Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 16, 2025, 06:37 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions The Sebastian Fundora-Errol Spence Jr. junior middleweight title fight, planned for
Day: January 16, 2025
In life, we all take risks. Whether it’s leaving a current job for a job that will provide better opportunities or taking the next step in a relationship with our significant other. To win a Super Bowl, you need an elite quarterback to put you over the top in order to reach the coveted Lombardi
The Cleveland Browns are trying to repair the damage done by what was perhaps the most disappointing season since the return. It appears that head coach Kevin Stefanski has been given full control of making the necessary changes to his coaching staff and the quarterback position now that he no longer needs to cater to
DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNJan 16, 2025, 05:31 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.” Open Extended
ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2025, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA acknowledged Thursday that officials erred at the end of the Pelicans–Mavericks game the previous night by not calling goaltending on what would have been a go-ahead bucket for Dallas. The no-call was a point of contention for the Mavericks, with coach
The biggest NFL playoff matchup this weekend is arguably the Baltimore Ravens (12-5) at Buffalo Bills (13-4). The game undoubtedly features the biggest quarterback matchup of the weekend between the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson and the Bills’ Josh Allen. Allen and Jackson are NFL MVP front-runners, and this tilt will go a long way in swaying
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 04:38 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Cubs and new outfielder Kyle Tucker avoided an arbitration hearing by agreeing to a $16.5 million contract for next season, according to sources familiar with the
Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 04:08 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions Outfielder
Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 03:22 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 03:46 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs plan to activate starting cornerback Jaylen Watson off the injured reserve list in time to play in Saturday’s divisional-round playoff game against
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 03:39 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderJan 16, 2025, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Maverick Carter, LeBron James‘ business manager, has been enlisted as an adviser by a group of investors seeking to raise $5 billion to form an international basketball league that would serve as a rival to the NBA, sources told ESPN, confirming a
The weather in Western New York on Sunday is going to be everything a Buffalo winter is known for – freezing temperatures, snow, wind, all of it – and there is a football game being played right as the sun sets and the temperatures begin to drop even further. The AFC Divisional Round game between
The Dallas Cowboys have started their search for a new head coach, having requested interviews with several candidates to replace Mike McCarthy. Among those requests is Leslie Frazier, the Buffalo Bills’ former assistant head coach/defensive coordinator and current Seattle Seahawks’ assistant head coach. Frazier’s tenure with the Bills lasted from 2017 through the 2022 NFL
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Buffalo Bills fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Buffalo Bills advanced to the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs thanks to a
For the second straight practice before the Divisional round between the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills, all Ravens were in attendance save for Pro Bowl wide receiver Zay Flowers. On Monday, Head Coach John Harbaugh said Flowers could play against the Bills in the game even without practicing, but the continued absence of him in
Jan 16, 2025, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As much as sports fans love a back-and-forth nailbiter, things don’t always go that way. The NBA has seen its fair share of dominant performances, resulting in blowouts that stain the losing team’s permanent record. During a January 2025 matchup, the LA Clippers and Brooklyn Nets
Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Viewer audiences for the first weekend of the NFL playoffs were down 9.3% from last year, a bigger decline than what the league experienced during the regular season. According to the league and Nielsen, the six wild-card round games averaged 28.3 million viewers on
Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 11:00 AM ET MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday morning, calling it “one of the most
I asked my WCG and 2nd City Gridiron teammates four questions about the Chicago Bears’ ongoing head coaching search, and we’ll share the responses in the coming days. The first question was the obvious one: Who is the one candidate that you’d be 100% pleased with the Bears hiring? Our answer is nearly unanimous, but
Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Morgan Fox are the finalists for the NFL’s 14th annual Salute to Service award presented by USAA. The award is part of
Almost immediately after quarterback Sam Darnold produced back-to-back duds en route to the Minnesota Vikings being eliminated from the playoffs in the tournament’s wild-card round, analysts such as ESPN’s Dan Graziano predicted that the Vikings will let Darnold hit the open market in March and make 2024 rookie J.J. McCarthy their new starter. Vikings icon and retired running back
Months before Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels cemented himself as the presumptive Offensive Rookie of the Year Award winner who led the club to the divisional round of the ongoing postseason tournament, he mentioned during a news conference that franchise legend and Commanders senior advisor Doug Williams had been “a mentor to me since I got here.” Williams understandably is impressed
Dane Brugler, The Athletic’s NFL draft guru, just recently dropped his latest 2025 mock draft predicting what all 32 teams could do with their first two picks based on team needs and information gathered from conversations with sources in the NFL and college football. As far as the Dallas Cowboys are concerned, Brugler seems to
Kalyn Kahler, ESPNJan 16, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — JUMBO 13! After three plays spent standing on the sideline to start the Lions’ first drive, Dan Skipper’s number is called. He runs onto the field with one white-gloved hand raised. “It’s calm until it’s not,” he says of his job as
Tisha Thompson, ESPNJan 16, 2025, 07:23 AM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Open Extended Reactions The NFL and federal law enforcement are increasing security for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans in response to the New
Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 06:20 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions ISAIAH HARTENSTEIN HAD done almost everything expected of him during his delayed debut for the Oklahoma City Thunder. After missing this season’s