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Way-too-early predictions for 2023-24 NBA accolades
Can anyone challenge Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic for MVP? Our insiders give their early picks for this season's accolades.
Power Rankings: The Tyreses top the ranks as the 76ers and Pacers continue their ascent
A month into the season, which teams have sustained their top-10 hierarchy and which teams continue to struggle?
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Mad Dog's CFP takes have Stephen A., Finebaum incensed
Mad Dog has epic rant about Thanksgiving
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Week 12 buzz: What we're hearing on the futures of Justin Fields, Shaq Leonard and Mac Jones
Could the Bears move on from Justin Fields? Our experts have rumors, upset picks and fantasy notes ahead of the Week 12 schedule.
Three Thanksgiving NFL games, three matchup previews: Picks, predictions and nuggets
Offering up predictions and score picks for Packers-Lions, Commanders-Cowboys and 49ers-Seahawks.
Why Jayson Tatum's starters-only meeting is fueling the Celtics
The Celtics can boast six starters -- even if only five can start and finish games. A preseason sit-down ensured they were all on the same page.
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Who's the hottest team? Purdue? Marquette? UConn?
The long weekend's highlights include Marquette trying to stop Purdue's Zach Edey in the Maui Invitational. Arizona takes on Michigan State.
Six D-I coaches are over 70, and with 3,000-plus wins they've seen it all
Rick Pitino, Jim LarraƱaga, Fran Dunphy, Dan D'Antoni, Leonard Hamilton and Cliff Ellis are seasoned veterans.
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ANOTHER SEASON, ANOTHER STAR LOST
How Azzi Fudd's injury impacts UConn, women's college basketball
Instead of this being the season the Huskies' core is finally healthy, Azzi Fudd has been lost to an ACL tear. Are they still Final Four contenders?
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HOLDING QATAR TO ACCOUNT
One year on from the 2022 World Cup, has anything changed in Qatar?
Long after Messi's triumph, what is post-World Cup Qatar like? Is life better for migrant workers? Is there a sporting legacy? ESPN went back to see.
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Things get heated between Marquette and Kansas
Kansas and Marquette players have to be separated after Kevin McCullar jaws at the Golden Eagles' bench.
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Ron Chenoy/USA TODAY Sports Our experts make their way-too-early predictions for 2023-24 NBA awards
Can anyone challenge Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic for MVP? Our NBA insiders give their early picks for this season's accolades.
Photo by Brad Mills/USA TODAY Sports NFL coaches on hot seat: How seven struggled in Week 11, what's next
Could Ron Rivera, Brandon Staley and Frank Reich be fired soon? Let's evaluate seven NFL coaches on the hottest seats.
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From Texas A&M; to Syracuse, we rank the Power 5 jobs that have opened since the summer.
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John McCall/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service/Getty Images How the Dolphins' Mike McDaniel keeps things authentic
Whether it's racing a TV cameraperson off the field or admiring a reporter's shoes, the Dolphins coach brings a breath of fresh air into the NFL coaching ranks.
Conor Kvatek Houston, UCF and space as the new frontier in college football rivalries
Two Big 12 programs, both with connections to NASA, believe that they are the real Space University. This weekend, they'll settle the debate on the football field...until next year.
ESPN 2023 NFL playoff picture: AFC, NFC seed projections in Week 12
The end of the NFL regular season is approaching, and we're looking ahead to how the 14-team playoff picture could look ahead of Super Bowl LVIII.