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Jeff CarlisleOct 2, 2025, 10:30 AM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.AC Milan attacker Christian Pulisic, Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie and Fulham defender Antonee Robinson highlight the 26-player roster named on Thursday by United States men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino for two friendlies in the October international window.The U.S. will play Ecuador in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 10, followed by another match four days later against Australia in Commerce City, Colorado. All three countries have already qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted next summer by Canada, Mexico and the…

Getting your bachelor’s degree will, in most cases, help you earn more. In 2022, the median earnings of workers ages 25 to 34 with bachelor’s degrees were nearly 60% higher than those in the same age group who only had a high school diploma, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.Holding a degree from certain schools may pay off even more. The median earnings of graduates from Massachusetts Institute of Technology are roughly $114,000 higher than the earnings of workers with only a high school diploma in Massachusetts, according to The Wall Street Journal.The publication recently ranked U.S. colleges that…

A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the worlds of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. All deals, big or small, need a willing buyer and a willing seller. Paramount is preparing a bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, CNBC reported several weeks ago . The question for Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav and his board will be whether to accept Paramount’s bid or to wait and move forward with a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s nastiest and costliest wildfires are blazing four times more often now than they did in the 1980s because of human-caused climate change and people moving closer to wildlands, a new study found.A study in the journal Science looks at global wildfires, not by acres burned which is the most common measuring stick, but by the harder to calculate economic and human damage they cause. The study concluded there has been a “climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires.”A team of Australian, American and German fire scientists calculated the 200 most damaging fires since 1980 based on the…

Crystal Palace are expected to ramp up talks over Oliver Glasner’s future during the international break – amid the Austrian being monitored by some of Europe’s top clubs.Sky Sports News understands Palace have held positive discussions with Glasner over the future plans for the club, with the head coach’s contract set to expire in the summer. It is thought Glasner would like assurances from the club that they are serious about building upon the success he has already had. Palace beat Dynamo Kyiv in their Conference League opener to set a club record of 19 games unbeaten.Contrary to reports elsewhere, the…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and hundreds of activists raises questions about what any nation can legally do to enforce a blockade in international waters.As dozens of boats sailed closer to Gaza on Wednesday afternoon, the Israeli navy warned them to turn back.“You are entering an active warzone. If you continue and attempt to break the naval blockade, we will stop your vessel,” a member of the Israeli navy told the activists via radio. Then Israeli military personnel stormed the vessels and seized activists, including Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela’s grandson and several…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department will increase staffing at certain U.S. embassies and consulates to accommodate an expected major jump in visa applications from soccer fans wanting to attend World Cup matches in the United States next year. The department said Thursday will send hundreds of additional consular officers to “designated countries” to handle the demand for visa interviews. The number of staffers and the countries where they will go have yet to be determined because the 48-team field for the 2026 World Cup has not been finalized. Tickets for the tournament hosted by U.S., Canada and Mexico went…

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — When Texas first proposed redrawing its congressional map earlier this summer, critics decried it as a political power-grab to appease the president, while state leaders claimed it was necessary after the Department of Justice raised concerns about some majority non-white districts.But now that the map is in federal court, the two sides have swapped stances.The state now claims they acted for purely partisan gain, which the U.S. Supreme Court has said is lawful, while a group of individuals and advocacy organizations argue the Department of Justice’s involvement reveals unconstitutional racial motivation.These plaintiff groups, who are…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an “armed conflict” with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean.The memo appears to represent an extraordinary assertion of presidential war powers, with Trump effectively declaring that trafficking of drugs into the United States amounts to armed conflict requiring the use of military force — a new rationale for past and future actions.“The President determined that the United States is in a…

Bill ConnellyOct 2, 2025, 09:17 AM ETCloseBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.We’re starting to figure out the rhythm for the new, 36-team Champions League and its league phase. The early matchdays aren’t particularly do-or-die and the stakes are low, but the less work you get done early, the more you leave yourself later on.Paris Saint-Germain took only four points from their first five matchdays last season, had to rally late to qualify for the knockout rounds, then had to face Liverpool in the round of…