Michael Voepel, ESPN.comDec 22, 2024, 08:24 PM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Cardinals had the hometown advantage and won the most emotional … Read more
Transfer season is in full swing in college football once again. The portal officially opened Monday, Dec. 9 and will close on Saturday, Dec. 28. Players on teams that compete in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff and later bowl games will be allowed to enter an additional five-day transfer portal window in January after … Read more
Factoring in all of the College Football Playoff matchups, which began on Friday, there are 45 more postseason games unfolding in the coming weeks, culminating on Jan. 20 with the national title game in Atlanta. College football bowl bettors need to consider a variety of factors, including which players are in the transfer portal, who … Read more
Colts running back Jonathan Taylor made sure to hold onto the ball when crossing the goal line this week. (Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Getty Images) Are you advancing to the finals of your fantasy football league? If so, there’s a good chance you did it the old-fashioned way — through the backfield. When the early slate … Read more
FOX Sports’ NFL experts provide the biggest takeaways from every Sunday game in Week 16 and what they mean for each team going forward. Lions: They are a better team when Jahmyr Gibbs touches the ball more. I get that he and David Montgomery make for a special tandem. Sonic and Knuckles — it’s fun … Read more
North Carolina made the biggest splash of the 2024-25 coaching carousel when it hired NFL legend Bill Belichick, who brings eight Super Bowl wins to Chapel Hill. Though Belichick has earned his stripes as a guaranteed Pro Football Hall of Famer, this is his first stint as a collegiate coach, entering at a time when … Read more
Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears is grabbed by Ifeatu Melifonwu of the Detroit Lions during the Bears’ loss Sunday. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson got to see one of his possible destinations on Sunday. If the Chicago Bears were auditioning for Johnson — fairly, it’s not the other … Read more
Quinn Harris/Getty Images Despite a loss to the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams impressed NFL fans with more than 300 passing yards in Sunday’s 34-17 home defeat. Williams holds the longest active streak in the NFL, with over 300 consecutive pass attempts without an interception. In addition, Williams has accumulated 3,271 total yards … Read more
Dec 22, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Christmas is a few days away, and NFL players around the league are dressing accordingly. The Los Angeles Chargers got the holiday theme off to a hot start before their 34-27 win on “Thursday Night Football” over the Denver Broncos. Defensive tackle Teair Tart wore a Grinch costume complete … Read more
Andy Lyons/Getty Images On the first play from scrimmage, Browns running back Jerome Ford found a seam and broke off a 66-yard run. NFL @NFL Jerome Ford goes 66 yards on the first play!<br><br>📺: <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/CLEvsCIN?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#CLEvsCIN</a> on CBS/Paramount+<br>📱: <a href=”https://t.co/waVpO909ge”>https://t.co/waVpO909ge</a> <a href=”https://t.co/YN2W5ItZgk”>pic.twitter.com/YN2W5ItZgk</a> However, the drive ended with D’Onta Foreman fumbling at the goal line. NFL … Read more