Xuan ThaiFeb 8, 2025, 06:14 AM ET Close Xuan Thai is a senior writer and producer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. She was previously deputy bureau chief of the south region for NBC News. Two original founders of the NFL’s Rooney Rule told ESPN they agree with commissioner Roger Goodell that the league’s efforts … Read more
Often the difference between winning and losing in pro football comes down to one play. In each of the previous 58 Super Bowls, you can point to one play that, had the outcome of that play been different, it may have resulted in a different team hoisting the Lombardi Trophy. The Eagles and Chiefs will … Read more
NBA Christmas Day is supposed to feature the marquee slate of games on the league’s regular-season schedule. The five happening on Wednesday — Knicks-Spurs, Mavericks-Wolves, Celtics-76ers, Warriors-Lakers and Suns-Nuggets — are star-studded games. But let’s take a look at who isn’t playing on Christmas this year: Some of these snubs are more excusable than others. … Read more
Tyson Fury endured one the most torrid rounds of his career when Oleksandr Usyk rocked him in their first world heavyweight title fight. In that ninth round the referee deemed Fury had only been held up by the ropes and handed him a count. But rather than seeing that moment of severe jeopardy as a … Read more
Forget the Battle of the Bridge, the honour of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is on the line this Sunday. Games between Chelsea and Spurs are must watch for Premier League fans, with their two clashes per season often the most vitriolic in England. 3 Chelsea’s trip couldn’t come at a worse time after Postecoglou confronted … Read more