The AFC playoff picture is starting to become clearer, as the field is close to being set. The Los Angeles Chargers took away the Denver Broncos locking up a playoff berth, while hurting the chances of the other AFC teams that are mathematically in the hunt. The Baltimore Ravens are tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers … Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — What’s remarkable is not that two women are coaching for the national championship and one will win a title for the first time in the 44 years of NCAA women’s volleyball. It’s remarkable that these women, Katie Schumacher-Cawley and Dani Busboom Kelly, are the two doing it. Because they are the ideal … Read more
Upon hearing of the death of all-time great Rickey Henderson, I first got a little pedantic with myself. The overuse of the word “unique” has become a bit of a pet peeve here. Every single person, by definition of the word, is unique. There are no copies of us and we’re all one of a … Read more
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 21, 2024, 11:05 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — With 24 rounds between them and no need for a … Read more
History has shown us that divisional matchups could end up closer than expected, but you couldn’t tell that from many of the Week 16 NFL odds. Bills vs. Patriots has Buffalo favored by 14 points in the largest of the Week 16 NFL lines and one of the biggest NFL spreads of the season. Additionally, … Read more
The Cincinnati Bengals will try to continue climbing toward the .500 mark when they host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday during the Week 16 NFL schedule. Cincinnati is coming off back-to-back road wins, but still needs to win its final three games to have a shot at making the NFL playoff bracket. Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr … Read more
History has shown us that divisional matchups could end up closer than expected, but you couldn’t tell that from many of the Week 16 NFL odds. Bills vs. Patriots has Buffalo favored by 14 points in the largest of the Week 16 NFL lines and one of the biggest NFL spreads of the season. Additionally, … Read more
Saturday was a crazy day in the sports world. On a day where college football debuted its revamped playoff format and Tiger Woods made strides toward winning his first championship in over five years, two NFL games were played between four playoff bound teams. Each game included AFC teams whose playoff positioning was altered in … Read more
Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterDec 21, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 If you could name one player in the history of baseball who was the Platonic ideal of a leadoff hitter, who would you name? Rickey. Even … Read more
Why USC’s win over UConn is so significant: ‘This is what basketball excellence was’ HARTFORD, Conn. — As USC’s bench emptied onto the XL Center floor, with the No. 7 Trojans having defeated the No. 4 UConn Huskies 72-70, JuJu Watkins’ hands shot to the sky. Basking in her 25-point performance that lifted USC past … Read more