Travis Kelce is more than just Taylor Swift’s super-popular boyfriend. The likely Hall of Famer is also more than just another football player obsessed with personal statistics and collecting championship rings. 4 Travis Kelce has an inner fire that still burns for football Clark Hunt, CEO of the reigning back-to-back Super Bowl champions, sat inside … Read more
Jordan Mailata comes in at No. 1: The stalwart was the highest-graded tackle in the regular season and has held up well in the playoffs. Creed Humphrey remains a consistent force in the middle of Kansas City’s line: The fourth-year player owns a 92.3 PFF overall grade this season, ranking behind only Mailata. Estimated Reading … Read more
You don’t win six Super Bowls without a lot of great players. Just ask the New England Patriots. Now, many of those greats were with the organization over a two-decade span in the franchise’s 65 seasons. But those greats helped the Patriots quickly become one of the league’s premier franchises, tying a record for the … Read more
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterDec 29, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for … Read more
Nicholas Pooran and Sikandar Raza (ILT20 Photos) The second season of the ILT20 was a closely contested one. At the end of the league stage, two teams were on 12 points, two on 10 points and two on 8 points. Just one or two matches with a different result, and we could have had completely … Read more
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled the much-anticipated shortlist for the ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2024. This prestigious award recognizes the brightest young talents who have made significant strides on the international stage over the past year. Among the nominees are four outstanding players—India’s Shreyanka Patil, South Africa’s Annerie Dercksen, Scotland’s … Read more
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterDec 27, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. ATLANTA — The New York Giants are getting blown off the field on almost a weekly basis. The past two weeks … Read more
Tennis is back. Did you miss it? The season resumes from today, December 27, with the United Cup opening proceedings in Perth, Australia. The Athletic’s tennis writers Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare are here for the second of two mailbags, answering your questions submitted earlier this month. The first focused on tennis in 2024; this … Read more
It might be the gift-giving season, but several NFL players have some work to do if they want to earn a little extra cash before the 2024-25 campaign ends. A handful of players have performance bonuses within sight in these final two weeks of the regular season. Some of those incentives are also tied to … Read more
Dec 26, 2024, 02:00 PM ET The 2024 bowl season is underway, with several games already in the books. Our college football experts provide their thoughts on all 36 bowl matchups, including key storylines to follow and a player to keep an eye on in every game, followed by a takeaway and the MVP as … Read more