The World Athletics Championships begin Friday, taking place on American soil for the first time ever in Eugene, Oregon.

In the 100-meter dash, Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shericka Jackson are once again the ones to watch. Fraser Pryce has run the three fastest times this season, including a 10.67 in Nairobi and Paris. 

She faltered at Jamaica’s nationals, though, failing to qualify for the final. She had to be named to the world championships as a wild card, but she enters as a four-time world champion in the event and the defending Olympic silver medalist. 

Thompson-Herah is the defending Olympic gold medalist in both the 100m and 200m, having won both events in 2016 and 2020. But she has yet to win an individual gold medal at the world championships. She’s fast in Eugene, though, having won the last two editions of the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon with a 10.54 in 2021 and a 10.79 in 2022. 

Both the decorated sprinters, though, need to watch for Jackson coming up behind them.

Jackson won the Jamaican trials in 10.77. An Olympic bronze medalist in the 100m, she could find herself in the winner’s circle in Oregon. And she’ll have an even better chance in the 200m, where she’ll go up against American Abby Steiner. 

At 22 years old, Steiner will be making her Team USA debut at the world championships. Her best time this season is a blistering 21.77, which she ran in Eugene. Jackson, though, enters worlds with a 21.55 – the fastest time this year and the third-fastest in history. 

Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin will once again look to break the world record in the 400m hurdles after doing so at the U.S. championships in June with a time of 51.41. The only record she hasn’t owned in the event is the world championships record; she’ll have to beat a 52.16 set in 2019 by fellow countrywoman Dalilah Muhammad. 

Muhammad will feature at worlds after earning a bye. She did not compete at last month’s U.S. championships due to a hamstring injury, but as the defending champion, she was permitted to use her bye by USATF.

Allyson Felix will be competing in her last world championships, having been named to the 4x400m mixed relay team.

Here are the key finals to watch as the action goes down. (All times listed in ET.)

Friday, July 15:

• 4x400m mixed relay — 10:50 p.m. on NBC Sports

Saturday, July 16:

• 10,000m — 3 p.m. on NBC

Sunday, July 17:

• 100m — 10:50 p.m. on NBC

Monday, July 18:

• Marathon — 9:15 a.m. on USA 
• 1,500m — 10:50 p.m. on Peacock (delayed broadcast at 11:30 p.m. on USA)

Wednesday, July 20:

• 3,00om steeplechase — 10:45 p.m. on USA

Thursday, July 21:

• 200m — 10:35 p.m. on USA

Friday, July 22: 

• 400m — 10:15 p.m. on USA
• 400m hurdles — 10:50 p.m. on USA

Saturday, July 23:

• 5,000m — 9:25 p.m. on NBC
• 4x100m relay — 10:30 p.m. on NBC

Sunday, July 24:

• 800m — 9:35 p.m. on NBC
• 100m hurdles — 10 p.m. on NBC
• 4x400m relay — 10:50 p.m. on NBC

The grass court chaos of Wimbledon didn't disappoint this week, as the unpredictable surface claimed more than one surprise victim in the 2025 Grand Slam's first round.

A full 10 of the London tournament's 32 seeded players fell in the competition's first round, including four of the WTA's Top 10: World No. 2 Coco Gauff, No. 3 Jessica Pegula, No. 6 Qinwen Zheng, and No. 9 Paula Badosa.

"I should just play no tournaments, get no wins, then roll into Wimbledon, and maybe I'll have better results," US star Pegula joked after her two-set Tuesday loss to Italy's No. 116 Elisabetta Cocciaretto, referencing her recent wins.

Gauff's short Wimbledon outing also represented a new challenge for the 21-year-old standout, as the top-ranked US tennis player struggled to bounce back after winning the 2025 French Open last month.

"I feel like mentally I was a little bit overwhelmed with everything that came afterwards," Gauff told ESPN. "So I didn’t feel like I had enough time to celebrate and also get back into it."

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The upsets continued as Wimbledon entered its second round on Wednesday morning, claiming several more seeded players like world No. 5 Jasmine Paolini and No. 15 Diana Shnaider, though both No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and unseeded fan favorite Naomi Osaka cruised into the Slam's third round on two-set wins.

No. 8 Madison Keys now leads the US contingent, with fellow US contender No. 12 Amanda Anisimova joining the 2025 Australian Open champion in snagging their own two-set, second-round victories on Wednesday.

