Field Level Media Dec 30, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Auston Matthews took part in Toronto Maple Leafs practice for the first time since a Dec. 20 injury but won’t play Tuesday at home against the New York Islanders. Coach Craig Berube was pleased with Matthews’ participation on Monday but said his captain
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 30, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Notre Dame linebacker Jack Kiser said the Fighting Irish aren’t underestimating Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton because of his inexperience heading into
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 30, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Arizona State is not lacking confidence heading into the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game against Texas in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, particularly when it comes to the
Dec 30, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2025 PGA Tour season kicks off this week with the Sentry at Kapalua Plantation Course in Maui, Hawaii. The year’s first signature event features a total purse of $20 million, with $3.6 million going to the winner. The 60-player field includes 2024 PGA Tour winners
Craig Ervine lamented Zimbabwe’s poor fielding after Zimbabwe drew the first Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. Rahmat Shah (234) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (246) were the biggest beneficiaries of the dropped chances as they handed the visitors a 113-run first-innings lead despite conceding 586. Afsar Zazai made 113 as well. “The one little area where we’ll
Zimbabwe 142 for 4 (Curran 41, Williams 35*, Zahir 2-43) and 586 (Williams 154, Bennett 110*, Ervine 104, Ghazanfar 3-127) drew with Afghanistan 699 (Shahidi 246, Rahmat 234, Zazai 113, Bennett 5-95) There were three Boxing Day Tests going on simultaneously. The one in Bulawayo, between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, didn’t have the appeal of Melbourne.
Jim McCormick, Special to ESPN.comDec 30, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Close Jim McCormick is a fantasy football and fantasy basketball analyst for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterDec 30, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions THE TEXTS WOULD come in like clockwork. After every practice and every shootaround, De’Aaron Fox would check his cell phone for a detailed message from his now former
David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterDec 30, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions American sportsbooks are on pace to handle an estimated $130 billion in bets in 2024, up approximately 8% from the previous year. The Super Bowl, an overtime thriller won again by
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterDec 30, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Notre Dame has won 11 straight games and averaged a nearly 30-point margin of victory during that stretch, but as the Irish prepare for Wednesday’s