The Los Angeles Dodgers are back-to-back World Series champions, the first Major League Baseball team to accomplish such a feat in a quarter of a century. They did so through massive spending, deferred money, a deep farm system, and several key international players.

The Dodgers have been lucky, landing the biggest Japanese free agents in each of the past two offseasons − Yoshinobu Yamamoto in 2024; Roki Sasaki in 2025. They also secured Shohei Ohtani to a massive 10-year, $700 million contract. All three of those players played massive roles in the Dodgers’ championship run this year. So, unsurprisingly, with hype building around 25-year-old Japanese superstar Munetaka Murakami, nicknamed the ‘Japanese Babe Ruth,’ several MLB teams are vying for his services.

With Murakami’s posting period underway, here are the latest rumors and everything to know regarding Murakami, one of the biggest free agents this offseason:

Munetaka Murakami stats

At 25 years old, Murakami already has more than 250 home runs in Japanese league play. His power is remarkable, and in 2025, he hit 24 home runs in just 69 games, which would put him on pace for 50-plus homers in a full 143-game season in Japan.

That wouldn’t be the first time Murakami has hit 50 homers in a season either. He hit 56 dingers in 2022, which many regard to be his greatest offensive season. Aside from the homers, Murakami also slashed .318/.458/.710, good for a 1.168 OPS. While those numbers dipped each of the next two years, his OPS never fell below .800, and in 2025, although his action was limited, he managed to climb back toward his 2022 peak, boasting a 1.051 OPS this most recent season.

For comparison, Shohei Ohtani managed a 1.002 and .942 OPS in each of his final two seasons in Japan. Seiya Suzuki’s final season in Japan saw him record a 1.069 OPS.

The biggest concern regarding Murakami is his strikeout rate. After whiffing in only 21% of his plate appearances three seasons ago, his strikeout rate rose drastically to 28.8% in the following three campaigns.

For Murakami’s career, he slashed .273/.394/.550, good for a .944 OPS across eight seasons. He was also named NPB MVP twice.

Munetaka Murakami rumors

According to ESPN, Murakami is expected to fetch a nine-figure MLB contract. High-ranking MLB scouts allegedly attended several of Murakami’s games and were thoroughly impressed with his talent. MLB Trade Rumors reports that the Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners all make sense as destinations. They also say that the Dodgers shockingly might not make a move on Murakami barring a trade of third baseman Max Muncy.

What makes a good college football coaching job in 2025?

Facilities? Recruiting footprint? Program prestige? Or none of the above, per Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin.

Kiffin has been connected to just about ever major opening (and there are many). During his weekly news conference Monday, he said the priorities around what makes a job good have shifted and revealed his No. 1 factor.

‘People used to say facilities,’ Kiffin said Monday, answering a question from the Clarion Ledger’s Sam Hutchens. ‘Practice field. Those things. I think that’s changed, and it’s going to change. It’s going to be, ‘How much NIL do you have? How is your collective? How is it run? How much do you have?”

The coaching carousel rumors make the this Saturday’s game between Florida and Ole Miss fascinating as Kiffin has been hailed as the perfect hire in Gainesville, built in the Steve Spurrier mold — visor and all.

But how The Grove Collective at Ole Miss stacks up to Florida’s NIL capabilities could determine whether Kiffin stays in Oxford or leaves.

Earlier this season, Kiffin said he wouldn’t chase a job based on his potential salary.

‘I have never made a decision based on money, nor will I,’ Kiffin said on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ on Oct. 27. ‘… I’ve seen too many examples in life that money does not buy happiness, so I’m never going to make a decision based on money. Nor do I care about it. (Kiffin’s agent) Jimmy Sexton gets really mad when I say that.’

But the funding for his players (players win games) is a different story.

Kiffin said underdog teams can break the mold, but over time, a school with more resources will enjoy an advantage. It’s a simple concept prevalent in other sports.

‘Just look at professional sports,’ Kiffin said. ‘Something like baseball, and the payrolls. Over time, who wins and who doesn’t win?’

Kiffin also said the question to ask in job interviews used to be about how much you could pay assistant coaches. Now that players can be paid, that is where advantages are made.

The grip of old-school recruiting tools such as pedigree and facilities has loosened, but it still factors in.

‘Kids are still recruited,’ Kiffin said. ‘They see sizes of stadiums and traditions and Heismans and national championships and location to talent. All those are in there.’

But as always, money talks.

Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger, part of USA TODAY Co. Email him at Shutchens@gannett.com or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_

The first in-season USA TODAY men’s basketball coaches poll is out, and a few notable results from the first full week of the campaign shuffled the rankings a bit. The top two teams remain the same, though there was a close race for the top spot.

