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Power Rankings: Rocky start for NBA elite
The season's opening week wasn't kind to the Warriors. Which undefeated teams have leapfrogged the champs? Our panel takes the pulse of the league after a surprising start.
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World Series
Begins Oct. 24
Whom should you root for in the World Series? We have some ideas
From stars Clayton Kershaw and Jose Altuve to former castaways Evan Gattis and Rich Hill, there's no shortage of great stories in this Fall Classic.
MLB
Dodgers' dream season could turn into a nightmare against the Astros
L.A.'s pitching has been historically good, but Houston's lineup might be even better. Are the Dodgers in trouble now that they have to face such a prolific offense?
Dodgers
MLB
Puig's fall and rise.
Yasiel Puig has had an up-and-down two years. After his struggles in 2016 led to a minor-league demotion, he has stepped up in 2017, including a red-hot postseason.
Eagles
NFL
Carson Wentz, the Dutch Destroyer and a dream come true
"Impactful. Meaningful. Powerful." Carson Wentz's connection to Lukas Kusters is a reminder for the quarterback that football is "more than a game."
Eagles
NFL
SC Featured: 'The Dutch Destroyer.'
Tom Rinaldi explores the special connection between a 10-year-old football player and the Eagles QB.
NFL
Carson Wentz shreds opponents with this play.
Look out, Redskins. Jon Gruden draws up how the Eagles "stab" formation is so effective against zone or man coverage.
What's better than a signature win? For Kirk Cousins, 'a signature season'
The Redskins wouldn't be in position to play big games if not for Kirk Cousins. But until he starts winning them, his critics will have a platform.
NFL
Destination Cousins: 10 places Kirk could play in 2018
The Redskins quarterback could become the NFL's highest-paid player if he reaches the free-agent market in 2018. You like that?! Here are all the places he could land.
College Football
Is the next big thing in football just 10 years old?
Maxwell "Bunchie" Young is receiving official scholarship offers from major universities to play football.
NFL
Reasons for hope for every NFL team
It was an ugly Week 7: The Cardinals lost Carson Palmer; the Browns lost Joe Thomas; and the Broncos and Colts lost their 20-plus-year shutout streaks. But don't fret about this season just yet.
Patriots
NFL
Patriots continue domination of Falcons.
Eight months after storming back to complete the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history, the Patriots kept the scoreboard uneven against the Falcons in the rematch on Sunday.
NFL
Barnwell: What changed in Super Bowl rematch, and why Falcons are in trouble
Matt Ryan & Co. were routed by the Patriots on Sunday, but they can't blame the fog. At 3-3, Atlanta's playoff hopes are fading quickly. The 5-2 Patriots, meanwhile, have improved on defense but still have issues.
Falcons
NFL
Stephen A.: Falcons 'are imploding.'
Stephen A. Smith explains that Atlanta looks completely out of sorts after it was embarrassed by New England on Sunday.
Miami
College Football
After another close call, is Miami for real?
The Hurricanes are winning, but not impressively. After a visit to UNC this week, they can prove themselves against Virginia Tech and Notre Dame.
Heisman Candidates
Stanford
NCAAF
Love's eye-catching start adding him to Heisman mix.
Stanford's Bryce Love is one of the most dynamic running backs in the nation and is making an impression this season.
Alabama's new-and-improved Damien Harris runs into Heisman conversation
After giving up sugar in the offseason, Alabama RB Damien Harris has found getting in better shape has made a big difference in his game.
College Football
Kiper/McShay: Why Notre Dame is so dangerous
Mel Kiper and Todd McShay think the Fighting Irish are the most dangerous one-loss team in the nation and are heading for playoff consideration.
Steelers
NFL
Inside the Le'Veon Bell stiff-arm that blew the Steelers' season open
Le'Veon Bell's 42-yard catch-and-run (and stiff-arm) are emblematic of the explosiveness of the Steelers running back.
The Undefeated
The Undefeated
In terms of cultural impact, could the NFL become MLB?
