2026 MLB ABS challenge system tracker: Team, player rankings
The ABS challenge system leaderboard ranks batters, catchers, teams and umpires throughout the MLB season.
DALLAS teams
Gore tosses 6 1/3 shutout innings, Rangers hit 3 homers in 9-1 win over Royals
— MacKenzie Gore continued his home-field mastery this season with 6 1/3 shutout innings, Brandon Nimmo, Nicky Lopez and Joc Pederson homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 9-1 on Friday night.
Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers: Game Highlights (1:01)
Keys to the offseason: Free agency plans for Canadiens, every eliminated NHL team
We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast expectations for 2026-27.
Hour 4: Gunther joins the show
WWE Superstar Gunther joins the show ahead of his big match against Cody Rhodes on Sunday at Clash in Italy. Also, the crew talks about the open challenge from Texas Tech to Texas. Then, Can He or Canty, including a live tasting of the famous banana wrap. Plus, Canty's Best Bet, and the most UnSportsmanLike moments of the day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Pete Thamel
Sources: Maryland and Virginia Tech have adjusted the four-game home-and-home series to now play only twice. Maryland will host Tech in 2026 as planned and return the game in 2029. Maryland has added Baylor to replace the other Tech games. Maryland will host Baylor in 2027 and play at Baylor in 2028.
The young NHL players who need a change-of-scenery trade: Michkov, Nemec, Poitras, more
Who could be next season's Trevor Zegras or Kirby Dach? Here are 12 candidates from around the league.
NHL free agency rankings: Who are the best players available on July 1?
From All-Stars and award winners down to diamonds in the rough, here's who will be available this summer.
NBA draft rankings: Updated top 100 prospects after college withdrawal deadline
After the college withdrawal deadline, a wave of returners reshapes ESPN's latest 2026 NBA draft top 100.
Updated 2026 MLB mock draft: Most likely first pick and latest intel for all 30 teams
Who is rising up your team's draft board? Here's what we're hearing about the first 40 picks.
Astros ride early homers and Arrighetti's latest gem to a 5-1 win over the Rangers
— Jeremy Peña and Isaac Paredes homered in the first inning, and Spencer Arrighetti pitched the Houston Astros past the Texas Rangers 5-1 on Thursday night.
Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers: Game Highlights (1:18)
TTU coach backs QB Sorsby: 'Red Raider for life'
Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire said he is proud of transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby for getting help with his gambling addiction.
Coach: Texas Tech willing to play Texas in Week 1
After Texas coach Steve Sarkisian made headlines by torching Texas Tech's strength of schedule, Red Raiders coach Joey McGuire shot back with an open invitation for the Horns to pay a visit to Lubbock.
Texas' Smith (viral meningitis) unsure on return
Rangers second baseman Josh Smith was back in uniform Thursday for the first time since being hospitalized in mid-May with viral meningitis but said he's unsure when he'll return to play.
What are Cowboys looking out for in OTAs? (0:50)
NBA draft lottery reform is here: Pros and cons of the 3-2-1' format
The NBA has approved significant anti-tanking measures. Will they work? Tim Bontemps examines the good, the bad and the head-scratching changes coming to the draft lottery.
College teams that won -- or lost -- at the NBA draft withdrawal deadline
Vanderbilt stays in the national conversation with Tyler Tanner's return. Here are more high-impact decisions.
What is the most expensive real estate in college football? Answer: the 7 yards between the OT's outside shoulder and the QB's chin. So why not rank the Top 10 defensive line units in college football heading into the 2026 season. Can A.J. Holmes Jr. lead a rebuilt Texas Tech line back to the CFP, is Will Heldt ready to continue the Clemson D-line NFL pedigree, and is everyone sleeping on David Stone and the Oklahoma front? McElroy goes over all it plus tells you why this is the deepest Notre Dame defensive line in a generation, if anyone will be able to run on Texas and why Oregon has far and away the best defensive line in the country.
What is the most expensive real estate in college football? Answer: the 7 yards between the OT's outside shoulder and the QB's chin. So why not rank the Top 10 defensive line units in college football heading into the 2026 season. Can A.J. Holmes Jr. lead a rebuilt Texas Tech line back to the CFP, is Will Heldt ready to continue the Clemson D-line NFL pedigree, and is everyone sleeping on David Stone and the Oklahoma front? McElroy goes over all it plus tells you why this is the deepest Notre Dame defensive line in a generation, if anyone will be able to run on Texas and why Oregon has far and away the best defensive line in the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How a photographer captured Nolan Ryan's bloody jersey and created a 'Texas demigod'
Linda Kaye immortalized the pitcher in 1990, and their bond lasted for years.
MLB Power Rankings: Where every team stands in our final May edition
Two months into the 2026 season, the top of our list is becoming more consistent. But Week 9 still brought a top-10 debut and one AL club's highest ranking of the season.
The best, worst offseason moves of the NFC: Barnwell on what stood out for all 16 teams
We're picking out the offseason's highs (Vikings getting Kyler Murray on the veterans minimum) and lows (Niners taking Kaelon Black in Round 3) for every NFC team.
Why Cowboys' OTAs matter for Jaydon Blue, Sam Williams
We look at five players whose 2025 seasons will be impacted by how they perform in Dallas' spring workouts.
Shams Charania
Baylor's Tounde Yessoufou -- a potential first-round pick -- has withdrawn from the 2026 NBA draft and committed to St. John's Red Storm men's basketball program to play for Rick Pitino, his agency THE TEAM tells ESPN.
Yordan Alvarez homers twice for 2nd consecutive game to help Astros beat Rangers 4-3
— Yordan Alvarez homered twice for the second consecutive game, including a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth inning of the Houston Astros' 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.
