The Best M.L.B. Player at Each Position

The Dodgers, Yankees and Guardians were the only clubs with two players selected by our expert.

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M.L.B. All-Free-Agent Team Highlights Options at Each Position

The 26-man roster illustrates the ample options for a needy rotation, bullpen or outfield corner.

Sports - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Building All-World Series Team for Yankees vs. Dodgers: Picking the best player at each position

The Fall Classic gets underway Friday between MLB's two best teams

Sports - CBS Sports - October 23

NFL trade deadline: Top players at each position who could be dealt, including Budda Baker, Miles Sanders

Breaking down some of the best players who could be available for trade

Sports - CBS Sports - November 4

Which M.L.B. Players Were the Heroes of October?

Some of the game’s brightest fell flat and others lived up to expectations.

Sports - The New York Times - November 1

These M.L.B. Players Aren’t So Happy to Win World Series Rings

For nearly all of the fringe players who made cameos with championship teams, the emotions are complicated.

Sports - The New York Times - October 23

The Most Important Person in M.L.B.’s Offseason Isn’t a Player

With a stacked roster of clients including the superstar Juan Soto, baseball operates on Scott Boras’s time.

Sports - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Is Shohei Ohtani M.L.B.’s Greatest Player Ever? He Has a ‘Legitimate Argument.’

“What Shohei’s done to our ball club, the Dodger fan base domestically, globally, I just don’t think you can quantify,” Dave Roberts said.

Sports - The New York Times - October 31

'The best in England' - Stokes backs batters after defeat

Captain Ben Stokes backs his batters after another collapse condemns England to series defeat in Pakistan.

Is Cooper Flagg already the best player in men’s college basketball?

After a lot of number-crunching -- and debate for the No. 1 spot -- these are the names to watch this season.

Sports - ESPN - October 30

After treating LPGA players, staff to Korean BBQ, Lydia Ko in position for another win

Ko is seeking her third consecutive LPGA Tour title this week in South Korea.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

College basketball rankings: Breaking down the top five players at every position entering the 2024-25 season

Alabama's Mark Sears, Duke's Cooper Flagg both check in at the top of their position groups

Sports - CBS Sports - November 2

NHL Power Rankings: A new No. 1 team, plus a player to pick up in fantasy from each club

With a week and change in the books, here are the early risers and fallers. Plus, get help for your fantasy roster with these early waiver targets.

Sports - ESPN - October 18

10 teams best positioned to make a Super Bowl run post-trade deadline: Lions, Chiefs in the driver's seat

Here's a look at the top-10 squads best positioned to make a run to Super Bowl LIX

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

United States of College Basketball: Ranking the best team in each state for the 2024-25 season

Where does your team rank compared to its in-state brethren? Our annual October master map for men's college basketball is back

Sports - CBS Sports - October 30

The NBA's 10 best players, ranked! Who claims the No. 1 spot?

Which young stars take a spot in the top 10? Where do LeBron, Steph and KD check in?

Sports - ESPN - October 21

Rodri wins Ballon d'Or award for best men's player in world soccer

The 28-year-old Rodri won the prestigious award for the first time after helping Manchester City win the Premier League.

How Do the Best Tennis Players Get Even Better?

Wim Fissette, a cerebral Belgian, is one of the most decorated coaches in women’s tennis. He’s now working with Iga Swiatek.

Sports - The New York Times - November 4

One of Manchester City’s Best Players Said the Team Is in ‘a Dark Place’

The Premier League champions’ recent results offer cause for concern.

Sports - The New York Times - November 6

2 players each from ACC, Big 12 and SEC headline preseason AP All-America men's team, including Duke frosh Cooper Flagg

Sports - ABC News - October 21

Duke's Cooper Flagg makes preseason AP All-America team as ACC, Big 12, SEC each place 2 players

Alabama's Mark Sears and North Carolina's RJ Davis headline The Associated Press preseason All-America men's basketball team

Sports - ABC News - October 21

This Is a Marquee World Series, and M.L.B. Plans to Capitalize

Commissioner Rob Manfred believes the league is positioned to propel its biggest stars further into the sporting fan’s consciousness.

Sports - The New York Times - October 26

Fernando Valenzuela dies at 63: Dodgers legend was rookie sensation, became MLB's best Mexican-born player

Valenzuela will be honored when the 2024 World Series begins at Dodger Stadium on Friday

Sports - CBS Sports - October 23

Judge vs. Ohtani in the World Series is a once-in-a-generation event

Two larger-than-life superstars sharing baseball's biggest stage rarely happens.

Sports - ESPN - October 25

College basketball rankings: The Top 100 and 1 best players entering the 2024-25 season

From Duke, Kentucky and Alabama to Princeton, Saint Louis and beyond, here are the nation's top college basketball players

Sports - CBS Sports - October 24

Spaniards Rodri and Bonmatí win Ballon d'Or award as Real Madrid snubs ceremony

Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí won the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or award on Monday as the world’s best soccer players, while Real Madrid snubbed the star-studded ceremony in Paris ...

Sports - ABC News - October 28

Manchester City midfielder Rodri wins the men's Ballon d'Or award for the world’s best soccer player

Sports - ABC News - October 28

Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmatí wins the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best women's soccer player

Sports - ABC News - October 28

9 best players under 28 years old & what happened to NBA fights? | Good Word with Goodwill

Vincent Goodwill and Isis "Ice" Young list off the best NBA players under 28 years old and then address why fights in the NBA are not as frequent, or as violent, as they used to be.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30

NFL players dress up for Halloween: A look at the best costumes from across the league for 2024 holiday

From Michael Myers to the Tin Man, NFL players got in the spirit this year

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

Perry Baker might be the best American rugby player of all time – right now, he just needs a job

At 38, the sevens star finally retired – wistful over three Olympic disappointments and uncertain about the future. Perry Baker is a three-time Olympian and two-time World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Does anyone like the MLS playoff format? Players, coaches weigh in on controversial best-of-3 structure

The MLS' best-of-three format in the first round has been unpopular with some fans, players and coaches.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

2024 MLB Free Agency Tracker: Top players, newest signings, biggest contracts, best available, grades

Where will Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, and Corbin Burnes sign this offseason?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

A Love for Service and Each Other

Ana Lejava and Nickolas Calbos had dates all over the world. “I was acting out of my gut, not out of my brain,” Ms. Levaja said.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 25

M.L.B. Bars Yankees Fans Who Interfered With Mookie Betts

Austin Capobianco, 38, of Connecticut, was ejected from Game 4 after prying a ball out of Betts’ glove on Tuesday night.

Sports - The New York Times - October 31

Where the Top 45 M.L.B. Free Agents Will Play Next Season

Juan Soto could be the second player in league history to sign a contract worth more than $600 million.

Sports - The New York Times - October 31

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