Are South American teams going to dominate at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? Maybe not all of them, but it would not be surprising to see two of CONMEBOL’s best in the tournament’s semifinals. Here are my full power rankings with less than 100 days until the first game on June 11:Â You know, you … Read more
The 2026 INDYCAR season started off pretty much how the last one ended — with Alex Palou on top. No, Alex Palou didn’t win the last race of the 2025 season, but he did win the INDYCAR championship last year, his third consecutive and fourth overall. Last weekend in the first race of the year, … Read more
You know all about the Power 5 conferences in college basketball. You hear about those more than any other, and those groups often dominate the March Madness conversation. There are 26 other conferences out there, however, and our goal is to get you up to speed on the teams, players and fights in the standings … Read more
The UConn Huskies and the South Carolina Gamecocks are the last two NCAA women’s basketball champions — and according to the odds, both teams are right back in the thick of it this season. With the Huskies’ win over the Gamecocks in last season’s title game, UConn ended a nine-year title drought, capturing its 12th … Read more
Korea hit four home runs and defeated Czechia, 11-4, in the first game for either team in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The four homers marked a WBC high for Korea. Two of the long balls came off the bat of Shay Whitcomb, a Houston Astros infielder who split his 2025 season between the majors … Read more
This is the worst offseason for a team in need of a starting quarterback. The draft is “razor-thin” as one scout told me. And the free-agent and trade markets “suck,” the scout said, “unless you’re looking for broken down old guys, or a backup who’s had a couple of good starts.” Those are harsh assessments, … Read more
The World Baseball Classic is going to be memorable. But because of its worldwide scheduling, it is also going to be on at all hours of the day. You’ll need to plan for that with alarms and early or late bedtimes. [RELATED: Full World Baseball Classic broadcast schedule] To help you out, we have identified … Read more
Team Australia infielder Travis Bazzana has yet to make his Major League Baseball debut, but he has already made MLB history. Bazzana became the first Australian-born player to be drafted in the first round when the Cleveland Guardians made him the first overall pick in 2024. Two years later, the top prospect is knocking at … Read more
Australia opened the World Baseball Classic on Thursday by beating Chinese Taipei 3-0 on Robbie Perkins’ two-run homer in the fifth inning and Travis Bazzana’s homer in the seventh at the Tokyo Dome. The two big swings were enough in a tight game dominated by pitching on both sides. Chinese Taipei managed only three hits, … Read more
Ally Sentnor scored in the 55th minute and the United States beat Canada 1-0 on Wednesday in the SheBelieves Cup tournament, the Americans’ seventh straight shutout. Sentnor scored her seventh international goal off a corner from Rose Lavelle, gathering the ball on a bounce before punching it past two defenders and Canada goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan. … Read more