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Rays’ Franco found guilty in sexual abuse case

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic and received a suspended two-year...

Sports

Top vote-getters Judge, Ohtani first two in ASG

Associated Press Jun 26, 2025, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Shohei Ohtani and the New York...

Sports

Alabama gets commitment from No. 3 RB Crowell

Eli LedermanJun 26, 2025, 07:44 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering...

Technology

SpaceX crane collapse in Texas being investigated by OSHA

The SpaceX Starbase industrial complex and rocket launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Mark Felix | Bloomberg |...

Politics

Government makes concessions to Labour rebels over welfare reforms

The government has made an offer to rebel Labour MPs over its controversial welfare reforms, Sky News understands. More than 120 Labour MPs were...

Sports

A famous dad, the perfect swing and elite Fortnite skills: Meet MLB’s most fascinating hitter

Open Extended Reactions Warning: What you’re about to read is Jacob Wilson‘s opinion. He is a professional baseball player — a very good one...

Sports

Sources: NHL, NHLPA close to 4-yr. CBA extension

Open Extended Reactions The NHL and NHLPA are in the final stages of agreeing to a four-year extension of the CBA that includes an...

Technology

What’s driving Wall Street stablecoin interest? Trillions up for grabs in the future and banks getting ready for it

After a brief pullback this week, shares of stablecoin issuer and recent IPO darling Circle were in rally mode again, soaring double-digits on a...

Technology

Core Scientific shares surge 33% on report of buyout talks with CoreWeave

Piotr Swiat | Lightrocket | Getty Images Core Scientific shares surged 35% on Thursday following a report from The Wall Street Journal that artificial...

Technology

Microsoft says goodbye to the Windows blue screen of death

Digital boards are seen due to the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides cybersecurity services to U.S. technology company Microsoft, on July...

Politics

Keir Starmer is in a hot mess – and I’ve never seen anything like it

Less than a year ago in Downing Street, the bunting was out, and Keir Starmer was walking into No 10 to a chorus of...

US defence secretary’s Iran strikes briefing turned into a full throttle assault on the press

Two things can be true at the same time. It’s possible that the American airstrikes did “obliterate” the Iranian nuclear sites hit on Saturday...

Sports

Final 2025 NHL mock draft: Predictions for the top 32 picks

Rachel DoerrieJun 26, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in...

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Final 2025 NHL draft rankings: Schaefer, Misa, Hagens, then…?

Rachel DoerrieJun 24, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in...

Pete Hegseth’s news conference made one thing clear – but two questions still need answering

Pete Hegseth’s angry news conference, where the US defence secretary roundly abused those media outlets and individuals who didn’t agree with him, certainly told...

Sports

Puchyr to buy RWR, plans to build a 3-car team

Associated Press Jun 26, 2025, 10:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One of the founders of Spire Motorsports has entered an...

Science

Axiom-4 Mission Successfully Docks on the ISS, Shubhanshu Shukla Makes History

Axiom 4 Mission carrying the crew members has now reached the International Space Station (ISS) after getting launched from Kennedy Space Centre at 12:01...

Sports

How Elite 11 changed the ESPN 300 QB rankings

Craig Haubert Close Craig Haubert ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching...

Sports

2026 recruiting class rankings: Florida schools make big moves

Craig HaubertJun 26, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching...

Politics

Welfare concessions are on the table, PM confirms ahead of crunch vote

Concessions on welfare are being discussed with rebel MPs ahead of a crunch vote next week, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed. The prime minister...