You know the college football favorites by now. They’ve been at the head of the odds list for some time. It’s the same two teams that met for a College Football Playoff semifinal thriller in January, the same two teams that will meet in a season opener in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State and Texas are deserving front-runners. Each will transition ...
The Florida Panthers can wrap up their second consecutive Stanley Cup title with a home victory on Tuesday, June 17. The Edmonton Oilers will try to force a Game 7 for the second season in a row. The Panthers won Game 5 on June 14 to break a 2-2 tie in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final. Teams that have done ...
For just the third time in the last 22 years, the NFL in 2024 didn’t have a single team go from worst to first within a division. But don’t declare parity dead just yet. Look no further than the Washington Commanders for the example that has provided hope to much of the rest of the league throughout the offseason. After ...
The 12 countries participating in the 2026 Winter Olympics have rolled out the names of the first six players for their preliminary men’s hockey rosters for the tournament in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Five players named on Monday, June 16 – Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Reinhart – are facing off in the Stanley ...
One of the unique things about baseball is that the game isn’t always played under the same conditions. Unlike football, basketball, hockey or most other sports, the dimensions of the playing field are different depending on a team’s home stadium. As a result, a ball hit the same distance could be a home run in one ballpark and an easy ...
Trey Hendrickson and the Cincinnati Bengals haven’t been on speaking terms for most of the offseason. Now, for the first time in a long time, that ice is beginning to thaw. Hendrickson and the Bengals have resumed contract talks, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The two sides appeared to be headed for a split for most of the offseason, especially ...
A college baseball team making it to the College World Series is a humongous achievement, one that can define the program in the years that follow and put it firmly on the national stage. Once there, rising above the seven other teams to win a national championship is an even more Herculean feat, an accomplishment that immortalizes players and coaches ...
“Blockbuster mid-June trade” is almost an oxymoron in Major League Baseball. Especially involving two elite franchises, both still in contention and trying to chase down their archrivals. That’s why the swap sending Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants is much more than a Sunday night shocker. The ramifications of this deal will be felt ...
After a fight against Canelo Alvarez fell apart, Jake Paul will step into the ring for the first time on June 28, facing former world champion Julio César Chávez Jr. at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The social media influencer-turned-boxer, Paul, has a record of 11 wins and one loss, including seven knockouts. His most notable victory was a ...
OMAHA, NE ― The second team will be packing its bags from Omaha on Day 4 of the 2025 Men’s College World Series after Arizona was eliminated from the first bracket. One other team will also secure its berth in the semifinals. In the early game (2 p.m. ET), Murray State will take on Arkansas after the Racers lost to ...