Lapsed fan's guide to the 2025-26 NHL season: Get caught up here - ESPN
The 2024-25 NHL season was a smashing success.
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Judging biggest overreactions for NFL Week 5 games - ESPN
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — I stopped by MetLife Stadium on Sunday to cover Cowboys-Jets, and I don't think it's an overreaction to say the 2025 Jets probably aren't going to contend for a playoff spot. «Work in progress» is probably the most charitable way to describe coach Aaron Glenn's bunch. But the Cowboys will take the win, and it's not an overreaction to say that Dallas' defense played its best game of the season so far. Or that quarterback Dak Prescott is playing at an extremely high level.
NHL season preview: Strengths, weaknesses, X factors for all 32 teams - ESPN
Opening night of the 2025-26 NHL season is Tuesday, featuring a tripleheader of games on ESPN: Chicago Blackhawks-Florida Panthers at 5 p.m. ET (including the Stanley Cup banner-raising), Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Rangers at 8 p.m. ET, and Colorado Avalanche-Los Angeles Kings at 10:30 p.m. ET.
Rugby star Ilona Maher is a Barbie now. She insisted the doll have broad shoulders, strong arms
American Olympian Ilona Maher is taking the leap from the rugby pitch to toy-store shelves, as the bronze medallist was honoured with her own signature Barbie doll on Monday.
South Africa begin WTC title defence with target on their back
PRETORIA :South Africa captain Aiden Markram says his side can expect to have a target on their back when they begin a new cycle of the World Test Championship as defending champions.
Newcastle's Woltemade to join Germany squad late due to illness
BERLIN :Newcastle United forward Nick Woltemade is nursing a flu virus and will delay joining up with the German squad for World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland, the team said on Monday.
College football takeaways: Key storylines and performances from Week 6 - ESPN
Week 6 was full of surprises. Texas and Penn State fell out of this week's AP poll after tough losses Saturday, while other programs made the college football universe take notice (hello, UCLA and Cincinnati).
African qualifiers to provide seven more World Cup finalists
CAPE TOWN :Africa’s group qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup conclude over the next week, providing seven more finalists for the tournament in North America.