/* Phase 5A home-only ranking and editorial news surfaces. */
.home-ranking,
.home-news {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.home-ambient {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
}
.home-ambient__picture,
.home-ambient__veil,
.home-ambient__accent {
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
}
.home-ambient__picture {
  inset: -1rem 0;
}
.home-ambient__picture img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.home-ambient__veil,
.home-ambient__accent {
  inset: -1rem 0;
}

.home-ranking {
  --home-ranking-position: 50% 58%;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.7rem) 0 clamp(3.4rem, 6vw, 5.6rem);
  background: #061528;
  color: #f7f9fc;
}
.home-ranking__background { z-index: 0; }
.home-ranking__background img { object-position: var(--home-ranking-position); }
.home-ranking__veil {
  z-index: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(3 13 27 / .91) 0%, rgb(4 19 37 / .71) 45%, rgb(5 20 37 / .34) 72%, rgb(4 14 28 / .62) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(2 11 23 / .32) 0%, rgb(3 14 28 / .12) 48%, rgb(2 10 22 / .7) 100%);
}
.home-ranking__scan {
  z-index: 2;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 38% 13% at 50% 78%, transparent 0 76%, rgb(112 184 235 / .12) 77% 78%, transparent 79%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 46% 16% at 50% 80%, transparent 0 82%, rgb(226 177 91 / .06) 83% 84%, transparent 85%);
}
.home-ranking__inner,
.home-news__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.home-ranking__inner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
.home-section-heading { min-width: 0; }
.home-section-heading h2 { margin-block: .15rem .7rem; }
.home-ranking__inner > .home-section-heading--ranking { grid-column: 1 / -1; width: 100%; max-width: none; }
.home-section-heading--ranking .eyebrow { color: #a9cce9; letter-spacing: .22em; }
.home-section-heading--ranking h2 { color: #fff; }
.home-section-heading--ranking > p:not(.eyebrow) { color: #dce7f2; }
.home-section-heading--ranking,
.ranking-disclaimer { text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgb(0 0 0 / .55); }
.home-section-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: .45rem;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 2.75rem;
  color: #14558f;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.home-section-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.home-section-link--dark {
  margin-top: .25rem;
  padding: .5rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid rgb(184 215 241 / .66);
  border-radius: 99rem;
  color: #fff;
}

.home-ranking .ranking-podium { margin-top: clamp(2rem, 2.75vw, 2.35rem); }
.ranking-disclaimer { max-width: 54rem; margin: 1.8rem auto 0; color: #c1d0df; font-size: .86rem; text-align: center; }
.home-ranking__cta { margin: 1.4rem auto 0; text-align: center; }
.home-ranking__cta .button { border-color: #fff; background: #fff; color: #142337; }
.ranking-empty {
  display: grid;
  position: relative;
  place-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  max-width: 48rem;
  min-height: 12rem;
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
  padding: 2rem;
  border: 1px solid rgb(181 218 244 / .25);
  border-radius: 1.25rem;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgb(5 24 45 / .8), rgb(12 41 66 / .68));
  box-shadow: 0 1.25rem 3rem rgb(0 0 0 / .3), inset 0 1px rgb(255 255 255 / .09);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  text-align: center;
}
.ranking-empty__foil { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(112deg, transparent 25%, rgb(201 227 247 / .11) 43%, rgb(209 157 75 / .09) 47%, transparent 65%); }
.ranking-empty p { position: relative; margin: 0; font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.35rem); font-weight: 800; }

