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AP Top 25 preseason poll: The biggest early-season games for every team
How good (or bad) could each Top 25 team be -- and what will be each squad's telltale game?
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Paul Finebaum's Top 25 reaction: Michigan is a 'marginal' playoff team
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QUARTERBACKS IN FOCUS
Orlovsky ranks the best NFL QBs in seven different traits: Who makes each top-10 list?
Which quarterbacks have the strongest arm, greatest accuracy and best rushing ability? Dan Orlovsky stacked the 10 best in seven skill areas.
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MONDAY NIGHT ACTION
Ohtani goes 424 feet for 36th HR of season
Freddy Peralta's pitch sends Mookie Betts flying
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MLB SCOREBOARD
MONDAY'S GAMES
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EXCITING ENDING AT FENWAY
Rob Refsnyder walks it off for Red Sox in the 10th inning
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WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Braves to miss playoffs? Ohtani MVP competition? 8 storylines to shape the rest of this MLB season
From tight postseason races to intriguing awards battles, here's what to watch down the stretch.
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DURAN APOLOGIZES FOR ANTI-GAY SLUR
Jarren Duran: I want to be better, learn from my mistake
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WHAT IT MEANS GOING FORWARD
Olympic basketball: Curry, Wemby and the biggest storylines from the summer
With the 2024 Olympics behind us, our NBA Insiders break down some of the biggest storylines from this summer's basketball showdown and what it means for the NBA season.
Perk claims Steph, LeBron and KD are better than '92 Dream Team
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COACHES TALK FOOTBALL
Bill Belichick addresses 49ers job offer with Pat McAfee
Kevin O'Connell tells McAfee why he's proud of J.J. McCarthy
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- Hamby sues WNBA, Aces alleging discrimination
- White Sox deliver 'amazing' 1st win for Sizemore
- Red Sox OF Duran suspended for anti-gay slur
- Wagner, son of Billy, has 3-hit night in MLB debut
- Rare LeBron, Curry, KD-signed Paris card unveiled
- A lot at stake for 10 NFL draft prospects
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Angelo Leo flattens Venado Lopez for KO of the year candidate
Angelo Leo needs one punch to flatten Venado Lopez and claim the IBF belt for the knockout of the year candidate.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
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Overall Medal Leaders
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