Inside the Western wild-card race
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Inside the Western wild-card race

ESPN staffMar 16, 2025, 08:00 am and Though it lacks the volume of teams in close proximity like the Eastern Conference wild-card race, the Western derby is no less wild. Sunday’s action will provide yet another clue as to who will earn the final spot in that half of the postseason bracket. Heading into Sunday’s […]

Hanshin Tigers sweep Cubs, Dodgers in shutouts
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Hanshin Tigers sweep Cubs, Dodgers in shutouts

Ohtani mashes big homer in Tokyo (0:52) Shohei Ohtani belts a long two-run homer to right field in the third inning to give the Dodgers a 4-0 lead to the delight of roughly 42,000 fans in attendance. (0:52) Associated Press Mar 16, 2025, 06:18 am and TOKYO — For two days in Japan, it’s the […]

Wrexham beat promotion rivals Wycombe; go 2nd
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Wrexham beat promotion rivals Wycombe; go 2nd

Sam Smith scored Wrexham’s winning goal. Malcolm Couzens/Getty Images Wrexham took a huge step towards securing automatic promotion to the Championship with an important 1-0 against Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park on Saturday. Sam Smithsigned from Reading in January for a club record transfer fee, scored the winning goal in the 78th minute shortly after […]

Pulisic equals career-best goal tally in Milan win
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Pulisic equals career-best goal tally in Milan win

ESPN News Services Mar 15, 2025, 05:36 pm and Christian Pulisic equaled his career-best goal tally for a season with his 15th goal of the campaign in AC Milan’s 2-1 win over As on Saturday. The goal came in his 38th game in all competitions, already matching the tally of his debut season with Milan […]

Vandersloot’s victorious Chicago return ‘surreal’
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Vandersloot’s victorious Chicago return ‘surreal’

M.A. Voepel, ESPN.comJun 2, 2023, 11: 31 PM ETCloseM.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Guard Courtney Vandersloot was the second New York Liberty star this week to return to face her former team for… […]

The Postecoglou effect: AFC’s next wave of elite soccer managers
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The Postecoglou effect: AFC’s next wave of elite soccer managers

ESPN Jul 22, 2024, 1:00 AM ET Almost 30 years ago, Arsenal’s appointment of then-Nagoya Grampus boss Arsène Wenger raised eyebrows across the football world. Few outside of France had heard of the manager, and even fewer had heard of the club he had left to join the Gunners. It was controversial; a coach was […]

Why Hasebe could be first Asian manager of a top European club
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Why Hasebe could be first Asian manager of a top European club

Gabriel Tan Jul 22, 2024, 1:00 AM ET At the end of last season, the stellar playing career of Japan international Makoto Hasebe finally came to an end. While he might not have stolen the headlines in the way more attack-minded teammates of his generation — such as Shinji Kagawa and Keisuke Honda — did […]

Harbaugh: Ravens take Lamar slights ‘personally’
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Harbaugh: Ravens take Lamar slights ‘personally’

Harbaugh: Ravens take Lamar criticism ‘personally’ (1:14) Ravens coach John Harbaugh passionately defends Lamar Jackson from the criticism the quarterback receives. (1:14) Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJul 21, 2024, 04:35 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing […]

Chargers bolster OL, agree to deal with Becton
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Chargers bolster OL, agree to deal with Becton

Chargers beef up OL, agree to 2-year deal with Mekhi Becton play McAfee congratulates Najee Harris on joining Chargers (2:32) “The Pat McAfee Show” crew reacts to Najee Harris joining the Chargers and breaks down why it likes the move. (2:32) Kris RhimMar 14, 2025, 11:42 pm and Close Kris Rhim is a reporter for […]