8:41 AM ET PFL’s 2019 playoff brackets will be locked by the end of Thursday night at PFL 6, as the big boys — the heavyweights and light heavyweights — get last licks. There were some surprises back on June 6 when those divisions competed for the first time, as light heavyweight favorites Vinny Magalhaes
8:00 AM ET NFL Nation As the NFL preseason schedule gets cranking with upcoming games, there are intense battles for starting jobs and roster spots raging all across the league. Who will start at quarterback in Miami and Washington? Who will be snapping to Drew Brees? When the Patriots go four-wide, who will be running
The trade deadline was an opportunity for all 30 teams to shake things up, to reinforce a bid to win now and earn a postseason slot, to retool a roster or to add talent with which to rebuild. As such, it’s no surprise that it helped trigger a bit of a shakeup in the rankings.
7:05 AM ET The NFL moves and shifts faster than you think. Since the league went to its current standings and schedule format back in 2002, an average of six teams have made repeat trips to the playoffs each season, meaning half of the playoffs turn over from season to season. Just five of the
6:51 AM ET With the trade deadline a few days behind us, it’s a good time to take stock of where things are in the playoff races. Let’s check in on the top 15 teams, based on the playoff odds at FanGraphs, and look at some key factors down the stretch. Houston Astros Playoff odds:
6:45 AM ET CHICAGO — It has been five years of big swings and bigger home runs. It has been five years of adventures on the basepaths few would even attempt. And it has been a half-decade of tags with the sleight of hand reserved for a magician — hence the nickname “El Mago.” Mostly,
Virgil van Dijk is not accustomed to being powerless on the pitch, but he had temporarily lost control. “It’s a feeling you can’t really describe,” the centre-back tells ESPN FC, revisiting the moment his legs gave way at the Wanda Metropolitano when Divock Origi‘s goal marked Liverpool as Champions League winners. He was half-turned away
6:05 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Red Bull boss Christian Horner said it is vital Pierre Gasly uses Formula One’s upcoming summer break to get his head in the right place in order to rectify his woeful form when racing resumes. Gasly endured another horrible weekend at the Hungarian Grand Prix, where he finished sixth
Paul Mariner rates the latest transfer rumours surrounding Neymar, Mauro Icardi, Leroy Sane, Mesut Ozil and David Neres. The A-League champions were outclassed by the French heavyweights, going down 3-0 in China. Sydney FC players Adam Le Fondre, Rhyan Grant and Ryan McGowan played against 30 school children ahead of the Sky Blue’s friendly against
4:52 AM ET Max Verstappen is in the form of his life but the 21-year-old Red Bull driver was reluctant to give himself a season’s rating after a Hungarian Grand Prix weekend in which he started first and finished second. Sunday’s race at the Hungaroring was the last before the August break and the top