Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Saudi Pro League goal on Thursday as Al-Nassr beat Al-Shabab 4-2 to move five points clear at the top of the table. The 41-year-old forward converted a Sadio Mané cross at the near post with 15 minutes remaining to record the 971st goal of his career. It was also his…
Now that the NFL Draft is behind us, the bulk of the 2026 NFL offseason is in the books — and it was really one to remember. There were 10 new head coaches hired, the most since 2022. The Arizona Cardinals decided they no longer wanted Kyler Murray, but the Minnesota Vikings deemed him good…
Harry Kane has tipped Paris Saint-Germain to beat Arsenal in the Champions League final, claiming the French giants have earned their status as favorites to retain the crown. The England captain suffered European heartbreak as Bayern Munich were eliminated by Luis Enrique’s side in a thrilling semifinal encounter. Kane’s quest for a maiden Champions League…
New York — Time after time, leadership gets passed down. That’s especially true for those that are sponges; not only willing to learn, but eager to lead. Pete Alonso grew up in the big leagues alongside some of the greatest players who have ever stepped on a baseball field. In 2019, even as he slugged…
As one of the United States’ most consistent leaders at 38 years old, U.S. national team defender Tim Ream is expected to be at the World Cup as one of the many veterans carried over from the 2022 squad. Ream joined First Things First on Wednesday to discuss everything from USA’s tournament outlook and the…
As the 2026 NHL Draft in Buffalo approaches, the draft board is beginning to take a very specific shape. With the draft lottery results in the books, the Toronto Maple Leafs are sitting in the catbird seat at first overall. Barring a tectonic shift in their scouting department, the consensus is that they will select…
Back in March, on the day Mauricio Pochettino named the United Sates’ penultimate roster before this summer’s FIFA World Cup, I asked the U.S. men’s national team coach how he’d weigh the more consequential decisions looming two months later: if making his 26-player World Cup squad would depend more on their form and fitness in…
In an offseason full of negative stories and rumours about the Edmonton Oilers, a silver lining appeared on May 7 when Oilers’ prospect Isaac (Ike) Howard was named to Team USA for the World Hockey Championship. Howard was added to Team USA after a strong rookie season in the American Hockey League (AHL) where he…
It feels like we were just here last year. Though under very different circumstances, the San Jose Sharks have earned the second overall pick at the NHL Entry Draft for the second straight season. Despite the new context, this year’s draft has one thing in common with last year’s for the Sharks — they’ll have…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is closer than you think, and the betting markets are already shaping up for what could become one of the biggest sporting events in history. After 103 matches across North America take place, the tournament will officially culminate on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in Rutherford, New Jersey in what…
