Thursday Night Football DraftKings Picks: NFL DFS lineup advice for
Week 10 kicks off with a Thursday Night Football showdown between the Ravens and Dolphins. The Ravens are road favorites, laying 7.5 points at several Las Vegas sportsbooks, and the total opened as high as 48.0. This has the makings of another dominant Baltimore performance, and it’s why we’re going to break our DFS budget to…
The agony of the feet: Why turf toe is such
SEATED ON A cart, headed back to the Carolina locker room, a teary-eyed Donte Jackson rehearses what he wants to say to his big toe. Two weeks earlier, in Week 3 of the 2020 season, while leaping to defend a deep ball against the Chargers, the Panthers cornerback suffered one of the most dreaded and…
Guide to every Week 4 NFL game: Picks, matchup nuggets,
Oct 1, 2021ESPN staffThe Week 4 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course, final score…
I’ve had it with relievers
Relief pitchers. Who needs them?Photo: Getty ImagesMaybe I’ve rebelled against getting older as long as I can, and I’m coming to accept the hair growing out of my ears combined with the opinions that something in a modern sport isn’t as good as I remember. It’s weird, because I don’t remember having any attachment to…
Glanville: As a Black broadcaster, how would I respond to
The news cycle has moved on, and the three teams advancing to the championship series and an impending Game 5 between the Dodgers and Giants should be the most important stories in Major League Baseball's postseason. But over the past several days, I have found myself balancing my passion and my profession, sorting out the…
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Manning cuts up, Woodson emotional
CANTON, Ohio -- The Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2021, headlined by three players who were in their first year of eligibility, closed out the Hall's biggest enshrinement weekend Sunday night at Tom Benson Stadium.Seven members of the class took to the podium during the evening, including Peyton Manning, Calvin Johnson and Charles…
Week 8 takeaways, big questions: Cowboys win without Dak, a
Oct 31, 2021NFL NationESPN Week 8 of the 2021 NFL season had some close Halloween matchups, including the Cowboys edging the Vikings with Dak Prescott sidelined and quarterback Cooper Rush making his first start. The Titans and Colts went to overtime after a wild pick-six for Tennessee in the final two minutes followed by a…
Week 2 takeaways and big questions: Patriots’ big day, Ravens
Sep 19, 2021NFL NationESPN Week 2 of the 2021 NFL season featured surprise performances and unfortunate injuries across the board. Sam Darnold and the Panthers are now 2-0 after dominating a Saints team that overwhelmed Green Bay in Week 1. The Bills bounced back with a convincing blowout win in Miami, the Rams squeezed out…
The biggest star every top European team has traded
Neymar moved from Barcelona to PSG in 2017. EPA/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSONThe most recent transfer window was unlike any other, with world-class players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo moving clubs. But that got us thinking ...Drawing inspiration from David Schoenfield's look at the biggest star every MLB team has traded, we scanned the world of soccer…
Report: Gruden used racist comment in ’11 email
Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden used a racist comment in referring to NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith in an email 10 years ago, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.The email, sent to the president of the Washington Football Team in July 2011 as the NFL and its players were in the midst…