7+ min ago (167+ words) Week 13 of the 2025 fantasy football season featured standout performances by Bijan Robinson, A.J. Brown and Patrick Mahomes, while fantasy stars Lamar Jackson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Saquon Barkley and Puka Nacua all were held in check. Who were the big winners and losers around the league? Matt Bowen and Tristan H. Cockcroft offer their analyses. Jump to a topic: Ranking winners | Ranking losers Biggest injuries and what's next What we know: He suffered a hip injury on a punt return in the second quarter and was unable to return after that point. What's next: Jakobi Meyers was Trevor Lawrence's go-to receiver in Week 13, and he'll probably serve in the same role next week, regardless of Washington's status. As Washington is typically the Jaguars' slot receiver, Austin Trammell, who went catch-less on four targets Sunday, would most benefit from any further Washington absences. -- Cockcroft Eric…...

11+ min ago (1847+ words) Paul Finebaum says Alabama will prevail in the SEC title game, securing its second win over Georgia this season. (0:36) OK, so it wasn't the most ridiculous Rivalry Week we've ever seen. Thirteen of the top 14 teams in the College Football Playoff rankings won, and the one that didn't (Texas A&M) was already guaranteed a CFP spot. Chalk has reigned over the past couple of weeks, but as with pizza among other things, Rivalry Week is great even when it's not great. We still got a dramatic Iron Bowl, we still got one last silly plot twist in the ACC title race (the silliest yet, perhaps), we still got all the intense environments we could possibly want -- plus some snow! -- and we still got an all-time comeback in the smaller-school ranks. (We also got whatever continued to go down in Oxford,…...

15+ min ago (484+ words) CLEVELAND -- Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders will get a third straight start next Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, head coach Kevin Stefanski announced after the team's 26-8 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Sanders, the 144th overall pick in this year's draft, completed 16 of 25 passes for 149 yards and one touchdown in his first home start Sunday. "I'd have to look at it. Obviously, he's battling, like all of our guys are battling," Stefanski said when asked about Sanders' performance. "I know there's plays he wants back, but we'll look at it and correct them." ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Saturday that the Browns were open to giving Sanders an extended look for the rest of this season, just as fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel got in the first half of this season when he made six consecutive starts. Stefanski was noncommittal when asked if Sanders…...

22+ min ago (184+ words) Live coverage of the Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh Steelers NFL game on ESPN, including live score, highlights and updated stats. Buffalo Bills @ Pittsburgh Steelers Side Judge:Lo van Pham (Shotgun) S.Anderson reported in as eligible. A.Rodgers sacked at PIT 17 for -9 yards (J.Bosa). FUMBLES (J.Bosa) [J.Bosa], RECOVERED by BUF-C.Benford at PIT 17. C.Benford for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN. According to ESPN Analytics Browns say Shedeur Sanders to get 3rd straight start in Week 14 Resilient 49ers ready for bye after winning three straight Panthers' petty posts at Rams lead NFL Week 13 trolls Buffalo Bills @ Pittsburgh Steelers Side Judge:Lo van Pham (Shotgun) S.Anderson reported in as eligible. A.Rodgers sacked at PIT 17 for -9 yards (J.Bosa). FUMBLES (J.Bosa) [J.Bosa], RECOVERED by BUF-C.Benford at PIT 17. C.Benford for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN. According to ESPN Analytics Browns say Shedeur Sanders to get 3rd straight start in Week 14 Resilient 49ers ready for bye after…...

37+ min ago (171+ words) Coastal Carolina has fired coach Tim Beck after three seasons. Beck went 20-18 at Coastal Carolina, which lost 59-10 on Saturday to James Madison, ending the regular season at 6-6 and on a three-game losing streak. The Chanticleers went 8-5 in Beck's first season in 2023 before backsliding to 6-7 last fall. He twice went 5-3 in Sun Belt play. The 59-year-old Beck came to Coastal from NC State, where he served as offensive coordinator from 2020 to 2022. Beck also held coordinator roles at Texas, Ohio State and Nebraska, and had been a Texas high school coach earlier in his career. Coastal Carolina athletic director Chance Miller did not hire Beck and took over his role last year after serving as deputy athletic director at South Carolina. "After a comprehensive review of our entire football program and its trajectory, I've determined a change is needed moving forward," Miller…...

