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Ranking the top contenders at Wimbledon 2025

Bill ConnellyJun 28, 2025, 11:19 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer…

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College Football Playoff X-factors: Players poised to make or break contenders’ 2025 postseason chances

Even with the expanded format, a lot has to go right for teams to punch their tickets to the College…

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U.S. Open 2025: Ranking favorites, contenders, hopefuls

Mark SchlabachJun 9, 2025, 10:08 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate…

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Cannes 2025 Palme d’Or Contenders, Ranked: Who Will Win?

Updated, May 21: The raves are in for dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident,” with the…

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2025 Preakness Stakes sleepers, free advice, odds, contenders: 3 top longshot picks at Pimlico Race Course

The 150th edition of the Preakness Stakes will mark the end of an era, as the 155-year-old Pimlico Race Course…

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The Awful Burden of Actually Watching Oscar Contenders

There’s faking it ’til you make it, and then there’s faking it for years after you’ve already made it. Some…

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UFC 315’s Jack Della Maddalena was nearly a what-could’ve-been. Now contenders ‘are just secretly hoping I don’t win’

Jack Della Maddalena doesn’t blame his peers for doubting him in the biggest fight of his life. A 17-fight win…

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2025 Kentucky Derby: Rodriguez and Grande, two top contenders, scratched with foot bruises; Baeza enters field

Getty Images Just 48 hours out from the 151st Kentucky Derby, one of the top contenders in the 2025 Run…

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NFL Power Rankings: Eagles still team to beat, but usual contenders close behind; Steelers have work to do

The Philadelphia Eagles suffered some hits in free agency on the defensive side of the ball, which led to some…

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Pacific Four Series: The contenders to derail England’s home World Cup bid

In 2022, Australia and New Zealand joined the United States and Canada to form a four-team competition that would serve…

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