Purdue holds on to the No. 1 ranking. The Boilermakers’ received 21 of 31 first-place votes, though their overall margin over second-ranked Houston is just three poll points this week. The Cougars were voted first on seven ballots and were picked no lower than second all but two others.

The changes begin at No. 3, where Florida began the season but tumbles from that preseason spot after an early loss to Arizona. Connecticut moves up a notch to inherit the third position. Duke also climbs a spot to No. 4, claiming a single first-place nod. Michigan jumps two places to round out the top five.

TOP 25: Complete USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball poll

Arizona vaults seven places all the way up to No. 6 thanks to that victory against Florida. Brigham Young checks in at No. 7. Kentucky received the remaining two No. 1 votes but is No. 8 overall. Alabama leaps to No. 9 after a win at St. John’s. Florida holds on at No. 10.

In other moves, St. John’s slides seven places to No. 13. Michigan State gains four positions to No. 17 after toppling Arkansas, which takes a six-spot drop to No. 21. No teams fall out of the Top 25, as Kansas holds on to the 24th spot after a loss at No. 20 North Carolina and Auburn hangs on at No. 25 following a scare against Bethune-Cookman.

The Week 10 edition of the ‘Monday Night Football’ ManningCast is something of a star-studded affair.

Three guests are set to join Eli and Peyton Manning on ESPN’s alternate telecast of the Nov. 10 clash between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles. Two of them are renowned actors and Pennsylvania natives, and the other is the leader of one of the biggest entertainment conglomerates in the world.

NFL fans looking for a change-of-pace from the usual broadcast featuring Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on the call for ESPN can tune into the Manning brothers’ sixth broadcast alternative of the season. The Nov. 10 ‘Monday Night Football’ game is also the third straight Monday prime-time game to feature a ManningCast.

As was the case last week, YouTube TV subscribers won’t be able to tune into this week’s ManningCast using their usual streaming service. Disney-owned networks remain absent from the Google-owned cable alternative as the two mega-corporations continue their dispute over distribution rights.

Here’s everything to know about this week’s ManningCast, including who the guests are and how to watch the game without YouTube TV:

Is there a ManningCast in Week 10?

Yes, there is a ManningCast scheduled for Wek 10. The Manning brothers will host the alternate broadcast of the Packers and Eagles’ clash on ‘Monday Night Football.’ It’s the third straight week of a ManningCast, and there will be three more before a Week 14 hiatus.

Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst), Lisa Salters (sideline reporter) and Laura Rutledge (sideline reporter) will be the announcers for ESPN’s main broadcast of the game.

ManningCast guests tonight

The Manning brothers have three big guests for their Week 10 edition of the ManningCast:

Bob Iger: CEO of the Walt Disney Company
Quinta Brunson: creator, executive producer, co-writer and star of ABC comedy ‘Abbott Elementary’
Shane Gillis: stand-up comedian, actor

ManningCast schedule 2025

Here’s which games will have a ManningCast broadcast available to watch during the 2025 season:

Week 1 (Sept. 8): Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Week 3 (Sept. 22): Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravens
Week 5 (Oct. 6): Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 8 (Oct. 27): Washington Commanders at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 9 (Nov. 3): Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys
Week 10 (Nov. 10): Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers
Week 11 (Nov. 17): Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders
Week 12 (Nov. 24): Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers
Week 13 (Dec. 1): New York Giants at New England Patriots
Week 15 (Dec. 15): Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 18 (Jan. 3): TBD vs. TBD
Wild-card playoffs (Jan. 12): TBD vs. TBD

How to watch ManningCast

TV channel: ESPN2
Live stream: ESPN Unlimited/ESPN Select | Fubo

Cable subscribers or fans with cable streaming alternatives other than YouTube TV – such as Fubo – can tune into the Week 10 ManningCast on ESPN2.

Otherwise, ESPN Unlimited and ESPN Select, ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming services, will have the alternate ‘Monday Night Football’ telecast available to stream on Nov. 10.

Can I watch the ManningCast with YouTube TV?

No. The ManningCast will only be available on ESPN2 and Disney-owned streaming services like ESPN Unlimited/Select and Fubo. YouTube TV still does not provide access to stream Disney-owned networks such as ESPN and ABC as the contract dispute between the mass media conglomerate and Google, YouTube TV’s parent company, continues.

‘Despite our best efforts, we have not been able to reach a fair deal, and starting today, Disney programming will not be available on YouTube TV,’ YouTube TV wrote in a social media statement on Oct. 30.

YouTube TV subscribers will need to find another way to watch the Week 10 edition of the ManningCast.

How to watch ManningCast without YouTube TV

Below are several ways to stream the ManningCast – and ‘Monday Night Football’ in general – in Week 10 as ESPN’s dispute with YouTube TV continues.

Fubo

Fubo, which offers a free trial for new members, carries all Disney-owned sports networks – including ESPN and ABC – as well as other channels that carry NFL games: NFL Network, CBS and Fox.

