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  March 3, 2023

  , AMERICAN LEAGUE HOME RUN KINGAaron Judge Jordan McLaughlin Jersey made us wait and wait and wait... until he didn't. After a five-game home run drought, against the on Jess Tinoco's third pitch of the game for . With the solo shot, Judge pa sedRoger Maris' mark from 1961 for most by an American League player all-time.Judge's 62 home runs also now stand alone as seventh-most in history. :1. Barry Bonds, 73, 20012. Mark McGwire, 70, 19983. Sammy Sosa, 66, 19984. Mark McGwire, 65, 19995. Sammy Sosa, 64, 20016. Sammy Sosa, 63, 19997. Aaron Judge, 62, 2022More than that, though, it solidifies what we should have already known: , writes MLB expert Mike Axisa.Axisa:As for everything else surrounding the historic night...As one would expect, Yankees announcer John Sterling .Here's the. -- fromDerek JetertoPatrick Mahomes-- congratulated Judge, as did President Joe Biden.Honorable mentionsThe . but the fell just short of a combined no-hitter.Kenny Pickett is officially the Steelers' . Here's .Jizzle James, son of Hall of Famer Edgerrin James, is headed to Cincinnati... .Francisco lvarez .Not so honorable mentionsWe have scandals in three -- count 'em, three! -- sports that you may not watch all that often:,and.With Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor hurt, the . the ' Wild Card series.After an impre sive comeback victory over the Jaguars, the Eagles remained atop our . The Eagles are 4-0 for the first time since 2004, and while it's no surprise that the only undefeated team is No. 1 in the Power Rankings, it is surprising that theNFC East is the only division in the NFL with three teams above .500. The Eagles couldn't climb any higher in Pete's rankings, but the 3-1 Cowboys and the 3-1 Giantscould -- and did.Prisco: "As a Virginia native who grew up rooting for D.C. sports, I feel no need to discu s the other team in the division. Anyway Isaiah Rider Jr. Jersey , here's the top five:1. Eagles (prev: 1)2. Bills (prev: 3)3. Chiefs (prev: 5)4. Packers (prev: 4)5. Dolphins (prev: 2)The 49ers were another big riser, going from 15th to ninth, and our NFL reporter Jeff Kerr has a strong endorsement for one of their stars in his column. Kerr: Today is the final day of the MLB regular season, and , today is also the last chance for players to state their cases for awards. Even though the announcements won't come until after the World Series, MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year are based on regular-season performance only.So, our MLB expert panel has, and there are plenty of close races. , though, is AL MVP, Mike writes.Axisa: Judge got five of six first-place votes from our voters.As for the NL MVP, it was more of a mixed bag.You Ashton Hagans Jersey can check out how everyone voted for that award -- and all the others -- . UEFA Champions League action resumed Tuesday with eight matches, and while Napoli over Ajax may have been the most eye-opening result, it certainly wasn't the most talked-about. That honor belongs to Inter Milan's over Barcelona.Inter, whose manager, Simone Inzaghi, after the club's poor start, went ahead on a magnificent strike from Hakan Calhanoglu late in the first half. Later on, they got a bit of luck as what seemed to be a clear handball byDenzel Dumfries was deemed not to be one, and Barcelona shockingly didn't get the penalty kick they deserved.It was, at long last, , writes soccer expert Francesco Porzio. Porzio: As for the rest of the action:Liverpool 2, Rangers 0 (Group A)Club Brugge 2, Atletico Madrid 0 (Group B)FC Porto 2, Bayer Leverkusen 0 (Group B)Bayern Munich 5, Viktoria Plzen 0 (Group C)Olympique de Marseille 4, Sporting CP 1 (Group D)Eintracht Frankfurt 0 Kelan Martin Jersey , Tottenham Hotspur 0 (Group D)We have eight more matches today, .RB Leipzig vs. Celtic, 12:45 p.mRed Bull Salzburg vs. Dinamo Zagreb, 12:45 p.m.Benfica vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. Chelsea vs. AC Milan, 3 p.m. Juventus vs. Maccabi Haifa, 3 p.m. Manchester City vs. FC Copenhagen, 3 p.m.Real Madrid vs. Shakhtar Donetsk, 3 p.m.With preseason action in full swing, we're spending much of our time focusing on potential title contenders, but there's another very interesting race that will unfold this season: the race to the bottom. Why? Because whoever has the No. 1 overall pick next year will have the chance to draft Victor Wembanyama, a 7'4," 18-year-old who has superstar written all over his James Johnson Jersey lanky frame.Wembanyama's Metropolitans 92 team from France faced off against G League Ignite and Scoot Henderson-- maybe the only player who could po sibly challenge Wembanyama's status as the expected top pick -- last night, and they did not disappoint.Wembanyama finished with 37 points (including seven 3-pointers), five blocks and four rebounds.Henderson finished with 28 points, nine a sists and five rebounds.G League Ignite won, 122-115.Wembanyama's ridiculous skillset on both ends was on full display -- especially in the second half -- and if anything, he proved once again why he's considered a once-in-a-generation prospect, . Boone: "What we're watching Wednesday UEFA Champions League, 12:45 p.m. and 3 p.m. on SMU at UCF, 7 p.m. on ESPN2

