8:41 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette The big fight that
9:19 AM ET The full-back position has typically been one of sturdy competence for the United States men’s national team. At right-back, you’ve been witness to the Steve Cherundolos and Timmy Chandlers of the world; the pickings have been a bit slimmer at times on the left, but players like DaMarcus Beasley and Fabian Johnson
9:37 AM ET Associated Press Pressure is mounting for the Super Bowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs to abandon a popular tradition in which fans break into a “war chant” while making a chopping hand motion designed to mimic the Native American tomahawk. Local groups have long argued that the team’s chop tradition and even its name
9:37 AM ET Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, the Houston furniture store owner who is known for making giant sports bets, has placed the largest wager on Super Bowl LV so far — $3.46 million on the underdog Tampa Bay Buccaneers at +3.5. McIngvale flew into Colorado Springs on Wednesday, logged on to the DraftKings mobile
Feb 4, 2021 College football’s recruiting cycle for the Class of 2021 has finally concluded with Wednesday’s national signing day being the final day that prospects could sign their national letters of intent at their respective schools. Now that schools have their recruiting classes solidified, we can examine which top prospects are likely to make
Feb 3, 2021 There were only 20 ESPN 300 recruits left uncommitted or unsigned in college football’s February signing period, so there wasn’t a big opportunity for many teams to make a big splash in the recruiting class rankings. That doesn’t mean teams didn’t add some big names and fill big holes on national signing
8:00 AM ET If the offer is “all or nothing,” the Toronto Maple Leafs have inevitably settled for the latter. They haven’t won the Stanley Cup since 1967, which also was their most recent appearance in the Stanley Cup Final. Their seasons either end with the muted disappointment of air slowly seeping out of their
10:00 AM ET What’s the most popular prop bet for the big game? The coin toss, of course. Christopher Hanewinckel/USA TODAY Sports With kickoff of the Super Bowl just minutes away, the scene inside the backroom of the Las Vegas sportsbook is intense. Bookmakers stare at their computers, and an executive paces back and forth, already
7:30 AM ET The most important word when it comes to young NHL players is one that long-suffering fan bases don’t want to hear: patience. Expectations have undoubtedly been skewed for highly drafted players of late in part because Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews destroyed the development curve for everyone else. Young talents just aren’t
7:20 AM ET On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will meet at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida, for Super Bowl LV. Will Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid and the high-powered Chiefs offense defend their title and take home another Super Bowl championship? Can Tom Brady pull off an upset and