Chiefs grateful for playoff bye after clinching AFC’s top seed

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterDec 25, 2024, 06:43 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 PITTSBURGH — The Kansas City Chiefs have received a first-round playoff bye before, but Patrick Mahomes said they’ve never needed it quite like this season. The Chiefs clinched the AFC’s top … Read more

Chiefs handle Steelers, capture AFC’s top seed

Adam Teicher Close Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Brooke Pryor Close Brooke Pryor ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Dec 25, 2024, 04:01 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The … Read more

Rodri stands tall on top of the world after year of glory and pain | Soccer

One of the worst things about seeing Rodri in agony on the pitch against Arsenal in September – and the subsequent news that he had ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament – was that in the buildup to the injury he had criticised the workload being put on players. It was as if he knew something … Read more

WSL midseason grades: Top marks for near-perfect Chelsea

After 60 Women’s Super League (WSL) games, each team has played 10 of its 22 fixtures. Thus, the teams are at the so-called halfway mark. They enjoy the three-week-long winter break before the campaign returns on Jan. 17. Chelsea stormed to the top of the table with 28 points, still unbeaten, and won every game … Read more

Rating 2024’s Christmas sweaters from top soccer clubs

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerDec 18, 2024, 04:00 AM ET With temperatures dipping and the winter chill beginning to bite up in the terraces, many clubs in the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga and beyond have released their official Christmas sweaters to keep their fans cosy throughout the festive period. Where once we were awash in … Read more

NBA on Christmas Day: Key questions, top players, big matchups

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

Top on Christmas Day as stats suggest Liverpool and electrifying Mohamed Salah will be Premier League champions

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

Packers steamroll depleted Saints, look like a top contender in the NFC

Josh Jacobs and the Green Bay Packers stiff-armed Tyrann Mathieu and the New Orleans Saints on Monday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) The Green Bay Packers might be the best third-place team in NFL history. The Packers can’t win the division despite an 11-4 record, because the Detroit Lions or Minnesota … Read more

AP women’s NCAA basketball poll reaction: What’s next for each Top 25 team?

The new AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is out. Going into the start of conference play for many squads, the top three teams are the same, with UCLA, South Carolina and Notre Dame holding serve. And after an epic matchup this weekend, USC and UConn swapped places in the top 10. What does … Read more

NFL top-10 rankings: Chiefs reclaim top spot; Vikings, Lions climb; Eagles tumble

It took six weeks and a virtuoso performance by Jayden Daniels, but the Chiefs are back in the top spot for the first time since Week 10. Kansas City is now 14-1, which is hard to ignore, and the previously No. 1 Eagles blew a big lead to the Commanders thanks to Daniels. Philadelphia also … Read more