.home-news {
  --home-news-position: 50% 42%;
  padding-block: clamp(3.3rem, 5.7vw, 5.2rem);
  background: #dce9f1;
  color: #172b45;
}
.home-news__background { z-index: 0; }
.home-news__background img { object-position: var(--home-news-position); }
.home-news__veil {
  z-index: 1;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 8% 16%, rgb(255 255 255 / .1), transparent 28%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 92% 18%, rgb(255 241 219 / .06), transparent 26%),
    rgb(232 242 248 / .38);
}
.home-news__floor {
  z-index: 2;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 52%, rgb(221 236 246 / .08) 100%);
}
.home-section-heading--news { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem 2rem; align-items: end; justify-content: space-between; }
.home-section-heading--news .eyebrow { margin-bottom: .25rem; color: #2b5f8e; letter-spacing: .2em; }
.home-section-heading--news h2 { margin-bottom: 0; }
.news-filters { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem; margin-block: 1.2rem 1.5rem; }
.news-filter {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 4.35rem;
  min-height: 2.5rem;
  padding: .35rem .9rem;
  border: 1px solid #adc1d3;
  border-radius: 99rem;
  background: rgb(255 255 255 / .72);
  color: #173b61;
  font-size: .9rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.news-filter.is-current { border-color: #173f6b; background: #173f6b; color: #fff; }
.news-filter-status.is-error { margin: -.75rem 0 1rem; color: #8b2b1d; font-size: .88rem; font-weight: 700; }
.news-results { min-width: 0; }
.news-results[aria-busy="true"] { cursor: progress; overflow-anchor: none; }
.news-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.45fr) repeat(2, minmax(0, .78fr)); gap: 1rem; }
.news-grid--count-1 { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
.news-grid--count-2,
.news-grid--count-3 { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(0, 1fr); }
.news-card { min-width: 0; }
.news-card--lead { grid-row: span 2; }
.news-grid--count-1 .news-card--lead { grid-row: auto; }
.news-card__link {
  display: flex;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  flex-direction: row;
  border: 1px solid #d5dee7;
  border-radius: .65rem;
  background: #fff;
  color: #172b45;
  box-shadow:
    0 .85rem 1.8rem rgb(20 48 70 / .2),
    0 .2rem .45rem rgb(20 48 70 / .12);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease;
}
.news-card__link[href]:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 1rem 2rem rgb(20 48 70 / .22), 0 .25rem .55rem rgb(20 48 70 / .14); }
.news-card__link[href]:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #176bb3; outline-offset: 3px; }
.news-card__media {
  isolation: isolate;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  flex: 0 0 39%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  background: #102943;
}
.news-card--lead .news-card__media { flex-basis: 45%; }
.news-card__media-base,
.news-card__media-blur,
.news-card__portrait {
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
}
.news-card__media-base { z-index: 0; object-fit: cover; }
.news-card__media-blur {
  z-index: 1;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: blur(18px) brightness(.5) saturate(1.15);
  transform: scale(1.14);
}
.news-card__media-shade {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 76% 18%, rgb(205 160 78 / .25), transparent 42%),
    linear-gradient(155deg, rgb(7 22 40 / .22), rgb(4 14 27 / .72));
  pointer-events: none;
}
.news-card__media--nba .news-card__media-shade { background: radial-gradient(circle at 76% 18%, rgb(205 126 50 / .35), transparent 44%), linear-gradient(155deg, rgb(42 25 15 / .2), rgb(7 18 33 / .74)); }
.news-card__media--mlb .news-card__media-shade { background: radial-gradient(circle at 76% 18%, rgb(93 163 213 / .32), transparent 44%), linear-gradient(155deg, rgb(14 45 74 / .18), rgb(5 19 35 / .74)); }
.news-card__portrait {
  z-index: 3;
  inset: .45rem;
  width: calc(100% - .9rem);
  height: calc(100% - .9rem);
  object-fit: contain;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 .45rem .65rem rgb(1 10 21 / .3));
}
.news-card__media[data-news-image="remote"] .news-card__portrait {
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  filter: none;
}
.news-card__media[data-news-image="placeholder"] { padding: 0; }
.news-card__media--nba { --news-placeholder-top: -10%; --news-placeholder-left: -9%; --news-placeholder-width: 118%; }
.news-card__media--mlb { --news-placeholder-top: -5%; --news-placeholder-left: -6.5%; --news-placeholder-width: 113%; }
.news-card__media--generic { --news-placeholder-top: -10%; --news-placeholder-left: -9.5%; --news-placeholder-width: 119%; }
.news-card--lead .news-card__media--nba[data-news-image="placeholder"] { --news-lead-placeholder-left: -13.75%; --news-lead-placeholder-width: 127.5%; }
.news-card--lead .news-card__media--mlb[data-news-image="placeholder"] { --news-lead-placeholder-left: -11%; --news-lead-placeholder-width: 122%; }
.news-card--lead .news-card__media--generic[data-news-image="placeholder"] { --news-lead-placeholder-left: -14.25%; --news-lead-placeholder-width: 128.5%; }
.news-card__media[data-news-image="placeholder"] .news-card__media-blur,
.news-card__media[data-news-image="placeholder"] .news-card__media-shade { display: none; }
.news-card__media[data-news-image="placeholder"] .news-card__portrait {
  inset: var(--news-placeholder-top) auto auto var(--news-placeholder-left);
  width: var(--news-placeholder-width);
  max-width: none;
  height: auto;
  padding: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center bottom;
  filter: none;
}
.news-card--lead .news-card__media[data-news-image="placeholder"] .news-card__media-base {
  filter: blur(22px) brightness(.58) saturate(.8);
  transform: scale(1.14);
}
.news-card--lead .news-card__media[data-news-image="placeholder"] .news-card__media-shade {
  display: block;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(4 17 31 / .08), rgb(3 14 27 / .42));
}
.news-card--lead .news-card__media[data-news-image="placeholder"] .news-card__portrait {
  top: calc(var(--news-placeholder-top) + 6%);
  left: var(--news-lead-placeholder-left);
  width: var(--news-lead-placeholder-width);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 0%, #000 94%, transparent 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 0%, #000 94%, transparent 100%);
}
.news-card__body { min-width: 0; padding: .75rem .85rem .9rem; align-self: center; }
.news-card--lead .news-card__body { padding: 1.1rem 1.2rem; }
.news-card__meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .35rem .65rem; align-items: center; margin-bottom: .3rem; color: #65758a; font-size: .74rem; }
.news-card__sport { padding: .08rem .45rem; border-radius: .18rem; background: #275e93; color: #fff; font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .05em; }
.news-card__player { margin: 0 0 .28rem; color: #496078; font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 750; }
.news-card h3 { margin-block: 0 .35rem; font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.55vw, 1.28rem); overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.news-card--lead h3 { font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.65rem); }
.news-card:not(.news-card--lead) .news-card__body { display: flex; overflow: hidden; flex: 1 1 auto; flex-direction: column; align-self: stretch; }
.news-card:not(.news-card--lead) .news-card__meta { min-height: 1.35rem; flex: 0 0 auto; flex-wrap: nowrap; line-height: 1.4; white-space: nowrap; }
.news-card:not(.news-card--lead) .news-card__meta time { min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
.news-card:not(.news-card--lead) .news-card__player,
.news-card:not(.news-card--lead) h3 {
  display: -webkit-box;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
}
.news-card:not(.news-card--lead) .news-card__player { line-height: 1.25; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; line-clamp: 2; }
.news-card:not(.news-card--lead) h3 { -webkit-line-clamp: 4; line-clamp: 4; }
.news-card__excerpt { display: -webkit-box; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; color: #3d4f64; font-size: .88rem; line-height: 1.55; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; }
.news-card:not(.news-card--lead) .news-card__excerpt { display: none; }
.news-empty { margin: 1.5rem 0 0; padding: 2rem; border: 1px solid #d5dee7; border-radius: .7rem; background: #fff; color: #344b64; text-align: center; }

