9:41 AM ET It isn’t real yet, but in the virtual world, the Kansas City Chiefs are the repeat Super Bowl champions. In Madden NFL 21’s official simulation of Super Bowl LV, the Chiefs beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 37-27 for their second consecutive Lombardi trophy. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes scored the go-ahead touchdown in
10:35 AM ET Associated Press Saquon Barkley says his surgically repaired knee is doing well, though the New York Giants star running back won’t set a target date for his return to the NFL. Barkley, the 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, tore his right ACL in Week 2 and missed the rest of
10:10 AM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The nation’s top infectious disease expert doesn’t want the Super Bowl to turn into superspreading. So when it comes to Super Bowl parties during the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci says people should “just lay low and cool it.” Fauci said during TV interviews Wednesday that now isn’t
9:00 AM ET The PGA Tour heads to Arizona this week for the Waste Management Open at TPC Scottsdale. Chris “The Bear” Fallica nailed Patrick Reed‘s victory last week, picking him at 25-1 odds to win at the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed, who was embroiled in some controversy, is not playing this week’s event, but
9:34 AM ET On the first day of the final signing period for the 2021 class, Oregon added another ESPN 300 commitment in cornerback Avante Dickerson. The 6-foot, 170-pound corner from Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska, is the No. 49 ranked prospect overall and was one of only four recruits left uncommitted in February
7:20 AM ET ESPN News Services Colorado Avalanche star center Nathan MacKinnon has a lower-body injury that will sideline him “week-to-week,” coach Jared Bednar said Tuesday. MacKinnon suffered the injury in Sunday’s loss to the Wild and missed Colorado’s victory Tuesday over Minnesota. Bednar did disclose any specifics about the injury. “Obviously he’s a very
9:00 AM ET When the NHL Awards are handed out each year, there are accusations of geographic bias. Sometimes it’s due to the size of a market. More often it’s complaints about how one division or conference is covered by a larger press corps than another — the storied “East Coast bias” that always seems
6:00 AM ET “Hi Mom, I’m on my way. I just left. I’ll be there in about two hours.” Those are Rob Gronkowski‘s words, and Diane Walters sure loved hearing them over the past six months. They are why this has been such a special season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end, who hopes
6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It would be odd to think of the Kansas City Chiefs as underdogs to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. The Chiefs have a lot going for them, most notably the fact they have won 25 of their past 27 games, including last year’s Super Bowl.
7:00 AM ET College football’s February national signing day is here. Despite the NCAA enacting a dead period amid the COVID-19 pandemic since last March, meaning recruits haven’t been able to take official visits, recruiting has gone on as normal. The early signing period in December came and went, and now the regular signing period