Five Teams Look Like N.B.A. Title Contenders This Season

The Celtics are strong candidates to repeat as championships, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 30

Kentucky is a title contender! Duke is doomed? Judging five early-season overreactions

Two weeks into the 2024-25 season, we're seeing potential championship contenders, hot seat names and more -- or are we? Will these trends last?

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Behind the Warriors' sudden rebirth — and why they look like legit title contenders again

Golden State's start to the season has served as an emphatic reminder of just how dangerous a fully operational version of the Warriors can really be.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 5 days ago

Five unexpected storylines of 2024 NFL season: Patrick Mahomes struggling, Sam Darnold looks like franchise QB

Here are five things we didn't expect through the NFL's first seven weeks in 2024

Sports - CBS Sports - October 24

These NBA teams are more pretenders than contenders

Philadelphia and Milwaukee were both expected to challenge Boston, but instead of dominating an underwhelming conference, they're bringing up the rear.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday

'They didn't think I was good enough': Previewing the sounds and big matchups ahead of Week 10

Our college football experts preview big matchups, conference title contenders and sound ahead of Week 10.

Sports - ESPN - October 31

Georgia’s Football Team Was on the Brink. Now, It’s a Title Contender Again.

After slipping out of the College Football Playoff field last week, the Bulldogs are very much alive, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Only 2 College Football Players Look Like True Heisman Contenders

The trophy race appears to be down to Travis Hunter and Ashton Jeanty, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 13

Texas still looks destined for CFP, but Longhorns have been exposed as iffy title contender in just two weeks

Saturday's uncomfortably close win over Vanderbilt exposed more of Texas' imperfections

Sports - CBS Sports - October 27

Texans WR Stefon Diggs out for season with torn ACL in blow to their hopes to contend for title

Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, head coach DeMeco Ryans said Tuesday.

2025 NCAA Tournament champion contenders by tiers: 20 teams with realistic chance at winning national title

Which teams are no-brainers, on the doorstep or dark horses to be cutting down the nets in April

Sports - CBS Sports - October 30

Dwyane Wade statue unveiled in Miami as fans contend it looks nothing like him

The Miami Heat honored Dwyane Wade by unveiling a statue of the basketball legend outside the Kaseya Center in Miami, sealing his legacy with the team and making him the first Heat player with a ...

Why Steelers should be considered legitimate AFC contenders entering second half of 2024 NFL season

Pittsburgh is 6-2 heading into its bye week

Sports - CBS Sports - October 29

The 11 N.B.A. Players Poised for Breakout Seasons

This feels like the year we might get a full campaign of peak Zion Williamson, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 26

The Biggest Surprises of the N.B.A. Season So Far

The 2024-25 slate is less than two weeks old, but some noteworthy trends are already starting to emerge across the league.

Sports - The New York Times - November 1

Why Are So Many N.B.A. Owners Selling Their Teams?

The Boston Celtics are likely to be the ninth team to change hands since 2019.

Sports - The New York Times - November 6

An N.B.A. Team Let a Superstar Leave for Nothing. And That’s OK.

The Los Angeles Clippers could have traded Paul George to Golden State. Instead of helping a rival, the franchise let George go elsewhere.

Sports - The New York Times - November 7

Kyle Larson heads to Martinsville looking for 7th win of season to have shot at NASCAR title

Kyle Larson has rung the Hendrick Motorsports victory bell six times this season and yet he's on the outside looking in of NASCAR's championship four

Sports - ABC News - November 1

Rudy Gay retires: Former top-10 draft pick spent 17 seasons in NBA with five different teams

Gay was drafted eighth overall in the 2006 NBA Draft

Sports - CBS Sports - October 29

Tyreek Smith transfers from Memphis to Kansas State, joining his fifth team in five seasons

Smith committed to Kansas State on Monday and will redshirt the 2024-25 season

Sports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago

Elite eight: Reintroducing the NBA's true title contenders

The goal for every team is to win a championship, but that doesn't mean every team is championship-ready. This group is. Here's the case for, and against, them winning it all.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23

College Football’s Most Fascinating Title Contender

Indiana has risen from a 3-9 team to a relentless bulldozer flattening everything in its path, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 6

Bulls' Lonzo Ball looks like himself again in first regular season action in over 1,000 days

Ball had five points and four assists in his first regular-season game since January 2022

Sports - CBS Sports - October 24

College Football Playoff Picture: Here's what the 12-team bracket looks like after Week 9

There's just one more week until the first set of rankings is revealed.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29

Power Rankings: The Chiefs are 8-0. They're not the NFL's best team

Kansas City is the two-time defending Super Bowl champion and undefeated on the season so far. We have them ranked No. 2 behind a big NFC threat.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 5

College Football Playoff bracket: What 12-team field looks like after first CFP Rankings release

Breaking down the projected CFP bracket after the first rankings release on Tuesday ahead of Week 11

Sports - CBS Sports - November 6

2024 NFL playoff picture: AFC field looks nearly set, but here are the teams likely fighting for one spot

Six AFC teams appear locked for the postseason, per the SportsLine Projection Model

Sports - CBS Sports - November 6

College Football Playoff bracket: What 12-team field looks like after second CFP Rankings release

Texas elevated itself as the top SEC contender after the second CFP rankings release of the season

Sports - CBS Sports - November 13

College Football Playoff bracket: What 12-team field looks like after third CFP Rankings release

Boise State joined the group of teams earning a first-round bye in this week's projected bracket

Sports - CBS Sports - Yesterday

TNT Will Air ‘Inside the N.B.A.’ on Rival Networks in Upcoming Seasons

Panelists Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith will remain with the show.

Sports - The New York Times - 4 days ago

2024 NBA Cup courts: Take a look at every team's unique floor for in-season tournament

Goodbye, 16-foot-wide runway from one end of the court to the other; hello, concentric circles!

Sports - CBS Sports - November 12

No. 9 Clemson is rolling as it contends for ACC title and a return to the College Football Playoff

What a difference a year makes

Sports - ABC News - October 22

GOP Control of the House Looks Likely

With 17 races still undecided, Republicans need only five wins to command a majority in Congress.

Business - Inc. - November 11

Trump’s administration and White House staffing picks and likely contenders – so far

A look at those who have been and could be offered key positions when Trump takes office. Donald Trump , the former US president set to return to the White House in January for a second term, has ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

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