Open Extended Reactions The NHL is projecting a significant increase in the salary cap over the next three seasons, according to a memo the league and the NHL Players’ Association sent to teams on Friday. According to the memo, obtained by ESPN, the salary cap for 2025-26 will rise to $95.5 million, with a floor
Tim MacMahonJan 31, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions HIS INSTAGRAM HANDLE, @easymoneysniper, sums up the essence of Kevin Durant‘s scoring ability. His teammates, even the fellow future Hall of Famers, have always been
Jan 31, 2025, 12:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart has been suspended one game without pay after picking up his sixth flagrant foul point of the season, the NBA announced on Friday. Stewart received a flagrant foul 2 and was ejected with 8:45 remaining in the second quarter of the
Associated Press Jan 31, 2025, 11:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Six more current or former tennis players linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium were given suspensions of varying lengths — one was barred for 15 years — and fined, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. That brings the total to
Open Extended Reactions Arch Manning is looking to do something neither of his famous uncles ever did: win a Heisman Trophy. The Texas quarterback has opened as the favorite to win the 2025 Heisman Trophy at ESPN BET, sitting atop the oddsboard at +750. A rising redshirt sophomore, Manning was the top recruit of the
Kelly Crandall Jan 31, 2025, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For the first time since 1971, Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will host a NASCAR Cup Series race when the Clash takes place there Sunday. Brian A. Westerholt/NASCAR via Getty Images Tim Brown, 53, is finally getting the opportunity to be a NASCAR
Greg WyshynskiJan 31, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions When the USA faces Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Feb. 15, it will be the long-awaited first NHL clash between a generation of stars representing their nations. Connor McDavid vs. Auston Matthews. Cale Makar and
Nick ParkinsonJan 31, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Get ready for a month of sustained high-quality boxing fights in what looks like a great start to 2025. The Feb. 22 card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, boasts perhaps
Open Extended Reactions A great fighter in his prime tends not to be a charitable one, certainly not as it concerns rivals or those who may have beaten him. That’s why I’ll always remember what Keith Thurman told me back in 2016 — when he was rightfully moving up pound-for-pound lists and a potential successor
Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid and Manchester City now know the cost of failing to perform in the reshaped Champions League: a titanic win-or-bust clash between the last two European champions simply to claim a place in the Round of 16. Welcome to the Champions League Playoffs! Editor’s Picks 2 Related After the nail-biting conclusion