Professional basketball offers the NFL a blueprint for success: embrace the black culture of the majority of your players.
Men's College Hoops
Season preview
College Basketball
2017 ESPN college basketball preseason All-American teams
There are freshmen and seniors and everything in between, big names (Michael Porter Jr.) and familiar faces (Miles Bridges, Michigan State) and places (Duke).
Duke
NCAAM
Why Duke should be No. 1: Bagley, Bagley, Bagley
What makes Duke the team to beat can be summed up in two simple words: Marvin Bagley.
Wichita State
NCAAM
Why Wichita State should be No. 1
Gregg Marshall won't have to worry about getting that ridiculous No. 10 seed again this year. In fact, by year's end, Wichita State might just be able to drop the zero from the end of that 10.
Canadiens
NHL
Kudos to NHL for taking slur allegations seriously
The league fully investigated an incident on Friday involving Andrew Shaw, and that's a start. But when it comes to similarly unacceptable behavior, the players are ultimately the ones who have to convince us with their actions.
Sunday's Top Plays
Steelers
NFL
Smith-Schuster plays hide-and-seek with Bell after TD.
Steelers' JuJu Smith-Schuster and Le'Veon Bell play the game within the game after scoring at home.
Seahawks
NFL
Richardson catches Wilson's trick pass play for TD.
Russell Wilson hands it to J.D. McKissic, who passes it back to Wilson. The Seahawks QB then launches a 38-yard throw to Paul Richardson, who comes down fighting for possession.
Sunday's Best
Timberwolves
NBA
Wiggins plays hero for Minnesota.
Carmelo Anthony hits a go-ahead 3 with under five seconds remaining for OKC, but a mad scramble leads to Andrew Wiggins' game-winning shot at the buzzer.
Lakers
NBA
Lonzo nearly records triple-double in loss to Pelicans.
Lonzo Ball shines with his passing as he records 13 assists -- to go along with eight points and eight rebounds -- in a 119-112 loss to New Orleans.
MLS
Major League Soccer
ESPN FC
Predictions: Who will win MLS Cup?
With the playoffs kicking off on Wednesday, we asked our Major League Soccer experts to make their predictions.
Toronto FC
Soccer
- ESPN FC
Playoff preview: Can Toronto do the double?
The MLS regular season went down to stoppage time in the battle for playoff places, so where do we go next?
Soccer
Soccer
- ESPN FC
Liverpool woe as Spurs march on; PSG pushed
Wembley exposed Liverpool's limitations. Meanwhile, Spain's big two coasted to victory, Arsenal's big three inspired victory and Bayern won again.
Everton
Soccer
- ESPN FC
Everton didn't click, so Koeman had to go
Everton had their biggest-ever summer of spending, but Ronald Koeman just couldn't put it together.
NFL
NFL players who protested during national anthem in Week 7
Many players have continued to protest before games since Colin Kaepernick started kneeling during the anthem in 2016. Here's the list for Week 7.
Week 7 Highlights
Raiders
NFL
The craziest win-probability swings
A last-gasp winner in Oakland. Two crucial mistakes in Buffalo and New Jersey. A rookie's history-making day in Chicago. These are the plays that swung Week 7 in the NFL.
NFL
Big plays, fun in the end zone highlight Sunday.
Watch the top moments from Week 7, including Ezekiel Elliott running over the 49ers and a pair of Steelers creatively celebrating a touchdown.
Fantasy Football
Week 7 fantasy football winners and losers
In a week when less popular players stood out, Josh McCown, Kenny Stills, O.J. Howard and the Chicago Bears' defense might have made the difference in many fantasy matchups.
U.S. Grand Prix
Formula 1
Lewis aims to make Seb's life a 'misery for years'
U.S. Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton says he is determined to inflict years of misery on Formula One rivals Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari.
Formula 1
Hamilton beats Vettel in tactical Austin duel
Lewis Hamilton was made to work for his victory at the U.S. Grand Prix in an absorbing contest that saw him forced to catch and pass Sebastian Vettel in the early stages of the race.
