Full final 2026 regular-season grades for all 30 MLB teams - ESPN
As we wrap up the 2026 Major League Baseball regular season, it's time for some final grades.
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‘I’ve never played there in 18 years’: Kieran Brookes relishing Thomond Park debut
Kieran Brookes is one of rugby’s more nomadic characters. “Have boots, will travel” has been his motto. His wanderings have taken him via four clubs in England to Toulon and Perpignan in the Top 14 and now Munster, but Brookes makes no secret of seeing a rugby career as a means of broadening his experiences of life as well as the sport.
Those pushing wunderkind Cavan Sullivan would do well to recall the fate of Freddy Adu
Seconds before the interval, the Philadelphia Union broke down the San Diego FC right. Upon reaching the box, one-time Aston Villa prospect Indiana Vassilev slid the ball across to the onrushing Cavan Sullivan. The 16-year-old allowed it to caress the heel of his left foot, diverting it to the far corner for the opening goal. A marvellous cameo of improvisation. Sixteen minutes later, Vassilev put him through down the inside left channel and Sullivan fired a second through the goalkeeper’s legs. A striker’s finish.
Sources: Extension talks stall between Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns - ESPN
Talks have stagnated between the New York Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns on a contract extension, and an agreement is considered unlikely as the team begins training camp next week, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
NBA Rank 2026: Snubs, surprises and reaction from insiders - ESPN
ESPN continues its countdown of the top 100 players entering the 2026-27 NBA season after rolling out 50-11 today and 100-51 on Monday.
Ronaldo eyes 1,000-goal 'icing on the cake' as Portugal begin new era
OEIRAS, Portugal, Sept 23 : Cristiano Ronaldo walked into a packed room, claimed to be nervous, then did what he has done for more than two decades: taking centre stage, swatting away critics and insisting the final whistle is not yet in sight.
Silver linings for MLB's 2026 non-playoff teams - ESPN
So your team missed the playoffs. There are worse things, right? Their 2026 MLB season is ending in disappointment, but there are some positives, too. There always are, in every team's campaign, even if they might not always be readily apparent. Not everything has gone wrong.
Australia's Herrington braced for Brazil after meteoric rise
Sept 23 : Australian teenager Lucas Herrington has been on a remarkable journey in the last nine months but this week he is back in Brisbane preparing to face Brazil in two international friendlies and fulfil a childhood dream.