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Welcome to September! Ranking the MLB playoff races that will rule the final month
It's now or never for teams trying to lock up a postseason spot. Here's what you need to know about the battles to reach October.


NCAAF
Connelly's Week 1 overreactions: The rise of Penn State, Miami ... and UNLV?!?
With one week down, Bill Connelly jumps to conclusions, hands out the Heisman and recaps his favorite games.

NFL
The NFL's best and worst offenses, defenses, schedules and rosters: Clay's projections for this season
Let's project the most potent offenses and defenses ahead of the NFL season. Plus, how do all 32 teams stack up, and who will make the Super Bowl?

MLB
A 19-game swing?! How the Phillies turned the tables on the Braves this season
Atlanta ran away with the NL East last year. We go area by area to see how Philadelphia has flipped the script.

Warriors
NBA
Steph inks extension: Why Curry and the Warriors made this deal now
Kevin Pelton grades the offseason's biggest signings, including Stephen Curry's one-year extension with Golden State.

NFL
Latest NFL mock drafts for the 2025 class: Pick predictions from Kiper, Miller, Reid and Yates
Here are our experts' NFL mock drafts for the 2025 cycle, including projected landing spots for Shedeur Sanders and Luther Burden III.
Soccer
Clubs are spending like defensive midfielders are MVPs. Are they right?
The summer transfer window is closing soon and many clubs are trying to get what only the best have: top-tier defensive midfielders.

MLB
MLB trade deadline winners and losers, one month later
Here's how all 30 teams have scored -- or struck out -- so far.

NCAAF
Connelly's Week 1 preview: The lowdown on the 25 best games to get things rolling
College football hits high gear with Notre Dame-Texas A&M, Clemson-Georgia, Miami-Florida and lots more.

NFL Draft
Get ready for college football with 25 early NFL draft predictions: Kiper & Co. on the 2025 class
Our NFL draft experts made 25 early predictions for the 2025 class. Who will go No. 1? Which QBs could rise? And which sleepers have first-round upside?

NFL
X factors for all 32 NFL teams: Which players could help define the season?
We picked 32 players who need to be great in order for their teams to reach their goals, including DeMarvion Overshown and Riq Woolen.

NFL
What to know on all 32 NFL playcallers: Sean McVay disciples lead list
From veterans to newbies, here's everything you need to know about the NFL's playcallers in 2024.

NBA
LeBron's future, Luka's historic payday, Nets' big moves? 10 questions for 2025 NBA free agency
Will LeBron James sign another deal? Which teams will control free agency? It's never too early to look ahead to 2025 offseason.

Yankees
MLB
Better than Bonds in 2001 and Ruth in 1921? How Aaron Judge's season stacks up to the best in MLB history
The Yankees slugger is putting up historic numbers with a month to go, so let's project how this could go down as Judge's -- or anyone's -- best season ever.

NFL
32 NFL teams, 32 potential surprises this season: Stat leaders, breakouts and depth chart risers to watch
Unexpected WR1s in Philly, Buffalo and Green Bay? Big years for the Cardinals' O and Bengals' D? Under-the-radar rookie breakouts?
news - fantasy
Fantasy football rankings: Eric Karabell's RB tiers
Ranking RBs in 2024 isn't the easiest. Breaking them down into tiers is a great way to identify gaps in value.
Soccer
Barca win LaLiga, Liverpool top 2 in England? Week 2 overreactions
The 2024-25 European soccer season is barely two weeks old, but that's more than enough time in which to make some hasty predictions about who's winning league titles.

NFL Draft
Yates releases his early NFL draft board: Ranking the top 25 prospects for next year
Who are the best NFL draft prospects heading into the season? Field Yates debuts his 2025 board with 25 players to watch.

MLB
Who are MLB's top young stars? Ranking baseball's best players at every age from 16 to 25
Paul Skenes or Elly De La Cruz? Jackson Merrill or Jackson Holliday? We rank baseball's best by birth year.

NFL
Inside the delicate art of NFL roster building: A dozen GMs go deep on QBs, culture and the cap
How do NFL front offices approach big QB contracts? Are there tricks to managing the salary cap? And does team culture matter?

NFL
Let's grade big NFL preseason trades: Who won the Ernest Jones deal, Rams or Titans?
Did the Titans get a steal in Ernest Jones? How do Jahan Dotson and Matthew Judon fit on their new teams? Let's size up the biggest NFL preseason trades.

Liverpool
Soccer
Control, more passing and quieter play: What's changed about Liverpool under Slot
We can't draw too many conclusions after just two matches, but it's clear from watching Liverpool that this is no longer Jurgen Klopp's "heavy metal football."

NBA
How much better will Wemby be in Year 2? We ranked the NBA's most interesting sophomores
Beyond some of the most obvious players in Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama, who will be the second-year standouts and who has the most to prove?

NCAAF
Thamel's ultimate hot seat breakdown: Which coaches are under the most pressure?
No one is under more pressure than Florida's Billy Napier this season. Who else is feeling the heat?

MLB
Passan's early MLB free agency preview: From Soto's suitors to the ace who could rock the offseason
Here's what we're hearing two months before an MLB offseason for the ages arrives.
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