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MLB Power Rankings: An AL showdown for the No. 1 spot
There's been a clear No. 1 for the majority of the season -- but there might be a new face vying for the title of best team in baseball.

How the Rangers went from rebuild to contender -- in one offseason
Texas is currently one of the hottest teams in baseball. What led to this success?
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BUILDING BLOCKS FOR SUCCESS
Which NFL teams have the best (and worst) top five core players? We ranked all 32
Let's stack every NFL team's five-man core at the top of its roster. Which team has the best building-block players in the league?

PGA: RBC CANADIAN OPEN
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Adam Hadwin badly shanks his approach shot on Hole 5
Unparalleled talent, unapologetic exuberance and an Oklahoma team on the verge of history
When Oklahoma made uncharacteristic errors or its bats went cold in Game 1, the Sooners didn't press. They played loose and took another step toward history.

FRENCH OPEN
WOMEN'S SEMIFINALS

UPSET IN PARIS
Karolina Muchova takes down No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka to book trip to French Open final

MLB SCOREBOARD
THURSDAY'S GAMES

NBA FINALS
NUGGETS TAKE 2-1 SERIES LEAD
Urgency, desperation and 17 video clips: How Michael Malone keeps motivating the Nuggets
Denver's coach didn't just call out his team after its Game 2 loss, he offered honesty and begged for urgency.
Stephen A.: Heat seem relatively helpless vs. Jokic
'He's a one-of-a-kind player': Why Matthew Tkachuk is the star South Florida needed
From scoring goals to agitating to colorful quotes, the Panthers winger has brought a missing star power to the franchise.
How Tkachuk has transformed the Panthers
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- Source: Vikings tell RB Cook he'll be released
- Heat's Herro still not cleared for return in Finals
- 'Next step': Young elevated to QB1 for Panthers
- Barca take swipe at Messi over snub to join MLS
- LIV lives: Tour 'not going anywhere,' official says
- Belmont calls off racing, Nats PPD due to smoke
- Muchova stuns Sabalenka to reach 1st Slam final
- AD Swarbrick to leave Irish; NBC's Bevacqua in
- Meet the 2024 NFL draft's QB class
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Travis Kelce gets shut down at the White House podium
At the Chiefs' White House visit, Patrick Mahomes hilariously prevents Travis Kelce from speaking before apologizing to reporters.
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Dale Zanine/USA TODAY Sports 2023 NBA mock draft: Best fit vs. best available for the first round
Should your favorite team draft the best fit for the present or the better long-term prospect? Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo look at both paths ahead of the June 22 NBA draft.
Getty Images NFL free agency rankings: The top unsigned 2023 players
Who are the best available free agents? Let's restack the top players still looking for a new team, from Yannick Ngakoue to Ezekiel Elliott.
Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images How Shohei Ohtani has gotten even better as a pitcher
He has been wild on the mound at times, but over the years we've seen Ohtani actually improve his game. Here's how.
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Brad Smith/Getty Images for USSF Predicting the USWNT's roster for the 2023 Women's World Cup: Who will make the cut?
Who will make the USWNT's 23-player roster for the World Cup starting July 20? From Trinity Rodman to Rose Lavelle, here is ESPN's prediction.
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports How Jacob deGrom's elbow surgery deprives us of one of MLB's best -- yet again
With pitchers like deGrom and Stephen Strasburg, the heights of their peaks -- and the sizes of their contracts -- make their absences even more striking.
Tyler Ross/NBAE via Getty Images A car ride and a Game 7 loss that activated Nikola Jokic into an MVP
He'll say he never expected to make it to the NBA, much less win two MVP awards. People assume he is just being modest, but then ... Denver's star figured it all out.
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(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File) How to watch the PGA Tour, Masters, PGA Championship and FedEx Cup playoffs on ESPN, ESPN+
Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the PGA Tour, Masters, PGA Championship and FedEx Cup playoffs on ESPN and ESPN+.