6:00 AM ET This weekend, Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield will meet once again, this time in the AFC divisional playoffs. Mahomes, the reigning MVP of the defending Super Bowl champs, has the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs positioned to repeat. Mayfield just quarterbacked the Cleveland Browns to their first playoff victory in 26 years. But
7:35 AM ET Another college football bowl season is in the books. While Alabama reigns supreme again, there was much more to the postseason than just the College Football Playoff. Even in a modified bowl season, with fewer games because of the coronavirus pandemic, there were still plenty of exciting moments and noteworthy performances to
7:00 AM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com Willie Cauley-Stein was in fifth grade when he packed up his bag for a trek across Spearville, Kansas, a tiny blip of a town — population: 800 — just up US-50 from Dodge City, which passes for a metropolis in a blur of flatlands and windmills. Cauley-Stein was headed to
7:28 AM ET ESPN’s MMA Insiders As the UFC looks to kick off 2021 with two elements that were sorely lacking for most of 2020 — Conor McGregor and fans in attendance — this brief pause in the calendar offers the perfect window to take stock and look ahead. So who will have the best
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff This weekend’s divisional round of the NFL playoffs is stacked with four more great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and
6:37 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University The Atlanta Falcons have made an offer to Arthur Smith to become their next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Smith has served as the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans
3:49 AM ET Manchester United are monitoring West Ham’s Declan Rice — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest: PLUS: Tottenham players are confused over Gareth Bale’s role at the club. Jump to: Spurs players surprised over Mourinho’s Bale stance | USMNT star teams up with Messi’s brother | Botman in demand | Chelsea want Giroud
News The founders of Laver Cup and Betfair, and the CEO of British Telecom among fresh funders The creator of the Laver Cup in tennis, the CEO of British Telecom, the founder of Betfair are among the global entrepreneurs who have invested in the Rajasthan Royals in a fresh funding drive. The investors injected the
2:46 AM ET As up and down as the first 12 games of the Golden State Warriors new season have been, no contest has underscored the difference between Stephen Curry ‘s past and present basketball reality more than Thursday’s 114-104 loss to the Denver Nuggets. As much as both Curry and coach Steve Kerr tried
12:50 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Joaquin Niemann had no regrets about the 18th hole at the Sony Open. Four days after a pair of pars on the final hole at Kapalua led to a playoff loss, Niemann holed a 50-foot chip for eagle on the 18th hole Thursday for an 8-under 62 and