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Put aside, for a moment, anxiety around the A-Leagues’ next broadcast deal. Shelve calculations for the impending “hard” salary cap. Forget the perpetual challenges of venues, crowds, members. Of connecting the pyramid. Of all the worries in Australian football’s future.The A-League Men kicks off on Friday for its 21st season, and for the best 300 or so footballers in the country, nothing matters more than when the referee blows for kick-off. “Once the whistle goes, I’m going to be doing what it takes to win the game,” says Kai Trewin, the player of the year at champions Melbourne City.City travel…

After dominating performances from Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the first two games of the National League Championship series, the Dodgers and the Brewers have flown west for at least Games 3 and 4 at Chavez Ravine with Los Angeles in control of the series leading two games to none.Pat Murphy is undecided or at least has yet to announce who his starting pitcher will be tonight. The Dodgers will send Tyler Glasnow to the bump.Snell and Yamamoto combined in Games 1 and 2 to pitch 17 innings, giving up just one run, four hits, and one home run…

Anyone can list the best players in the NBA, but basketball is as much about chemistry as it is talent. Within each of the league’s 30 teams is a hierarchy, and how well each of the five players on the court understands and performs his role within that hierarchy is every bit as important as his individual skill.While depth was vital to the success of the Thunder and Pacers last season, and we understand coaches often say, “It’s about who closes the game; not who starts it,” the pursuit of a roster’s most cohesive five-man unit is still paramount. Three…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ricky Hatton, the former boxing world champion, was found hanged at his home, a coroner’s court heard on Thursday.Hatton was discovered by his manager and long-time friend Paul Speak at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester, on Sept. 14. Speak drove there to take the 46-year-old former two-weight world champion to the airport for a flight to Dubai where he was due to make a comeback fight in December.Details of the moment Hatton was found unresponsive were given at a hearing at Stockport Coroner’s Court as the inquest into his death was opened briefly and adjourned…

Oct 16, 2025, 08:56 AM ETWhether you are trying fantasy basketball for the first time or are an experienced fantasy hoops veteran, the 2025-26 ESPN fantasy basketball draft guide has everything you need to crush your drafts.From rankings and projections to sleepers, breakouts and busts, we’ve got you covered from every angle, all in one convenient place.Create, reactivate or join a league today!Rankings and ProjectionsTop 150 H2H points rankingsAndré Snellings ranks his top 150 players for leagues that use head-to-head points scoring systems.Top 150 H2H roto and category rankings Snellings reveals his top 150 players for leagues that use roto…

The Tennessee Titans’ firing Brian Callahan this week signaled the unofficial start of the coaching carousel.Six weeks into the season, a league built for parity is finding there is little to go around. Nearly half (14) of the league’s teams this season are two games over .500. Three others have winning records and another three (the Chiefs, Panthers and Commanders) are 3-3 with an upward trajectory.AdvertisementOn the opposite end, six teams are 1-5, with their playoff hopes all but over in October. Only one of those teams (the Saints) has a rookie head coach. Callahan was the first coach to…

Find out why our college football betting picks are backing Carson Beck to pad his Heisman resume vs. Louisville, with a little help from CJ Daniels. Oct 16, 2025 • 08:25 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. Miami Hurricanes wide receiver CJ Daniels (7) scores a touchdown. Friday’s college football slate will be headlined by the No. 2-ranked Miami Hurricanes, who host the Louisville Cardinals. These are two of the Top 7 scoring teams in the ACC, but also two of the Top 5 defenses in the conference. It adds just a little extra intrigue as…

Brett OkamotoOct 11, 2025, 10:25 PM ETCloseBrett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: “Chuck and Tito,” which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare…

The Premier League is yet to announce which teams will be playing on Boxing Day after revealing the latest TV picks for December.The league was due to release its full fixture schedule for December and January on Wednesday, 15 October but only announced the games that will be shown on television up to 22 December.The Premier League said this was due to “complexities” around the calendar between rounds 18 to 21 – the festive fixtures between Christmas and New Year.Currently there are no fixtures scheduled in for Boxing Day in the top-flight, with all 10 matches instead pencilled in for…

Oct 15, 2025, 11:00 PM ETThe Toronto Blue Jays needed to bounce back — and that they did.Toronto stormed back Wednesday night in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series with a barrage of home runs that led to a dominant 13-4 victory over the Mariners, cutting Seattle’s series lead to 2-1 after the Blue Jays dropped the first two games at home.How did Toronto win its first game of the ALCS? We’ve got you covered with the top moments, takeaways and a look at where the series goes from here.Key links: How Vlad Jr., Jays bet on each…