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The biggest strengths for college football’s top 25 teams
These are the biggest strengths for each team, according to our reporters. Biggest strength: Linebackers Most teams would take a step back after losing an All-SEC linebacker to a conference rival via the transfer portal and one of its top young linebackers to his father’s alma mater. But Georgia’s linebacker corps might still be the […]
Continue readingWill Crosby, Nash score again?
Well, don’t get too comfortable, because the second round is here. Let the roller coaster begin anew. Here’s a look at the top storylines of the second round. Who will score first: Rick Nash or Sidney Crosby? The two are both two-time Olympic gold medalists and among the world’s finest players. Crosby is going to […]
Continue reading2024 Way-Too-Early college football Top 25
More Teams. More Games. Now that the college football season is over, ESPN names its way-too-early top 25 for the 2024 season. (1:56) The curtain fell on the four-team College Football Playoff in Houston on Monday night, and it more than delivered in its last season with two nail-biting semifinals that weren’t decided until the […]
Continue readingWatch highlights by top college football recruits: Week 10
With Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire in attendance, five-star wide receiver Micah Hudson (No. 12 overall) was electric Friday night for Lake Belton High School (Texas). Hudson, the highest-ranked player ever to commit to the Red Raiders, had three total touchdowns — including a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on the game’s first play, […]
Continue readingNASCAR suspends Cup Series race at Michigan (rain), set to resume Monday
The FireKeepers 400 began after a 1-hour, 43-minute rain delay. And 74 laps later, precipitation pushed the drivers out of their cars during a red-flag stoppage that lasted nearly an hour before the 200-lap race was postponed. Shortly before the race was suspended, Tyler Reddick took the lead after a restart and was followed by […]
Continue readingGeorgia adds top OLB Justin Williams to 2024 recruiting class
Five-star outside linebacker Justin Williams committed to Georgia on Monday night. Williams, the top-ranked outside linebacker in the ESPN 300 and the No. 14 overall prospect in the 2024 cycle, adds to the Bulldogs’ top-ranked class by becoming the third five-star recruit to agree to play for Kirby Smart’s program, joining cornerback Ellis Robinson IV […]
Continue reading‘Sorry you had to see that’ — How baserunning has become an embarrassing problem in Major League Baseball
Editor’s note: From rising strikeout totals and unwritten rules debates to connecting with a new generation of fans and a looming labor battle, baseball is at a crossroads. As MLB faces these challenges, we are embarking on a season-long look at The State of Baseball, examining the storylines that will determine how the game looks […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes – Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday
Here are the players in favorable spots to help, all available in over half of all ESPN leagues. JT Brubaker (R), rostered in 38% of ESPN leagues, Pittsburgh Pirates at Minnesota Twins: Brubaker was initially slated to face the Tigers on Thursday, but a Wednesday rainout pushed his outing until Friday. Here’s what my colleague […]
Continue reading2021 MLB Opening Day lineups for every game
Major League Baseball is back for a full 162-game 2021 season after a very unique 2020. Not sure who is starting for your team on Opening Day? We’re tracking batting orders from across the league as teams start to play in front of their home fans again for the first time since the pandemic began. […]
Continue readingSt. Louis Cardinals to send Miles Mikolas, Dakota Hudson, Harrison Bader to IL to start season
Hudson always planned to begin on the season on the injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. Kim is dealing with a back injury, Mikolas with a sore shoulder and Bader has a strained right foreman that could keep him out a month, the Cardinals said Sunday. The Cardinals also reassigned pitcher Kodi […]
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