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NFL All-Pro team 2023: Best players at every position

More Teams. More Games. Bill Barnwell pivots from Lamar Jackson to praise the impact of linebacker Roquan Smith with the Ravens this season. (1:50) Happy New Year! To start off 2024, I’m taking a look at the best players from the 2023 NFL season, revealing my first- and second-team All-Pro selections. After working through a […]

2022 Stanley Cup playoffs: Why the Lightning’s three-peat quest will be so difficult

“We’re going for three.” The last time an NHL team won three straight Stanley Cups was from 1981-83, as part of the New York Islanders’ run of four straight championships. “‘We’re going for three.’ To say that out loud is kind of crazy,” Cooper told ESPN, before his team’s first-round playoff series against the Toronto […]

Golden State Warriors wild over Stephen Curry after miraculous basket

“That play was sort of Jordan-esque,” Kerr said. “I saw [Jordan] make that move many times. Go to the rim and get fouled and just kind of flick it backwards. He didn’t always make it, but he liked doing that shot. That was an incredible example of body control and touch and feel. What an […]

WNBA leads way for ‘hoopers’ voting campaign

“The WNBA players are precisely the demographic that can energize folks around registering to vote and talking about their plan to vote,” Jackson told ESPN this week. Hoopers Vote is an initiative supported by Rock the Vote, aimed at bringing members from all corners of the basketball community — including WNBA and NBA players, coaches, […]

Five NBA things I like and don’t like, including the Chicago Bulls’ premature end

With precious few exceptions, great teams have a life cycle. They gain experience, win a lot, age, and get bad. There are ways to mitigate the pain, but almost never to skip it. Sometimes one lopsided trade gives a great team rare access to a top pick — the chance to find a bridge superstar. […]

Why Michael Jordan’s scoring prowess still can’t be touched

Michael Jordan went off, scoring 55 points, equaling his highest output since he returned from retirement in 1995. It was an amazing display, but how he did it was telling. MJ didn’t nibble around the edges or hunt foul calls all night. He made just one 3-pointer. He had 10 points at the line. He […]