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .news-card:not(.news-card--lead) { height: 12rem; }
  .news-card:not(.news-card--lead) .news-card__media { width: 9rem; height: 100%; flex-basis: 9rem; aspect-ratio: auto; }
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .home-ranking { --home-ranking-position: 52% 60%; }
  .home-news { --home-news-position: 48% 40%; }
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .news-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .news-card--lead { grid-column: 1 / -1; grid-row: auto; }
  .news-grid--count-1 { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .news-card--lead .news-card__media { flex-basis: 36%; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .home-ranking .ranking-podium { margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2rem); }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .home-ranking, .home-news { padding-block: 3rem; }
  .home-ranking { --home-ranking-position: 58% 62%; }
  .home-news { --home-news-position: 50% 24%; }
  .home-ranking__veil {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(2 12 25 / .86) 0%, rgb(4 19 37 / .58) 45%, rgb(2 11 23 / .76) 100%),
      linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(3 14 27 / .68), rgb(3 15 29 / .22));
  }
  .home-news__veil {
    background:
      radial-gradient(circle at 50% 8%, rgb(255 255 255 / .08), transparent 24%),
      rgb(232 242 248 / .38);
  }
  .home-section-heading--news { align-items: flex-start; }
  .home-section-heading--news .home-section-link { flex-basis: 100%; }
  .news-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .news-card--lead .news-card__link { flex-direction: column; }
  .news-card--lead .news-card__media { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; flex-basis: auto; }
  .news-card:not(.news-card--lead) .news-card__media { flex-basis: clamp(6.5rem, 34vw, 9rem); }
  .news-card--lead .news-card__media[data-news-image="placeholder"] .news-card__portrait {
    top: -5%;
    left: 50%;
    width: auto;
    height: 130%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent 100%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent 100%);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 359px) {
  .news-card:not(.news-card--lead) .news-card__media { flex-basis: 6.25rem; }
  .news-card__body { padding-inline: .7rem; }
  .news-card h3 { font-size: .95rem; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  [data-ambient-parallax] { transform: none !important; }
  .news-card__link { transition: none; }
  .news-card__link[href]:hover { transform: none; }
}

