Bowl season is in full swing as New Year’s Day approaches. With Saturday’s bowl slate the busiest of the year, we figured it was a great time to take a look at the winners and losers of the postseason so far. Winners USC: The Trojans bookended an otherwise disappointing season with wins over SEC teams … Read more
Unlike many other European leagues, the football season continues over the festive season in England. Traditionally, matches were played on Christmas Day itself until games were shifted to the following day, to allow families the chance to spend more time together. The first time a football match was played on Boxing Day was on 26 … Read more
Dec 25, 2024, 08:00 AM ET The NBA regular season is in full swing ahead of a blockbuster slate of games on Christmas Day, and teams are already bracing for potential moves ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Two months into the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers are keeping their hold atop the Eastern Conference … Read more
With just two weeks left in the 2024 NFL regular season, 10 teams are fighting for the five remaining playoff spots. Five AFC teams have already punched their playoff tickets: the Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans and defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Four more in the NFC have joined the postseason party: … Read more
NFL Nation, ESPNDec 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Week 17 of the 2024 NFL season is here, so we’re almost at the finish line. It’s crunch time for many teams looking to break into the playoffs by claiming a spot in the wild-card race. So which teams are trending upward? The No. 1 team in … Read more
Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterDec 24, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, … Read more
The NFL playoff picture is starting to become clearer entering Week 16, and by the time action wraps up on “Monday Night Football,” as many as 11 playoff spots could be clinched. Despite that, there is still some room for volatility. A handful of the NFL’s division championships have yet to be decided, with three … Read more
The 2024-25 College Football Playoff field features pairings with some numerical disparities, like the 14,000 student enrollment of Notre Dame versus the 48,000 of Indiana, the 32,000 stadium capacity of visiting SMU compared to the 107,000 arena of host Penn State, and the endowment of the University of Texas ($20 billion) compared to Clemson ($1 … Read more
Last Updated:December 20, 2024, 16:09 IST The 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy will run from December 21 to January 18. Haryana won the last Vijay Hazare Trophy title. The 2024-25 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, the annual one-day tournament organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is set to get underway … Read more
The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 is reaching its business end. A three-match Test series between New Zealand and England concluded on Tuesday with both teams out of contention for the title clash at Lord’s next year. The state of play currently sees India and Australia, the last year’s finalists, fighting it … Read more