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NFL
Tracking Cowboys' free agency signings: Secondary gets boost with Jalen Thompson
Keep track of all the Cowboys' moves throughout the 2026 offseason, including free agent signings, contracts and more.
NCAA Men's Basketball
Men's college basketball awards: Consensus picks, plus season superlatives
There was no debate for player, freshman, transfer or coach of the year, with clear front-runners in each.
Eddy Silvestre
AFC Champions League Elite
JDT staying calm ahead of potentially-historic 90 ACL Elite minutes at Sanfrecce
JDT can reach the ACL Elite quarterfinals for the first time if they can complete an aggregate victory over Sanfrecce on Wednesday.
Football
Women's Asian Cup: India's campaign ends, Chinese Taipei advance to quarters -- as it happened
India finish bottom of the group with 0 points while Chinese Taipei finish second with six.
Football
Predicting the winner of the UEFA Champions League based on past winners
Which team is going to win the UEFA Champions League when it's all over in May? If we look at past winners, we might find some important clues.
Fantasy MLB
2026 ESPN Fantasy Baseball draft guide: Rankings, tips, strategy, stats and more
All the rankings, projections, cheat sheets, strategy and analysis you need for the 2026 fantasy baseball season.
National Basketball League
Cotton leads 36ers to Game 1 win
Adelaide 36ers defeat South East Melbourne Phoenix by seven points thanks to Bryce Cotton's 42 point performance
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MLB
Fantasy baseball: Eric Karabell's 'Do not draft' list
Eric Karabell identifies the players unlikely to be on his roster this season due to too much risk, too much hype or not enough at-bats.
NWSL
NWSL Ambition Rankings: Which teams are raising standards, and which aren't trying enough?
The NWSL has teams that are building stadiums, signing stars and spending money. Meanwhile, other teams, well, aren't doing any of that.
FIFA World Cup
Chukwuemeka switches from England to Austria
Borussia Dortmund attacker Carney Chukwuemeka has switched his allegiance from England to Austria ahead of this summer's World Cup.
Mets
MLB
From college QB to Team USA starter in the WBC: The incredible rise of Nolan McLean
Eight starts into his MLB career, the Mets' budding ace is making himself at home next to Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal in the U.S. rotation.
NHL
NHL playoff watch: Who's winning the West wild cards?
The Mammoth play the Wild on Tuesday (8 p.m., ESPN+), hoping to tighten their grip. Here are full playoff projections, draft lottery standings and more.
Mariners
MLB
'Man, just please come back safe': What it's like for an MLB team when its stars are in the WBC
While its top players are out taking on the world, we checked in on life back at home during spring training.
WNBA
WNBA CBA negotiations: What if a deal isn't reached by Tuesday's 'deadline'?
The WNBA and the union exchanged proposals over the weekend, but there's no sign a deal is imminent. How far apart are both sides?
NCAA Football
On the rise? Teams, players poised to improve in 2026
From potential CFP contenders to bounce-back candidates, we've got good feelings about these programs.
National Basketball League
Cotton's 42 puts 36ers 1-0 up over Phoenix in NBL semis
The great Bryce Cotton poured in 42 points to put the Adelaide 36ers within one win of their first NBL grand final since 2018 with a 104-97 victory over South East Melbourne Phoenix.
NCAA Women's Basketball
Six wins away: How UConn is closing in on 13th NCAA title, seventh perfect season
Even after Paige Bueckers departed for the WNBA, the Huskies kept rolling and are closing in on a repeat.
NBA
How the schedule could impact three key NBA playoff races
With so many teams tanking, some playoff-bound teams could capitalize on easy schedules down the stretch.
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Is 23 red cards in Brazilian mass brawl a world record? Not even close
Cruzeiro's win over Atlético-MG was overshadowed by a mass brawl that resulted in 23 red cards. That is a lot, but it's nowhere near the world record.
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Sushil versus Narsingh - Anatomy of a fight
Nuanced and layered, hard to disentangle using mere cinematic smoke and mirrors, Sushil v Narsingh is less blockbuster movie, more a novel.
- MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/GettyImages
The Sushil-Narsingh Timeline
The Sushil-Narsingh-WFI story, explained.
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Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
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The rise and rise of Anurag Thakur
Relentless ambition, achievements at the state level, political clout, and proximity to the powers that be are some of the factors that have propelled his ascent
- PA Photos
Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again
