2025 NFL kickoffs: Rules change led to most returns in history - ESPN
The NFL appears to have fixed concerns with the kickoff. Now the league will have to hope it doesn't break again.
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Key conference matchups, freshmen to know and more ahead of Week 6 - ESPN
Last weekend delivered an action-packed, wire-to-wire college football slate. In Week 6, the sport's collective attention is centered on a pair of rather distinct but equally intriguing ranked matchups: Alabama-Vanderbilt and Florida State-Miami.
College football defensive stop rate ahead of Week 6 - ESPN
The ups and downs of Arch Manning's first season as Texas' starting quarterback are commanding all the national attention, as expected. But don't sleep on the hot start by the Longhorns' loaded defense. Texas debuts as No. 1 in our initial stop rate standings for the 2025 season.
2025 WNBA Finals: Aces-Mercury predictions, preview, odds - ESPN
The longest regular season in WNBA history could be followed by the longest WNBA Finals. For the first time, the series is a best-of-seven, and the teams that have played the best so far in the postseason have advanced for a high-powered matchup between the No. 2 seed Las Vegas Aces and the No. 4 Phoenix Mercury.
Padres' Bogaerts says strikeout call 'messed up' whole game - ESPN
Count Xander Bogaerts among those looking forward to Major League Baseball's new challenge system for balls and strikes next season.
Niners' Mac Jones beats odds, lets it fly in OT win over Rams - ESPN
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In the hours before Thursday night's game against the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan approached quarterback Mac Jones and let him know that the short-handed Niners were more than touchdown underdogs against their division rivals.
2025 MLB playoffs: Our predictions for every round - ESPN
After an exhilarating finish to the regular season, the 2025 MLB playoffs kick off Tuesday afternoon with 12 teams vying to hoist this year's World Series trophy.
Schlittler shuts down Red Sox as Yankees advance to ALDS - ESPN
NEW YORK — Rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler struck out 12 as he shut down Boston with 100 mph heat, and the New York Yankees took advantage of a pair of misplays in a four-run fourth inning to beat the Red Sox 4-0 on Thursday night for a 2-1 AL Wild Card Series win and a division series matchup against Toronto.