Catch NFL action all season long with Fubo

Sling TV

NFL fans can watch ‘Monday Night Football’ on ESPN and the ManningCast on ESPN2 with the streaming service.

Watch ‘Monday Night Football’ with Sling TV

ESPN Unlimited

NFL fans can tune in to Week 10’s ‘ManningCast’ with an ESPN Unlimited subscription.

Watch all ESPN content with ESPN Unlimited

The NHL’s MVP race for the 2025-26 season is currently led by younger players, a shift from recent veteran winners.
Young stars like Macklin Celebrini, Connor Bedard, and Leo Carlsson are among the early top contenders for the Hart Trophy.
Nathan MacKinnon, the 2023-24 MVP, leads the league in points and is a top candidate again this season.

For years, the NHL’s Hart Trophy winners list has been a veteran affair.

Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck was 31 last season when he picked up a rare Vezina Trophy/MVP double. Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon was 28 in his 2023-24 Hart season. Edmonton’s Connor McDavid picked up his second and third trophies in 2021 and 2023 in his sixth and eighth seasons, respectively. Toronto’s Austin Matthews (2022), Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl (2020) and Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov (2019) were in their sixth seasons.

But this season’s MVP race could skew young, especially after the NHL scoring leaders on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 8, were the San Jose Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini, 19, and the Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard, 20.

Celebrini is in his second season in the league, and Bedard is in his third. Both were No. 1 overall picks. Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson, taken after Bedard in 2023, is also off to a strong start, and their teams are performing better than expected.

A lot can happen between now and the end of the season, especially whether their teams make the playoffs, but here are the very early MVP leaders for 2025-26 (statistics through Nov. 9).

5. Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights

He has slowed a little, but he’s the main reason the Golden Knights are among the top teams in the league. Coming off a career-best 94-point season, he was player of the month in October and has 22 points in 15 games. That includes 14 points in seven games during victories. That has helped the Golden Knights thrive despite injuries to forward Mark Stone, defenseman Noah Hanifin and goalie Adin Hill.

4. Macklin Celebrini, San Jose Sharks

3. Connor Bedard, Chicago Blackhawks

Bedard, considered a generational prospect, won rookie of the year in 2023 despite missing time with a broken jaw. He had a slow start in his second season, but this season’s production (25 points in 16 games) is what is expected of him. During his current eight-game point streak, he recorded his first career hat trick and had two four-point games. He has seven multipoint games and has factored in nearly 50% of the Blackhawks’ 53 goals. Chicago, which finished last in its division three seasons in a row, is currently third in the Central.

2. Leo Carlsson, Anaheim Ducks

Remember when GM Pat Verbeek bucked the mock drafts slightly by taking Carlsson No. 2 ahead of Adam Fantilli. That move is paying off this year. He had a mini-breakthrough last year with 20 goals (to Fantilli’s 31) but is tied for second in league scoring this season with 25 points. He’s riding a 10-game point streak and has three game-winning, two short-handed and seven power-play goals. The Ducks, who last made the playoffs in 2018, are leading the Pacific Division and have won seven in a row.

1. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche

The 2023-24 MVP and 2013 No. 1 overall pick leads the league with 29 points after a huge weekend with nine points in two games for the league’s top team. He has been consistent, held without a point only twice and riding a nine-game point streak. He leads the league with 14 goals and 71 shots.

Other players to watch

Colorado’s Cale Makar, Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby, Edmonton’s Connor McDavid, Montreal’s Cole Caufield, New Jersey’s Jack Hughes, Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele, and Detroit’s Dylan Larkin.

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Twice in NFL history had a game finished 44-22. Then it basically happened twice at the same time in the late afternoon window of Week 10 (the Detroit Lions thrashing the Washington Commanders and the Seattle Seahawks jolting the Arizona Cardinals). You can’t predict ball.

Before we get to the best and worst of Week 10, here are some must-reads from USA TODAY:

32 things we learned in NFL Week 10
Winners and losers: Bills faceplant in South Florida
The Sauce Gardner trade didn’t solve any of the Colts’ actual issues
Jarrett Bell’s midseason NFL awards

One quick point at the top: the MVP conversation is clarifying itself. Jonathan Taylor had another historic day, another three-piece in the end zone. He began Sunday’s festivities by saying ‘morgen’ and leading Indianapolis to a 31-25 overtime victory, walk-off touchdown included, in Berlin. Matthew Stafford continues to play some of the best ball of his career – which is saying something – and Sean McVay has the Rams offense looking unstoppable. Sam Darnold and Drake Maye – both winners Sunday, both the QBs of two-loss teams – have also separated themselves, although they’re not of the Stafford and Taylor top-tier status.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Three numbers that helped tell the tale that was Week 10:

73-27: The record of Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson through his first 100 career games, a 27-19 victory over the Minnesota Vikings moving him past Ken Stabler. Only QBs with more wins through their first hundred games: Patrick Mahomes (78), Tom Brady (76) and Roger Staubach (76). 

