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ESPN Lane Kiffin is sober and more introspective, but still an unrelenting competitor and brash troll

With expectations sky-high, the Rebels coach is sober and more introspective but still an unrelenting competitor and brash troll.

ESPN CFP predictions: Who's most likely to make the playoff field?

Our writers pick the 12 teams that will make the playoff, plus the semifinalists, finalists and champion.

ESPN College football Week 1 preview: Big names coming back from injury and freshmen to know

From records that could be broken this season to offseason quotes, here's what to know ahead of Week 1.

ESPN Sources: Barça move for Bajcetic falls through

Barcelona failed in a late attempt to sign Stefan Bajčetić with the Liverpool midfielder set to join RB Salzburg on loan, sources have confirmed to ESPN.

ESPN Salah: Focusing on fun, not Liverpool contract

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has said he is focusing only on enjoying his football and not the fact that his contract with the club expires at the end of the season.

ESPN Chelsea GK Kepa seals Bournemouth loan move

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has completed a season-long loan move to Bournemouth, it has been announced.

ESPN Who's taking home the trophy? Looking at the 30 players swinging for the FedEx Cup

Scottie Scheffler enters the Tour Championship with a two-stroke lead and Keegan Bradley is coming off a BMW Championship win. Who's coming home with the trophy this week?

ESPN Tracking every training camp holdout: The latest on the 49ers' holdout duo

We're checking in with the latest contract and participation updates for Brandon Aiyuk, Trent Williams and others.

ESPN Patriots pick Brissett to start at QB over Maye

Patriots coach Jerod Mayo has chosen Jacoby Brissett as the team's starting quarterback as the veteran held off a late surge from rookie Drake Maye.

ESPN Browns free up $36M with Watson restructure

The Browns have restructured QB Deshaun Watson's contract, a league source told ESPN, in a move that creates $35.832 million in salary cap space.

ESPN Ohtani inks global trading card deal with Topps

Dodgers star and two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani has signed an exclusive long-term global trading card deal with Topps, a division of Fanatics Collectibles, it was announced Thursday.

ESPN Clark sets rookie 3 mark as hot Fever stifle Sun

Caitlin Clark broke Rhyne Howard's WNBA rookie record for 3-pointers in a season, and Kelsey Mitchell became the first Fever player to score 20-plus points five games in a row as Indiana beat Connecticut on Wednesday night 84-80.

ESPN Giants unretire Flaherty's No. 1 for rookie Nabers

The No. 1 for the Giants, the first number retired in professional football history, will now be worn by wide receiver Malik Nabers, with permission from the family of the late Ray Flaherty.

ESPN Aiyuk cleared by doctors, still not at practice

Despite being cleared by team medical staff, Brandon Aiyuk was not seen at practice Wednesday, as coach Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch had hoped, and the receiver is now subject to fines of up to $45,769 a day.

ESPN Brady TV restrictions in place if Raiders role OK'd

If the NFL approves Tom Brady's ownership stake in the Raiders, he won't be permitted to be in another team's facility, witness practice or attend broadcast production meetings as part of his TV role at Fox.