Seth Walder, ESPN AnalyticsDec 18, 2024, 06:25 AM ET With three weeks left in the 2024 regular season, the NFL playoff picture is unusually settled. Seven teams have clinched postseason berths — three in the NFC and four in the AFC — leaving seven spots up for grabs. Which teams will fill those spots? Based…
Dec 18, 2024, 08:00 AM ET The second inaugural NBA Cup has concluded, with the Milwaukee Bucks crowned as tournament champions Tuesday night after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder. The regular season, however, continues to roll on as teams and players will look to turn things around in the new year. In the East, the…
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 18, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger TYSON FURY ABSORBED 14 unanswered punches as Oleksandr Usyk threatened to finish “The Gypsy…
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterDec 18, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for…
Dec 17, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Arsenal aren’t the only team benefitting from set piece prowess this season, but they’ve been one of the best. Alex Pantling/Getty Images André Onana, the Manchester United goalkeeper, was preparing to defend against a free kick in a Premier League game last December when he realized someone was behind him….
Paul Biancardi, Basketball RecruitingDec 17, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Close National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State IMG Academy has retaken the No. 1 spot in the ESPN High School Basketball Top 25 team rankings. The Ascenders are…
Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterDec 18, 2024, 12:46 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system The second annual NBA Cup is in the books, with the Milwaukee Bucks dominating a poor-shooting Oklahoma City Thunder team in the anticlimactic final, winning 97-81….
Marc Raimondi Jeremy Fowler Close Jeremy Fowler senior NFL national reporter ESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduate Dec 17, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Kirk Cousins did not view it as a short-term move. The quarterback said he signed with the Atlanta Falcons on March 11 not only…
Shams Charania Alexa Philippou Close Alexa Philippou ESPN Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer Dec 17, 2024, 11:21 AM ET Las Vegas Aces star…
Brianna Williams, ESPNDec 17, 2024, 08:32 PM ET Michigan State Spartans head coach Tom Izzo and Oakland Golden Grizzlies head coach Greg Kampe decided to showcase their playful side Tuesday night by wearing festive Dr. Seuss-inspired attire. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The longtime friends and frequent rivals spread holiday cheer in matching Grinch sweaters, complete…