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ESPN AP Top 25 preseason poll: The biggest early-season games for every team

How good (or bad) could each Top 25 team be -- and what will be each squad's telltale game?

ESPN Ahead of soccer's longest-ever season, are players on verge of burning out?

For years, critics have highlighted the risks of too many games for top players, but this season will be the most grueling yet for the likes of Mbappé, Haaland and Bellingham. Is the sport heading for disaster?

ESPN Little preseason, less rest: Madrid teach Mbappé about hunger

Kylian Mbappé is diving straight into life at Real Madrid, where winning is the minimum requirement.

ESPN Which top club is 2024-25's best dressed?

With club football back on the menu across Europe, we rank the kits of the top teams in LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 for the new season.

ESPN ESPN's 2024 college football preseason All-America team

With the season fast approaching, we look at the best players in the country at every position.

ESPN Bills' Tyler Bass rebounded from playoff loss thanks to local cat shelter

Bass' missed kick in the AFC divisional round ended the Bills' season in heartbreaking fashion.

ESPN Ocean breezes and joint practices: Why five NFL teams held training camp in SoCal

The Chargers, Rams, Raiders, Cowboys and Saints held training camp within a 102-mile radius this summer.

ESPN Texas loses another RB to season-ending injury

Christian Clark tore an Achilles tendon during Monday's practice, another blow to a Longhorns team that already lost CJ Baxter to season-ending knee surgery.

ESPN Vikings rookie QB McCarthy needs knee surgery

Vikings rookie QB J.J. McCarthy will undergo surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.

ESPN Ex-NBA player White wins GOP Senate primary

Conservative populist and former NBA player Royce White defeated Navy veteran Joe Fraser in Minnesota's primary election for the Republican nomination and will challenge Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in November.

ESPN McGregor 'won't fight this year,' UFC's White says

UFC president Dana White said Conor McGregor wants to fight, but White squashed the prospect of it happening this year.

ESPN Soto's 1st 3-HR game lifts Yanks into 1st place

Juan Soto had his first career three-homer game as the Yankees held off the White Sox 4-1 to take sole possession of the AL East lead, just ahead of the Orioles.

ESPN Rodgers wants Reddick a Jet, cites 'fun ride' ahead

In the wake of Haason Reddick's trade request, Jets QB Aaron Rodgers hinted he might reach out to Reddick to try to convince him to join what will be "a fun ride" in New York. Meanwhile, coach Robert Saleh insisted the holdout is not a distraction.

ESPN Adams returns to Raiders following birth of son

Eager to "make up for any lost time," veteran wide receiver Davante Adams returned to the Las Vegas Raiders after being away from the team for nearly two weeks for the birth of his son, and he practiced on Tuesday night for the first time since July 31.

ESPN Harbaugh no longer Michigan's honorary captain

Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said former coach Jim Harbaugh will no longer serve as honorary captain for the season opener, choosing to focus on his first season as Chargers coach.