — Netflix Series

July 11

Aap Jaisa Koi — Netflix Film
Almost Cops — Netflix Film
Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3 — Netflix Live Event
Sideways
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Destination Wedding — Netflix Film

July 13

WWE Evolution: 2025 — Netflix Live Event

July 14

Apocalypse in the Tropics — Netflix Documentary
Sakamoto Days: Season 1, Part 2 — Netflix Anime

July 15

Black Hawk Down
Trainwreck Balloon Boy — Netflix Documentary

July 16

Amy Bradley Is Missing — Netflix Documentary

July 17

Catalog Community Squad: Season 2
Dawn of the Dead
The Firm
Untamed — Netflix Series
Thanksgiving

July 18

Almost Family — Netflix Film
Delirium — Netflix Series
I’m Still a Superstar — Netflix Documentary
Superstar — Netflix Series
Unbroken
Vir Das: Fool Volume — Netflix Comedy Special
Wall to Wall — Netflix Film

July 19

Justice League

July 22

Trainwreck: P.I. Moms — Netflix Documentary

July 23

Critical: Between Life and Death — Netflix Documentary
Letters From The Past — Netflix Series

July 24

A Normal Woman
Hitmakers — Netflix Series
My Melody & Kuromi — Netflix Anime
The Sandman: Season 2 Volume 2 — Netflix Series

July 25

Happy Gilmore 2 — Netflix Film
Trigger — Netflix Series
The Winning Try — Netflix Series
Yesterday

July 29

Dusty Slay: Wet Heat — Netflix Comedy
Trainwreck: Storm Area 51 — Netflix Documentary
WWE: Unreal — Netflix Sports Series

July 30

Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes — Netflix Documentary
Unspeakable Sins — Netflix Series

July 31

An Honest Life — Netflix Film
Glass Heart — Netflix Series
Leanne — Netflix Series
Marked — Netflix Series
The Sandman Season 2: Special Episode — Netflix

Here’s everything leaving Netflix Canada in July 2025:

Grown Ups 2 (July 1)
Loudermilk: Seasons 1-3 (July 1)
New Amsterdam: Seasons 1-5 (July 1)
She’s All That (July 1)
Step Brothers (July 1)
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Jon Jones bodycam footage shows UFC star threatening cop after shock retirement reveal

The Albuquerque Police Department released bodycam footage from the scene of a February accident that they allege UFC star Jon Jones fled and then threatened a public safety aide over the phone. The footage, obtained by the Albuquerque Journal, is related to the criminal complaint accusing Jones of leaving the scene of the crash involving […]

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Jon Jones bodycam footage shows UFC star threatening cop after shock retirement reveal

The Albuquerque Police Department released bodycam footage from the scene of a February accident that they allege UFC star Jon Jones fled and then threatened a public safety aide over the phone.

The footage, obtained by the Albuquerque Journal, is related to the criminal complaint accusing Jones of leaving the scene of the crash involving an unnamed woman, which was filed last Tuesday in Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court.

An Albuquerque police officer responded to a traffic incident and discovered a woman in the front passenger seat of one of the cars “exhibiting signs of significant intoxication and lacking clothing from the waist down,” the complaint stated, per the Albuquerque Journal.

The woman told the officer that Jones “was the one driving” her car and handed him the phone to speak with Jones.

Police said Jones, “the fighter,” threatened a safety aide over the phone, according to the outlet.

Jones wouldn’t answer questions about his identity from the officer, and it’s unclear exactly what was said.

The officer was heard saying Jones was “making threats” over the phone.

He “appeared to be heavily intoxicated and made statements implying his capacity to employ lethal force through third parties” to the public safety aide, the court record stated.

“My car is wrecked,” the woman added.

According to the Albuquerque Journal, Jones said during an interview with police days after the incident that the woman had left his house earlier in the day intoxicated and called him after getting in the crash.

Jones added that the person the woman handed the phone to “immediately opened the conversations with unprofessional language, which led him to doubt the legitimacy of the individual’s claim.”

The star fighter, who confirmed his retirement Saturday at the age of 37, has been charged with misdemeanor fleeing the scene of an accident, and his bond arraignment hearing is set for July 24.

Jones’ attorney denied his client was driving the car, according to the Albuquerque Journal.

It’s unclear if the situation is linked to Jones’ retirement.

UFC president Dana White did not mention the legal matter when he revealed Jones’ retirement during a press conference Saturday, saying that Tom Aspinall is the new heavyweight champion.

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'Quarterback' Season 2 on Netflix Sets July 2025 Release

Picture from left to right: Kirk Cousins, Joe Burrow, and Jared Groff. The partnership between the NFL and Netflix continues with the return of the sports docuseries Quarterback. After missing out on the 2024 season thanks to the release of Running Back, Quarterback returns for a second season on Netflix in July 2025 and will […]

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'Quarterback' Season 2 on Netflix Sets July 2025 Release

Picture from left to right: Kirk Cousins, Joe Burrow, and Jared Groff.

The partnership between the NFL and Netflix continues with the return of the sports docuseries Quarterback. After missing out on the 2024 season thanks to the release of Running Back, Quarterback returns for a second season on Netflix in July 2025 and will follow QBs Kirk Cousins, Joe Burrow, and Jared Goff.

Netflix’s NFL series Quarterback is produced by NFL Films, Omaha Productions, and 2PM Productions. Peyton Manning is the executive producer for Omaha Productions. Ross Ketover, Pat Kelleher, and Keith Cossrow are executive producers for NFL Films.

When is Quarterback season 2 coming to Netflix?

Netflix has confirmed that Quarterback will return for a second season on July 8th, 2025!

Which NFL Quarterbacks will feature in season 2?

The first season featured quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, Marcus Moriata of the Atlanta Falcons, and Kirk Cousins of the Minnesota Vikings.

Season 2 will see the return of Kirk Cousins, who now plays for the Atlanta Falcons and will be joined by quarterbacks Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals and Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions.

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Picture: Joe Burrow (left) and Jared Goff (right) –

Burrow has been the QB of the Bengals since 2020, leading them to their first playoff win since 1990, ending the longest active drought in the four major North American sports. Despite missing out on the 2024 playoffs, Burrow had his best season with the Bengals, registering a career-best 4,918 passing yards and 43 touchdowns.

Goff led the strong Detroit Lions team to the playoffs, registering a 15-2 in the regular season and winning the NFC North Conference. However, the Lions lost in the playoffs to the Washington Commanders, who Marcus Moriata now plays.

After Quarterback’s first season, Kirk Cousins spent one more year with the Minnesota Vikings before being traded to the Atlanta Falcons. His record at the Vikings ended with 50 wins, 37 losses, and one tie in the regular season. His playoff record was one win and two losses.

His first season for the Atlanta Falcons saw him register a franchise record when he threw for 509 passing yards in a single game in October 2024 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.