The NBA’s in-season tournament is back! The 2024 Emirates NBA Cup begins Tuesday with group play. Which teams could make a surprise run? Which players could be breakout performers? Our writers weigh in on the festivities. NBA Cup 2024 preview: Schedule, format and groups 1. What interests you most about this year’s NBA Cup? Vincent … Leer más
Football is finally here with training camps commencing across the league this week. It means the most pertinent questions begin to get answered. How will the rookie quarterbacks like Jayden Daniels or new faces in new places like Kirk Cousins look? How will Anthony Richardson or Joe Burrow fare coming off injuries? Are there any … Leer más
Part of the beauty of the NFL, and sports as a whole, is that every year several players make a name for themselves. In 2023, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love, Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams and Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson, just to name a few, broke out. So, with training camps … Leer más
Independence Day has come and gone. Drafting in the Scott Fish Bowl (a massive charity fantasy league featuring thousands of participants) is underway. It’s official. Fantasy football draft season is here. Now, most leagues still won’t be drafting for a while. Many fantasy managers are still firmly in offseason mode. But you aren’t most fantasy … Leer más
Welcome to the new SEC. A process three years in the making, Oklahoma and Texas joined the SEC on July 1. It will become “official” this fall when the Longhorns and Sooners join arguably college football’s toughest conference and unquestionably the most successful, with 13 of the past 20 national champions by five programs: Alabama, … Leer más
Can’t-miss games on the 2024 NFL schedule USA TODAY Sports’ Mackenzie Salmon highlights a few must-see games on the 2024 NFL schedule. Sports Seriously The NFL has a way of annually affording hope to its most downtrodden franchises. In 2023, the Houston Texans became the league’s latest shining example of how quickly a turnaround can … Leer más
The NFL offseason is a tricky year-to-year proposition. Much of the success is tied to having assets to make the right acquisitions. For free agency, that’s salary-cap room and spending power. For the draft, that’s picks capital and finding value prospects. Some teams are positioned to do both well in an attempt to improve their … Leer más