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The man who taught Marshawn Lynch beast mode
A man who once took on the Taliban is now transforming NFL stars. This is the inside story of Tareq Azim, pro football’s most revolutionary trainer.
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Clayton Kershaw's Game 5 start could be his last for L.A.
Kershaw's start in Game 5 in the NL Championship Series is one of the biggest of his career -- and could be his last with the Dodgers.
Machado's history of questionable slides
NBA
Jimmy Butler on opener: 'Try not to get kicked out of the game'
Contenders, pretenders and MVP candidates: The NBA’s burning questions
Is Giannis ready to be MVP? Will the Lakers make the playoffs? What's the Jimmy Butler fallout? There are plenty of questions to answer this season.
Lowe's 37 crazy predictions: Trades, awards and implosions
Here we go -- 37 wild predictions for the next year in the NBA.
Lakers
NBA
Stephen A. is hyped for LeBron's Lakers debut
The coach draft
The ultimate coach draft: Top 50 across sports
If you could pick any coach across the four major North American sports, who would you pick? We asked a group of multisport experts to rank them.
College Football
The most important second-half storyline for each Top 25 team
Can anyone challenge Bama? Is Ohio State's defense at a championship caliber? This is what's in store for the nation's top teams heading down the stretch.
The most interesting CFP scenarios for the second half
Is the Pac-12 out? Can the SEC or Big Ten get two teams in? What if Notre Dame or UCF finish undefeated? Let's run down all these second-half possibilities.
Oregon is rising, but Pac-12 remains outside CFP discussion
Oregon is rolling now, but a late-game collapse against Stanford and weak nonconference slate will likely doom its -- and the Pac-12's -- CFP chances.
Morton's late-career transformation has handed the Astros an ace
Charlie Morton spent nine years as a back-of-the rotation starter with a mediocre record. All it took to turn him into an All-Star was a total reconfiguration of his identity as a pitcher.
Down 2-1, Astros might suddenly have more questions than answers
Heading into Game 4, the defending champs could have concerns about their banged-up stars, lineup misfires and even their closer.
MLB
Everything you need to know about Wednesday's LCS games
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw takes the hill for perhaps the biggest start of his life, and the Astros turn to Charlie Morton, who hasn't pitched in two weeks.
NFL
NFL experts: Week 7 upsets, Chargers' AFC West hopes and more
Odds the Chargers catch the Chiefs? Over/under 9.5 more starts for Eli this year? That and more from our crew.
Week 7 Power Rankings: Playoff chances for all 32 teams
After six weeks, just 11 teams have playoff odds of better than 50 percent. Where does your team sit in the playoff hunt?
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- Belichick: Mack not in same class as LT
- Jags' Marrone: 'A lot of bad football' needs fixing
- Canelo signs record $365M deal with DAZN
- Brewers' Yelich on Machado: 'Dirty player'
- McShay's Top 32 for 2019: Bosa still No. 1
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On This Date: Oct. 17, 2015
Spartans' incredible walk-off win vs. Wolverines in 2015
On October 17, 2015, Michigan punter Blake O'Neill muffs the snap and MSU's Jalen Watts-Jackson returns it for a game-winning TD with no time left.
Ranking your NBA team's 2018-2019 drama
- Eric Heintz
NBA Cover Gallery
Is there any Stranger Thing than what the Lakers did this summer? Is there anyone Leftover in Cleveland? Did we just turn all 30 NBA teams into TV dramas? Yes ... yes, we did.
College football's best
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Meet the ESPN college football midseason All-America team
From Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor to Houston DT Ed Oliver and everyone in between (including some guy named Tua), these are the first half's best players.
Switching sports
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What's it like to face Usain Bolt on a soccer pitch?
"I wasn't really focusing on Bolt too much. I was more worried about Ross McCormack and also Jordan Murray," defender Josh Symons told ESPN.
