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The 2024 season is officially in the books and now free agency is just one month away. Players can begin negotiating with teams on March 10 and can officially sign contracts on March 12th.  Of the many free agents set to test the market, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins is among the most interesting.

Open Extended Reactions The top-ranked UCLA Bruins are the nation’s last unbeaten Division I team for men and women. Thursday, they take their perfect 23-0 record on the road — 14 miles away, to be exact — to face the No. 6 USC Trojans (21-2) in the first of two highly anticipated games between the

Drivers are ready to determine their position for the Daytona 500 — one of the greatest race weekends of the racing calendar year. Racers will take part in the Daytona Duels, an event that sees drivers battle it out to figure out who gets the more advantageous of starting positions in “The Great American Race”

Open Extended Reactions Free agent guard Markelle Fultz has agreed to a deal with the Sacramento Kings, his agent and attorney, Raymond Brothers of I AM Sports & Entertainment, told ESPN on Wednesday night. The Kings have searched for a point guard since the trade-deadline departure of De’Aaron Fox, and now land a deal with

TJ Morin is a Sports Media graduate of Butler University. When he isn’t writing, or arguing about sports, he’s sitting on the couch with his dad cheering for one of their various teams, the Washington Commanders, the Boston Celtics, the Boston Red Sox, the Virginia Cavaliers and the Butler Bulldogs. TJ can be found ranting

Anthony OlivieriFeb 12, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Close Anthony Olivieri is a staff writer for ESPN. He has a degree in communications with a concentration in journalism from Marist College. He’s been with ESPN since 2012. JONATHAN MARTIN WAITS in the wings off stage in a half-full theater in Wilmington, Delaware. He’s here to give

The Eagles‘ 40-22 win over the Chiefs in Super Bowl 59 gave Philadelphia a lot of ammo for trash-talk, especially for veteran safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson. But in the aftermath, Gardner-Johnson appeared to start a beef between one of the fiercest fanbases out there. Taylor Swift’s connection with the Chiefs since the start of her relationship

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