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Chiefs face huge hurdles in bid for Super Bowl three-peat
Coaches and athletes share accounts of achieving the championship three-peat, or coming agonizingly close.
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Lamar Jackson has a Patrick Mahomes problem. Will he deliver vs. Chiefs?
Jackson can't even the score by beating Kansas City, but a win could start to shift the narrative.
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US OPEN SCOREBOARD
WOMEN'S SEMIFINALS
Watch live on ESPN: 2024 US Open women's semifinals
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SIZING UP THE SEASON OPENER
Stephen A.: Lamar needs to figure out how to beat Chiefs, Mahomes
The Taylor Swift effect: McAfee amped for Ravens-Chiefs showdown
Family ties: Why Dylan Raiola chose Nebraska over Georgia and Ohio State
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MLB SCOREBOARD
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COMING IN CLUTCH!
Patrick Bailey's ground-rule double walks it off for the Giants
Julio Rodriguez demolishes 448-foot HR into second deck
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STACKING MLB'S BEST
From No. 1 to ... the Rockies: Ranking all 30 MLB cores
Kiley McDaniel ranks the teams with the most star power under control through 2026.
MLB Power Rankings: Top 5 changes again as season enters stretch run
The NL wild-card race is picking up steam while the AL's top teams are still battling for the best record.
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FANTASY FOOTBALL
The Playbook: Your fantasy football guide for Week 1 games
Mike Clay provides an all-encompassing look at NFL matchups to exploit and avoid in weekly fantasy and DFS, including projected final scores.
Bowen: It's time for Trevor Lawrence, Drake London and others to show what they can do
Matt Bowen looks at six situations he's excited to watch on kickoff weekend.
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NFL SEASON IS HERE!
Latest NFL Week 1 buzz: Big year for Anthony Richardson? Updates on Ja'Marr Chase, Haason Reddick?
Here's what we're hearing on QBs coming off injuries, position battles and holdouts -- plus Week 1 picks and fantasy intel.
Solak predicts this season's stat leaders: Every player who could pace five categories
Which QBs could top the league in passing yards? Who could dominate rushing and receiving numbers?
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- Latest NFL buzz, Week 1 upset picks
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Wyatt Langford's sweet HR robbery seals Rangers' win over Yankees
Giancarlo Stanton comes close to a three-run home run, but Wyatt Langford leaps up to rob it for the final out of the Rangers' win over the Yankees.
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ESPN College Football Playoff 2024: Week 2 predictions
Heading into Week 2, Heather Dinich picks the CFP field of 12 and the eight teams on the bubble, then ranks the best of the Group of 5.
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Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire Ranking the MLB playoff races that will rule the final month
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Bob Miller for ESPN Inside Kalen DeBoer's first game week as Alabama football coach
Alabama rolled in its first game of the post-Nick Saban era. We have an inside look at everything from Kalen DeBoer's first game week.
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Your one-stop shop for our best content as you prep for draft season, including rankings, projections and analysis.
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