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Dec 21, 2024, 03:40 PM ET The most wonderful time of the year for college football fans — bowl season — is upon us. And this year, there’s more to get excited about than ever with the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. In addition to the CFP, there will be 36 bowl games in all. … Read more
Alexa Philippou, ESPNDec 20, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer Before Sarah Strong had played a game for the … Read more
Times change in the NFL, but the one constant to a great defense is elite linebacker play — and nothing is more noticeable than having that hard-hitting force in the middle of the field. The modern NFL linebacker has undergone some changes, with mobility at a premium like never before. But the truly elite linebackers … Read more
Nuno Espirito Santo will rival Arne Slot to win the Premier League’s Manager of the Year award. That’s the view of ex-Chelsea defender Jason Cundy, who has waxed lyrical over the 50-year-old with Nottingham Forest to spend Christmas in the top four. 8 Santo has guided Forest to fourth in the table after 17 Premier … Read more
Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the greatest leadoff man and basestealer in history, has died, the league announced Saturday. He was 65. Historian Bill James once wrote that “if you could split Rickey Henderson in two, you’d have two Hall of Famers.” Henderson is in the inner circle of the inner circle of the Hall … Read more
Luke Littler made a winning start to his bid for a maiden World Darts Championship title after coming through a tough test against Ryan Meikle at Alexandra Palace. Last year’s runner-up recovered from a slow start to dominate the closing stages of the contest, wrapping up a 3-1 victory to book a third-round meeting with … Read more
Howard Bryant Close Howard Bryant Columnist, ESPN.com Senior writer, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Author of “The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron” Author of “Juicing the Game” Author of “Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston” Jeff Passan Close Jeff Passan Senior MLB Insider ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: … Read more
Ohio State and Tennessee are two of the most iconic programs in college football history, yet on Saturday night they will clash for only the second time ever in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The two teams have combined to claim 14 national championships — Ohio State with eight, Tennessee with six … Read more
CNN — A driver who rammed a car into a crowded Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg, killing at least five people and injuring more than 200, has been identified by authorities as a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian citizen who had lived in Germany for more than a decade and worked as a doctor. … Read more
NFL Nation, ESPNDec 21, 2024, 05:00 PM ET The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Denver Broncos on “Thursday Night Football” to open Week 16. On Saturday, the Kansas City Chiefs bested the Houston Texans, 27-19. The Baltimore Ravens will also face off against the Pittsburgh Steelers with the AFC North title on the line. Our … Read more