Category: Sports

  • ESPN's preseason All-America team: The best at every position

    Go ahead and pinch yourself. We have actual college football in less than two weeks. The 2025 season is almost upon us, and with it comes the second year of the 12-team College Football Playoff. New stars will emerge. Familiar faces are back for an encore, some wearing new uniforms. We unveil ESPN’s 2025 preseason…

  • Steelers' Heyward hints at sitting out into season

    LATROBE, Pa. — Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers defensive captain Cameron Heyward, amid a hold-in, strongly suggested Monday he would be willing to miss regular-season games as he seeks to renegotiate a contract extension signed in 2024. “There are definitely options out there that could reflect that,” he said in his first public comments since ESPN’s Adam…

  • AP preseason poll reaction: One big number for every team

    Aug 11, 2025, 12:15 PM ET The first AP poll of the 2025 college football season has been released. Texas begins the season at No. 1 followed by Penn State, Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia. Texas is ranked No. 1 in the preseason coaches’ poll. The Longhorns face a major test right away. Their Aug.…

  • MLB playoff contender tiers: The locks, teams with work to do and the long shots

    AP Photo/Paul Beaty The early returns from the MLB trade deadline are filtering in. The dog days of August are challenging pitching staffs. The Boston Red Sox are humming, the New York Yankees are stumbling and the New York Mets might be crumbling. Yes, it’s going to be a fun stretch drive. How do the…

  • Transfer rumors, news: Man United target Donnarumma available for low fee

    Aug 11, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain have made goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma available for a knockdown fee amid interest from Manchester United, while Chelsea could use Christophar Nkunku as part of a deal to sign Xavi Simons. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors, and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage |…

  • Defensive frailties dog Liverpool, but new signings show quality

    It’s already clear that Liverpool’s lack of depth on defense needs to be addressed. Source: www.espn.com – TOP.

  • Yankees' Boone ejected for 5th time this season

    Aug 10, 2025, 03:51 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected from a game for the fifth time this season in the third inning Sunday against the Houston Astros. Boone thought Jason Alexander‘s sinker to Ryan McMahon was a low called strike. He argued with plate umpire Derek Thomas, who replied:…

  • Zilisch breaks collarbone in scary Victory Lane fall

    Aug 9, 2025, 10:02 PM ET WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — NASCAR Xfinity Series points leader Connor Zilisch broke his collarbone after a hard fall in Victory Lane at Watkins Glen International. After his series-leading sixth victory, Zilisch was climbing onto the roof of his No. 88 Chevrolet to celebrate. He slipped after apparently getting his…

  • 🔥 Brewers' Misiorowski pulls rare Pokémon card

    Friday was a night of winning for the Milwaukee Brewers, on the diamond and in the clubhouse. After the Brewers hung on to defeat the New York Mets 3-2 on Friday at American Family Field, the team broke out a pack of cards — Pokémon cards. Brewers starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski, who was put on…

  • Power Rankings: Who's the best team in baseball right now?

    Trevor Story, Andrew Vaughn and Brady Singer ESPN Aug 7, 2025, 07:00 AM ET There was a lot of movement ahead of last week’s MLB trade deadline, and we’ve now had a week of game play to see how teams’ new acquisitions are settling in, as well as the impact they might provide. Despite not making…