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Bayern Munich reaffirmed their status as Germany’s team to beat in the upcoming 2025/26 Bundesliga season after prevailing 2-1 in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup. The Bavarians took the advantage after 18 minutes via Harry Kane, who capitalized on a loose error from an opponent and fired home the opener. The top scorer in Germany in each of the last two seasons, Kane nearly registered a brace only to be denied by Stuttgart goalkeeper Fabian Bredlow at the near post. He proved instrumental in Bayern’s second goal by teeing up Serge Gnabry at the edge of the box, who weighed up…

David SchoenfieldAug 22, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCloseCovers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995A few days ago, we checked in on what to believe and what not to in the National League. Well, the American League is perhaps even more chaotic.The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are in the midst of a crucial four-game series at Yankee Stadium — with the final game on “Sunday Night Baseball” at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Both teams will try to make a statement and inch closer to the Toronto Blue Jays at the…

Do you realize that it’s been 25 years since the Lakers won the first leg of their three-peat with Kobe and Shaq? It feels like that wasn’t that long ago, but indeed a lot has happened in the NBA since that time, and in honor of this quarter-century mile marker, we’ve been hot on the content trail. Check it all out below.And now, we bring to you the 25 most iconic shots of the last 25 years. Most of these are game-winners, but a few were so legendary they didn’t need to be. Two dunks made the cut. No free throws. Reminder: These…

With fantasy drafting season in full swing, I want to look at every first-round pick and see what it will take for them to win your league. I also want to know how they can bust, even if it isn’t the most likely scenario. Here are the boom and bust scenarios for every first-round pick by ADP.Get personalized fantasy football insights based on your league settings with FantasyLife+. Your league is unique, your advice should be too. Head to fantasylife.com and use code ROTO20 for 20% off.Ja’Marr ChaseBoom Scenario:These first few boom scenarios can be short and sweet. Ja’Marr Chase just won…

Jerry Jones is dug in on the Micah Parsons negotiations. And two weeks before the Dallas Cowboys open the season, he didn’t exactly extend an olive branch.Jones took part of the negotiations public when he was on Michael Irvin’s podcast. Jones met with Parsons privately months ago and thought he had an agreement with the star defensive end on a new deal. But Parsons’ agent David Mulugheta, one of the most powerful agents in sports, wasn’t involved in those negotiations. He let Jones know that he didn’t care about the deal Parsons had talked about with the Cowboys owner, and…

UFC Shanghai airs at a special time: Prelims kick off at 3am ET/12am PT. Main card action gets underway at 6am ET/3am PT. The entire card can be streamed on ESPN+ in the United States. Main event and co-main event are both scheduled for five rounds. All other bouts scheduled for three rounds. Official Weigh-In Results:

Welcome to The Radar, a Sky Sports column in which Nick Wright uses a blend of data and opinion to shed light on need-to-know stories from up and down the Premier League. This week: 🔴 Mbeumo’s running power🔄 O’Riley to replace Joao Pedro? 🔍 A player to watch this weekendMbeumo’s instant impactManchester United face Fulham on Super Sunday hoping to build on the positives from their narrow loss to Arsenal. Bryan Mbeumo’s performance was one of them. His debut, following a strong pre-season, underlined his potential to transform their attack. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player…

Williams is a good defender with real power, but he’s struggled to keep his strikeout rate in check

Following the news that Eberechi Eze has completed a transfer to Arsenal, Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank says that he doesn’t ‘want any players that don’t want to come to’ Spurs.

Daniel DoppAug 22, 2025, 07:02 AM ETCloseDaniel Dopp is a writer and contributor for fantasy football at ESPN. Daniel also appears on “Fantasy Football Now” and the Fantasy Focus Football podcast.Every year the fantasy football landscape changes just enough to make us reconsider the way we approach drafts. Maybe it’s a face in a new place, or maybe it’s a new head coach or offensive coordinator. Or better yet, an exciting rookie comes into the league and fantasy expectations go through the roof with the hopes of what could be.After drafting more than 60 best ball teams and doing at…