Sports
D. C. Mayor To Commanders Owner; Let’s Talk
Joel Harris is looking for a stadium.
The National Football League’s Washington Commanders franchise owner Joel Harris has a chance to build a football facility at the site of the team’s former Washington, D. C. home. All he has to do is call Washington Mayor Muriel Browser and say let’s talk because she has land available for a stadium-village. Earlier this year, Congress cleared the way for Washington, D. C. elected officials to take over the land where D. C. or RFK stadium has stood since 1961. It was a federal piece of property but it appears that Washington, D. C. officials will be able to get the land and offer it to Harris so he can build a stadium on the parcel. Harris has a chance to get a bidding war going between the Commonwealth of Virginia, the state of Maryland and the District to see what those government entities are willing to offer him in exchange for putting his business within their boundaries.
Harris’s present stadium is located in Landover, Maryland. From all indications, the 29-year-old venue is outdated and needs to be replaced. Harris’ franchise played in Washington from 1937 through 1996 at baseball’s Griffith Stadium and then D. C. or RFK Stadium from 1961 through 1996. The business’s headquarters is in Virginia. Harris would be foolish not to listen to offers from not only the District but Maryland and Virginia as well. The Maryland Governor Wes Moore has assurances from Harris that if he decides the District is the right place for his business that Harris would knock down the Landover venue and build something significant of value on the property. Browser said, “we have the best site, hands down.” The stadium game has started for Harris and his Commanders business. The winner will be the one willing to throw the most money at him.
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The NFL used the Super Bowl to get Arizona voters to approve MLK Day.
On February 2nd, 1967, there was a challenge to the National Basketball Association’s claim to basketball superiority. The American Basketball Association was created and league organizers sold 10 franchises to investors in Anaheim, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York, Oakland and Pittsburgh. The ABA folded in 1976 with the NBA taking in four franchises in Denver, in Indianapolis, in San Antonio and in Uniondale, New York. Since 1976, the NBA has ruled basketball. Now the NBA and its ownership group have decided that it is time to explore Europe not just as an off one market but to plant teams on the continent despite the fact there is an established league operating. The NBA is thinking that even though we do take Europe’s best players, we can offer a better product on the continent and that could mean battling the existing league or poaching local teams in places like Madrid, Spain or Greece. In the Basketball Association of America or the NBA’s history, the BAA or NBA took teams from the National Basketball League and the American Basketball League in the late 1940s. The NBA could establish a permanent presence in Europe very quickly.
“We are looking very closely to see if there’s an opportunity to professionalize the game to another level here, to create a larger commercial opportunity,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. “And not just because commercial opportunity suggests you can grow revenue, but because we believe that with markets, if you can create proper incentives, you can get significant additional investment. And ultimately, that’s the way to grow the game at all levels.” According to the Spanish news agency Relevo, there has been some communication between the NBA and Madrid owners to gauge the Madrid ownerships’ interest in joining the NBA. There is a long way to go and politicians might have a say in the process but the NBA wants Europe.
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There’s a new No. 1 in town. The Oklahoma Sooners have claimed the top spot in college softball after the Texas Longhorns dropped their first game of the season over the weekend. There was also movement farther down the poll with the Oregon Ducks and Duke Blue Devils rising and the Missouri Tigers falling out. And for the first time in at least two decades, the Virginia Cavaliers have entered our top 25 rankings.
The third week of the 2025 college softball season also brought standout performances such as Karlyn Pickens’ fastball and an impressive catch by Duke’s Amiah Burgess.
Here’s the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 ranking, plus our play of the week and what to watch for in Week 4.
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Play of the week
Bottom of the seventh inning. Two outs. Check out this incredible catch by outfielder Amiah Burgess to give Duke the win over UCLA.
Player to watch
Karlyn Pickens, P, Tennessee. The 2024 SEC Pitcher of the Year hasn’t slowed down. Literally. She threw a 77 mph heater versus Oregon, which tied former Volunteers star Monica Abbott’s record for the fastest softball pitch in history. Pickens has 61 strikeouts in 38 innings this season. Related video: NMSU softball falls to UCSB in 2025 season opener (KTSM El Paso)
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NMSU softball falls to UCSB in 2025 season opener
Game to watch
No. 15 Oklahoma State vs. No. 16 Nebraska (Friday at 1:30 p.m.)
