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No. 1 UConn's Sarah Strong named to preseason All-America team
Sarah Strong of No. 1 UConn, one of the nation's top freshmen last season, was named to the Associated Press All-America women's college basketball preseason team, announced Tuesday.,She joins an impressive group headlined by senior Lauren Betts of UCLA, junior Madison Booker of Texas and junior Han...
Defending champion UConn ranks No. 1 in preseason poll
Defending champion UConn is No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason women's basketball poll released on Tuesday.,It is the 13th time since 1995 that the Huskies have entered a season in the top spot and the first since 2017.,Despite the loss of Paige Bueckers to the 2025 WNBA Draft as the No....
Three NBA Teams Poised to Shock the League This Season
The NBA preseason is revealing surprise contenders. Here’s why the Celtics, Warriors, and Trail Blazers could actually shock the league in 2025....
Purdue ranked No. 1 in preseason poll for first time
Purdue claimed the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 men's preseason college basketball for the first time on Monday.,Coach Matt Painter's Boilermakers, who ranked No. 1 at some point during three of the past four regular seasons, received 35 of 61 first-place votes.,Following Purdue are las...
Five Biggest Storylines to Watch in the 2025 NBA Preseason
The 2025 NBA preseason tips off with games abroad and five major storylines, from LeBron James’ future to Cooper Flagg’s debut with Dallas....
NFL preseason ratings surge 17 percent, highest since '18
The NFL regular season hasn't even started yet, but viewership for the league is still setting records.,The league announced that this year's preseason averaged a record 2.2 million viewers per game across NFL Network, ESPN, CBS, NBC and FOX. That mark is 17 percent up from last year and the league'...
NFL preseason roundup: Ravens wreck Commanders to finish 3-0
The yardage totals were close, but the final was anything but as Baltimore rolled past Washington 30-3 in Landover, Md. on Saturday to complete its NFL preseason a perfect 3-0.,Rasheen Ali and D'Ernest Johnson rumbled for first-half rushing scores, rookie Tyler Loop drilled three long field goals, i...
Bills QB Josh Allen to sit out entire preseason for first time
Josh Allen will sit out Saturday's game against the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers, marking the first time in his NFL career that the Buffalo Bills quarterback will not play in the preseason.,Bills coach Sean McDermott announced Thursday that Allen would not participate in the preseason finale.,"(You've)...
Five Biggest Takeaways From Week 2 of the NFL Preseason
Week 2 of the NFL preseason brought big performances from Caleb Williams, Tyler Warren and TreVeyon Henderson — and concerns for the Jets....
Joe Burrow Plays Career-High Preseason Snaps in Bengals vs. Eagles
Joe Burrow threw two touchdowns in extended preseason action as the Bengals lost 34-27 to the Eagles, testing a new approach to avoid slow starts....
Reports: Shedeur Sanders to start Browns' preseason opener
The Cleveland Browns plan to give Shedeur Sanders the start at quarterback in their preseason opener Friday at the Carolina Panthers, Cleveland.com and ESPN reported Tuesday.,The news comes just one day after Cleveland listed Sanders as its QB4 on the unofficial depth chart for the week and reported...
Top 10 NFL Rookies to Watch in the 2025 Preseason
Want to know which NFL rookies are turning heads in training camp? Here are 10 players to watch closely in the 2025 preseason....
Bengals QB Joe Burrow to play 'several series' vs. Eagles
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and select starters will see action in Cincinnati's preseason opener against the host Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, coach Zac Taylor told reporters Tuesday.,"Several series is what we'll give those starters," Taylor said.,Burrow, 28, has thrown a total of eight pass...
NFL Network to air 21 preseason games
NFL Network will air 21 preseason games ahead of the 2025 season, beginning with an Aug. 7 doubleheader featuring the Indianapolis Colts vs. the Baltimore Ravens.,That game will be followed by Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Geno Smith returning to Seattle to face their former t...
NFL announces five nationally televised preseason games
The NFL announced the five nationally televised prime-time 2025 preseason games on Thursday.,Action begins with the Los Angeles Chargers facing the Detroit Lions in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, on Thursday, July 31. The game will air on NBC.,In Week 2 of the preseason, the Buffalo Bills wi...
Caitlin Clark (leg) sits out preseason game vs. Mystics
Caitlin Clark missed the Indiana Fever's WNBA preseason opener against the Washington Mystics Saturday due to an issue with her left leg.,The move was believed to be precautionary.,The Saturday game was on the Fever's home court in Indianapolis, but the team has an exhibition game scheduled for Sund...
MLB power rankings: Who's favored to meet Dodgers in World Series?
Remember Sham? Of course you do.,On name alone, you just had to buy a ticket on him in his quest to upset Secretariat in the 1973 Belmont Stakes.,As far as we know, Sham is still somewhere rounding the far turn, winning the duel of horses no longer visible on your TV screen.,And there goes Secretari...
A's preseason capsule: New home, new optimism in Sacrameto
Athletics,2024 record 69-93 (fourth place, AL West),He gone: RHP Ross Stripling, LHP Scott Alexander, RHP Dany Jimenez, 1B Ryan Noda, SS Nick Allen, LHP Kyle Muller,New faces: RHP Luis Severino, INF Gio Urshela, LHP Jeffrey Springs, LHP Jacob Lopez, INF Luis Urias,Biggest question entering Opening D...
NHL returning to Quebec City ... for preseason games
The Ottawa Senators will spend part of their training camp and also play two preseason games in Quebec City next season, the team announced Monday.,The Senators will face the New Jersey Devils on Sept. 28 and the Montreal Canadiens on Sept. 30, with both games held at the Videotron Centre.,"In addit...
China set to host first NBA preseason games since 2019
The NBA's relationship with China that turned cold over a general manager's tweet in 2019 is defrosting with the announcement Friday that two preseason games will be played in Macao in October.,The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play on Oct. 10 and 12, 2025, at Macao's Venetian Arena, marki...