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MLS Allocation Money, Explained: Why Every Club's Total Differs
General Allocation Money lets MLS teams work around the salary cap. Here's how the mechanism works and why some clubs have millions more of it.
NBA Two-Way Contracts, Explained: Rules for the Cheapest Roster Spot
Two-way contracts let NBA teams carry three extra players who split time with the G League for half the rookie minimum salary. Here's how the rules work, and why teams are still filling slots months into the offseason.
The NBA Rule Where One Award Vote Can Swing $40 Million
One media vote for All-NBA can be worth $40 million under the NBA's Rose Rule. Here's how the 30% max clause works, and the players whose fortunes it has already swung.
VAR vs. Semi-Automated Offside Technology: What Changed
VAR is the review process; semi-automated offside technology is the tool that makes one part of it faster. Here's what actually changed since the Premier League and FIFA adopted camera-based offside tracking.
How Semi-Automated Offside Technology Is Changing the World Cup
Sixteen cameras per stadium and a sensor-packed match ball now flag offsides before a human eye can. Here's what changed since 2022, and what the system still can't decide.
What Is the NFL's Top 51 Rule, and Why Don't 39 Roster Spots Count?
From March until Week 1, the NFL only counts a team's 51 richest contracts against the cap. Here's why, and what changes the moment the season starts.
Void Years, Explained: How NFL Teams Borrow From the Future
A void year is a season that exists only in a spreadsheet. Teams add them to park signing-bonus money somewhere the salary cap cannot reach it yet.
How NFL Salary Cap Rollover Actually Works
Tennessee opens 2026 with $94.8 million in unused cap space; Dallas opens $56.1 million in the hole. The gap comes down to one often-misunderstood rule: carryover.
Osaka Stuns Sabalenka to Reach Her First Wimbledon Quarterfinal
Her serve never broke and her nerve never wobbled. Osaka's win over the world No. 1 ended the longest tiebreak streak in Grand Slam history.
Argentina Survive Cape Verde Scare, Reach World Cup Last 16
The reigning champions were pushed to the brink by the smallest nation ever to reach the knockout rounds before edging through in Miami.
Ramos Header Sends Ronaldo's Portugal Past Croatia and Into the Last 16
Croatia were the better side in Toronto. A stoppage-time header and a chalked-off goal decided it the other way, and ended Luka Modric's World Cup.
Tielemans’ 120th-Minute Penalty Sinks Senegal, Sets Up USA Clash
Youri Tielemans converted a 120th-minute penalty to complete Belgium’s comeback from two goals down, booking a Round of 16 date with the United States in Seattle on Monday.
Mbappe's Brace Sinks Sweden and Pulls Him Level With Messi
Two goals either side of a Bradley Barcola strike sent France through, and moved Mbappe past two Brazilian greats into the record books.
Morocco Stun the Netherlands on Penalties to Reach the World Cup Last 16
Issa Diop's stoppage-time goal forced extra time, then Bounou saved Summerville's penalty and Saibari won the shootout. Morocco face Canada in Houston next.
Sinner Survives Five-Set Scare to Open His Wimbledon Defence
Defending champion Jannik Sinner trailed two sets to one before beating Miomir Kecmanovic in five on Centre Court to start his title defence.
Messi Scores in a Seventh Straight World Cup Game; Last 32 Is Set
Argentina rested nine players and still beat Jordan 3-1, with a substitute named Messi rewriting the record book again.
Dembele's First-Half Hat-Trick Sends France Past Norway 4-1
The reigning Ballon d'Or winner scored three times before half-time in Boston as France sealed top spot, with Norway resting Erling Haaland.
Kaan Ayhan's last kick sinks USMNT, but the U.S. still wins Group D
A dead-rubber on paper turned into eight minutes of stoppage-time theatre — and a reminder of what Mauricio Pochettino still has to fix before the knockouts.
Maseko's Strike Sends South Africa Into the World Cup Last 32
Thapelo Maseko's second-half goal beat South Korea 1-0 and carried Bafana Bafana into the knockout rounds for the first time in their history.
Wizards Take AJ Dybantsa No. 1 as BYU Makes Draft History
The Washington Wizards made BYU wing AJ Dybantsa the first overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, topping a class scouts called the deepest in years.