SPORTS⚾ Early verdict on MLB's most surprising teamsWe offer an early postseason verdict on MLB's most surprising teams almost two months into the 2026 season.ESPN·May 19, 2026
SPORTSPerfect team fits for 14 remaining NFL free agents...Let's find new homes for 14 players who are still available, including Deebo Samuel, Joey Bosa, Stefon Diggs and Jadeveon Clowney.ESPN·May 19, 2026
SPORTSWembanyama scores 41 as Spurs upset Thunder in Game 1 thrillerFrench centre dominates as San Antonio steal a crucial 122–115 road win against defending NBA champions.Al Jazeera·May 19, 2026
SPORTSBig questions, stats, keys to the NBA's conference...Our NBA insiders answer the biggest questions heading into the conference finals.ESPN·May 19, 2026
SPORTSA 24-team playoff is too much: How to fix college football's postseasonCrowning a champ with a 12-team playoff hasn't fundamentally altered the sport, but doubling the field would.ESPN·May 18, 2026
SPORTSDrones reshape war in Colombia as deaths and injuries mount<p>Civilians left increasingly exposed as a dangerous new front opens up in the country’s decades-old conflict</p><p>As night fell over southern <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/colombia">Colombia</a>, and a group of children began their weekly Tuesday football match, a drone appeared overThe Guardian·May 18, 2026
SPORTSKnicks-Cavs, Thunder-Spurs: Big questions, stats, ...Our NBA insiders answer the biggest questions heading into the conference finals.ESPN·May 18, 2026
SPORTSSources: SGA wins MVP for second straight yearThunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award, becoming the 14th player in league history to win back-to-back MVPs.ESPN·May 18, 2026
SPORTSNBA playoff takeaways: Cavaliers close out Pistons...Here's what we've learned from the conference semifinals.ESPN·May 18, 2026
SPORTSA French Soccer Star Faces Off Against a Surging Foe: The Far RightKylian Mbappé, the captain of France’s national team, set off a storm a month before the World Cup by suggesting that the National Rally party was a threat to France.NY Times·May 18, 2026
SPORTS‘Tearing down barriers’: North Korean footballers arrive in Seoul for first time in eight years<p>Naegohyang FC due to play Suwon FC in semi-final of Asian Women’s Champions League on Wednesday</p><p>A North Korean women’s football club has arrived in South Korea for an AFC Women’s Champions League semi-final, marking the first visit by athletes from the isolated state to the South in eight yThe Guardian·May 17, 2026
SPORTS🏀 NBA intel: What's next for LeBron, others?Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst canvass the league on five teams with league-altering decisions this summer.ESPN·May 17, 2026
