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Bills quarterback Josh Allen passes against the Ravens during their game in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday.
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Sep 8, 2025
Bills rally to stun Ravens to cap wild opening weekend in NFL
Matt Prater, a 41-year-old veteran signed this week, booted the game-winning field goal as time expired to complete the epic comeback.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert rushes with the ball during his team's opening-week win over Kansas City on Friday in Sao Paulo.
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Sep 6, 2025
Chargers stun Chiefs in Brazil as NFL opens slate of international games
Justin Herbert got the Chargers rolling early and Los Angeles never looked back in beating the rival Chiefs.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce speaks during a news conference in Sao Paulo on Thursday.
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Sep 5, 2025
Chiefs' Travis Kelce speaks about engagement to Taylor Swift ahead of opener
Kelce said his life has changed in some ways since he began dating pop star Taylor Swift.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts warms up before a preseason game against the Bengals in Philadelphia on Aug. 7.
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Sep 3, 2025
Eagles eye Super Bowl repeat as NFL season kicks off with global push
The Eagles, who denied the Kansas City Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat in February with a 40-22 rout, kick off the regular season on Thursday at home against the Cowboys.
Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa celebrates after making the game-winning field goal against Stanford in Honolulu on Saturday.
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Aug 29, 2025
Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa walks unique path in college football
The Chiba native picked up the sport just over five years ago as a 20-year-old, learning to kick through YouTube.
The Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Packers on Thursday.
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Aug 29, 2025
Cowboys trade Micah Parsons to Packers in blockbuster deal
The Packers sent three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and first-round draft picks in 2026 and 2027 to the Cowboys in the blockbuster trade.
Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito throws the ball against the Patriots at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Thursday.
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Aug 27, 2025
Giants waive quarterback DeVito as Patriots cut 2022 first-rounder Strange
NFL teams were required to reach the regular-season roster limit of 53 players by Tuesday.
Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett throws a pass during mini camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus in Berea, Ohio on June 12.
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Aug 26, 2025
Browns trading QB Kenny Pickett to Raiders, say reports
The Raiders were reportedly searching for a quarterback after backup Aidan O'Connell suffered a fractured wrist in preseason.
Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) receives the ball from the snap during the first quarter against the Patriots at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Thursday.
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Aug 22, 2025
Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart cleared after injury scare
Dart appeared to hit his head on the ground and was evaluated on the sideline for a concussion.
Colts quarterback Daniel Jones (right) throws a pass during warmups prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Aug. 16.
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Aug 20, 2025
Colts name Daniel Jones QB1 as QB2 Anthony Richardson 'respects' call
Signed to a one-year, $14 million contract in the offseason, Jones joined the Colts to take part in an open competition for the job.
Pro Bowl defensive end Hendrickson has been seeking a new deal during the offseason.
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Aug 18, 2025
Bengals entertaining trade offers for Pro Bowl defensive end Trey Hendrickson
Hendrickson, who is slated to make $15.8 million in base salary in 2025, has been seeking a new deal.
Director Spike Lee attends a news conference at the Cannes Film Festival in France in May.
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Aug 17, 2025
ESPN will not air Spike Lee's docuseries on Colin Kaepernick, citing 'creative differences'
The project has been canceled over "certain creative differences," according to the U.S. sports broadcaster.
Michael Phelps poses at Champions Park in Paris during the 2024 Paris Games.
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Aug 15, 2025
Michael Phelps makes a splash with Ravens' swimming lessons
Phelps happily jumped into the pool this week with the Ravens, working on skills such as holding their breath underwater, kicking their feet and floating on their backs.
The Cowboys' Micah Parson, seen at training camp in Oxnard, California, is in an ongoing contract dispute with the team.
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Aug 14, 2025
Micah Parson stays silent as contract dispute with Cowboys continues
Parsons, 26, was present on but never took the field as the Cowboys went through their final padded practice of camp on Wednesday.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce during a preseason NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday
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Aug 13, 2025
Travis Kelce admits he 'slipped a little bit' given off-field pursuits
The certain future Pro Football Hall of Fame member says some of his celebrity activities have impacted his play.
Giants quarterback Russell Wilson looks to pass during training camp in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Monday.
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Aug 7, 2025
New Giants QB Russell Wilson praises coach Brian Daboll’s 'beautiful mind'
Wilson has also expressed his eagerness to play alongside talented second-year receiver Malik Nabers.
The ESPN logo at the Super Bowl LIX media center at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on Feb. 5.
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Aug 6, 2025
ESPN, leaping to streaming, holds hands with the NFL
ESPN will receive the NFL Network and other assets in exchange for a 10% equity stake.
Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin has asked the team to trade him amid a lack of progress in negotiations toward a contract extension.
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Aug 1, 2025
Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin requests trade
Frustrated by the lack of progress in negotiations toward a contract extension, McLaurin sat out the first four days of training camp before reporting on Sunday.
Chargers quarterback Trey Lance passes against the Lions during the first quarter of the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, on Thursday.
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Aug 1, 2025
Chargers rout Lions in Hall of Fame Game to kick off NFL preseason
With the star quarterbacks, Los Angeles' Justin Herbert and Detroit's Jared Goff, among the many regulars sitting out, Lance completed 13 of 20 passes for 120 yards.
Raiders defensive tackle Christian Wilkins celebrates after a penalty overturned a scoring play by the Cleveland Browns during the fourth quarter at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada on Sep. 29, 2024.
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Jul 30, 2025
Raiders tiptoe around release of DT Christian Wilkins
ESPN reported Wilkins attempted to kiss a teammate on top of the head in the locker room and the action was not appreciated.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.

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