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Eric MoodyJul 18, 2025, 03:03 PM ET Close Eric Moody is a writer for fantasy football, men’s and women’s basketball, and sports betting at ESPN. Eric joined ESPN in 2021 after working as a senior fantasy analyst at Pro Football Network. Prior to that, he spent much of his career as a manager at a … Read more

Jul 18, 2025, 07:00 AM ET The baseball world gathered in Atlanta for the 2025 MLB draft, Home Run Derby and All-Star Game this week, and our baseball reporters were there talking to execs, coaches, agents, scouts, players and other team sources. While fans are focused on the excitement on the field, behind the scenes, … Read more

Jul 18, 2025, 06:58 PM ET Pro Football Hall of Fame member Shannon Sharpe has resolved a lawsuit that accused him of sexually assaulting a woman during their relationship, her attorney said Friday. “All matters have now been addressed satisfactorily, and the matter is closed. The lawsuit will thus be dismissed with prejudice,” Tony Buzbee … Read more

Jul 19, 2025, 08:45 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game has a lot to live up to. Last year, the WNBA All-Stars beat the U.S. national team 117-109 in Phoenix, a matchup that helped prepare the Americans for their run to an eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal. The stakes won’t seem quite … Read more

BERN, Switzerland — Switzerland coach Pia Sundhage hopes the team’s run to the quarterfinal of their home European Championship will prove to be a take-off moment for women’s football in the country despite Friday’s 2-0 loss to Spain. Second-half goals from Athenea del Castillo and Clàudia Pina booked Spain’s place in Wednesday’s semifinal against either … Read more

Jul 17, 2025, 06:00 PM ET England came back from a 2-0 deficit to take Sweden to penalties and seal their place in the Euro 2025 semifinals, but they did it by virtue of one of the strangest, and longest, penalty shootouts ever. With the teams all square after 120 minutes, Alessia Russo stepped up … Read more

Spain overcame missing two penalties to beat hosts Switzerland 2-0 in Bern on Friday to reach the Women’s Euro semifinals for just the second time in their history. Swiss resistance was broken by the world champions’ two goals in a five-minute spell midway through the second half. Forward Athenea del Castillo came off the bench to open the … Read more

Jul 18, 2025, 03:56 PM ET Wrexham continued preparations for their latest promotion push with the signing of New Zealand international defender Liberato Cacace from Italian side Empoli. The club announced Friday that Cacace had joined on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, which British media reports say eclipses the Welsh club’s previous record … Read more

Jul 18, 2025, 04:39 PM ET South American soccer’s governing body CONMEBOL announced on Friday that it has adjusted pre-match procedures at the Copa América Femenina in Ecuador to allow players to warm up on the pitch, following criticism from Brazilian players and coaching staff. “From now on, in addition to goalkeepers who already had … Read more

Jul 18, 2025, 04:21 PM ET Zlatan Ibrahimovic offered some words of support to teenaged defender Smilla Holmberg after her miss in Thursday’s penalty shootout ended Sweden‘s Euro 2025 campaign in the quarterfinals following an astonishing defeat by England. Sweden were beaten 3-2 on penalties after 18-year-old Holmberg fired her effort high over the bar … Read more