Cristiano Ronaldo, the 41-year-old Portugal forward, announced his retirement from international football on Thursday, ending a national-team career that began in 2003. He leaves as the men's all-time leading international scorer and most-capped player, with 146 goals in 234 appearances.
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The College Football Playoff selection committee was scheduled to release its first Top 25 of the season on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Bleacher Report's reported order has No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Utah, No. 4 Indiana and No. 5 Alabama.
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The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Chicago Bulls 126-107 on Monday at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, improving their record to 7-1. The game also produced a video that spread widely online: LeBron James, the 41-year-old four-time MVP, stepped into the crowd during the third quarter, bumped a fan, spilled the fan's drink and then took a sip of it.
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Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old forward for CD Tenerife, died on Tuesday morning, a day after a collision with an opposing goalkeeper brought Monday's Segunda División match against FC Andorra to an early end. The club announced his death, which came at 8:00 a.m. local time.
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Michael Wilbon, the longtime co-host of ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption," announced Monday that he is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the network. The leave covers PTI and his NBA work for ESPN and ABC.
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Florida State University fired head football coach Mike Norvell on Sunday, following a 36-24 loss to Clemson that dropped the Seminoles to 3-5 overall and 1-4 in the ACC. University President Richard McCullough announced the decision.
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USC beat No. 2 Ohio State 30-18 at the Coliseum on Saturday, the biggest win of Lincoln Riley's tenure and his first over a top-12 opponent in Los Angeles. USC improved to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten.
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Canelo Alvarez fought Christian Mbilli for the WBC super middleweight title on Saturday at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, but no result from the main event is available.
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The Indianapolis Colts are open to trading running back Jonathan Taylor, and talks with multiple teams are active and ongoing, according to reports from Adam Schefter, Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero on Saturday. No deal has been made.
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The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays four games to one to win the 2026 World Series, the first championship in the franchise's history. The clincher came on Wednesday, and on Friday the city held a victory parade and rally downtown.
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Several Chinese companies ended commercial partnerships with Kylian Mbappé, the 27-year-old Real Madrid and France footballer, on Tuesday after a video circulated in which he appears to refer to a meme of his face edited onto an image of Mao Zedong.
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The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The win gave Milwaukee a 3-0 series lead and leaves the franchise one victory from its first championship.
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The Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 64-55 in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals on Monday at Chase Center in San Francisco. They now lead the series 3-2 and are one win from the championship in their second season.
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Bo Bryan, a quarterback in the Class of 2027 and the son of country music star Luke Bryan, has committed to play football at the University of Georgia. Reports date the commitment to Sunday, though one outlet puts it on Monday.
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The Kansas City Chiefs and the Seattle Seahawks played Sunday night at Lumen Field in Seattle, but no final score was available at the time of writing. Kansas City came in at 5-0, one of the NFL's last unbeaten teams.
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The Cincinnati Bengals scored 35 straight points after halftime to beat the Baltimore Ravens 35-13 on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore had led 13-0 at the break.
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The Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers 20-17 on Sunday at Ford Field when Jake Bates kicked a 22-yard field goal as time expired.
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President Donald Trump attacked LeBron James on Truth Social on October 22, saying the Philadelphia 76ers star "disrespects our Country" by moving around during the national anthem before the team's season opener. The 76ers beat the New York Knicks 106 to 100 in that game on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
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The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays were set to open the World Series at American Family Field in Milwaukee on Friday, with first pitch scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local time). Neither franchise has won a championship.
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The Milwaukee Brewers are headed to the World Series for the first time in 44 years after sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 in the National League Championship Series. The Brewers are still seeking the first championship in franchise history, and their opponent won't be known until the American League Championship Series finishes between the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays.
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