How to watch the 2025 Wimbledon Championships

Second-round play at the 2025 Wimbledon women's singles tournament continues on Thursday, as seven US players — including No. 10 Emma Navarro and No. 28 Sofia Kenin — look to advance to the competition's third round.

Live continuous coverage of the London Grand Slam airs on ESPN.

The world No. 1 USWNT will close out their summer international break against a familiar foe on Wednesday night, facing North American rival No. 8 Canada for the first time this year.

"It's never friendly, you know? It's always like a final," US midfielder Sam Coffey told media earlier this week. "We all know each other super well."

"I'm really excited to be a part of it again for our younger, newer players," she continued. "I think it's going to be a huge learning opportunity on what representing this crest means."

The Northern neighbors are the USWNT's most frequent opponent, with the US entering the pair's 67th meeting with a 53-4-9 all-time record against Canada.

Wednesday's matchup will also mark Canada's first US clash under new head coach Casey Stoney, who joined the team in January following her abrupt June 2024 dismissal by the NWSL's San Diego Wave FC.

As for US boss Emma Hayes, she'll be looking for yet another refreshed set of starters on Wednesday after swapping out all 11 players between the team's two friendlies against Ireland last week.

"It's a testament to players and staff alike that we can rotate to different groups like we did last game, and everybody's understanding [the tactics] to varying degrees," Hayes said on Tuesday.

With months to go before the next USWNT camp in October, Wednesday's showdown serves as the last chance for bubble players to prove their worth, all while the team aims to cap the summer window with a big win over their longtime rivals.

How to watch the USWNT vs. Canada on Wednesday

The USWNT will cap their three-friendly summer break against Canada at 7:30 PM ET in Washington, DC.

Live coverage of the clash will air on TNT.

The Indiana Fever lifted their first trophy since 2012 on Tuesday night, winning the 2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup with a 74-59 upset victory over reigning Cup champs Minnesota — all while injured star guard Caitlin Clark watched from the sidelines.

To snag the win, Indiana leaned on balanced scoring, with forward Natasha Howard's 16-point, 12-rebound double-double leading the Fever's five double-digit shooters.

At the same time, the Fever employed a shutdown defense, limiting the Lynx to their lowest point total of the season.

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Beyond the $500,000 payout, Tuesday's win gives the 8-8 Fever a momentum boost as the team continues contending with both high-profile departures and the limited availability of their floor general.

"We have a resilient group, you know?" Indiana head coach Stephanie White said after the game. "They're tough, mentally and physically, they pull for one another. I'm just really proud."

"It felt good to get a win under gut-check circumstances," echoed guard Kelsey Mitchell. "To have so much going on and still stay consistently for each other, it was beautiful. It felt really amazing."

As for the league-leading Lynx, the Commissioner's Cup loss won't impact Minnesota's regular-season WNBA standings — and they’ll hope to build on the learnings from last night's ego blow.

Minnesota also has a bit of history one their side, as the last two Commissioner's Cup runners-up went on to win the WNBA Championship in the same year.

"We have to take this game to heart and learn from the mistakes we made, the way we showed up, the way we prepared, and make sure we don't do it again," said Lynx center Alanna Smith.

How to watch the Indiana Fever, Minnesota Lynx this week

Neither 2025 Commissioner's Cup contender will have much time to reflect on Tuesday's game, as both Indiana and Minnesota will dive back into regular-season WNBA play on Thursday.

The Fever will host the Las Vegas Aces at 7 PM ET, airing on Prime, before the Washington Mystics visit the Lynx at 8 PM ET, with live coverage on WNBA League Pass.

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham turned heads on Tuesday, criticizing the latest WNBA expansion plans in light of ongoing WNBPA CBA negotiations.

Cunningham drew ire from some fans after expressing skepticism about the WNBA awarding expansion teams to Detroit and Cleveland over other possible cities, while also suggesting that the league might be growing too quickly.

"You want to listen to your players, too. Where do they want to play?" she told reporters ahead of Indiana's Commissioner's Cup win. "I'm not so sure what the thought process is there, but at the end of the day, you want to make sure that you're not expanding our league too fast."

"It's kind of a hard decision-making situation. But man, I don't know how excited people are to be going to Detroit or [Cleveland]."

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Elsewhere, Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabally also voiced her expansion concerns on Tuesday, calling on the WNBA to keep player support at the forefront when adding expansion teams.

"We really have to put an emphasis on the players that are in our league right now," she told reporters. "Maybe focus on the teams that find excuses continuously to lack investment in their players before we focus on adding more to the grain of people that can't really be sustained."