  , AMERICAN LEAGUE HOME RUN KINGAaron Judge Jordan McLaughlin Jersey made us wait and wait and wait... until he didn't. After a five-game home run drought, against the on Jess Tinoco's third pitch of the game for . With the solo shot, Judge pa sedRoger Maris' mark from 1961 for most by an American League player all-time.Judge's 62 home runs also now stand alone as seventh-most in history. :1. Barry Bonds, 73, 20012. Mark McGwire, 70, 19983. Sammy Sosa, 66, 19984. Mark McGwire, 65, 19995. Sammy Sosa, 64, 20016. Sammy Sosa, 63, 19997. Aaron Judge, 62, 2022More than that, though, it solidifies what we should have already known: , writes MLB expert Mike Axisa.Axisa:As for everything else surrounding the historic night...As one would expect, Yankees announcer John Sterling .Here's the. -- fromDerek JetertoPatrick Mahomes-- congratulated Judge, as did President Joe Biden.Honorable mentionsThe . but the fell just short of a combined no-hitter.Kenny Pickett is officially the Steelers' . Here's .Jizzle James, son of Hall of Famer Edgerrin James, is headed to Cincinnati... .Francisco lvarez .Not so honorable mentionsWe have scandals in three -- count 'em, three! -- sports that you may not watch all that often:,and.With Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor hurt, the . the ' Wild Card series.After an impre sive comeback victory over the Jaguars, the Eagles remained atop our . The Eagles are 4-0 for the first time since 2004, and while it's no surprise that the only undefeated team is No. 1 in the Power Rankings, it is surprising that theNFC East is the only division in the NFL with three teams above .500. The Eagles couldn't climb any higher in Pete's rankings, but the 3-1 Cowboys and the 3-1 Giantscould -- and did.Prisco: "As a Virginia native who grew up rooting for D.C. sports, I feel no need to discu s the other team in the division. Anyway Isaiah Rider Jr. Jersey , here's the top five:1. Eagles (prev: 1)2. Bills (prev: 3)3. Chiefs (prev: 5)4. Packers (prev: 4)5. Dolphins (prev: 2)The 49ers were another big riser, going from 15th to ninth, and our NFL reporter Jeff Kerr has a strong endorsement for one of their stars in his column. Kerr: Today is the final day of the MLB regular season, and , today is also the last chance for players to state their cases for awards. Even though the announcements won't come until after the World Series, MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year are based on regular-season performance only.So, our MLB expert panel has, and there are plenty of close races. , though, is AL MVP, Mike writes.Axisa: Judge got five of six first-place votes from our voters.As for the NL MVP, it was more of a mixed bag.You Ashton Hagans Jersey can check out how everyone voted for that award -- and all the others -- . UEFA Champions League action resumed Tuesday with eight matches, and while Napoli over Ajax may have been the most eye-opening result, it certainly wasn't the most talked-about. That honor belongs to Inter Milan's over Barcelona.Inter, whose manager, Simone Inzaghi, after the club's poor start, went ahead on a magnificent strike from Hakan Calhanoglu late in the first half. Later on, they got a bit of luck as what seemed to be a clear handball byDenzel Dumfries was deemed not to be one, and Barcelona shockingly didn't get the penalty kick they deserved.It was, at long last, , writes soccer expert Francesco Porzio. Porzio: As for the rest of the action:Liverpool 2, Rangers 0 (Group A)Club Brugge 2, Atletico Madrid 0 (Group B)FC Porto 2, Bayer Leverkusen 0 (Group B)Bayern Munich 5, Viktoria Plzen 0 (Group C)Olympique de Marseille 4, Sporting CP 1 (Group D)Eintracht Frankfurt 0 Kelan Martin Jersey , Tottenham Hotspur 0 (Group D)We have eight more matches today, .RB Leipzig vs. Celtic, 12:45 p.mRed Bull Salzburg vs. Dinamo Zagreb, 12:45 p.m.Benfica vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. Chelsea vs. AC Milan, 3 p.m. Juventus vs. Maccabi Haifa, 3 p.m. Manchester City vs. FC Copenhagen, 3 p.m.Real Madrid vs. Shakhtar Donetsk, 3 p.m.With preseason action in full swing, we're spending much of our time focusing on potential title contenders, but there's another very interesting race that will unfold this season: the race to the bottom. Why? Because whoever has the No. 1 overall pick next year will have the chance to draft Victor Wembanyama, a 7'4," 18-year-old who has superstar written all over his James Johnson Jersey lanky frame.Wembanyama's Metropolitans 92 team from France faced off against G League Ignite and Scoot Henderson-- maybe the only player who could po sibly challenge Wembanyama's status as the expected top pick -- last night, and they did not disappoint.Wembanyama finished with 37 points (including seven 3-pointers), five blocks and four rebounds.Henderson finished with 28 points, nine a sists and five rebounds.G League Ignite won, 122-115.Wembanyama's ridiculous skillset on both ends was on full display -- especially in the second half -- and if anything, he proved once again why he's considered a once-in-a-generation prospect, . Boone: "What we're watching Wednesday UEFA Champions League, 12:45 p.m. and 3 p.m. on SMU at UCF, 7 p.m. on ESPN2