David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterDec 31, 2024, 08:43 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions NFL chalk is on the verge of history this week. NFL betting favorites — known as the chalk — have won 183 games outright this season, five shy of the all-time
With defending champions looking to bounce back, Mhatre led the charge with a brilliant 176 off 232 balls, which was studded with 22 fours and four sixes, against Maharashtra. Mumbai won that game by nine wickets. He had a couple of quiet outings against Tripura and Odisha but slammed his second first-class ton – 116
NFL Nation, ESPNDec 31, 2024, 06:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season. We have made it to the final Power Rankings poll of the year. The Minnesota Vikings outlasted the Green Bay Packers, the Baltimore Ravens blew out the Houston Texans on Christmas, and the Cincinnati Bengals
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNDec 31, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EVERY SUNDAY DURING the football season, Spencer Danielson logs onto a Zoom call. Danielson, like many coaches, has crafted a life built around routines. It is the way the 36-year-old Boise State head coach is able to make sense of his job and still
Dec 31, 2024, 06:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Raducanu has been forced to withdraw from the Auckland Open after suffering a back injury. The 22-year-old, who was seeded sixth in New Zealand, has begun her season in a frustratingly familiar manner after spending much of the past few years with various injuries, including
Nick ParkinsonDec 30, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois, right, celebrates his fifth-round KO victory over Anthony Joshua Saturday night at London’s Wembley Stadium. Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing British boxing’s biggest winner of 2024 was Daniel Dubois, but
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCDec 31, 2024, 04:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlético Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has backed his team to win LaLiga this season, as they go into 2025 top of the table, ahead of rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona. Atlético begin the new year as league leaders, on 41 points from 18
Dec 31, 2024, 04:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna hailed a special night for his club as they won a home match in the Premier League for the first time in more than two decades, and suggested more victories would come for the relegation-threatened club. Goals from Liam Delap and
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 31, 2024, 04:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has said he’s not expecting reinforcements to his squad in the January transfer window as he attempts to arrest Manchester United‘s worrying slide towards the relegation places. Defeat to Newcastle at Old Trafford on Monday was United’s fourth in a row in
Dec 31, 2024, 04:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wayne Rooney has departed as manager of second-tier Plymouth Argyle after agreeing to mutually parts ways with the club after 25 games. Rooney, the Manchester United and England legend, had been hoping to kickstart his non-playing career in his fourth role in management but leaves after