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Patrick McAvoy’s experiences include local and national sportswriting across baseball, football and basketball. He has provided coverage for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Philadelphia Eagles and Boston Celtics throughout his career.  Outside of journalism, Patrick also has received a Masters of Business Administration Degree from Brandeis University

Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterJan 6, 2025, 04:09 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. Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — Jerry

Two of FCS’s greatest prizefighters are set to lock horns on Monday night. The reward? One of college sport’s grandest honors — a national championship. North Dakota State (13-2) meets Montana State (15-0) in the 2025 FCS Championship. The showdown, slated to be held at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, is a rematch of the

Multiple Contributors Jan 5, 2025, 06:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When the New England Patriots hired Jerod Mayo as head coach on Jan. 17, 2024, owner Robert Kraft expressed his optimism about exciting, new chapters in the franchise’s championship-filled history. Turns out there was only one chapter, as Mayo’s tenure lasted

Liverpool are not expecting a busy January of arrivals as Arne Slot plots a Premier League title challenge. The Reds returned to EPL action over the weekend with a 2-2 home draw against old foes Manchester United but Slot’s charges still lead the title race by six points. The main attention at Anfield remains focused

Rodgers throws a season-high 4 touchdown passes in possible final game as Jets top Dolphins 32-20 — Aaron Rodgers walked off the field with his buddy Davante Adams by his side, waved his left hand to the New York Jets fans cheering his name in the MetLife Stadium stands and walked through the dark tunnel

Liverpool can tighten their grip on the Premier League title race when they host beleaguered rivals Manchester United at Anfield. Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Brighton on Saturday left Arne Slot’s side five points clear at the top of the table with two games in hand. The first of those comes against a United side who

Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while

Several NFL playoff races are coming down to the wire, with Week 18 of the 2024 regular season upon us.  The Lions and Vikings are set to play for the NFC North title, with the division and the coveted No. 1 seed both on the line at Ford Field. Detroit is looking to win the

Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderJan 4, 2025, 11:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Bulls will retire Derrick Rose‘s No. 1 jersey to the rafters next season, ESPN has learned. Rose, a Chicago native, played eight seasons with the Bulls, becoming the youngest MVP in NBA history, and is now being honored as a

After four delightfully chaotic months, the 2024 NFL regular season will conclude this Sunday with Week 18 action.  Ring in the new year with a jam-packed weekend slate with plenty of playoff implications on the line. Week 18’s slate also includes plenty of divisional matchups, with Vikings vs. Lions headlining the NFL’s Sunday slate.  This week

ESPN News Services Jan 3, 2025, 07:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Heat have suspended star guard Jimmy Butler for seven games for “multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team,” the team announced Friday night. Butler on Thursday night, after scoring just nine points in a loss to the Indiana Pacers, said

The New York Yankees have a need at second base after they let Gleyber Torres walk. They could plug DJ LeMahieu in at second base, but he would not be much of an upgrade. They could trade for a young Kansas City Royals star. The Yankees can always go the route of trading for a

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 2, 2025, 10:30 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Notre Dame‘s 23-10 victory against Georgia in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Thursday might

At last year’s World Juniors, Canada was sent home in the quarterfinals by Czechia, ensuring that the country would not play for a medal. The Canadians are hoping to avoid that same fate in 2025.  Canada and Czechia square off in a quarterfinal contest that is a rematch of the 2024 quarterfinals. Last year in Sweden,

Jan 1, 2025, 08:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On New Year’s Eve, Penn State became the first team to lock up a spot in a College Football Playoff semifinal when it beat Boise State 31-14 in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. Texas needed double overtime to escape a gritty Arizona State team 39-31 on New