UPDATE Sunday 8:30 a.m. – This story was updated after all Saturday results are final.It was early on Championship Saturday that Ohio State’s road to the College Football Playoff appeared to be blocked. Texas’ win over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 championship game in Arlington, Texas, seemed to preclude any chance OSU had to back door its way into the playoff for the second year in a row.ESPN will announce the four-team College Football Playoff at noon, with the rest of the New Year’s Six games due to be announced after 2 p.m.The Buckeyes (11-1) dropped from second to…
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While this year’s free-agent class is heavy on arms, there’s a far more limited supply of bats with the potential to transform a lineup or raise a team’s offensive ceiling. Only four free agents had at least 450 plate appearances and an OPS+ of 120 or higher in 2023: Shohei Ohtani (184), J.D. Martinez (134), Cody Bellinger (133) and Jorge Soler (128). We’ll also mention Rhys Hoskins, who missed all of 2023 with a torn ACL but finished the previous campaign with 30 homers and a 123 OPS+ over 672 PAs. After that, though, there appears to be a steep…
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305 Jimmy Butler asked where he thinks this team stands 20 games into the season: “We stand right where we don’t want to be, which is very mediocre. Not good, not bad, just mediocre.” “You talk about our offense, it’s been mediocre. You talk about our defense, it’s been mediocre.” – 11:09 PM
AJ Mass, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2023, 06:50 AM ETCloseFantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.”Whom should you start? Whom should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting an offensive player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their official inactives lists. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks.Official Sunday inactives should begin coming in approximately 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff times: around 11:30 a.m. ET for the early…
Nick WagonerCloseNick WagonerESPN Staff WriterNick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years with the company, Nick has led ESPN’s coverage of the Niners’ 2019 Super Bowl run, Colin Kaepernick’s protest, the Rams making Michael Sam the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, Sam’s subsequent pursuit of a roster spot and the team’s relocation and stadium saga. You can follow Nick via Twitter…
Hume scored a late try for Ulster but it wasn’t enough to help them to a comeback winUlster boss Dan McFarland expressed frustration over his side showing their “fighting spirit” too late in their United Rugby Championship defeat by Edinburgh on Saturday.Ulster scored two late tries to claim two losing bonus points in their 24-27 defeat, which was their third loss of the season. “It is so frustrating,” said McFarland.”We needed to show that in minutes 12-20 when we let opportunities pass us by.”We had 14 men and came back so convincingly to dominate the last six minutes of the…
Toss Australia chose to field vs IndiaAustralia captain Matthew Wade won the toss and elected to field against India in the T20I series finale in Bengaluru.Wade had no hesitation to bowl on a surface he described as “tacky” amid overcast conditions at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium with rain threatening to impact the contest.The fifth and final match is effectively a dead rubber after India took an unassailable 3-1 lead in Raipur. Even though the series is in the bag, India have resisted the temptation to rest players and make wholesale changes. Left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh has, however, replaced Deepak Chahar,…
By Ben Sully @SullyBen Following the postponement of Bayern Munich’s home meeting with Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen will attempt to extend their two-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga table when they play host to Borussia Dortmund on Sunday. Xabi AlonsoBayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen will carry significant momentum into Sunday’s contest after putting together a 14-game winning run in all competitions. Since returning from the international break, die Werkself have claimed consecutive away victories against Werder Bremen and Hacken in the Bundesliga and Europa League respectively. They cruised to a 3-0 win over Bremen, before goals from…
“There is some noise here that… has now stopped,” Giorgio Marchetti tentatively noted during the middle of the draw for Euro 2024.”No noise any more,” UEFA’s deputy general secretary chirped before returning to his duties as host. Yet, seconds later, the squeaky moans remerged while David Silva was doing his best to uncap a ball containing the fourth nation involved in Group A.Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie hall had been the stage for a rousing operatic display from tenor Jonas Kaufmann and the bandana-clad violinist David Garrett but was repeatedly pierced by pre-recorded pornographic outbursts.Here’s everything you need to know about a prank…
Premier League pundit Leon Osman reserved special praise for Arsenal duo Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus during the 2-1 Premier League win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Gunners secured a fifth successive victory in all competitions yesterday. Saka opened the scoresheet against Wolves in the 6th minute and few moments later, Martin Odegaard made it 2-0 in their favour. Arsenal were able to hold onto their advantage until the 86th minute when Matheus Cunha reduced the deficit with a superb strike. Wolves piled on the pressure in the final stages but Arsenal stood firm to pick up three points. At the…