Stephen Holder, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 03:00 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
Steve Alexander Dec 22, 2023, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Several unexpected players have been returning solid fantasy value over the past two weeks while some huge names have been letting their fantasy managers down while struggling in multiple fantasy categories along the way. Bogdan Bogdanovic and Tyus Jones are turning it on, while
Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 11:15 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions They’ve been plotting this for years. Plans, of course, fall apart all the time, whether they’re for dinner or a meeting or taking over the entire
Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 12:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Chargers waived defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph-Day on Friday, the team announced. The move comes as somewhat of a surprise as Joseph-Day was a team captain and had started all 14 games for the Chargers. He had signed a three-year, $24
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterDec 22, 2023, 01:22 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterDec 22, 2023, 01:01 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The NFL has fined the Atlanta Falcons $75,000 and coach Arthur Smith $25,000 for its
After months of politicking, Florida State took its first official step toward leaving the ACC on Friday. Spurred into action by a College Football Playoff snub earlier this month, FSU voted to sue the ACC over the grant of rights. The school alleged restraint of trade, breach of contract and failure to perform over what
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to end their Anfield hoodoo if they want to challenge for the Premier League title. Arsenal travel to Liverpool on Saturday evening seeking their first Premier League win in this fixture since September 2012, when Santi Cazorla and Lukas Podolski struck in a 2-0 win. – Stream
Dec 22, 2023, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham have one of the worst disciplinary records in the Premier League this season but manager Ange Postecoglou said on Friday that he has no intention of having a word with his players as missing games would teach them a lesson. Spurs have had 46 yellow
Dec 22, 2023, 08:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has backed Rasmus Højlund to break his Premier League goalscoring duck amid the team’s struggles in front of goal. Højlund was signed in the summer for a reported fee of £64 million ($82 million) from Atalanta after he scored 16