5-93-1: The stat line by Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba in a 44-22 over the Arizona Cardinals. He joins the Steelers’ Antonio Brown (2014) and Cowboys’ Michael Irvin as the only receivers in NFL history with at least 75 receiving yards in his first nine games of any season.  

11: The number of missed tackles forced by Miami Dolphins running back De’Von Achane – the most he’s ever had, according to Next Gen Stats. Maybe he’s just always outrunning people. He had 225 all-purpose yards as the Dolphins took out the Buffalo Bills, 30-13. Good for Mike McDaniel, rallying the team in the first game after the firing of GM Chris Grier. His team had lost seven in a row coming into this one against Buffalo, but it feels like the Dolphins always at least played the Bills tough. 

HOT READS

The best NFL reads from USA TODAY:

Are the meek inheriting the NFL? At least for Week 10.

Here’s a look at the playoff picture going into Monday night’s big game at Lambeau.

The tragic death of Marshawn Kneeland leaves waves of despair.

A-? D+? NFL midseason grades for every team.

Why Brian Daboll doesn’t deserve to coach Jaxson Dart.

A former Cowboys star scored not one, but two touchdowns for his new team. He plays defense.

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown did Donald Trump’s dance as a touchdown celebration with the president in attendance. A Commanders defender was ejected in the 44-22 loss.

RIP to former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who died Sunday at the age of 84.

Tagliabue’s legacy included a passionate embrace of diversity

INJURY ICYMI

We’ll focus on one injury here. Brian Daboll has been coaching for his job in 2025 the minute last season ended. That means running his rookie quarterback – whom Daboll adores! – until he takes a massive hit, fumbles and leaves with a concussion? It’s a masters-level display of malpractice.

ONE THING THAT BLEW MY MIND

Matthew Stafford became the first player in NFL history to throw four touchdowns and zero interceptions in three straight games. The Rams should be undefeated and have one of the best matchups in the Week 11 slate against the Seahawks (also 7-2) with first place in the NFC West on the line. Stafford was the winner of a USA TODAY NFL experts’ poll on the MVP race, as he should have been, and the 37-year-old is by far the frontrunner through 10 weeks.

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!

The leader of the free world took eight minutes and 30 seconds to be a part of the FOX broadcast during the Commanders-Lions game as Trump became the first sitting president to attend a regular-season NFL game since Jimmy Carter in 1978. Jonathan Vilma, the color commentator, tried on two separate occasions to make a “six seven joke.” The only joke was Vilma. (The entire Trump appearance felt forced and, above all else, unnecessary. I did laugh heartily when he tried his hand at play-by-play and basically described a 4-yard run in the red zone with “woOooOw.”) 

RUN IT BACK

The Jacksonville Jaguars played a marathon-esque game against the Las Vegas Raiders last week and were back on the road this week against the Houston Texans. They were going to break eventually. Houston scored 26 points in the fourth quarter to pull out a miraculous 36-29 victory; Will Anderson Jr. forced a fumble on the final play that was returned for a touchdown by Sheldon Rankins. It would have been a Texans’ win without the score, but we should never take a big-fella TD for granted. Danielle Hunter is one of the league’s most underrated players and that defense is the definition of nasty. 

FANTASY PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Jonathan Taylor walked away with 49.6 points (according to ESPN’s full-point PPR records) to finish atop the fantasy podium. It’s the second time in three weeks he’s been the No. 1 fantasy player. 

De’Von Achane (40.5) was this week’s runner-up with two touchdowns and 174 rushing yards to go with 6 catches for 51 receiving yards.

MNF BETTING PREVIEW (AND A LOCK ): Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers

The spread has stayed below a field goal and moved in favor of the Eagles, but the Packers are still favored by one point with a total of 45.5 (as of Sunday night). This feels like a make-or-break spot for Green Bay. If they win, they cement themselves as contenders with the stigma of playing down to worse opponents. If they lose, well, maybe it’s a third straight No. 7 seed.

The pick: Packers -1 (all odds courtesy of BetMGM)

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Messi also expressed his desire to again play a match in the venue where he shined for most of his storied career.

“Last night, I returned to a place that I miss with my soul,” Messi said in an Instagram post on Monday, Nov. 10.

“It’s a place where I was immensely happy, where you made me feel like the happiest person in the world a thousand times over. I hope that one day I can return, and not just to say goodbye as a player, as I never got to do…”

Messi shared several photos of himself inside and outside the stadium for the rare visit, just days after helping Inter Miami advance in the MLS Cup playoffs.

