Who will be the No. 1 player by season's end: Jokic or Wembanyama?

Nikola Jokic is off to an incredible start. But is he still the better option than Victor Wembanyama in the long run this season?

Sports - ESPN - 9 hours ago

College basketball rankings: The Top 100 and 1 best players entering the 2024-25 season

From Duke, Kentucky and Alabama to Princeton, Saint Louis and beyond, here are the nation's top college basketball players

Sports - CBS Sports - October 24

NBA champion Celtics take Round 1 and end Cavaliers' perfect season after 15 straight wins

The streaking Cleveland Cavaliers tested themselves against the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics and came away with a loss — and a lot to work on

Sports - ABC News - 25 minutes ago

MLB trade candidates: Top 25 players who could be moved before 2025 season and their potential landing spots

Every team will take calls on their players this offseason, but some are still more likely to be traded

Sports - CBS Sports - November 1

Four international baseball players who could follow Roki Sasaki into free agency and join MLB for 2025 season

Sasaki is set to be posted to MLB this winter, but he may not be the only one

Sports - CBS Sports - November 11

The 57-Year-Old Who Is Entering His 40th Season as a Pro Soccer Player

Kazuyoshi Miura was one of the first star soccer players in Japan and was crowned Asian Footballer of the Year in 1992.

Sports - The New York Times - November 12

Nikola Jokic scores 40, Nuggets rally from 15 down to beat Raptors for first win of season

Nikola Jokic scored seven of his 40 points in overtime, and the Denver Nuggets overcame a 15-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 127-125

Sports - ABC News - October 28

Power Rankings: Edwards and Jokic hit early-season struggles while Cavs climb

Two weeks into the season, some teams have had surprising slips while others are ascending the ranks.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

Nikola Jokic is the NBA's MVP, even if we spend the entire season trying to talk ourselves out of it

Even by his standards, Jokic has been unbelievable to start this year

Sports - CBS Sports - November 11

NBA second-year player storylines: Victor Wembanyama struggles in one area, Chet Holmgren looks like a star

An early look at NBA players making a splash one year after their debut

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama scores 50 points, becomes fourth-youngest player in NBA history to hit mark

In the Spurs' 139-130 win, Wembanyama became the youngest center to ever score 50

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

The Former N.B.A. Player Steering the Warriors Into a Crucial Season

Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s task as general manager? Maximize the final years of Stephen Curry’s legendary career.

Sports - The New York Times - October 22

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

Is Cooper Flagg already the best player in men’s college basketball?

After a lot of number-crunching -- and debate for the No. 1 spot -- these are the names to watch this season.

Sports - ESPN - October 30

Pair of knee injuries reportedly end Aiyuk's season

Brandon Aiyuk was carted off the field after taking a hard hit directly to his knee on Sunday.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21

Lakers' unbeaten start to NBA season ended by Suns

Phoenix Suns duo Kevin Durant and Devin Booker combine to send Los Angeles Lakers tumbling to their first NBA defeat of the season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29

Sources: Dak planning on season-ending surgery

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is planning to undergo season-ending surgery on his partially torn hamstring, pending the opinion of one final specialist, sources told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - November 9

Pensioner who was punched has '1% chance of survival'

Marcus Fleming, 21, appears in court after a 74-year-old man was attacked in Antrim on Saturday.

Manslaughter probe continues 1 year after hockey player's death in England

It’s been one year since the death of American hockey player Adam Johnson whose neck was fatally cut by an opponent’s skate during a game in Sheffield, England

Sports - ABC News - October 28

QB Room, Week 8: NFL trade deadline's top names to watch as contenders try to help their star passers

The 49ers, Chiefs, Lions, Commanders, Chargers, Bills, Eagles and others want to help their QBs at the trade deadline. But maybe not the way you think.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30

Watkins or Bueckers at No. 1? Ranking the top 25 women's players

LSU, NC State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Texas, UCLA and USC each put multiple players on our list.

Sports - ESPN - November 4

Week 9 Wrap: The No. 1 fantasy football player is Saquon Barkley

Fantasy football analyst Dalton Del Don breaks down all the results from Week 9's Sunday action.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4

Who's most to blame for Bruins' disastrous start to season?

There's plenty of blame to go around with the Bruins at the bottom of the division standings. Here's a list of the people who need to step up.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Grading the Mets' 2024 season: Players, Carlos Mendoza, and the front office

By any measure, the 2024 season was an unexpected gift for Mets fans who were bracing for the worst and seemingly getting it in April and May. Here are our season grades...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 22

Grading the Yankees' 2024 season: Players, Aaron Boone, and the front office

The Yankees won the most games in the American League and made it to the World Series. But they came up short, thanks in part to some fundamentally unsound play. So here is their report card...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Florida players join season ticket holders for fun-filled Pantherfest

Fans were able to participate in different games and activities, and they were joined by the entire Panthers team!

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 11

Awards Watch: Players the voters are backing after the first month of the season

Who are the leading candidates for the Hart, Norris, Vezina, Calder and more?

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

The super 16 players to watch this season, according to Dickie V

This season has Diaper Dandies, including Cooper Flagg, and superstars, including RJ Davis.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Freeman's grand slam ends G1: 'As good as it gets'

Freddie Freeman hit the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history, giving the Dodgers a stunning win over the Yankees in Game 1.

Sports - ESPN - October 26

Freddie Freeman turns Game 1 into an instant classic with game-ending slam

The Dodgers' first baseman echoed Kirk Gibson, delivering his first home run of this postseason in epic fashion.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 26

McLaren Gambled. It May Have Ended Their Formula 1 Title Hopes.

Lando Norris’s charge to overtake Max Verstappen could have met its unofficial end, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 4

Everything we know about the WNBA players opting out of the CBA

On the heels of a landmark season, WNBA players are expected to focus on salaries and long-term benefits such as pensions in their negotiations.

Sports - ESPN - October 22

The players who won often-Messi-less Miami a Supporters' Shield

Lionel Messi may have gotten the headlines, but during his lengthy absence, which of his teammates stepped up to secure Inter Miami's Supporters' Shield?

Sports - ESPN - October 25

Auburn arrived in Houston without the two players who got in an in-flight altercation

Auburn's plane was forced to turn around after two players, Jahki Howard and Ja’Heim Hudson got into an altercation.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 9

Liberty title, epic WNBA Finals fitting end to transcendent season

The 2024 WNBA Finals were a fitting end to a season that catapulted the league into a new era.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

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