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Top 25 regardless of class: Ranking the best players of 2026, 2027 and 2028

How do the best of the 2026, 2027 and 2028 classes stack up against each other? Let's rank the top 25 players.

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COLLEGE SPORTS

Wetzel: It's new rules, same old game in NCAA athlete pay

College athletics is back in the rules business now that schools can directly pay players, Dan Wetzel writes.

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Olympics - Women's Basketball

LJ on Caitlin Clark: 'Man I would've loved to play with her'

WNBA and Opals great Lauren Jackson shares her admiration for Caitlin Clark's game, especially at such a young age, and how much she would've enjoyed playing alongside the Indiana Fever star.

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NCAA Softball

Thamel to McAfee: Schools will share revenue with athletes for the first time ever

Pete Thamel details to Pat McAfee what the NCAA ruling means for the future of college sports.

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