After starting the season 5-4, the Cowgirls won three straight to get back on track. Can they keep this momentum going against Nebraska’s high-scoring offense? The Cornhuskers are averaging 8.75 runs per game, the fifth-best mark in the nation.
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Week 3 Top 25
Here is the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 ranking, plus each team’s next game.
All times Eastern.
1. Oklahoma (11 first-place votes)
Previous rank: 2
2025 record: 14-0
Next game: vs. Marshall, Friday at 2:45 p.m. on SECN+
2. Texas
Previous rank: 1
2025 record: 15-1
Next game: vs. South Florida, Friday at 5 p.m. on SECN+
3. Florida
Previous rank: 3
2025 record: 18-1
Next game: vs. Florida Gulf Coast, Wednesday at 6 p.m. on SECN+
4. UCLA
Previous rank: 4
2025 record: 14-2
Next game: vs. LSU, Thursday at 3 p.m.
5. Texas A&M
Previous rank: 6
2025 record: 15-1
Next game: vs. Texas State, Thursday at 5:30 p.m. on SECN+
6. LSU
Previous rank: 7
2025 record: 14-0
Next game: vs. UCLA, Thursday at 3 p.m.
7. Tennessee
Previous rank: 7
2025 record: 13-3
Next game: vs. Radford, Wednesday at 5 p.m. on SECN+
8. Florida State
Previous rank: 8
2025 record: 11-3
Next game: vs. Florida Gulf Coast, Thursday at 6 p.m. on ACCN Extra
9. Duke
Previous rank: 14
2025 record: 13-3
Next game: vs. Michigan, Thursday at 5 p.m.
10. Arizona
Previous rank: 11
2025 record: 15-2
Next game: vs. Weber State, Friday at 8 p.m.
11. Georgia
Previous rank: 9
2025 record: 14-0
Next game: at Clemson, Wednesday at 4 p.m. on ACC Extra
12. Arkansas
Previous rank: 10
2025 record: 14-1
Next game: vs. Iowa, Friday at 4 p.m.
13. Texas Tech
Previous rank: 12
2025 record: 14-3
Next game: vs. North Texas, Wednesday at 3 p.m. on ESPN+
14. Oregon
Previous rank: 19
2025 record: 15-1
Next game: vs. San Diego, Friday at 6:30 p.m.
15. Oklahoma State
Previous rank: 13
2025 record: 7-4
Next game: vs. South Dakota State, Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
16. Nebraska
Previous rank: 15
2025 record: 12-4
Next game: vs. South Dakota State, Friday at 11 a.m.
17. Virginia Tech
Previous rank: 17
2025 record: 12-3
Next game: at Liberty, Wednesday at 5 p.m. on ESPN+
18. Stanford
Previous rank: 20
2025 record: 12-2
Next game: at Georgia Tech, Friday at 5 p.m. on ACC Extra
19. Auburn
Previous rank: 18
2025 record: 14-1
Next game: vs. Rutgers, Friday at 4 p.m. on SECN+
20. Mississippi State
Previous rank: 16
2025 record: 13-2
Next game: vs. UAB, Wednesday at 5 p.m. on SECN+
21. South Carolina
Previous rank: 24
2025 record: 15-0
Next game: at Charlotte, Tuesday at 5 p.m. on ESPN+
22. Alabama
Previous rank: 21
2025 record: 10-6
Next game: vs. UAB, Friday at 5 p.m. on SECN+
23. San Diego State
Previous rank: 23
2025 record: 12-3
Next game: vs. California Baptist, Tuesday at 9 p.m.
24. Liberty
Previous rank: 25
2025 record: 12-3
Next game: vs. Virginia Tech, Wednesday at 5 p.m. on ESPN+
25. Virginia
Previous rank: Unranked
2025 record: 9-5
Next game: vs. Cornell, Friday at 1:30 p.m. on ACC Extra
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