Messi arrived in Spain where he will train with the Argentine national team during this week’s FIFA international window. Argentina will visit Angola for a friendly in the African country on Friday, Nov. 14.

Inter Miami’s next match is on the road against FC Cincinnati in the MLS Cup conference semifinals on Nov. 23.

Messi, 38, never got the opportunity to have a proper farewell match when he abruptly left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta hinted at the idea of a Messi tribute match in the venue, expected to re-open later this year after ongoing renovations since 2023.

“It would be a great way to open the stadium [when it’s completely finished], with 105,000 packed in and paying tribute to Leo,” Laporta said as the stadium re-opened for a testing event on Nov. 7.

Messi is Barcelona’s all-time leader with 672 goals in 778 appearances, winning 10 La Liga titles and four Champions League crows with the club from 2004-21.

Messi, likely to be named back-to-back MLS MVP, recently signed a contract extension with Inter Miami through the end of the 2028 MLS season.

The road to CPKC Stadium and Kansas City is officially underway, as the unveiling of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament bracket took place on Monday, Nov. 10.

About half of the 64-team field for the 2025 Women’s Cup had already been filled through automatic qualifiers from conference tournaments prior to the bracket’s full unveiling.

The ACC came away as the early winner from ‘Selection Monday,’ as the conference had three of its programs tabbed with No. 1 seeds in Stanford, Notre Dame and Virginia. The other No. 1 seed was Vanderbilt, which defeated LSU in penalty kicks on Sunday, Nov. 9 to win its first SEC championship since 2020 and fifth SEC title in program history.

Action for the 2025 Women’s Cup gets underway on Friday, Nov. 14 on the campus of higher-ranked seeds. The Women’s Cup of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament will take place at CPKC Stadium on Friday, Dec. 5 with the national semifinals and Monday, Dec. 8 with the national championship game.

USA TODAY Sports is bringing live updates of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament bracket reveal, including seedings, subs, first-round matchups and more:

NCAA women’s soccer bracket live updates

This section was updated with new information.

NCAA women’s soccer bracket schedule

Here’s a full breakdown of the schedule for the Women’s Cup, including first-round matchups:

Notre Dame Region

UIC (8-7-6) at No. 1 Notre Dame (14-1-3)
Ohio State (8-4-6) at No. 8 Georgia (10-4-6)
Texas State (10-3-7) at No. 5 Baylor (12-4-4)
Western Michigan (16-3-1) at No. 4 Wisconsin (13-5-2)
Samford (13-2-5) at No. 3 Florida State (10-2-4)
Lipscomb (14-5-2) at No. 6 Mississippi State (12-6-1)
Wagner (12-2-6) at No. 7 West Virginia (13-3-3)
Sacred Heart (11-8-2) at No. 2 Georgetown (15-3-2)

Vanderbilt Region

Grambling (11-6-5) at No. 2 TCU (15-2-2)
Illinois (13-5-2) at No. 7 Memphis (16-0-3)
Texas-San Antonio (10-5-6) at No. 6 Texas Tech (13-2-4)
North Carolina (12-6-0) at No. 3 Tennessee (12-3-3)
Houston Christian (12-8-2) at No. 4 LSU (13-5-4)
South Dakota State (13-2-6) at No. 5 Iowa (11-4-4)
Liberty (14-3-4) at No. 8 Clemson (7-5-6)
Tennessee Tech (7-6-8) at No. 1 Vanderbilt (15-3-2)

Stanford Region

Cal Poly (10-2-9) at No. 1 Stanford (16-1-2)
Northwestern (9-4-7) at No. 8 Alabama (11-8-1)
Utah State (10-6-6) at No. 5 BYU (11-6-4)
Pepperdine (11-6-2) at No. 4 UCLA (11-5-3)
Utah Valley (14-4-3) at No. 3 Colorado (15-3-3)
Dayton (15-3-3) at No. 6 Xavier (15-3-2)
South Carolina (10-4-5) at No. 7 Wake Forest (10-4-4)
Milwaukee (13-4-3) at No. 2 Michigan State (12-3-6)

Virginia Region

Elon (11-2-7) at No. 2 Duke (13-4-1)
Maine at No. 7 UCF (11-3-5)
Kentucky (12-4-4) at No. 6 Louisville (13-4-2)
California Baptist (10-8-4) at No. 3 Kansas (14-5-3)
Montana at No. 4 Washington (13-2-6)
Dartmouth (11-3-4) at No. 5 Arkansas (9-4-4)
Army (14-5-2) at No. 8 Penn State (9-7-3)
High Point (5-9-5) at No. 1 Virginia (12-3-4)

NCAA women’s soccer bracket

Virginia earns final No. 1 seed

The final No. 1 seed of the NCAA women’s soccer tournament bracket goes to Virginia, the third team from the ACC to earn the feat. The Cavaliers will take on Big South champion High Point in Charlottesville, Virginia for their opening match of the NCAA tournament.

