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The all-playoff era team: The best players of the past decade

It’s a simple premise and yet a near-impossible challenge. The story of the past decade of college football is littered with superstars — from Lamar Jackson‘s mystifying talent to Baker Mayfield planting the Oklahoma flag at Ohio State to Tua Tagovailoa rescuing Alabama from the brink of defeat to a former walk-on in Stetson Bennett […]

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Despite size, wide receiver Marquise Brown’s speed fits a changing NFL

“My hands were kind of small, so I used to drop the snap,” he said. “But I would just pick it up and outrun everybody.” Brown has been outrunning the opposition ever since. Nicknamed “Hollywood” because of his Florida hometown of the same name and his propensity for dazzling downfield grabs, Brown might very well […]

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Jaguars bench QB Nick Foles, go back to Gardner Minshew

One thing is definite, however: Foles had struggled badly since his return from a broken collarbone, and something had to be done. “I wanted to get a spark,” Marrone said. “It was kind of dead, and I wanted to get things going and made the switch at quarterback. … I haven’t spoken to either quarterback […]

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Late flurry in Heat-Grizzlies, North Texas point drought among gambling worst bad beats of the weekend

Here are this past weekend’s worst bad beats: Line: Over/under 195 This game pitted two of the NBA’s best defenses, but those who expected a low-scoring game and took the under walked away disappointed after the final buzzer. Those unlucky bettors have an unlikely flurry of points in the final seconds to thank for their […]

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NFL Week 15 fantasy football roster watch for Monday, Tuesday games: Who’s in and who’s out?

COVID-19 has had quite an impact on the NFL schedule for Week 15, and the same goes for fantasy football. Instead of the traditional Monday night finishing off Week 15, two games were moved to Tuesday night and the Raiders-Browns game, originally scheduled for Saturday, was moved to 5 p.m. ET on Monday. While many […]

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NFL Week 3 fantasy football questions and answers: 32 reporters give advice on Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Ezekiel Elliott, more

The NFL’s league leader in touchdown passes is 44 years old. The league leader in touchdown catches is 32. No, we’re not talking about a local recreational league. This is the NFL, where the Tom Brady-to-Rob Gronkowski combination seemingly has altered the time-space continuum. But if anyone were able to generate 1.21 gigawatts and make […]

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NFL Week 1 fantasy football questions and answers: 32 reporters give advice on Julio Jones, Ravens running backs, more

You hurried and scurried, hustled and bustled. You scoured everything ESPN had to offer, and it was, is and will continue to be a metric ton of news, tidbits and useful information. Football is back, and many of you have returned to the fantasy football waters. Now whether you’re a shark or simply chum has […]

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Minnesota Vikings add depth to wide receiver corps, sign veteran Dede Westbrook, agency says

Former Jacksonville receiver Dede Westbrook signed with the Vikings on Sunday, his agency Young Money APAA Sports announced. The length of Westbrook’s contract is for one year, a source told ESPN. A former fourth-round selection by the Jaguars in 2017, Westbrook will reunite with Vikings wide receivers coach Keenan McCardell for a fifth consecutive season. […]

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The legend of Baker Mayfield and Patrick Mahomes’ 2016 epic

For the first time as pros, Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield will square off Sunday when Kansas City travels to Cleveland. Yet two years before they began lighting up the NFL, the two young quarterback stars lit up the scoreboard in a college football shootout for the ages. Even to those who were there that […]

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NFL trade deadline offers: 13 proposals for players who could get dealt in 2020, including Sam Darnold, Dwayne Haskins, Zach Ertz

The NFL trade deadline used to be a waste of time. Not anymore. While there were no actual trades on deadline day a year ago, we saw 11 significant trades in the two weeks leading up to it. The big acquisitions seemed like cornerback Jalen Ramsey (Rams) and wide receivers Mohamed Sanu (Patriots) and Emmanuel […]

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