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It’s Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings.Who’s climbing the table? Who’s in free fall? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 17 to come up with this week’s order of all 14 teams in the league. Let’s dive in.Previous ranking: 1Next match: Saturday, Aug. 30 vs. NC Courage, 7.30 p.m. ETThe Current continue to take care of business as far and away the league’s hottest team, scoring in the first minute of a 2-0 victory over the Portland Thorns. Temwa Chawinga got free to add a…

David SchoenfieldAug 24, 2025, 05:30 PM ETCloseCovers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh blasted his 48th and 49th home runs on Sunday in back-to-back at-bats in the first two innings against the Athletics, breaking Salvador Perez’s record for most home runs in a season by a catcher.While Raleigh’s season hasn’t exactly come out of nowhere — he reached 30 home runs the previous two years — the fact that we’re not even in September yet certainly makes his power exploits even more impressive.In honor of his record-breaking season,…

While there’s been no NBA action since the end of the NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas, there’s been plenty of international action for basketball fans and fantasy enthusiasts to occupy themselves with. AfroBasket was completed over the weekend, with Senegal taking home gold, while there are also senior men’s competitions in the Americas (AmeriCup) and Asia. However, FIBA EuroBasket, which begins on August 27, stands to receive the most attention.Spain has won four of the last six tournaments, including three of the last five since the event expanded to 24 countries. There will be plenty of competition as…

The long-awaited return of Ike Ibeabuchi created such a frenzy that the event’s official broadcaster, Prizefighting.tv, says its payment processor buckled under the pressure. Speaking exclusively to World Boxing News, promoters revealed the massive global surge in pay-per-view buys was so extreme that the system’s fraud filters mistakenly flagged the wave of purchases as ‘suspicious activity.’ Demand beyond expectations “There was so much demand for the PPV fight that the payment processor stopped processing the PPVs,” Prizefighting.tv told WBN. “They indicated that it was such a massive increase in purchases in such a short amount of time from all over…

Which tight ends are going to break out in 2025? Are there some sleepers flying too far under the radar? With the group below, the goal is simple: identify them. The following TEs are all outside the Top-12 at the position in FantasyPros current consensus ADP. However, each has a chance, no matter how small or difficult to see, to finish the season inside the Top-5. Fantasy Football TE2s with Top-5 Potential Kyle Pitts Sr. (TE – ATL): ADP 133 / TE16 Okay, okay, so Pitts has never really lived up to his No. 4 overall pick status. He may…

Head coach Dan Campbell and General Manager Brad Holmes have built the Lions into a true contender, with the club winning back-to-back division titles for the first time since the 1950s.But it takes work to sustain success and the Lions have a pair of new coordinators in 2025.As teams around the league go through cuts, Campbell told reporters in his Monday press conference that he’s feeling particularly positive about the roster entering 2025.“This is the best we’ve felt about it, kind of top to bottom,” Campbell said. “Now, that being said, there are still holes. But I bring this up…

Tye Ruotolo refuses to ease into mixed martial arts competition gradually. He targets an immediate statement victory against undefeated Adrian Lee in his highly anticipated MMA debut. Ruotolo faces Lee in lightweight MMA action at ONE Fight Night 35: Buntan vs. Hemetsberger on Prime Video on Friday, September 5, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. The 22-year-old California native enters as the reigning ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Champion. Ruotolo compiled an impressive 8-0 record since joining ONE Championship in 2022. He defeated elite competition including Garry Tonon, Reinier de Ridder, and Marat Gafurov while establishing himself as one of submission…

GOALKEEPER Samuel Fossey has gone from shot-saver to lifesaver… by rescuing a player who had a heart attack on the pitch.The Frenchman was playing for lower-league side US Oisseau on Saturday when an opponent collapsed after half-time.1Goalkeeper Samuel Fossey saved a rival’s life after they went into cardiac arrestCredit: GettyThe unnamed AS Requeil player had gone into cardiac arrest.However, Fossey used his training as a firefighter to keep the 40-year-old alive.A plumber by trade, he used heart massage and a defibrillator on the opposing player until an ambulance arrived.Fossey insisted: “I don’t think of myself as a hero. I just acted…

This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. 🏌Good morning to all but especially to … TOMMY FLEETWOOD It’s funny how quickly all the heartbreak can fade away when the breakthrough finally arrives, and what a breakthrough it is for Tommy Fleetwood. After years of coming oh-so-close, Fleetwood, 34, won the Tour Championship, his first career PGA Tour victory. This was Fleetwood’s 164th career PGA Tour event. He entered with five runner-up finishes as well…

Aug 25, 2025, 08:00 AM ETEuroBasket 2025 begins on Aug. 27 with 24 teams once again competing to be champions of Europe.The 24-team tournament is back for the first time since Spain beat France to take gold in 2022. The field is broken into four groups of six with the top four teams advancing from group play into a 16-team knockout round. This year, Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland will host group play while the knockout round will be held in Riga, Latvia.This year’s field is full of NBA All-Stars and role players, including Luka Doncic (Slovenia), Nikola Jokic (Serbia),…