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ESPN News Services Dec 26, 2024, 08:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Tucker Gleason ran for one overtime score and threw for four more as Toledo beat Pittsburgh 48-46 in a bowl-record six overtimes at the GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Field on Thursday. The game surpassed the previous mark set 48 hours

The Eagles–Commanders rivalry has heated up this year, with the two teams sitting at the top of the NFC East standings. Last week, Washington defeated Philadelphia in a thriller to remain alive in the NFC East division race, but there was more to the game than just on-field play. After the game, Eagles coach Nick

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterDec 25, 2024, 10:31 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,

Lakers star big man Anthony Davis exited the Lakers’ Christmas Day meeting with the Warriors with an apparent ankle injury. Davis went down early in the game after a missed Los Angeles field goal. As he attempted to track where the ball would bounce, Davis appeared to misstep with his left foot and fell to

Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderDec 25, 2024, 10:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler prefers a trade out of Miami ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, league sources told ESPN. ESPN reported in the Inside Pass on Dec. 10 that the Heat are willing to listen to trade offers for Butler,

It’s not uncommon for a quarterback to have a favorite target. A team’s top wide receiver usually leads the depth chart for a reason. For George Pickens and the Steelers, it is because the wideout combines strength and speed to come down with some insane receptions. Pickens puts his body on the line for every

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterDec 24, 2024, 04:44 PM 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

Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian strongly believes that penalties led to their downfall against Georgia, a fatal flaw they worked on, and improvised between the SEC Championship, and their first College Football Playoff game against Clemson. “We had a real come-to-Jesus meeting after the SEC Championship game when we essentially lost that game because

Rob Demovsky Close Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him on Twitter at

As the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline draws near, the 15-11 Denver Nuggets are trying to bolster their lineup. Center Nikola Jokić is in the running for his fourth MVP award, and he is easily the best player in the world. However, the Nuggets’ core has simply not been able to provide him the support

Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderDec 23, 2024, 09:40 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Walker Buehler and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a one-year, $21.05 million contract, sources told ESPN, sending the pitcher who

In barely a year, English teenage sensation Luke Littler has become arguably the biggest name in the world of darts, bursting onto the scene at the 2023/24 World Darts Championship at the age of just 16 and making it all the way to the final of the biggest competition the sport has to offer. 12

Stephen Holder, ESPNDec 22, 2024, 06:41 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national

The Las Vegas Raiders have three more games left on their 2024 schedule before a dreadful season comes to an end, with the first of those three taking place against Jacksonville in Week 16. While neither team has anything to play for other than draft positioning, we could see some history made on Sunday, as

Howard Bryant Close Howard Bryant Columnist, ESPN.com Senior writer, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Author of “The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron” Author of “Juicing the Game” Author of “Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston” Jeff Passan Close Jeff Passan Senior MLB Insider ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm:

The guard is ever-changing in the world of college football, with a 12-team playoff, the proliferation of NIL deals and transfers galore shaking the gridiron ecosystem up in recent years. Still, some things can’t help but remain the same. When Texas faces off against Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoff, fans

Open Extended Reactions Championship weekend delivered a blockbuster befitting of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff. In Atlanta, it took overtime but Georgia, even after two regular season losses, claimed the SEC by beating Texas and stealing an all-important first-round bye from the Longhorns, who will still host a quarterfinal against 12-seed Clemson. Top-ranked Oregon

Two of the best teams in Division II college football will go head-to-head for the championship on Saturday, Dec. 21. Both Valdosta State and Ferris State entered the playoffs as No. 1 seeds in their quadrant. The NCAA re-seeded teams that reached the semifinals, thus granting undefeated Valdosta State the top seed and Ferris State