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Army All-American Bowl commitments

Arguably the worst-kept secret at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl became legitimate late in the fourth quarter. Barry Sanders is heading to Stanford. Sanders announced to the 39,011 at the Alamodome that he has committed to Stanford, choosing the Cardinal over Florida State and Alabama. He also chose Stanford over Oklahoma State, the alma mater […]

Doing it his way

In more ways than one, actually. While his peers spent the day basking in the temporary glory of national signing day and celebrating the end of an exhausting process, the No. 1 quarterback in the nation took the day off. Winston is a member of Team USA in third-annual International Bowl. The game was played […]

Worst gambling ‘bad beats’ of the weekend

Rob Nelson of ESPN Stats & Information revisits the worst bad beats from the weekend’s gambling action. Note: Closing lines are courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook and pick percentages are via Wunderdog sports. Closing line: Packers -2.5, over/under 46.5 With zeros on the clock, the scoreboard read: Lions 23, Packers 21. But in what […]

The best draft prospect bracket: NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA

That got us thinking. Where would Wembanyama and Bedard stack up all-time in their sports based on pre-draft hype? We decided to create brackets matching the talented players against each other to find out. We asked our draft experts and analysts at ESPN to come up with a list of the eight most-hyped prospects in […]

Travis Kelce is one of the best NFL players ever: Why he’s unique

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce added a pair of round numbers to his Hall of Fame résumé Sunday. During Kansas City’s unexpectedly close 34-28 win in Denver, he crossed both the 1,000-yard barrier for the seventh straight season and became the fifth tight end in NFL history to rack up 10,000 career receiving yards. It […]

The legend of Cowboys’ Emmitt Smith’s NFL rushing record and why it might never be broken

FRISCO, Texas — Emmitt Smith swears he wasn’t going through a midlife crisis last month. “I’ve been wanting to get a tattoo for many years,” the 53-year-old said. “It’s just been weird in my head, ‘Go ahead, do it. Go ahead.” And so, on a September trip to Las Vegas, he did it. Smith had […]

NFL’s best players ever at every offensive position: Is Tom Brady the GOAT quarterback? Jerry Rice or Randy Moss at WR?

Quarterback Tom Brady was retired during the 2022 NFL offseason for just 40 days before opting to return for a 23rd season that could (maybe?) be his last, tight end Rob Gronkowski recently decided to hang them up, and defensive tackle Aaron Donald inked a massive contract extension this summer to make him the game’s […]