Max Verstappen takes brilliant win at Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix

Max Verstappen takes brilliant win at Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix

Max Verstappensecured a brilliant victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday, taking the lead in stunning fashion by overtakingOscar Piastrion the first turn before holding it to the line even as a safety car changed the complexion of the race late on. McLaren's Piastri began in pole position and initially held off Verstappen before the Dutchman displayed all the brilliance, cunning and bravery that has propelled him to four world championships, holding off the brakes as long as possible and sliding around the outside on the first turn. In the end, Piastri was forced to relinquish second place too as his teammate Lando Norris swept past him on newer, faster tires once all the cars had bunched up at the end of the race behind the safety car. Norris couldn't catch Verstappen, however, leaving McLaren to settle for second and third place behind its world title rival. This is a developing story and will be updated. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com

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May 18, 2025

Max Verstappen takes brilliant win at Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix

Max Verstappen takes brilliant win at Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix Max Verstappensecured a brilliant victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix o...

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When are the NFL playoffs? What to know about NFL's 2025-26 postseason

When are the NFL playoffs? What to know about NFL's 2025-26 postseason

When do the NFL playoffs start this season? Though the 2025 NFLregularseason doesn't start for a few more months, the league's recent schedule release has kept football at the top of mind in late spring. As fans parse through their teams' 18-week schedules, selling themselves on optimism and hope for a strong record (and perhaps Super Bowl contention) in 2025, they turn their attention ahead to the playoffs. Barring any drastic changes due to unforeseen circumstances, the NFL postseason will again begin the weekend after the conclusion of the regular season. Following a Week 18 slate loaded with divisional rivalry games, brackets will lock into place as teams solidify their playoff berths and seedings. 2025 NFL SCHEDULE RELEASE:49ers, Patriots among teams with easiest strength of schedule in 2025 Of the 14 teams that make the playoffs, 12 of them – all but each conference's No. 1 seed – will start their postseason run in the wild-card round the weekend after Week 18 concludes. There's still plenty of time before the regular season begins – let alone the playoffs – but here's what to know about the NFL postseason schedule: Dates:Jan. 10-12, 2026 This year's playoffs will start with a three-day slate of wild-card round games the weekend after Week 18. Two games will occur Saturday, Jan. 10; two more games follow on Sunday, Jan. 11, and the wild-card round will conclude with a single game on Monday, Jan. 12. 2025 NFL SCHEDULE RELEASE:Bills-Ravens rematch tops 8 best primetime games All dates are in 2026. Wild-card round:Jan. 10-12 Divisional round:Jan. 17-18 Conference championships:Jan. 25 Super Bowl 60:Feb. 8 As always, the first three weeks of playoff matchups will get underway in back-to-back-to-back weeks after the regular season ends. Conference champions will enjoy a two-week break before facing off in the Super Bowl. SUPER BOWL ODDS:Who is the favorite to win Super Bowl 60 after 2025 NFL schedule release? Date: Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 Time: 6:30 p.m. ET Since the league added a week to the regular season schedule in 2021, the Super Bowl has always taken place on the second Sunday in February. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:When do the NFL playoffs start? Dates for wild-card round revealed

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May 18, 2025

When are the NFL playoffs? What to know about NFL's 2025-26 postseason

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Inter Miami vs. Orlando City: How to watch Messi play on MLS Sunday Night Soccer

Inter Miami vs. Orlando City: How to watch Messi play on MLS Sunday Night Soccer

USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —Lionel MessiandInter Miamireturn to action against in-state rivalOrlando CitySunday night. Messi is healthy and expected to play, but the official word of his availability will come when Inter Miami announces its starting lineup about an hour before the match begins. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET in Chase Stadium, and will begin a Sunday Night Soccer doubleheader to cap MLS Rivalry Week –Los Angeles FCandL.A. Galaxywill play in the second match at 9 p.m. ET. Inter Miami has won just one match in its last six contests across all competitions, so expect Messi and his former FC Barcelona teammates to lead the way for a much-needed victory. Inter Miami enters the match ranked fifth in the MLS Eastern Conference with 22 points behindPhiladelphia Union(29 points),FC Cincinnati(29 points),Columbus Crew(27 points) andNashville(24 points). Orlando City is ranked seventh behindNew York City FC, although both clubs have 21 points. Inter Miami has four MLS regular-season matches remaining, while Messi is expected to join Argentina for two World Cup qualifying matches in early June, before the Club World Cup begins on June 14. The match is available on the Apple TV+ channel, andMLS Season Pass via Apple TV. The match begins at 7 p.m. ET (8 p.m. in Argentina). Messi's status will be confirmed when Inter Miami announces its starting lineup an hour before the match begins. Suarez is also expected to play after missing the last two Inter Miami matches due to personal reasons. Inter Miami 2, Orlando City 1:Messi scores a goal and has an assist in a 2-1 victory for Inter Miami against Orlando City. —Safid Deen, Lionel Messi reporter. Inter Miami enters the match as the favorite (-130), while a draw (+290) has slightly lower odds than a win by Orlando City (+300),according to BETMGM. Messi has been called up by the defending World Cup champions for qualifying matches for the 2026 tournament. Argentina will visit Chile on June 5, and host Colombia on June 10. May 24:Philadelphia Union vs. Inter Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET May 28:Inter Miami vs. CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m. ET May 31:Inter Miami vs. Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m. ET June 14:Inter Miami vs. Al Alhy, 8 p.m. ET (Hard Rock Stadium in Miami) June 19:Inter Miami vs FC Porto, 3 p.m. ET (Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta) June 23:Inter Miami vs. Palmerias, 9 p.m. ET (Hard Rock Stadium in Miami) This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Inter Miami vs. Orlando City: Is Messi playing? Time, TV, stream

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May 18, 2025

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Forest wins to keep alive Champions League hopes on landmark day for Everton and Vardy

Forest wins to keep alive Champions League hopes on landmark day for Everton and Vardy

Nottingham Forest kept alive its Champions League qualification chances by beating West Ham 2-1 in the Premier League on a day Everton bade anemotional farewell to Goodison ParkandJamie Vardy scoreda landmark goal on his last appearance for Leicester. Seventh-placed Forest moved level on points Sunday with Manchester City in sixth and will likely need to beat Chelsea — in fourth place and also battling to get into the Champions League — in the final round of matches next weekend to secure a top-five finish. That would be a remarkable achievement for Forest, which narrowly avoided relegation last season. Morgan Gibbs-White and Nikola Milenkovic were the scorers for Forest at the Olympic Stadium, before West Ham mounted a late comeback and saw in-form forward Jarrod Bowen reduce the deficit. Everton said goodbye to Goodison, its home of 133 years, with a 2-0 victory over Southampton thanks to two goals by Iliman Ndiaye. Fans wept and former stars, like Wayne Rooney, took part in an "End of an Era" post-match party inside one of English soccer's classic stadiums that will continue to be in operation. It will be the new home of Everton's women's team from next season, while the men's team is headed to a nearby 53,000-seat stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. It was a special day, too, for Vardy, who was playing his 500th and last match for Leicester exactly 13 years to the day he joined from non-league Fleetwood Town. He marked the occasion by scoring against Ipswich for his 200th goal for the club he famously helped to win the Premier League against the odds in 2016. Leicester was leading 1-0 at halftime. Second-place Arsenal was hosting third-place Newcastle later. ___ Steve Douglas is athttps://twitter.com/sdouglas80 ___ AP soccer:https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

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May 18, 2025

Forest wins to keep alive Champions League hopes on landmark day for Everton and Vardy

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Report: Nuggets' Aaron Gordon won't play in Sunday's Game 7 vs. Thunder

Report: Nuggets' Aaron Gordon won't play in Sunday's Game 7 vs. Thunder

TheDenver Nuggetswill not have forwardAaron Gordonwhen they take on theOklahoma City Thunderin Sunday's Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Gordon sustained the injury chasing a loose ball late inthe Nuggets' 119-107 Game 6 victoryagainst the Thunder. ESPN reported Sunday morning thatGordon has a Grade 2 hamstring strainand will need several weeks to recover. It's a huge loss for the Nuggets. Gordon was tabbed as "the soul of this team" by players such asNikola Jokićand has played a crucial role in Denver's success throughout the postseason. He hit a 3-pointer in the final seconds ofGame 1that put the Nuggets ahead and proved to be the difference in a121-119 victoryagainst the Thunder. Gordon is averaging 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds (3.5 offensive boards per game) and 2.9 assists and shooting 48.5% from the field, 38.2% on 3-pointers and 85.1% on free throws in the playoffs. TheOklahoma City Thunderwill play theDenver Nuggetson Sunday, May 18, at 3:30 p.m. ET. The game will be played at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City and air on ABC and ESPN+. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Aaron Gordon injury to keep him out for Game 7 vs Thunder: Report

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May 18, 2025

Report: Nuggets' Aaron Gordon won't play in Sunday's Game 7 vs. Thunder

Report: Nuggets' Aaron Gordon won't play in Sunday's Game 7 vs. Thunder TheDenver Nuggetswill not have forwardAaron Gordonwhen t...

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