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Tua Tagovailoa will be the starting quarterback for the Falcons against the Steelers in Week 1.

Here's everything you need to know for the 2026 regular season, including how all 32 NFL teams rank and key stats ahead of Week 1.

Projecting the CFP top 12 after Week 1: Marathon opening slate sets up massive Week 2 and more — today's sports signal.

We assess how the committee could stack the top teams in the country with most of Week 1 complete.

Ronald Acuna Jr. gave the irate Phillies fans a curtain call after hitting a tying three-run homer, and the Braves used a late rally to defeat Philadelphia 5-4 on Sunday, extending their lead in the NL East to five games.

We stacked the top five NFL teams that need to win this season because of aging rosters, contracts or future draft capital.

Cubs slugger Pete Crow-Armstrong isn't slowing down in September, hitting his 40th home run of the season in Chicago's 10-3 loss Sunday to the Marlins in Miami.

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Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka found a groove after some early struggles to hold serve and overpower Taylor Townsend to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open.

VAR often causes controversy, but how are decisions made? Our resident ref, Andy Davies, explains all.

We stacked the top five NFL teams that need to win this season because of aging rosters, contracts or future draft capital.

U-M gets extra second, stuns WMU on Hail Mary and more — today's sports signal.

We've seen a week's worth of games, so it's time to jump to a bunch of premature conclusions.

Tua Tagovailoa will be the starting quarterback for the Falcons against the Steelers in Week 1.

Lucas Carneiro kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired to give ninth-ranked Mississippi a 41-38 victory over No. 24 Louisville on Sunday night.

CJ Carr threw two touchdown passes, Aneyas Williams ran for 90 yards and two more scores, and No. 4 Notre Dame pulled away in the second half to beat Wisconsin 41-13 on Sunday night at Lambeau Field.

Having been here since early Friday morning, Kyle Shanahan's concerns about taking part in the NFL's first regular-season game in Australia have dissipated.

Western Michigan president Russ Kavalhuna told ESPN that he didn't think the Big Ten's replay process that put a second back on the clock, leading to Michigan's winning touchdown pass over the Broncos, "is as good as it could be."

Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen are headed to the US Open quarterfinals, and Ben Shelton joined them with a victory late Sunday night, as American men are taking a real run at ending a lengthy Grand Slam drought that dates to 2003.

Team USA survived its toughest test in the women's basketball World Cup in two decades with a 55-52 victory over Italy on Sunday in Berlin, pushing its winning streak in World Cup play to 32 games.

Ronald Acuna Jr. gave the irate Phillies fans a curtain call after hitting a tying three-run homer, and the Braves used a late rally to defeat Philadelphia 5-4 on Sunday, extending their lead in the NL East to five games.

Your one-stop shop as you prep for draft season, including rankings, projections and analysis.

Chelsea are at the front of the queue to sign AFC Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott. Transfer Talk has the latest.

There were plenty of big transfer moves in women's soccer this summer, but which players would have been a better fit elsewhere?