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2026 MLB playoff picture: Final standings, complete bracket as regular season wraps up
The 2026 MLB regular season ended with six division winners and a full 12-team playoff bracket locked in, highlighted by the Astros clinching the AL West with a sub-.500 record — a first in 162-game M
🏀 Windhorst: Clippers need to accept punishment
ESPN's Brian Windhorst argues the LA Clippers should accept their five-draft-pick penalty for salary cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard, pointing to the 2000 Minnesota Timberwolves as proof tha
Engelbert, who helped transform WNBA, to retire
Cathy Engelbert will retire as WNBA commissioner at the end of 2026 after 7½ years that transformed average franchise values from $10 million to $460 million, despite players publicly calling her lead
Simmons signs 1-year, $3.5M deal with Kings
Three-time All-Star Ben Simmons signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Sacramento Kings on Friday, returning to the NBA after a full season away rehabilitating back and leg injuries.
College Football Week 1: 34 Games, One Ranked Matchup
Week 1 of the 2026 college football season opens with 34 games but just one ranked-versus-ranked matchup, as top programs like Alabama, Oklahoma, and Miami debut new quarterbacks and transfer-heavy li
Clark, Howard Power U.S. Past China 94-61 in WC Opener
The U.S. women's basketball team opened its World Cup campaign with a commanding 94-61 win over China in Berlin, extending its winning streak to 31 consecutive games behind Caitlin Clark's 14-point, 1
Pro Football HOF Cuts Selectors, Drops Seniors Category
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is overhauling its selection process, cutting its selector board from 50 to 28 and eliminating the separate Seniors category in favor of one unified player pool, with the
NFL Sportsbook Handle Growth Nearly Halts as Prediction Markets Surge
NFL betting growth at U.S. sportsbooks has nearly flatlined, with the American Gaming Association estimating just a 0.3% rise to $29.5 billion for the 2026 season as prediction markets like Kalshi sip
'Lightning in a bottle': Inside the booming world of Circa and NFL survivor pools
Circa Resort & Casino's NFL Survivor contest in downtown Las Vegas has exploded from 1,390 entries in 2020 to over 14,000 signed up for 2026, with a $20 million prize pool, no house rake, and a format
SportsLine model flags Likely, Pollard as 2026 Fantasy sleepers
SportsLine's computer model — which predicted De'Von Achane's 2025 breakout — has run 10,000 simulations of the 2026 NFL season and is targeting Giants tight end Isaiah Likely and Titans running back
De Zerbi: Richarlison Squad Omission Not My Decision
Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi insisted the decision to leave Richarlison out of his 25-man Premier League squad was not his, saying the Brazilian had made his desire to leave 'very clear' since p
Singleton eyes training return year after heart attack
Gloucester hooker Jack Singleton, who suffered a heart attack aged 29 in September 2025, is nearing the end of his rehabilitation and hopes to resume full contact training within weeks, though he will
Model flags Pierce sleeper, Walker bust for 2026 fantasy
SportsLine's projection model, which called Daniel Jones' 2025 breakout, has simulated the 2026 NFL season 10,000 times to produce fantasy football rankings flagging Colts WR Alec Pierce as a sleeper,
F1 to Launch 2027 Season in Milan Fan Festival
Formula 1 will hold its second-ever season launch event, F1 Live Milan, on February 18, 2027 — a three-day fan festival featuring all 11 teams' drivers and principals, two years after the sport's debu
2026 NFL Predictions: Last-Place Team in Every Division
A 2026 NFL season preview projects the last-place finisher in each of the league's eight divisions, from the tanking Dolphins to the injury-depleted Cardinals. The selections spotlight quarterback con
How 'unique' Bellingham is thriving in Mourinho's system
Jude Bellingham has begun the new La Liga season with two goals and three assists in three games under returning Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho, who has restored him to an attacking number 10 role.
80,000 Pack Croke Park for Katie Taylor's Final Fight
Katie Taylor, the Irish boxing icon who once disguised herself as a boy to compete, steps into the ring for the final time Saturday against unbeaten Frenchwoman Flora Pili before 80,000 fans at Croke
Joe Riley: from Rashford's Man United debut to non-league life
Joe Riley, who made his Manchester United debut alongside Marcus Rashford in a 2016 Europa League tie aged 19, has rebuilt his life in the seventh tier of English football and a new career selling fin
Ukrainian Koval quits LSU over Russian signing
A Ukrainian college basketball player has walked away from LSU after the program signed a Russian player, citing her father's military service in Ukraine and personal losses from Russian attacks.
Sutton's predictions v Kasabian frontman Serge Pizzorno
Chris Sutton's week 3 Premier League predictions column pits him against Kasabian frontman and Leicester fan Serge Pizzorno, with their calls spanning Arsenal-Chelsea, Ipswich's £200m squad, and a rep
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