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Insa: JDT have 'nothing to lose' against Al Ahli
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R Vaishali vs Ju Wenjun: A way-too-early preview for Women's World Chess Championship
Vaishali won the Women's Candidates tournament and booked her ticket to fighting for the ultimate prize in chess - the World Championship.
Sushma Verma
Cricket
Sushma Verma on her epic 237: 'In the whole innings, I lost focus on only two balls'
Five years after last playing for India, the wicketkeeper-batter's record-breaking domestic performance proves she's not done with the game yet
Super Rugby Pacific
Will Rennie take a chance on Love at 10?
The ESPN Scrum Reset team assesses the All Blacks' fly-half options, discussing whether Hurricanes star Ruben Love might usurp Damian McKenzie in the pecking order.
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NHL
Scott Wedgewood stops 22 shots, Avs beat Kraken 2-0 to break franchise's single-season points mark
— Nick Blankenburg scored a second-period goal, Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and the Colorado Avalanche beat the...
NHL
Stanley Cup Playoffs Central: Bracket, schedule, scores, news
From the first round all the way through the Stanley Cup Final, ESPN has you covered this NHL postseason.
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NHL
Seattle Kraken vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights
Seattle Kraken vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights
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Mumbai Indians
Cricket
Has de Kock overtaken Rickelton as MI's first pick for overseas opener?
Quinton de Kock is "a guy who's really at peace with where his career's at compared to somebody else," Aaron Finch says
New Zealand tour of Bangladesh 2026
New Zealand take first strike; Mustafizur out with knee injury
There was a delay in the toss, with Phil Simmons handing captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz a tweaked team sheet, where Mustafiqur Rahman had been replaced by Shoriful Islam
36ers
NBA
Sources: 36ers sign Kuol as NBL Free Agency opens
The first day of the 2026 NBL Free Agency period opened with a bang, and no team made more early noise than the Adelaide 36ers.
MLB
2026 MLB ABS challenge system tracker: Team, player rankings
The ABS challenge system leaderboard ranks batters, pitchers, catchers, teams and umpires throughout the MLB season.
United States
FIFA World Cup
What USMNT players are up to in Europe
Jeff Carlisle catches fans up on the status of two key players for the US Men's National Team.
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NHL
Flames beat the playoff-bound Kings 3-1 to end the season
— Arsenii Sergeev made 27 saves in his first NHL start, Zayne Parekh broke a third-period tie and the Calgary Flames beat the playoff-bound Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Thursday night to end the season.
Sooners
Rugby
Lily Pederson explains OU's team effort to advance to national championship
Pederson credits the team for everyone stepping up and feeding off each other's confidence before detailing the Sooners' preparation for their return to the national championship.
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Oilers
NHL
McDavid seals 6th scoring title with 4-assist finale
The Oilers' Connor McDavid won his sixth Art Ross title as the NHL scoring leader, finishing the regular season with 138 points after Thursday's four-assist performance in a 6-1 win over the Canucks.
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Highlight: 1-seed Oklahoma punches ticket to national championship
Faith Torrez secures the all-around title after scoring a 39.7875 as Keira Wells scores a 9.975 on vault to help the Sooners advance to the national championship with a score of 198.300.
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NHL
McDavid has 4 assists in Oilers' finale to take NHL scoring title with 138 points
— Connor McDavid had four assists to take the NHL scoring title with 138 points and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-1 on Thursday night to finish second in the Pacific Division and open the playoffs at home.
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2026 NCAA gymnastics championships: Four teams advance out of semifinals
Florida, LSU, Oklahoma and Minnesota each advanced to Saturday's NCAA gymnastics final after a roller-coaster day of semifinals Thursday.
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WADA challenging India to clean up doping issues
The World Anti-Doping Agency reported progress in its fight to clean up India, which has topped WADA's list of doping lawbreakers for three consecutive years.
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Marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge frets over Tottenham's relegation prospects
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, the most decorated marathoner of all-time, told ESPN that he is more than a little concerned about Tottenham Hotspur's potential relegation from the Premier League, having supported the London club for years.
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How LSU's strength coach became the ultimate example of fortitude
In July, a Jet Ski accident caused the amputation of Katie Guillory's foot. But it only strengthened her drive when coaching LSU's gymnastics team.
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USOPC 'closely monitoring' reaction to LA28 leader Wasserman
The chair of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said the board has shared its concerns about LA Olympic leader Casey Wasserman with that organizing committee's board and that the USOPC is "closely monitoring the impact on our community."
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Swiss hockey coach fired over false COVID vaccine paperwork
A Swiss hockey coach who admitted he used a certificate falsely claiming he'd been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get around China's travel restrictions for the 2022 Winter Olympics has been fired.