@media print {
  .home-ranking { background: #fff; color: #111; }
  .home-ambient { display: none; }
  .home-news { background: #fff; }
  .home-section-heading--ranking h2,
  .home-section-heading--ranking > p:not(.eyebrow),
  .home-section-heading--ranking .eyebrow,
  .ranking-disclaimer { color: #111; }
}

/* Static links to the existing MySQL-backed NBA and MLB player directories. */
.home-directories {
  position: relative;
  padding-block: clamp(3.2rem, 5.5vw, 5rem);
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 14% 10%, rgb(71 128 180 / .2), transparent 32%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 88% 86%, rgb(187 137 60 / .15), transparent 34%),
    #07182c;
  color: #f5f8fb;
}
.home-directories::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(110deg, transparent 25%, rgb(255 255 255 / .025) 49%, transparent 72%);
}
.home-directories__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.home-directories__heading { max-width: 52rem; margin-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2.25rem); }
.home-directories__heading .eyebrow { margin-bottom: .3rem; color: #d7b98a; letter-spacing: .2em; }
.home-directories__heading h2 { margin-block: 0 .65rem; color: #fff; font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.55rem); }
.home-directories__heading > p:last-child { margin: 0; color: #d7e2ee; }
.home-directories__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(1rem, 2.4vw, 1.75rem); }
.home-directory-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: clamp(4.2rem, 8vw, 6.5rem) minmax(0, 1fr);
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgb(215 185 138 / .35);
  border-radius: 1rem;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgb(19 48 78 / .94), rgb(8 26 48 / .96));
  box-shadow: 0 1rem 2.3rem rgb(1 9 20 / .24), inset 0 1px rgb(255 255 255 / .06);
}
.home-directory-card--mlb { background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgb(14 55 85 / .94), rgb(8 26 48 / .96)); }
.home-directory-card__league {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-height: 11.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(44 103 158 / .75), rgb(14 43 71 / .45));
  color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}
.home-directory-card--mlb .home-directory-card__league { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(31 91 128 / .75), rgb(13 44 68 / .48)); }
.home-directory-card__body { align-self: center; min-width: 0; padding: clamp(1.15rem, 2.3vw, 1.75rem); }
.home-directory-card h3 { margin-block: 0 .55rem; color: #fff; font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.25vw, 1.8rem); }
.home-directory-card p { margin-block: 0 1rem; color: #d5e1ec; line-height: 1.7; }
.home-directory-card a {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: .5rem;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 2.75rem;
  color: #f3d79f;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration-thickness: .08em;
  text-underline-offset: .25em;
}
.home-directory-card a:hover { color: #fff; }
.home-directory-card a:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #f3d79f; outline-offset: 4px; }

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .home-directories__grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .home-directory-card { grid-template-columns: 4.25rem minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .home-directory-card__league { min-height: 9.75rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 390px) {
  .home-directories { padding-block: 2.75rem; }
  .home-directory-card { grid-template-columns: 3.65rem minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .home-directory-card__body { padding: 1rem; }
}