76ers’ Joel Embiid records 29-point triple-double in return from 15-game absence as Philly tops Mavericks

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid put up 29 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and a steal in his return from a 15-game injury absence on Tuesday, leading his team to a 118-116 win over the Dallas Mavericks.  Embiid played 36 minutes, a season-high, and made 12 of his 23 field goal attempts. He also shot 4 … Read more

NHL Awards Watch: Who’s leading for Hart, Norris, Calder and more?

Greg WyshynskiFeb 4, 2025, 09:20 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The NHL’s most valuable player award winners usually have one thing in common: They aren’t goaltenders or defensemen. There are all sorts of justifications for the Hart Trophy almost exclusively going to forwards: Like the fact that goalies and defensemen … Read more

Kareem Hunt says this isn’t first time Chiefs coach Andy Reid gave him a second chance

The Kansas City Chiefs’ Kareem Hunt speaks ahead of Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles. (Jonathan Bachman / Getty Images) Andy Reid likes to joke that the Kansas City Chiefs plucked Kareem Hunt “off the couch.” To the Chiefs running back, however, his coach’s description of how Hunt re-joined the team that drafted him … Read more

NBA trade deadline – Luka, Butler, Suns, Warriors and everything we’re watching

Tim Bontemps Close Tim Bontemps ESPN Senior Writer Brian Windhorst Close Brian Windhorst ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Feb 4, 2025, 07:00 AM ET With two days until the NBA’s trade deadline (Thursday, 3 p.m. ET), what once appeared to be a … Read more

Beyond Patrick Mahomes and Saquon Barkley: Biggest X-factors for Chiefs, Eagles

Carmen Vitali NFL Reporter There are keys to every game. This one just happens to be the biggest game, as the Philadelphia Eagles aim to stop the Kansas City Chiefs from making history. There are the obvious key players, like Patrick Mahomes and Saquon Barkley. This isn’t that. Here are a few players who are perhaps under … Read more

2025 WM Phoenix Open odds, picks, field: Surprising predictions by golf model that’s nailed 13 majors

Scottie Scheffler has had tremendous success at the WM Phoenix Open in recent years. The No. 1 ranked player in the world recorded his first career PGA Tour victory at this event in 2022 and also finished on top of the leaderboard in 2023. Scheffler, who’s coming off a T-9 finish at the AT&T Pebble … Read more

NFL Super Bowl LIX Predictions, Picks for FOX Super 6 by Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica

Chris Fallica FOX Sports Wagering Expert You can partake in the best of both worlds while watching the Super Bowl with our free-to-play FOX Super 6 game. How do you play? Enter the NFL Super 6 contest by predicting the correct answers to six questions before the Eagles-Chiefs game. All you have to do is … Read more

Boxing Pound-for-Pound Rankings: David Benavidez picks up impressive win as he continues to hunt for big names

If there’s a blueprint on how to handle oneself while being heavily avoided by top opponents in boxing, unbeaten light heavyweight David Benavidez is doing things the right way.  Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs), the 28-year-old “Mexican Monster,” did all he could to try and land a bout against Mexican icon and unified super middleweight champion … Read more

Philly’s key to success: Raiding the Georgia Bulldogs cupboard

In the NFL, genius moves in the moment seem like no-brainers in retrospect. Most teams look at great college teams as a collection of prospects to sort through, like picking the choicest oranges from a pile. But when you have before you the greatest defense in college football history, why not just draft … all … Read more