Steve Alexander Close Steve Alexander is a contributing writer for men’s fantasy basketball at ESPN. Steve is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame. Feb 28, 2025, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to this week’s roundup of the biggest risers and fallers in fantasy basketball! As the season unfolds, player performances continue
Month: February 2025
Feb 28, 2025, 05:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Xander Schauffele will return at next week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. Schauffele had said he was targeting the signature event in Florida for his comeback from a rib cage injury, and the world No. 2 was among those listed in the field announced Friday. He is coming
Ten long years ago, almost to the day, England’s cricketers suffered a humiliation greater even than their Champions Trophy exit at the hands of Afghanistan. It was meted out by none other than New Zealand’s then-captain, now England coach, Brendon McCullum, and it would soon prove to be the most consequential defeat in their white-ball
Mark SchlabachFeb 28, 2025, 05:10 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and is expected to make a full recovery after doctors detected the disease in its early stages, the school
Open Extended Reactions A massive boxing tripleheader will head to New York on May 2 when Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez compete in separate bouts in Times Square. On Friday, Turki Alalshikh, chairperson of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, which regulates the kingdom’s entertainment industry, announced the “Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves”
Feb 28, 2025, 04:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Rams and offensive tackle Alaric Jackson have agreed to a three-year, $57 million contract, with $37 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Friday. Jackson had been slated to enter free agency next month, but instead will stay in Los Angeles,
Open Extended Reactions BAHRAIN – The appearance of Russian oligarch Dmitry Mazepin in the Formula 1 paddock caused a stir on Friday. Mazepin’s Uralkali company had a brief stint as title partner of the Haas team in 2021 and early 2022, which included a contract for his son Nikita to drive. The deal for both
Laurence Edmondson Close Laurence Edmondson Senior Writer, F1 • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close Nate Saunders Senior Writer, F1 Feb 28, 2025, 02:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAKHIR, Bahrain — Testing lap time data only ever provides a murky picture of relative performance. Adding 10 kilograms of
Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 03:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AMES, Iowa — Jamie Pollard, the Iowa State athletic director since 2005, has received a five-year contract extension through 2030, the university announced Friday. The Cyclones have had unprecedented success in the major sports in 2024-25. The football team had its first 11-win season
Field Level Media Feb 28, 2025, 02:31 PM ET Montreal Canadiens forward Kirby Dach will miss the rest of the season following right knee surgery, the team announced Friday. Dach, 24, is expected to be ready for the start of next season. He tallied 22 points (10 goals, 12 assists) in 57 games this season.