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By next Tuesday, all 48 spots in the 2026 World Cup – the largest-edition in tournament history – will be filled. Until then, there's a lot of important soccer happening around the world. There are four mini-tournaments taking place in UEFA, the European soccer confederation, that will fill four important spots at this summer's World Cup. Three of those four spots will get matched up with one of the three […]

The opening weekend of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament started and ended with a thud for the Big Ten. In an instant, No. 8 Ohio State lost to No. 9 TCU in the very first game that tipped on Thursday afternoon. It wasn’t much later when No. 5 Wisconsin got upended by No. 12 High Point in one of the most exciting games we’ve seen so far. And come Sunday […]

Up-and-coming youngsters, players reaching their potential, or on-the-cusp stars who are about to hit their stride. Who is poised to make some headlines in MLB this season? Our picks for one breakout player for all 30 teams. JUMP TO: AL East | AL Central | AL West | NL East | NL Central | NL West Baltimore Orioles: Shane Baz, RHP One of the many former first-round picks in this list, […]

Brackets set the stage for March Madness, but the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is defined by its superstars. This year’s Sweet 16 is overflowing with star power. Three of the five AP first-team All-Americans — Duke's Cameron Boozer, Arkansas' Darius Acuff Jr. and Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg — are still alive, alongside a wave of future lottery picks and breakout performers ready to make their mark. The NCAA Tournament is as […]

With the 2026 NFL Draft just under a month away, how have the early wave of free agency and the onslaught of pro days impacted where the top prospects could land? Given the latest developments around the league, here’s my first-round (no-trade) mock draft. 1. Las Vegas Raiders: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana This has long been a foregone conclusion. The Raiders nab their hopeful franchise quarterback in Mendoza, the reigning […]

The tush push will live on for at least another season. Following another year of debate over the legality of the tush push, a proposal on whether to ban the play will not be voted on at the NFL's league meetings in Arizona next week. However, the competition committee will push forward five other proposed rule changes for the 2026 NFL season next Tuesday. "There is less talk about it […]

The 2026 UFL season kicks off this week, with the beloved St. Louis Battlehawks in action Saturday against the defending champion DC Defenders. Newly minted Battlehawks head coach Ricky Proehl joined "First Things First" to discuss his team's season opener, his approach to coaching and what level of talent the league has to offer. "These guys can play," Proehl began. "The level is so high here. … Some of them […]

That's a wrap for Hubert Davis at his alma mater. Davis will not return to the North Carolina Tar Heels next season. After five seasons as the Tar Heels head coach, Davis reportedly informed his team of his departure on Tuesday night. His departure comes in the wake of No. 6-seeded North Carolina's overtime loss to No. 11-seeded VCU in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Tournament. "We […]

TAMPA BAY — For well over a decade, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their fans have always known that any season, good or bad, started with a foundation of two iconic players in receiver Mike Evans and linebacker Lavonte David. The pain of Evans leaving in free agency to sign with the San Francisco 49ers had not yet subsided for those fans when Tuesday brought news — not surprising, but […]