The Hundred investors: Tom Brady, Chelsea’s Todd Boehly, IPL team owners and big businesses all secure stakes | Cricket News

Nass and Athers discuss the future of The Hundred.

Sports team owners and billionaire businessmen are among the high-profile investors who have secured stakes in The Hundred ahead of the 2025 season. The England and Wales Cricket Board announced last summer that it was opening a process to secure private investment ahead of the 2025 edition, which is live on Sky Sports in August. … Read more

Breaking down the SEC’s dominance, St. John’s turnaround and the Big East title race

John Fanta

John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer College football is over, the Super Bowl is in the books, and all eyes are now focused on college hoops as the best tournament in sports is just over a month away. There have been plenty of lessons learned as … Read more

Americans Abroad: From Europe’s big leagues to off the beaten path, all the men’s weekend action

The weekend for Americans abroad followed the recent trend: Christian Pulisic continued redefining the limits of what’s possible for an American player and those who started their careers as MLS Homegrowns — Tanner Tessmann, James Sands  and John Tolkin — are showing promise in Europe. As always, here are the headlines — for better or … Read more

Answering the big PGA Tour questions early in the season

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Feb 11, 2025, 07:42 AM ET The 2025 PGA Tour season is six tournaments in, with the Genesis Invitational up next at Torrey Pines, where it was moved … Read more

Virat Kohli set for big milestone as India eye ODI clean-sweep over England | Cricket News

Virat Kohli set for big milestone as India eye ODI clean-sweep over England

Virat Kohli is 89 runs short of becoming the third batter in history to score 14,000 ODI runs. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Team India will be hoping for a series clean-sweep of England as well as a big knock from Virat Kohli’s currently silent bat when the two teams play the third and final ODI … Read more

St. John’s shows it has the makings of a Big East championship team in win at UConn

Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer STORRS, Conn. — The first trickles of sloshed and saddened UConn fans descended from the upper level of Gampel Pavilion with 3:11 remaining in a game that was supposed to reanimate the two-time defending national champions but instead devolved into the passing of a conference torch from one … Read more

Why US billionaires and ‘tech bros’ are betting big on lower-league football

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Biggest risers on the PFF big board after the Reese’s Senior Bowl

Jack Bech takes advantage of his opportunities in Mobile: Bech’s route running and reliable hands should place him firmly in the second round once the 2025 NFL Draft comes around. Darius Alexander impresses during one-on-ones: Alexander showed off his pass-rush skills in Mobile, which should boost his draft stock significantly. Estimated reading time: 5 minutes … Read more

Empire State of Mind: Rick Pitino has St. John’s dreaming big amid historical stretch

Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer NEW YORK — Though the students had been standing for the better part of three hours, the whole of Madison Square Garden joined them with 2:04 remaining in a game that was nearly finished amid a season brimming with possibility. Two free throws from hulking center Zuby Ejiofor … Read more