12:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff If first-time Pro Bowler Patrick Mahomes ultimately wins the MVP award, it won’t be because of one or two highlight plays. But there are certain highlights that illustrate why the second-year Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is the favorite for the trophy, ahead of Drew Brees. NFL Next Gen Stats reveals
10:04 AM ET Hey, the New York Mets didn’t hire Brodie Van Wagenen to be just another conventional general manager. They could have gone with the latest 30-something prodigy from Harvard or Yale if they wanted to do that. (OK, Van Wagenen went to Stanford, the “Harvard of the West” except with a prettier campus.)
Check out the five best goals from Matchday 14 in Serie A, including Cengiz Under’s long-range strike against Inter. Bayern Munich have moved ahead in the race to sign AS Roma forward Cengiz Under but Premier League duo Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have also registered their interest, sources close to the player have told ESPN
3:33 AM ET Reuters and ESPN Staff Five-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has apologised to residents of Stevenage, his boyhood home town, for suggesting he grew up in a slum. The Briton, his country’s most successful racing driver, was speaking on national television at Sunday’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Talking about
Steve Nicol says Liverpool’s complete team should be favoured against Bayern Munich’s experienced individuals in the Champions League round of 16. Atletico Madrid have denied a reported deal between the Spanish club and Bayern Munich for defender Lucas Hernandez. Spanish daily Marca reported on Wednesday that Hernandez will join the German champions for €80 million
7:21 AM ET Mercedes team boss, Toto Wolff, has questioned Formula One’s desire to attract new engine builders to the sport when it already has four committed manufacturers involved. At the end of 2017, F1 outlined a vision for 2021 in which it planned to address critcism levelled at the current set of engine regulations.
6:17 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Dillian Whyte has banished all thought of Anthony Joshua from his mind as he focuses on facing Dereck Chisora at London’s O2 Arena on
8:00 AM ET LEBRON JAMES SAID what many Los Angeles Lakers fans have been thinking for months now. When talking to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin on Tuesday, James said that the Lakers trading for Anthony Davis “would be amazing … that would be incredible.” Indeed it would. It wasn’t the most eloquent quote of James’ career
Graham Arnold recalls how Martin Boyle came to his attention at Hibs and discusses his outlook for the younger Australian players. Left-out creative midfielder James Troisi has whacked Graham Arnold for his Asian Cup selection, declaring the 23-man squad was “not picked on performance or merit.” The Melbourne Victory man scored the winner in Australia’s
9:39 AM GMT All Blacks flanker Ardia Savea has resisted approaches from French club rugby and added two years to his contract with New Zealand Rugby. The 25-year-old confirmed he had signed until 2021, reportedly backing out of a deal to play for Pau after next year’s World Cup in what he described as a