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Real or Not, WNBA playoff race edition: Who’s in, who’s out and which teams will host
Multiple Contributors Aug 21, 2025, 08:30 AM ET The WNBA regular season ends in three weeks, but there's still plenty to be decided before the playoffs open Sept. 14. Who's in? So far, the Minnesota Lynx are the lone team to clinch one of eight postseason berths. Who's out? The Connecticut Sun were eliminated from
Chicago make playoff push, Austin’s tactical triumph & more from Matchday 32 | MLSSoccer.com
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2025 NBA playoff bracket, scores, NBA Finals schedule as OKC evens up series with dominant Game 2 win
The Thunder have their first championship in Oklahoma City. The Thunder took down the Pacers on Sunday night in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals to deliver their first championship for the franchise since relocating to OKC from Seattle in 2008. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's regular-season MVP, was named Finals MVP. The Pacers' underdog
2025 NBA playoff picture: Eastern Conference seeds set; Lakers look to seal No. 3 in a still messy West
The Oklahoma City Thunder tied up the 2025 NBA Finals with a dominant 123-107 Game 2 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. OKC bounced back from a stunning Game 1 loss, in which the Pacers erased a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit. Game 2 went much more smoothly, with the Thunder leading comfortably from the end
NFL playoff picture: What does Browns-Ravens mean for AFC standings?
Game results (Sunday): With the Chargers win in Week 18, the Steelers fell to the sixth seed and will travel to Baltimore for a wild card game, the third matchup of Baltimore and Pittsburgh this season. Game update: The Ravens are the AFC North champions and have clinched the three seed after their Week 18
UEL playoff draw: Osimhen, Osayi-Samuel learn their opponents
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Super Eagles duo Victor Osimhen and Bright Osayi-Samuel have discovered their next opponents in the UEFA Europa League playoff round following the official...
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World Cup betting markets shift after Jordan Henderson’s bizarre celebration injury
Jordan Henderson, the 36-year-old England midfielder, will miss the remainder of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after suffering a serious wrist and forearm injury during post-match celebrations on July 6. He wasn’t even playing when it happened. Henderson was an unused substitute in England’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Mexico in the round of 16. The
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Kraken’s World Cup debut and Brazil’s collapse: what crypto gets from the beautiful game
Brazil came into the 2026 World Cup as one of the tournament favorites. They left in the Round of 16, beaten 2-1 by Norway, undone in part by a tactical decision that raised eyebrows across the footballing world: deploying 34-year-old Casemiro as a central striker, a position he hadn’t occupied in years. Haaland scored both
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FIFA overturns Balogun’s red card, Trump intervenes for US World Cup match
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7424790/2026/07/06/folarin-balogun-red-belgium-explanation/ FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has overturned the red card suspension of Folarin Balogun, a key player for the U.S. Men’s National Team, allowing him to participate in the upcoming Round of 16 match against Belgium. This decision, made under Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, places Balogun on a one-year probationary period, enabling him
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UK Foreign Secretary Warns World Cannot Wait for ‘AI Hiroshima’ Before Acting
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that the world cannot wait for an AI equivalent of Hiroshima before acting, urging global powers to build consensus on artificial intelligence (AI) safety principles and standards. Cooper made the case in an essay, positioning Britain to lead international talks on the technology. ...