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Feb 11, 2025, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford suffered a right knee sprain and will be reevaluated within two weeks, the team announced Tuesday. It’s the latest blow to a decimated Mavericks’ frontcourt that includes injuries to newly acquired center Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Dwight Powell. Gafford

The Toronto Blue Jays have signed a lot of big names in the last month and a half. First, they nabbed 2024 All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman. Then, they handed out their biggest contract of the winter, a five-year, $92.5 million deal for outfield slugger Anthony Santander. Lastly, they signed three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer

Dave McMenaminFeb 11, 2025, 01:22 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Before the Los Angeles Lakers tipped off Monday night and Luka Doncic made

Teddy Ricketson is a Digital Content Producer at The Sporting News. He joined the team in 2024 after spending the last three years writing for Vox Media as part of its DK Nation/Network team. Teddy does his best to support the South Carolina Gamecocks and Carolina Panthers, but tends to have more fun cheering on

Bill BarnwellFeb 10, 2025, 08:15 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with

In lieu of the All-Star Game, the NHL will host the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off, an international tournament featuring the league’s best talent.  Teams representing four nations — the United States, Canada, Finland, and Sweden — will compete in a round-robin format beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The seven-game tournament concludes with a one-game final on Thursday,

Rich CiminiFeb 9, 2025, 02:10 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 the New York

The Minnesota Vikings have an uncertain situation at quarterback, and it’s led to some wild predictions on who will stay and who will go. Head coach Kevin O’Connell stoked the fire a bit this week at NFL Honors, praising current starter Sam Darnold while not ruling out his return for 2025 and beyond. That came

Feb 9, 2025, 02:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dricus Du Plessis did it again, defeating Sean Strickland a second time, but this time he dominated to retain his middleweight championship at UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Saturday. Du Plessis is 9-0 in the UFC and hasn’t lost a fight since

A middleweight title rematch headlines UFC 312 in Sydney, with South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis (22-2) putting his title on the line against Sean Strickland (29-6). Du Plessis claimed the 185-pound strap when defeating Strickland via split decision at UFC 297. “Stillknocks” has since defended the title against Israel Adesanya, while Strickland scored a split-decision

Feb 8, 2025, 11:15 AM ET Former Chicago Bears head coach Dick Jauron, who was named AP Coach of the Year in 2001 after leading the Bears to a 13-3 record, died Saturday. He was 74. Jauron coached the Bears from 1999 to 2003, finishing with a 35-45 record in Chicago. He later coached the

Three years ago, Kevin Burkhardt replaced Joe Buck on Fox’s top NFL broadcasting team in a season when the network had the Super Bowl. After a year off, Burkhardt will get to broadcast his second Super Bowl in three seasons when the big game is played nationally on Fox. While Burkhardt and Greg Olsen both

Tim MacMahonFeb 7, 2025, 04:33 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — For the first time in his career, Anthony Davis‘ arrival to a franchise hasn’t resulted in celebrations in the city. In Dallas, the

The New York Mets have been busy this offseason. Pete Alonso is back, Juan Soto was signed, and New York also added a lot of pitching. However, with their shopping likely close to being done, there are certain members of last year’s team that may not be back. New York added Clay Holmes, Frankie Montas,

Jamison HensleyFeb 6, 2025, 09:17 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, and he authored

The Las Vegas Raiders cleared house this offseason, bringing in a new regime after a disappointing 4-13 season in 2024. Head coach Antonio Pierce and general manager Tom Telesco were both fired days after Las Vegas season finale versus the Los Angeles Chargers and have since been replaced by Pete Carroll and John Spytek. The

Open Extended Reactions There’s officially one game left in the 2024 NFL season. The Philadelphia Eagles will face off against the two-time reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans in Super Bowl LIX. Which team will take home the Lombardi Trophy? Which player will win Super Bowl MVP? We

The Milwaukee Bucks traded former Texas A&M star Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards for Kyle Kuzma. Middleton has spent 12 of his 13 seasons in the NBA with the Bucks, most notably serving as a pivotal No. 2 option during their 2021 title run. He also earned an All-Big 12 selection with Texas A&M