by Ken Fang | Jan 4, 2015
SportsCenter anchor Stuart Scott died at the age of 49. He had battled cancer three times and was hoping to beat it again before succumbing this morning. Scott helped to launch ESPN2 in 1993 with Keith Olbermann and Suzy Kolber. Eventually, Scott and Kolber would move...
by Ken Fang | Jan 4, 2015
SportsCenter anchor Stuart Scott died at the age of 49. He had battled cancer three times and was hoping to beat it again before succumbing this morning. Scott helped to launch ESPN2 in 1993 with Keith Olbermann and Suzy Kolber. Eventually, Scott and Kolber would move...
by Matt Verderame | Jan 3, 2015
The Arizona Cardinals went out with a whimper in the NFC Wild Card playoffs, losing 27-16 to the Carolina Panthers on a rainy Saturday night. Arizona began the season so well, only to watch Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton succumb to knee injuries. Without them, Ryan...
by Matt Verderame | Jan 3, 2015
Wild Card weekend is here in the NFL playoffs, and that means craziness. Sure, some of the games will be blowouts and quickly forgotten, but there is always the chance of an instant classic, an I-was-right-there-when-it-happened moment. The great thing about those...
by Matt Verderame | Jan 3, 2015
Wild Card weekend is here in the NFL playoffs, and that means craziness. Sure, some of the games will be blowouts and quickly forgotten, but there is always the chance of an instant classic, an I-was-right-there-when-it-happened moment. The great thing about those...
by Matt Zemek | Jan 3, 2015
Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever. George Wallace’s words in the midst of the tumultuous Civil Rights Era didn’t come true, but in college football’s bowl structure, the Pac-12 and Southeastern Conferences remain segregated....
by Tim Starks | Jan 3, 2015
Sick of the drip-drip-drip of year end boxing awards yet? Hard to blame you, hard to blame you. So we’ll bring out two enormous platters to conclude our 2014 awards. In the first installment, that flavor was heavy and serious. In the second one, that flavor is...
by Brad Gagnon | Jan 2, 2015
For years, being a Pro Bowler has often been overrated. That’s because a voting process that involves fans can easily turn the NFL’s all-star game into a popularity contest. Too many rubber stamps exist, which is why All-Pro honors have always been given...
by Matt Verderame | Jan 2, 2015
For 20 teams in the National Football League, the offseason is here. Some have major work to do while some can make some minor tweaks before the NFL Draft Combine in mid-February. While organizations like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets and Washington Redskins...
by Matt Verderame | Jan 2, 2015
For 20 teams in the National Football League, the offseason is here. Some have major work to do while some can make some minor tweaks before the NFL Draft Combine in mid-February. While organizations like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets and Washington Redskins...
by Matt Verderame | Jan 2, 2015
The National Football League is about personnel turnover. Every season, each roster looks different from the prior year, sometimes by a little and sometimes radically. Thanks to the salary cap and the draft, teams are constantly bringing in new players while letting...
by Sean Tomlinson | Jan 2, 2015
The NFL introduced the wild card playoff system in 1970. Of course, the sleek and sexy wild card moniker wasn’t officially adopted until several years later, because everything needs a hip name. But the concept of including a wild card team—or later teams, the format...
by Ken Fang | Jan 2, 2015
If you have been watching ESPN for any length of time during December, you may have seen promos for “New Year’s Six,” the Peach, Fiesta, Orange, Cotton, Rose and Sugar Bowls that make up the College Football Playoff rotation. This year, the Rose and...
by Ken Fang | Jan 2, 2015
If you have been watching ESPN for any length of time during December, you may have seen promos for “New Year’s Six,” the Peach, Fiesta, Orange, Cotton, Rose and Sugar Bowls that make up the College Football Playoff rotation. This year, the Rose and...
by David Rogers | Jan 2, 2015
The 2015 Winter Classic received a ton of criticism. You may recall a column we ran suggesting the Winter Classic had lost its luster and the lackluster ratings from the game went a long way in supporting that fact. The event is still an extremely profitable one for...