Stanford earns No. 1 seed

Fresh off its first ACC championship title since moving over from the Pac-12, Stanford is the third No. 1 seed to be named to the NCAA women’s soccer tournament bracket. The Cardinal will open up postseason play against Cal Poly.

Vanderbilt earns No. 1 seed

Following its SEC championship win over LSU, which went to penalty kicks, Vanderbilt was named as the second No. 1 seed to the NCAA women’s soccer tournament bracket.

Notre Dame earns No. 1 seed

Despite losing the ACC championship game to top-ranked Stanford, Notre Dame (14-1-3) is the first No. 1 seed announced to the NCAA women’s soccer tournament bracket. The Fighting Irish will face UIC (8-7-6) in the first round in South Bend, Indiana.

How to watch NCAA women’s soccer bracket reveal

Streaming: NCAA.com

The NCAA women’s soccer tournament selection show will be streamed exclusively on the NCAA’s website. Click here to watch it.

What time is NCAA women’s soccer tournament selection show today?

Date: Monday, Nov. 10
Time: 4 p.m. ET

The NCAA women’s soccer tournament selection show is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 10.

NCAA women’s soccer tournament automatic qualifiers

Here’s a list of teams that have already been selected to the NCAA women’s soccer tournament bracket through automatic qualifiers by winning their respective conference tournaments:

American: UTSA
America East: Maine
ACC: Stanford
Atlantic 10: Dayton
ASUN: Lipscomb
Big East: Xavier
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: High Point
Big Ten: Washington
Big 12: BYU
Big West: Cal Poly
CAA: Elon
Conference USA: Liberty
Horizon League: Milwaukee
Ivy League: Dartmouth
MAAC: Sacred Heart
MAC: Western Michigan
Missouri Valley: UIC
Mountain West: Utah State
NEC: Wagner
Ohio Valley: Tennessee Tech
Patriot League: Army
SEC: Vanderbilt
SoCon: Samford
Southland: Houston Christian
SWAC: Grambling State
Summit League: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Texas State
WAC: California Baptist
WCC: Pepperdine

When does NCAA women’s soccer tournament begin?

Start date: Friday, Nov. 14

The first set of matches of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament are set to take place on Friday, Nov. 14. The entirety of the first round will be concluded by Sunday, Nov. 16.

When is the Women’s Cup in 2025?

Women’s Cup dates: Friday, Dec. 5 and Monday, Dec. 8

The Women’s Cup of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament will take place on Friday, Dec. 5 with the national semifinals and Monday, Dec. 8 with the national championship game.

Where is the Women’s Cup in 2025?

The Women’s Cup of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament will take place at CPKC Stadium, the home of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Kansas City, in Kansas City, Missouri. It is the time that the Women’s Cup will be held at CPKC Stadium, ending a three-year period of it taking place in Cary, North Carolina.

2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament schedule

Here is the full schedule for the 2025 Women’s Soccer Tournament:

First round: Friday, Nov. 14-Sunday, Nov. 16
Second round: Thursday, Nov. 20
Third-round: Sunday, Nov. 23
Quarterfinals: Friday, Nov. 28-Saturday, Nov. 29
Women’s College Cup 

Semifinals: Friday, Dec. 5 
Finals: Monday, Dec. 8

NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament winners

North Carolina is the defending national champion of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament, as the Tar Heels defeated Wake Forest 1-0 last season in the national championship game. Here’s a look at the 10 most recent national champions:

Here’s a look at the 10 most recent national champions:

2024: North Carolina
2023: Florida State
2022: UCLA
2021: Florida State
2020: Santa Clara
2019: Stanford
2018: Florida State
2017: Stanford
2016: Southern California
2015: Penn State
2014: Florida State

For a full list of champions, click here.

A week after a big win over the Kansas City Chiefs, the Buffalo Bills stumbled against the Miami Dolphins in South Florida.
Aaron Rodgers had one of the worst games of his future Hall of Fame career in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
Rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson had a breakout game in the New England Patriots’ win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

With the league’s trade deadline having passed last Tuesday following a flurry of moves, the final window for franchises to transform their outlooks with a major acquisition is now closed. From here on out, all answers and adjustments must come from within. And with just two months left in the regular season, several organizations are already having to confront their problems and limitations, starting with a slate of Sunday action that hardly qualified as scintillating but still proved plenty meaningful.

