What's new in the Premier League: War on holding, keeper rule, RefCam - ESPN
The 2025-26 Premier League season kicks off on Friday when champions Liverpool host AFC Bournemouth.
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College football's final 2025 preseason SP+ rankings, takeaways - ESPN
Media days are over. The polls are out. Early reports are that your team is looking absolutely fantastic in fall camp — they have lots of physicality, and the competition levels are off the charts!
Whitecaps, Forge open Canadian Championship semifinals with 2-2 draw
A goal and an assist from Nana Ampomah helped Canadian Premier League side Forge FC open the Canadian Championship semifinals with a 2-2 draw against Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday.
Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter's college GPA resurfaces after preseason opener
Nick Wright believes Travis Hunter has the talent to be the face of the NFL and reacts to his confidence in learning both playbooks, saying the rookie’s two-way potential could be game-changing.
MLB Rank 2025 in-season update: Ranking baseball's top 50 players - ESPN
A week into the 2025 MLB season, we created our annual MLB Rank list of the top 100 players in baseball to answer the question: Who will be the best player in 2025?
Win-loss record ceilings, floors for all NFL teams in 2025 - ESPN
During the preseason, all 32 NFL teams have high expectations, but a lot can impact the race to Super Bowl LX over 17 regular-season games. There are often record-setting performances, unforeseen surprises — off the field and on it — and impactful variables we're not even thinking about. The 2025 season will be no different.
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani pitches into 5th in return to Angels mound - ESPN
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani returned to the Angel Stadium mound with 4⅓ innings of five-hit, four-run ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night in his first pitching appearance in Anaheim since he left the Los Angeles Angels nearly two years ago.
Defending champions Sabalenka, Sinner advance in rain-hit Cincinnati Open
World number one Aryna Sabalenka cruised into the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals with a 6-1 7-5 win over Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Wednesday, while defending champion Jannik Sinner beat Adrian Mannarino following a lengthy rain delay.