From early trends to the most — and least — surprising performances, this is what stood out.
Author: Bsky Feeder
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Passan: How ball-strike challenge rule is rocking baseball — and who is using it best (and worst)
Baseball’s new ABS system is the talk of the sport. We hand out awards after the first weekend of the rule.
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Jake Weatherald joins Leicestershire for opening rounds of Championship
Australia opener will be captained by Ian Holland in club’s return to top flight for first time in 22 years
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Fisher, O’Rourke, Tickner return from injuries for white-ball tour of Bangladesh
Dean Foxcroft, meanwhile, returns to the white-ball set-up for the first time since April 2024
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Sooryavanshi’s 15-ball fifty headlines RR’s thrashing of CSK
Overton took CSK to 127 after Burger, Archer and Jadeja led the way with the ball for RR
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Sources: Newey to step down as Aston team leader
Adrian Newey is set to step back from his team leadership role at Aston Martin to focus solely on technical matters, sources have confirmed to ESPN.
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Archer, Jadeja and Burger knock CSK over for 127
A revamped CSK had a tough start to their season with a batting failure in their first game
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Zona, Michigan co-faves as bettors back UConn
Arizona and Michigan will head into the Final Four deadlocked as the favorites to win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and at nearly a pick ’em for their head-to-head showdown, with Illinois and UConn battling it out as the underdogs.
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Why new rules have Verstappen on the brink of walking away from F1
Max Verstappen predicted F1’s new ruleset would underwhelm, and 2026 is proving him correct, so much so that he may just quit the sport entirely.
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Sources: Bonnies finalizing deal to hire MacDonald
St. Bonaventure is finalizing a deal to make Daemen University coach Mike MacDonald the school’s next head basketball coach, sources told ESPN.