54+ min ago (161+ words) The 2025 title fight will go down to the final round in Abu Dhabi after Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix while championship leader Lando Norris finished fourth. Max Verstappen overtakes Lando Norris to take second place on the opening lap of the Qatar Grand Prix. (1:17) The 2025 title fight will go down to the final round in Abu Dhabi after Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix while championship leader Lando Norris finished fourth. Verstappen is now Norris' closest competitor heading into next weekend's season finale as Norris' McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri slipped to third place in the standings with a second-place finish in Qatar. Verstappen is just 12 points behind Norris in the standings with a maximum of 25 points available at the final round, with Piastri 16 points adrift after his McLaren team appeared to throw away his shot at victory…...

54+ min ago (456+ words) North Carolina Tar Heels vs. NC State Wolfpack: Full Highlights (1:00) RALEIGH, N.C. -- NC State coach Dave Doeren is returning for a 14th season with the Wolfpack. Athletic director Boo Corrigan confirmed Doeren's return on Sunday. The previous night, Doeren's Wolfpack (7-5) beat rival North Carolina for the fifth straight year, and the program is headed to a bowl game for the 11th time in Doeren's 13 seasons. Doeren had been emphatic in public comments about his plans to return next season, including in shutting down rumors earlier this month that he might retire after the season. He did so again Sunday. Doeren, who turns 54 on signing day, has posted a 94-70 record with the Wolfpack and became the program's all-time winningest coach with a 2023 victory over Miami. That includes the Wolfpack reaching nine wins four times to flirt with becoming only the second 10-win team in…...

59+ min ago (400+ words) Kohli gave a peek into his preparation for ODIs by talking about his visualisation process and how he arrived early in Ranchi to prepare | ESPN.com Despite having played over 300 ODIs in a career of over 17 years and having turned out in over 220 international matches across formats all over India, Virat Kohli arrived early in Ranchi ahead of the first ODI of the series against South Africa. Despite the wealth of experience he has and being an ODI great, he wanted to suss out the conditions and get a few batting sessions out of the way as he plays just the one format for India these days. And his mantra remains the same: giving 120%. It translated into a fine ODI hundred, his 52nd in the format, and helped India to a 17-run win in the opening ODI. "I've said it before…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago (469+ words) Carla MacLeod, the coach of the Czech Republic national women's hockey team and PWHL's Ottawa Charge, revealed Sunday that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. And in the 43-year-old's typical upbeat fashion, MacLeod wrote in a message posted by the Charge on X: "I want everyone to know that I'm going to be okay." "I'm incredibly fortunate to have an exceptional medical team guiding me, and together we have built a treatment plan that gives me tremendous confidence in the road ahead," she wrote. "There are still some variables to be determined as we move forward, but my goal -- without question -- is to be behind the bench as often as possible." That includes coaching at the Milan Cortina Winter Games, in which the Czech Republic opens against the United States on Feb. 5. This will be the nation's second Olympic appearance,…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (216+ words) Arsenal lined up in a Premier League game without either Gabriel or William Saliba for just the second time in 162 games on Sunday after an injury to the Frenchman prior to match at Chelsea. With Gabriel already ruled out until the end of December with a thigh injury, there was surprise when the team sheets were announced as Saliba, Arsenal's next most senior centre-back, was absent. Piero Hincapi" was partnered by youngster Cristhian Mosquera at the back. Arsenal said Saliba sustained a "knock in training," while manager Mikel Arteta said ahead of kickoff: "Yesterday in training he was uncomfortable, so we need to explore a little bit more what happened. "I don't think it's something major, but enough not to be involved in the game." The only other time Gabriel and Saliba had been missing in the Premier League since…...