Not that long ago, there was a robust field of NHL teams with realistic playoff hopes. Unfortunately, many of those teams are running out of steam as the cream gradually rises to the top. But it’s not yet time to give up on fun races to the finish. And, beyond the most desperate battles for
The Detroit Lions were in a great spot to start the offseason. They were the hottest and probably the best team to not make the playoffs. A win over the Green Bay Packers in the regular-season finale gave them momentum into the offseason. They had draft capital and plenty of cap space for free agency.
Craig Carton takes a look at the offseason moves happening around the league and decides which NFL teams have been winning, and which teams have been losing based on their trades. Watch as he makes an argument for why the New York Giants, who secured Daniel Jones and re-signed Saquon Barkley, is among the winners,
On November 15, 2022, eight of the world’s most elite women and marginalized gender teams converged in Berlin, Germany to compete and crown the first international VCT Game Changers champion. Filled with brilliant upsets and aces, and star power players in the making, relive the incredible saga of the tournament through their own fearless eyes.
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9:16 AM ET Lenovo Ducati and defending world champion Pecco Bagnaia lead the way in MotoGP’s aerodynamics revolution. Octavio Passos/Getty Images Formula One can hardly put a foot wrong these days. From the advent of the Netflix documentary series “Drive to Survive” to the introduction of sprint races, motorsport’s premier series has seen its popularity balloon,
9:07 AM ET An old adage in combat sports says that someone is not truly the champion until they defend the title. Well, if that is indeed the case, Leon Edwards cemented himself as the top man at welterweight on Saturday at UFC 286 in London, beating Kamaru Usman for a second straight time with
7:00 AM ET The stalemate over playoff expansion in college football has ended. Finally. In 2024, the format will go from four teams to 12, meaning refreshingly there will be a few new faces added to the postseason festivities. Of course, we here at ESPN have been ahead of the curve for a few years
Rafael Nadal has dropped out of the world’s top 10 men’s tennis rankings for the first time in almost 18 years. Nadal has been in the top 10 ever since April 2005, but on Monday fell to 13th in the ATP rankings after injury forced him to miss Indian Wells. The 36-year-old’s run came to an
The Toronto Blue Jays visit Tropicana Field to take on the Tampa Bay Rays in another spring training game. Alek Manoah comes in to this game with a new approach, to ramp up his competitiveness. And Alek Manoah looked solid today! The Blue Jays are 11 games away from opening day in the MLB. How
9:59 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Three weeks to the day since LeBron James suffered a tendon injury in his right foot, and with exactly three weeks remaining in the regular season, Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham offered the most encouraging update on James’ status to date. “We anticipate him coming back at some
10:43 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” MIAMI — The best No. 9 hitter in the world helped send Team USA to the World Baseball Classic finals. One day after his go-ahead grand slam saved its tournament, Trea Turner
Never miss a moment with the latest news, trending stories and highlights to bring you closer to your favorite players and teams. Download now: https://app.link.nba.com/APP22 Led by Austin Reaves’ career-high 35 points (9-14 FG), along with 6 rebounds and 6 assists, the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Orlando Magic, 111-105. Anthony Davis added 15 points
Never miss a moment with the latest news, trending stories and highlights to bring you closer to your favorite players and teams. Download now: https://app.link.nba.com/APP22 The LA Clippers defeat the Portland Trail Blazers, 117-102. Paul George led all scorers with 29 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the Clippers, while Kawhi Leonard
USATSI Free agency got underway last week in the NFL as teams got busy executing their offseason plans. The NFL world will wait to see where Lamar Jackson ends up on the non-exclusive franchise tag tender, while teams that don’t need quarterbacks will engage in bidding wars for the top free agents. Here’s a look
Sabalenka speaks to the press following her 7-6(11), 6-4 loss to Elena Rybakina in the finals at the BNP Paribas Open
Medvedev speaks to the press after his 6-3, 6-2 loss to Carlos Alcaraz at the finals of the BNP Paribas Open
Getty Images Team USA has reached the finals at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The United States cruised past Cuba, 14-2, on Sunday night in Miami and the defending champs will try to lift the trophy again on Tuesday. Team USA will face either Japan or Mexico in the title game. This version of the