Here are the biggest winners and losers from Week 10 in the NFL:

NFL Week 10 winners

TreVeyon Henderson

A week ago, the New England Patriots’ second-round rookie running back was stuck splitting work with Terrell Jennings, a 2024 undrafted free agent who stepped in for injured starter Rhamondre Stevenson. But when Jennings exited Sunday with a knee injury, Henderson capitalized with a breakout performance that ignited a 28-23 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With 55- and 69-yard scoring sprints in the second half, the Ohio State product exhibited the game-breaking ability that many expected him to tap into earlier in his debut campaign. Henderson didn’t manage much more beyond that, totaling 147 yards on 14 carries for the day. But the explosiveness brought to the table by the ball carrier and fellow Day 2 rookie Kyle Williams – who took a Drake Maye pass 72 yards for a touchdown – proved to be the difference for New England. The Patriots almost surely will continue to employ a time share in the backfield, but with Henderson seemingly checking with the coaching staff for the all-clear to score rather than kneel on his second score, it seems clear that the back is earning more and more trust from the team’s top decision-makers.

Baltimore Ravens

Did you buy the dip in stock for the preseason darling? If you want to get back in on Baltimore, there’s probably limited time to do so before others crowd you out. After conquering the Minnesota Vikings, 27-19, the Ravens are on a three-game win streak, and their next three tilts come against teams that are a combined 7-20 so far this season. John Harbaugh’s crew has not only gotten healthy but also cleaned up its act, committing just five penalties on a day when the Vikings were responsible for eight false starts alone. The once-maligned defense didn’t yield anything easy to J.J. McCarthy and Co. and also forced two turnovers, with a third coming on special teams. If Lamar Jackson stays healthy and conjures his usual magic, this is a proven formula that’s viable in December and January.

Houston Texans’ playmakers

It still seems like the two-time defending AFC South champions are a long shot to make a playoff push, let alone repeat for the division crown. But in a 36-29 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Texans at least kept themselves from falling too far back in the postseason chase while highlighting their promise. Despite being without offensive engine C.J. Stroud, who was out with a concussion, Houston outscored Jacksonville 26-0 in the fourth quarter behind fill-in quarterback Davis Mills. Helping power that rally was standout target Nico Collins, who posted a season-high 136 receiving yards – nearly half of his team’s output – while also hauling in a two-point conversion. But the game also flipped in no small part due to edge rushers Danielle Hunter, who recorded 3 ½ sacks, and Will Anderson Jr., who built on a campaign worthy of Defensive Player of the Year consideration by recording the game-sealing strip-sack on the final play. For as encouraging as this game was, though, it also stood out as a reminder of why the Texans’ 4-5 mark is so disappointing.

DeMarcus Lawrence

It wasn’t the most laborious day for Lawrence or any of the other Seattle Seahawks defenders in a 44-22 rout of the Arizona Cardinals. But when linebacker Tyrice Knight twice strip-sacked Jacoby Brissett, the edge rusher cleaned things up both times by running the ball back for a score. With that, the four-time Pro Bowl selection tallied as many touchdowns in a single game as he did during his seven-year career with the Dallas Cowboys.

Jonathan Taylor

For all his accomplishments, Taylor will be hard-pressed to transcend legitimate questions of positional value in a fluid MVP race still dominated by quarterbacks. Yet the Indianapolis Colts running back made a strong case Sunday that he’s more than merely a product of his environment, racking up career and franchise bests with 286 scrimmage yards. On his go-ahead score in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Falcons in Berlin, Taylor stayed patient with a muddled mess in front of him before bouncing it outside for an 83-yard touchdown. That pushed him past Hall of Famer Edgerrin James for the most rushing touchdowns in Colts history (65), a mark he’d extend in overtime with an 8-yard, game-clinching romp. Now, Taylor gets a week to rest up as he returns stateside before a big showdown against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Matthew Stafford’s MVP momentum

The Los Angeles Rams quarterback crossed the midseason point as the top choice for NFL MVP in USA TODAY Sports’ informal poll on the award. If he keeps stacking days like this, the 37-year-old former No. 1 overall pick could be exceedingly difficult to catch. Stafford tossed four more touchdowns in a 42-26 win over the injury-ravaged San Francisco 49ers. In doing so, he became the first quarterback in NFL history to have three consecutive games with at least four scoring strikes without tossing any interceptions. The Rams have continued to evolve their offense plenty, with the pivot to three-TE looks paying massive dividends. But it’s Stafford’s slinging that could have Los Angeles in prime position for the NFC’s No. 1 seed.

