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Five talking points on Nations League, World Cup qualifiers in Europe

International football gets underway in Europe for the first time in 2025 as the Nations League moves into the quarter-finals stage and the continent's 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign gets underway.Fittingly, Deschamps will begin the end of his reign as France boss against Croatia in the Nations League quarter-finals -- the same side he defeated in the 2018 World Cup final.

Heavyweight seven eye finish line in race to succeed Olympics chief Bach

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee is nearing the finish with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry widely seen to be clear of the remaining quartet.Samaranch would emulate his father of the same name and become the first father and son to be crowned president, Coe would be the first Briton and Zimbabwean Coventry the youngest at 41, and both the first woman and African.

Natasha Cloud traded to Liberty from Mercury for WNBA Draft picks

The New York Liberty landed veteran guard Natasha Cloud in a Sunday trade with the Phoenix Mercury for two WNBA Draft picks.

NCAA tournament 2025: 4 Cinderellas ready to bring the Madness, highlighted by potential chaos in South region

Scott Pianowski reveals four double-digit seeds in position to pull off an upset in Round 1 of the NCAA men's tournament.

NCAA tournament 2025: 4 Cinderellas ready to bring the Madness, highlighted potential chaos in South Region

Scott Pianowski reveals four double-digit seeds in position to pull off an upset in Round 1 of the men’s NCAA tournament.

March Madness 2025: Power ranking the 16 top contenders to win the NCAA tournament

If history is any indication, there's a good chance one of the four No. 1 seeds will be cutting down the nets in Tampa. But there are plenty of other talented teams in the NCAA women's title mix.

2024 Women’s March Madness bracket picks: Why Chantel Jennings picked UCLA to win it all

The bracket is finalized. The 68 teams have been revealed. You can print your bracket here and play along. Here’s my full bracket and early thoughts on what should be a fantastic road to the Final Four. Spokane 1 The path is paved, UCLA. It’s yours for the taking The committee is supposed to give the least difficult Final Four road to the No. 1 overall seed, and UCLA got just that. The Bruins’ biggest weapon is 6-foot-7 center Lauren Betts and while there are some particular matchups (both again