Kris Bryant wasn't quite in the Bryce Harper tier of prodigies. He didn't...
Kris Bryant wasn't quite in the Bryce Harper tier of prodigies. He didn't play professionally straight out of high school but instead spent three years at the University of San Diego. He had an...
View ArticleTeam USA has now faced two near-upsets in the past four days. Will these...
Team USA has now faced two near-upsets in the past four days. Will these games serve as a "wake-up call," or did they show how vulnerable the U.S. men's team really is? Let's put it this way: If...
View ArticleESPN's Sunday Night Baseball returns to Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs...
ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball returns to Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs host the St. Louis Cardinals. The uber-popular Cubbies have the best record in baseball at 73-42 (.635) despite having their...
View ArticleJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars may be more concerned about...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars may be more concerned about their situation at left tackle than they appear. According to ESPN Insider Adam Caplan, the team has offered free-agent Will...
View ArticleGreeny and Golic welcome Eagles Head Coach Doug Pederson (7:30 a.m. ET), ESPN...
Greeny and Golic welcome Eagles Head Coach Doug Pederson (7:30 a.m. ET), ESPN NFL Insider Louis Riddick (8:00), Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid (8:30), and NFL Networks Michael Irvin (9:00) to the show on...
View ArticleLast week, we looked at the 10 most accurate passers from the 2015 NFL season...
Last week, we looked at the 10 most accurate passers from the 2015 NFL season using a metric (C%+) that adjusts for where the ball is thrown. Most of the usual suspects made the list, but what about...
View ArticleNo team other than the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals, who begin a...
No team other than the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals, who begin a three-game series tonight on Monday Night Baseball, has won an AL Central title since 2010. Whereas the Royals were in the...
View ArticleCollege football is almost upon us, which means the 2017 NFL draft will be...
College football is almost upon us, which means the 2017 NFL draft will be here before you know it. Those of us at Scouts Inc. -- Kevin Weidl, Steve Muench and I -- spent the summer scouring tape and...
View ArticleWhen the Big 12 Conference board of directors gave the go-ahead to...
When the Big 12 Conference board of directors gave the go-ahead to investigate expansion candidates, the discussion quickly turned to how current members would most benefit. With fans from Ames to...
View ArticleLet's project how we expect the NBA's top 20 international players to perform...
Let's project how we expect the NBA's top 20 international players to perform this coming NBA season, including those competing in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. As we've seen, the international...
View ArticleOpposing coaches say Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield has Brett Favre's gunslinger...
Opposing coaches say Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield has Brett Favre's gunslinger mentality and plays with a swagger that is contagious and a key to the Sooners' success. Some even say he's the closest...
View ArticleAfter gathering input from every Power 5 head coach in the past month,...
After gathering input from every Power 5 head coach in the past month, Insider has identified the top 50 breakout players in college football for the 2016 season. We begin today with Nos. 50-41, a...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake's Nick Rimando has seen it all during 17 seasons as a...
Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando has seen it all during 17 seasons as a professional, but MLS's all-time winningest goalkeeper clearly remembers the first time he laid eyes on a 15-year-old Justen Glad....
View ArticleOXNARD, Calif. -- It all seems funny now that Travis Frederick has proven...
OXNARD, Calif. -- It all seems funny now that Travis Frederick has proven most of the draftniks wrong. When the Dallas Cowboys used the 31st pick in the first round of the 2013 draft on the Wisconsin...
View ArticleIf Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Landry Jones, Detroit Lions running back...
If Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Landry Jones, Detroit Lions running back Zach Zenner and Washington Redskins wide receiver Rashad Ross were selected in your fantasy football league drafts last...
View ArticleThe baseball weekend began with the active leader in home runs, runs batted...
The baseball weekend began with the active leader in home runs, runs batted in, controversy and myriad other categories being honored in his final game -- well, perhaps -- and the next day the New York...
View ArticleGreeny and Golic welcome ESPN fantasy analyst Matthew Berry (6:10, 7:10, 8:30...
Greeny and Golic welcome ESPN fantasy analyst Matthew Berry (6:10, 7:10, 8:30 and 9:10 a.m. ET), ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter (6:30, 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30), ESPN NFL analyst Mark Schlereth (7:00),...
View ArticleEditor's note: This article was adapted from Phil Steele's college...
Editor's note: This article was adapted from Phil Steele's college football preview magazine, which is available here. Most preseason predictions lean toward a top two of Alabama and Clemson for 2016....
View ArticleQuarterbacks and coordinators might be a head coach's greatest assets,...
Quarterbacks and coordinators might be a head coach's greatest assets, but there are others, behind the scenes, making championship-level contributions. They're strength coaches, position specialists,...
View ArticleEight Premier League clubs have changed managers since May 27, a number...
Eight Premier League clubs have changed managers since May 27, a number almost certain to grow if and when Hull City find a replacement for caretaker Mike Phelan (who might have complicated things by...
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