Formula 1
Story of the race: Let's get ready to grumble
ESPN rounds up the major talking points from a thrilling U.S. Grand Prix.
The Undefeated
- The Undefeated
When Jackie Robinson, Dan Bankhead became the first African-Americans to play in World Series
Seventy years later, the Dodgers are once again in the Fall Classic.
MLB Offseason
Red Sox
MLB
Alex Cora just got the best-worst job in baseball
Boston's new manager inherits a talented roster, but in order to succeed, he'll need to navigate the stifling pressure that comes with the position.
MLB
Can Cora handle the heat in Boston?
Buster Olney breaks down Boston's selection of Alex Cora as its next manager.
Cubs
MLB
After coming up short, Cubs face a winter's worth of changes
Letting coach Chris Bosio go created one more question for a pitching staff facing turnover, but that isn't Chicago's only area to make a few fixes.
NBA Draft
NBA
Scouting the best draft prospects in college basketball's senior class
These 10 prospects have a lot to prove in their final season of college basketball.
NBA
Ranking the Top 25 NCAA seniors
Some familiar names dot the list of the top draft prospects in the senior class.
Golden Knights
NHL
Why the Vegas Golden Knights are winning
The NHL's newest expansion team is off to an unprecedented start. But the real test for the Golden Knights is upcoming, when they move away from their cozy confines.
College Football
NCAAF
Power Rankings Week 8: Penn State, Notre Dame make strong statements
The Nittany Lions and Fighting Irish both enjoyed definitive wins that showed they belong in the College Football Playoff conversation. Alabama, meanwhile, keeps its spot atop the rankings.
Notre Dame
NCAAF
Here come the Irish, there goes the Pac-12 and more CFP lessons
Notre Dame was an afterthought heading into the season. But it's time to take the Irish seriously as a College Football Playoff contender, and that's one of many lessons learned in Week 8.
Golf
Weekly 18: 'Certain' wins with a dash of stunning developments
For all the "expected" happenings in golf this week -- another Justin Thomas victory, anyone? -- there were plenty of head-scratchers across the globe that proved golf continues to provide the unexpected.
NASCAR
NASCAR
Truex earns emotional victory at Kansas
Martin Truex Jr., whose Furniture Row Racing team learned hours before the race that crew member Jim Watson had died the previous night of a heart attack, overcame two early mistakes to win a wild playoff elimination race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.
NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson spun twice but is still eligible to win the NASCAR Cup championship as he finished 11th Sunday at Kansas. Martin Truex Jr. won the race. Advancing: Truex, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott and Johnson. Eliminated: Kyle Larson, Matt Kenseth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Jamie McMurray.
Top Headlines
- GM: Bledsoe likely played final game for Suns
- Hilton: 'I messed up' by calling out Colts' O-line
- McElwain: Family, players getting death threats
- Joe Thomas on playing again: 'I don't know'
- Texans left tackle Brown ends holdout, reports
- UNC's Berry breaks hand, out about 4 weeks
- Revisiting NFL game-by-game predictions
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On This Date: Oct. 23, 2000
- Corey Sipkin/NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images
Jets complete 'Monday Night Miracle'
Down 30-7 at the end of the third quarter, the Jets pulled together a rapid and improbable comeback with four touchdowns and a field goal in the fourth quarter, eventually defeating the Dolphins in overtime.
NBA's 50 greatest players
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NBA's 50 Greatest Players list: The remix
New times call for new players -- and farewells to some old stars.
Bring back the glow puck
- John Giamundo/Getty Images
Seriously, the time is right to bring in the FoxTrax glow puck 2.0
Universally criticized as one of the worst ideas in sports history, it might actually be time to consider bringing back the infamous glow puck introduced to the game more than 20 years ago.
Lonzo Ball vs. the NBA
- Aaron Dana
Got Beef? The guide to all of Lonzo Ball's must-see matchups
For the past year, LaVar Ball has been making plenty of boastful claims about his oldest son. Now the NBA gets a chance to line up and prove him wrong.
