Lions LB Alex Anzalone says parents headed home from Israel - ESPN
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone's parents are among about 50 people affiliated with a Naples, Florida-based church returning from Israel.
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IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee for breaching charter - ESPN
GENEVA — After nearly 20 months of waging war in Ukraine, Russia was suspended by the IOC on Thursday for a land grab in sports administration.
Sources - Broncos to part ways with pass-rusher Frank Clark - ESPN
The Denver Broncos plan to move on from Frank Clark, whether via a trade or releasing the veteran outside linebacker, sources told ESPN's Field Yates on Thursday.
USADA reveals imminent split from UFC amid McGregor testing saga - ESPN
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Wednesday that UFC fighter Conor McGregor has officially returned to the drug-testing pool, the next step ahead of a potential return fight. But CEO Travis Tygart's statement in an accompanying news release came with a caveat: USADA's partnership with the UFC will be over beginning Jan. 1, 2024.
MLB playoffs 2023: Is Phillies-Braves baseball's best rivalry? - ESPN
PHILADELPHIA — Over the past two years, Phillies-Braves has transformed into one of baseball's best rivalries, in the vein of Yankees-Red Sox, Giants-Dodgers, or Cardinals-Cubs.
NBArank 2023 - Player rankings for 2023-24, from 50 to 11 - ESPN
NBArank is back for its 13th season counting down the best players in the league.
College football Week 7 betting tips: Oregon-Washington, USC-Notre Dame - ESPN
Week 7 of the college football season features four top-25 matchups including two marquee matchups involving teams in the heavily contested Pac-12. The first game features a pair of undefeated foes when the No. 7 Washington Huskies, led by Michael Penix Jr. face Bo Nix and the No. 8 Oregon Ducks (3:30 p.m. ET on ABC). Both teams enter into Saturday afternoon's game with similar profiles. Washington and Oregon have strong offenses with Heisman-contending quarterbacks and have a chance at the Pac-12 championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff with a victory.
'Disappointed' Dodgers make another early postseason exit - ESPN
PHOENIX — The suddenness has become common, but it hasn't become easier. As the Arizona Diamondbacks' rowdy celebration transitioned from their clubhouse to the Chase Field pool and back late Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers shuffled through the visiting clubhouse quietly, solemnly, another exhilarating summer spilling into a disheartening autumn, an all-too-familiar outcome for an otherwise triumphant franchise.