New York Jets’ leftovers

After Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams got raptured to better settings via trade, you could forgive any Jets players who felt left behind as they faced the prospect of finishing out a lost season. Yet Aaron Glenn’s charges didn’t merely go through the motions coming out of the bye, finding a way to put together a 27-20 win over the similarly hapless Cleveland Browns. This one hinged largely on special teams, as New York became the first team in eight years to notch a kickoff return touchdown (Kene Nwangwu’s 99-yard runback) and punt return touchdown in the same game. That helped Gang Green compensate for an offense that generated just 17 yards in the first half. Running back Breece Hall, who stayed in place at the deadline despite catching the Chiefs’ eye and voicing his own disappointment in New York’s moves, once again propelled an otherwise rudderless operation, taking a screen for a 42-yard touchdown while adding 83 yards on 21 carries. On defense, Will McDonald IV wreaked havoc with four sacks. The outcome dinged the draft outlook for a franchise that’s gone all in on its early picks in the next two years, but it was nevertheless a nice outing for the organization on the day many within it honored the late Nick Mangold.

NFL Week 10 losers

Buffalo Bills

After knocking off the Chiefs last week, Sunday should have amounted to a cooldown exercise for a Bills team that had a seven-game win streak against the Dolphins. Instead, a stunning 30-13 loss reheated many of the same problems that have held Buffalo back this year. Between the passing game being inert for three quarters and the report earlier in the day that the Bills sought to acquire Jaylen Waddle at the trade deadline, it sure seems that Brandon Beane’s offseason pushback against questions of the team’s receiver setup was a case of ‘the GM doth protest too much.’ The more glaring concern, however, rests with the inability to stop the run. An already vulnerable defense was gashed for 197 yards on the ground, 174 of them coming from speedster De’Von Achane. Now in a 1 ½-game hole for the AFC East lead, Buffalo faces a difficult road of claiming the No. 1 seed that a week ago looked within reach amid the Chiefs’ missteps.

Carolina Panthers

A home date against the one-win New Orleans Saints should have been a launching pad for a Panthers team coming off a surprising upset of the NFC North-leading Green Bay Packers. But Carolina’s 17-7 faceplant revealed this is a team that still doesn’t appear to be a serious threat to end its seven-year playoff drought. In just his second start, Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough confidently dissected the Panthers defense, completing 19 of 27 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns, both coming on long strikes. With New Orleans gearing up to stop the Rico Dowdle-led run game, Bryce Young was unable to deliver in the offense’s moment of need, throwing for just 124 yards on the day. The Panthers are just one game back of the Buccaneers in the win column and will face Tampa Bay twice in the final three weeks, but the gap between the two still appears considerable.

Pittsburgh Steelers offense

When Aaron Rodgers stumbles to one of the worst outings of his historic career, it’s natural to write off the performance in a 25-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers as an outlier. But even if the Steelers don’t flatline like this in the future, this attack might not bounce back to full health on its own right away. Rodgers looked unsettled all night, unable to find solutions downfield to the problems that the Bolts’ coverages and pass rush presented. His only break on the night came with a garbage-time touchdown to Roman Wilson, which broke an 0-9 mark on third down. But the problems extended well beyond him, as Pittsburgh as a whole struggled to adapt and get anything going. The lack of creativity was evident on a night when a critical fourth down for the Steelers resulted in an ill-advised fade to DK Metcalf that fell incomplete. Next week’s matchup home tilt against the Cincinnati Bengals’ historically inept defense provides an opportunity to straighten things out, but an otherwise unforgiving schedule down the stretch could spell serious trouble for Pittsburgh if the offense can’t get right.

Brian Daboll

The New York Giants coach has something that his hot-seat peers don’t: a highly promising rookie quarterback whose development has become the organization’s top priority for 2025. But Jaxson Dart’s presence only matters when he’s, you know … actually on the field. That’s been a problem for Daboll and a regime that shunted him aside through the offseason and the first three games before handing him the reins to the offense. In Sunday’s 24-20 loss to the Chicago Bears, Dart exited in the second half with a concussion, and the Giants again faded late. The defeat dropped them to 0-4 in road games in which they held at least a 10-point lead. Dart, meanwhile, has been evaluated for a concussion in three separate regular-season contests as well as another preseason one. A playing style that borders on reckless is certainly a contributing factor, but Daboll and the Giants aren’t doing him – or themselves – any long-term favors with the designed runs that do little to bring the passer along. A reset looks increasingly likely with every week, but subjecting the signal-caller to even more hits risks pushing this season into full-blown catastrophe territory.

John Morton

How does the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator end up in the losing category after a 44-22 win over the Washington Commanders? Simple: Coach Dan Campbell took over play-calling duties from Morton for the contest, and the offense responded with season highs of 546 total yards and 226 rushing yards. Less than two weeks after Morton acknowledged he had ‘failed’ Jameson Williams by not involving him more in the game plan, the speedy receiver notched 119 receiving yards and a touchdown with Campbell taking over. Maybe much of this merely reflects an overwhelmed Commanders defense, but Campbell said in the postgame he wanted to ‘try something a little different.’ The coach has been down this route before, stripping play-calling duties from Anthony Lynn midway through his inaugural season in Detroit prior to parting ways with the coordinator.