Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 5, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Team Canada general manager Don Sweeney indicated that Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard is still in consideration for the 2026 Winter Olympics despite being snubbed from Canada’s NHL 4 Nations Face-Off roster this week. Bedard, 19, was the NHL…
The chaos of men’s college basketball has been on full display in recent weeks, from the madness of Feast Week to Kentucky‘s loss to Clemson on Tuesday, to Creighton‘s upset of No. 1 Kansas on Wednesday. Among the highlights of this week’s SEC/ACC Men’s Challenge and Big 12-Big East battles were multiple, high-level performances from…
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas — The season is over…
Anthony Gharib, ESPNDec 5, 2024, 11:46 AM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers had just won their 14th straight game of the NBA season. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The victory against the Chicago Bulls marked the longest win streak in franchise history. The Cavaliers became the sixth team to start a season 14-0 in league history. That…
ON AN UNSEASONABLY warm October afternoon, Pitt volleyball coach Dan Fisher walks into the Panthers locker room in search of a second opinion. His sandy-blonde hair is combed to perfection and he’s dressed in a light-blue shirt and navy dress pants. “What do you think of the blue on blue?” Fisher asks, tugging at the…
Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2024, 09:20 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system On Friday, the Golden State Valkyries will introduce the first players in franchise history, added via the expansion draft (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). After projecting which…
Group play for the 2024 NBA Cup ended Tuesday, with the knockout round matchups set to begin next week. Soon, a team will claim the title as the second in-season tournament champion, joining last season’s winners, the Los Angeles Lakers. However, the regular season pushes on as teams look to end 2024 on a high…
Emily Kaplan, ESPNDec 5, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. A few days before Thanksgiving, Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin was in Columbus to scout the Blue Jackets. After the game, he went for dinner and drinks with Chris Kelleher, his assistant general manager. As the restaurant started emptying…
It has been an action-packed month since we last checked in on the NFL’s top quarterbacks. Since Week 8, Kyler Murray (77.3) and Josh Allen (75.4) lead the league in QBR and Tua Tagovailoa and Joe Burrow have a league-high 10 touchdown passes. Second-year signal-callers Anthony Richardson and Bryce Young won back the starting jobs….
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast…