Dec 24, 2024, 08:00 AM ET The NBA’s Christmas Day slate has been highly anticipated since the 2024-25 schedule was announced in August. The five-game schedule is filled with superstar matchups, highly anticipated rivalries and a few holiday debuts for some rising stars. Victor Wembanyama, fresh off a handful of history-making performances, makes his Christmas … Read more
Lionel Messi once sent out Christmas gifts to 160 different players back in 2020, including 13 from the Premier League. Just days before Christmas, Messi scored his 644th goal for Barcelona against Real Valladolid – breaking the legendary Pele’s record for the most strikes for one club. Beer company Budweiser, who Messi was associated with, … Read more
NFL Nation, ESPNDec 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET The Week 17 schedule for the 2024 NFL season begins with a great pair of Christmas matchups (Chiefs-Steelers and Ravens-Texans) and a Thursday night NFC showdown (Seahawks-Bears). We have you covered with everything you need to know for the opening three games. Our NFL Nation reporters bring … Read more
Scientists have received an unexpected Christmas gift this year: a potential solution to the mystery of JuMBOs, strange celestial objects that seem not to be planets or stars. Try putting a bow on that! This gift comes courtesy of a team of researchers who believe that mysterious JuMBOs (Jupiter-mass binary objects) are actually stellar cores … Read more
We’re almost at the halfway point of the Premier League season and Liverpool are still holding a strong lead atop the table under new manager Arne Slot. Having a game in hand on the rest of the top four, Liverpool lead by four points over a resurgent Chelsea. But with the transfer window opening soon … Read more
Liverpool sit top at Christmas having mauled Tottenham and fans are dreaming of more title glory. However, it remains to be seen whether they keep up their lightning start to finish top of the pile come May. 4 Arne Slot couldn’t have wished for a better start after succeeding Jurgen Klopp at AnfieldCredit: Getty The … Read more
NFL fans will get a rare gift on Christmas Day with two Wednesday games: Chiefs at Steelers (1 p.m. ET kickoff) and Ravens at Texans (4:30 p.m. ET). These are the first NFL games played on a Wednesday in a non-COVID season since 2012. Kansas City is a 3-point favorite in the latest Chiefs vs. Steelers odds, … Read more
Welcome to The Christmas Playlist! That’s right. Christmas for fantasy basketball is coming early, and I’ll let you know who and what to play in your lineup and when it comes to music for the upcoming week. Before we jump in, I want to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday! Now, press play and … Read more
Constitution Hill will face the sternest of examinations on his first run for 12 months up against Lossiemouth in the Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. There has been plenty spoken and written about Nicky Henderson’s pride and joy since he sauntered to an impressive second victory in the Grade One event … Read more
There’s this running debate among astronomers about whether our moon deserves a proper name. After all, it is the way of our solar system. Other moons each have monikers, like Phobos and Deimos, and there is certainly no planet named “planet” nor asteroid named “asteroid.” Even worlds beyond our cosmic neighborhood have names, albeit often … Read more