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Way-Too-Early 2025 Heisman Trophy Picks: Top Contenders and Dark Horse Candidates
Get an early look at the top contenders for the 2025 Heisman Trophy, including surprise candidates and dark horse picks who could shake up the race....
Travis Kelce loves Chiefs being seen as villains
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is offering no apologies for his team's success.,Kelce, in fact, acknowledged this week on his "New Heights" podcast that the Chiefs have embraced the role of villains as they vie for an unprecedented third consecutive title in Super Bowl LIX. According to K...
Top seeds set to square off in Madden Bowl
The top two seeds, No. 1 Jacob "Fancy" Worthington and No. 2 Jonathan "JonBeast" Marquez, will square off in the Ultimate Madden Bowl after winning their semifinal games on Wednesday.,The title belt and $250,000 first prize will be handed out on Feb. 7 in New Orleans, the same city where the Super B...
Stanford stops Syracuse, stays perfect at home in ACC
Maxime Raynaud posted a game-high 21 points and a game-high 15 rebounds as Stanford held off visiting Syracuse for a 70-61 victory on Wednesday.,Jaylen Blakes added 14 points, Benny Gealer scored half of his 10 points in the stretch run, and Oziyah Sellers also had 10 for Stanford (15-6, 7-3 Atlanti...
Field set for Pro Bowl Games' tug-of-war, flag football and more
The NFL announced on Wednesday the players participating in each of the on-field and off-field skills competitions that make up the 2025 Pro Bowl Games taking place Thursday and Sunday in Orlando, Fla.,The 11 skills challenges are worth three points apiece for a total of 33 available. Points from th...
First-period goals guide Wild to win over Leafs
Jared Spurgeon scored what turned out to be the winning goal in the first period and the visiting Minnesota Wild went on to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night.,Marat Khusnutdinov and Marcus Foligno (empty net) also scored for the Wild, who have won the first two games of a five-ga...
Titans DT Jeffery Simmons, Steelers LB Patrick Queen added to Pro Bowl Games
Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen were added to the Pro Bowl Games roster as replacements on Wednesday.,Simmons, who also went to the Pro Bowl in 2021 and 2022, replaces Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike, who is out d...
Qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic upsets David Goffin at Montpellier
American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic upset No. 6 seed David Goffin of Belgium 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 to advance at the Open Occitanie on Wednesday in Montpellier, France.,Facing Goffin, who has been ranked as high as No. 7 and is now No. 56, Kovacevic saved four of six break points and was strong on his f...
Chiefs healthier than Eagles in estimated injury reports
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was listed as a full participant Wednesday in an estimated practice report.,Mahomes has been dealing with a right ankle injury since mid-December while leading the Chiefs to a Super Bowl LIX berth against the Philadelphia Eagles.,Neither team practiced ...
Scottie Scheffler leads stars making season debuts at Pebble Beach
The second signature event of 2025 will bring out the PGA Tour's stars as Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth make their season debuts at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, beginning Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif., ,Scheffler was scheduled to make two starts earlier this month, but he had...
Rockets F Dillon Brooks fined $25K for foul language
Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks has to put $25,000 in the NBA's swear jar.,The league fined Brooks on Wednesday for using profane language during a live television interview.,His remarks came during an on-court interview at the conclusion of the Rockets' 114-112 victory over the host Boston Ce...
Eagles fan, 18, dies after falling from pole in celebration
An 18-year-old college student has died in Philadelphia after falling from a light pole while celebrating the Eagles' NFC Championship victory Sunday.,Tyler Sabapathy, a Toronto native and freshman at Temple University, passed away Tuesday after being hospitalized with a brain injury.,Video footage ...
Browns GM Andrew Berry Breaks Character to Hype Shedeur Sanders—Should We Believe Him?
Cleveland Browns GM Andrew Berry gushed over Shedeur Sanders at the Senior Bowl, but does he really love the Colorado quarterback or is he just trying to sell the pick?...
Chris Bell returns home, leads Syracuse into matchup with Stanford
Chris Bell gets an opportunity to celebrate a San Francisco Bay Area homecoming under a new name when he leads Syracuse against host Stanford in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Wednesday night.,Known then as Chris Bunch, the Syracuse junior played three seasons at De La Salle High on the east side...
Scottie Scheffler eager for return from injury at Pebble Beach
After a freak accident in the kitchen kept him out of the first few PGA Tour events of 2025, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is set to return this week at tghe AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.,Scheffler was just over two weeks removed from his victory at the Hero World Challenge in December when he badly cut...
Wild hope for a return to road success in visit to Leafs
The Minnesota Wild have been better on the road this season and they have another chance to show why on Wednesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Wild opened a five-game trip Sunday night with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to improve to 18-5-3 on the road.,The trip could be co...
Jake, Logan Paul tease brother-on-brother fight
Jake Paul's next boxing match appears to be against his brother, Logan Paul.,The brothers shared nearly identical social media posts Tuesday, teasing a fight pitting the siblings against each other that will stream March 27 on Max.,"The moment you've waited a decade for..." the posts said, accompani...
NBA draft scheduled for June 25-26 in Brooklyn
The 2025 NBA Draft is scheduled for June 25-26 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the league announced Tuesday.,Coverage on both nights will begin at 8 p.m. ET.,The first round June 25 will air on ABC, ESPN and the ESPN app. The second round June 26 will be on ESPN and the ESPN app. ESPN Radio will...
Cowboys hire Matt Eberflus as defensive coordinator
Former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus was named the defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday.,Eberflus is no stranger to the Cowboys, with whom he served as the linebackers coach and pass game coordinator from 2011-17.,Eberflus takes over for Mike Zimmer, who departed Dallas af...
Report: Cowboys close to naming Matt Eberflus as DC
Former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is closing in on a deal to become the defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys, NFL Network reported Tuesday.,Eberflus is no stranger to the Cowboys, with whom he served as the linebackers coach from 2011-17.,Should he get the job, Eberflus would take...