Top 50 USMNT players by club form: USMNT Player Performance Index returns for 2025-26 - ESPN
What a difference a year makes, huh?
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Josh Giddey agrees to 4-year, $100M extension with Bulls - ESPN
Restricted free agent Josh Giddey has reached agreement on a four-year, $100 million contract to re-sign with the Chicago Bulls, agent Daniel Moldovan of Lighthouse Sports Management told ESPN on Tuesday.
J.J. McCarthy, Vikings spoil Ben Johnson's Bears debut - ESPN
CHICAGO — Hello J.J. McCarthy. And welcome back to the Minnesota Vikings defense.
NFL Week 1: What was real, and what was just a mirage? - ESPN
Sunday afternoon of Week 1 is the best sort of chaos. After months of projecting, speculating and believing, the opening afternoon of the NFL season is a seven-hour reality show. That quarterback you spent six months talking yourself into has to deal with blitzes at NFL speed. The Day 3 pick who wowed everyone in camp has to go up against the first-round stars. The coach who talked a big game about his team's philosophy has to actually stick with it when the game's on the line.
NFL Week 1: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game - ESPN
The opening week of the 2025 NFL season is complete, and we're already off to a wild start.
Pochettino's Message After Latest U.S. Setback? ‘We need to be positive’
Two days after the U.S. men’s national team suffered yet another deflating loss to one of FIFA’s Top 25 teams, coach Mauricio Pochettino on Monday doubled down on his post-match contention that the Americans had actually outplayed South Korea in Saturday’s 2-0 loss.
Big Ten Football Power Rankings: Oregon Soars as Michigan Stumbles
Across the Big Ten, the second week of the college football season presented a fascinating dichotomy in non-conference scheduling philosophy. There were a handful of teams, like No. 15 Michigan and No. 11 Illinois, that challenged themselves with legitimate opponents. But most of the league spent its Saturday absolutely obliterating schools from outside the power leagues, with five different programs winning by 50 points or more.
Gattuso praises Italy's comeback against Israel but worried by fragility
Italy manager Gennaro Gattuso lauded his side's fighting spirit after they came out on top in a crazy nine-goal World Cup qualifier against Israel on Monday, but conceded there is a fragility to his team.