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7 hours ago | espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After winning the first 12-team College Football Playoff and a national title as an at-large selection in 2024, Ohio State coach Ryan Day would like to see future models include at least four automatic qualifying spots for the expanded Big Ten. As college football leaders discuss the next version of the CFP, beginning with the 2026 season, there has been recent pushback against templates that include more automatic spots for both the Big Ten and SEC.

7 hours ago | espn.com | Sam Marsden |Moisés Llorens

Pep Guardiola has told ESPN new signings and staff will inject fresh energy into Manchester City next season after a disappointing campaign, joking his request for the summer is simply to "give me good players."City's run of four successive Premier League titles ended as they finished third, 13 points behind champions Liverpool, in a year which saw them fail to win a major trophy.

12 hours ago | espn.com | David Schoenfield

It's early June, meaning we're more than a month away from the All-Star break and still have the dog days of August ahead of us. Even though that serves as a reminder that the 162-game baseball campaign is a long grind, we're still more than a third of the way through the season. With enough of a sample size now under our belt, it's fair to ask: What's going on with some of MLB's biggest early disappointments?

12 hours ago | espn.com | Sam Marsden |Moisés Llorens

Barcelona face further punishments for potential breaches of UEFA's financial fair play (FFP) regulations, but club sources told ESPN they are hopeful any severe sanctions will be avoided. Barça were fined €500,000 in 2023 for infringing FFP rules and The Times reported Tuesday they could be hit with a more severe penalty this time round, such as a points deduction ahead of next season's Champions League or a reduced limit on the number of players they can register for the competition.

13 hours ago | espn.com | Michael Rothstein |Dan Murphy

College coaches and international athletes are stuck in an unnerving limbo, saying they're unsure how to plan for recent changes in U.S. student visa policy that could potentially wreak havoc on their rosters this year. The State Department confirmed it has stopped scheduling interviews for new student visa applicants.