6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN We’ve officially hit the midpoint of the longest season in NFL history, but instead of looking back at what’s been done, the NFL Power Rankings are looking ahead and making strong predictions for what’s to come. With help from our NFL Nation writers, we’re laying our reputations on the line
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8:47 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns and All-Pro offensive guard Wyatt Teller have agreed to a four-year, $56.8 million extension, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano. ESPN’s Kimberley Martin reports the deal includes $28 million in guarantees. Teller has been a stalwart at right guard for the Browns the past two seasons.
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Nick Sirianni was effusive in his praise of quarterback Jalen Hurts on Sunday even in the wake of a 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Hurts wasn’t asked to do a ton in the passing game — he finished 11-of-17 for 162 yards — but he added
7:45 AM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — After 50 years, the European Tour by name is no more. Starting in 2022, it will be rebranded as the DP World Tour in a deal that is set to double the total prize money to more than $200 million. European Tour chief executive Keith
7:00 AM ET The late, great Skip Prosser used to say “never delay gratitude.” Gratitude. I am so grateful for so many things around the game as we enter the 2021-22 season. Gratitude is the overwhelming feeling after a 2021 season that was compromised by the global pandemic. There is renewed hope of a return
8:00 AM ET The 2021-22 college basketball season begins Tuesday with a full day of matchups across the country, including a meeting between two top-10 teams in No. 9 Duke and No. 10 Kentucky (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). And with the start of the season comes Bracketology. Gonzaga, UCLA, Kansas and Michigan have earned the
6:00 AM ET There’s less than a month left in the 2021 college football regular season, and the legitimate College Football Playoff contenders will begin to emerge over the next four weeks. Can Georgia and/or Oklahoma go unbeaten? Who will win the Big Ten East? Can Cincinnati become the first Group of 5 team to
7:00 AM ET Sergei Bobrovsky is feeling philosophical. The Florida Panthers goaltender is trying to describe what’s made him and rookie Spencer Knight so formidable together sharing Florida’s crease this season. But how to articulate the unique alliance of a goalie tandem? Teams match players and hope for the best. Spend over a decade in
7:00 AM ET The Chicago Blackhawks‘ fall from grace has been one of the steepest in NHL history. The team’s calamitous mishandling of former player Kyle Beach’s claims that he was sexually assaulted by former video coach Brad Aldrich in 2010 has led to sweeping changes. General manager Stan Bowman and senior director of hockey
5:52 AM GMT New Zealand scrumhalf Aaron Smith will join the squad in Dublin midweek ahead of the test against Ireland to provide injury cover after a head-knock to Brad Weber. Smith was expected to miss the entire season-ending northern hemisphere tour to stay home with family after the birth of his son Leo but
News New Zealand captain trying to find a balance to manage the problem better New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has found it challenging to refrain himself from over-hitting at the nets and instead keep himself fresh for the matches. Williamson’s elbow injury flared up during the warm-ups in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup and
2:27 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Bears linebacker Cassius Marsh accused official Tony Corrente of “hip-checking” him moments before Corrente flagged Marsh for taunting in the fourth quarter of Chicago’s 29-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night. “On my way to the sideline, I got hip-checked by the ref. It’s pretty clear,” Marsh said
12:41 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors star guard Stephen Curry scored an NBA-season-high 50 points in Golden State’s 127-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. Curry finished the night 14-for-28 from the field, 9-for-19 from 3-point range and 13-for-13 from the free throw line, while chipping in 10 assists and seven rebounds
11:56 PM ET The Denver Nuggets‘ Nikola Jokic and the Miami Heat‘s Markieff Morris both were given a flagrant foul 2 and ejected late in Monday night’s game in Denver. Morris had a hard foul on Jokic, who then came back and shoved Morris to the ground. Morris went down hard, and a stretcher was
11:47 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers never make it easy. Monday night’s 29-27 win against the Chicago Bears was no exception. The Steelers, twice up 14, saw their two-score lead evaporate in the fourth quarter. It took a 40-yard field goal from Chris Boswell, recovered from the concussion sustained a week earlier, with
12:33 AM ET Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. — Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi was announced as Major League Baseball’s Executive of the Year on Monday after San Francisco topped all teams with 107 wins during the regular season. Zaidi, 44, finished his third season with the Giants, who set a franchise record for
10:45 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 741st career goal to tie Brett Hull for fourth on the NHL’s all-time list, and the Washington Capitals outlasted the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 Monday night. Ovechkin also assisted on two goals, and was around the puck all night as the hungry Capitals snapped
9:58 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is a finalist for American League MVP in voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. The BBWAA revealed finalists for AL and NL MVPs, Cy Young Awards, Rookies of the Year and Managers of the Year on