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Week 1 offered plenty of surprises as well as some huge performances from unlikely sources. Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Bucs went on the road and lit up the Saints, who were a trendy pre-season Super Bowl pick.
NFL Week 1 preview
Stories abound as Week 1 kicks off, from a blockbuster trade that sent Khalil Mack to Chicago, to Mack's subsequent record-setting contract extension, to Aaron Donald's mega-deal that stood as the richest for a defensive player in NFL history for all of 24 hours until Mack inked his agreement.
Sporting events that should be on your bucket list
All over the world, there are sporting events large and small that no sports fan's bucket list should be complete without. This year's Little League World Series, which starts on Thursday, is a classic example of an event with plenty of appeal to even the casual fan.
Ray Lewis was a Hall of Famer on the field but had many questions away from it
Ray Lewis, first-ballot Hall-of-Famer. As a lifelong Pittsburgh resident and Steelers fan, typing that phrase makes me queasy and stokes a sort of involuntary rage tic.
Athletes who were dominant in less popular sports
While the "big four" sports dominate the American sports scene and stars in each one, especially basketball and football, enjoy enormous popularity and rabid fan followings, there are plenty of dominant athletes who do their work in sports that aren't as well-liked or closely followed, or only come around once every four years at the Olympics.
Sports events that have been ruined or forgotten about
Tell a teenager today that there was a time when boxing was America's most popular sport, and big prize fights drew incredible amounts of media attention, especially if heavyweights were involved, and they'll probably look at you funny.
MLB's most notorious on-field cheaters
When you think about cheating in Major League Baseball, you probably think about one word: steroids. While the list of players who used PEDs is extensive,
The greatest close-but-not-quite dynasties in sports
Achieving dynasty status is hard for a reason. If the standards weren't so strict, there would be plenty of teams throughout history that would qualify for the designation. There are teams that either didn't win enough championships, had too much of a gap between wins, or simply had even better teams standing in their way.
The greatest sports dynasties of all time
Most sports fans say they want parity, especially if their favorite team has been struggling for a long time. However, the best sports teams capture the imagination and attention of sports fans like nothing else.
What every team that won't land LeBron should do instead
It seems like every team in the league is dreaming of landing LeBron James, no matter how minuscule their chances. That having been said, only one team
Every team's odds of landing LeBron James
LeBron James has until June 29 to opt out of his contract for next season and become an unrestricted free agent. Barring some sort of error with the paperwork (which, as the Browns proved with A.J.
BFFs across sports
It makes sense that great athletes would befriend other great athletes. After all, who better to understand you than someone else who is also at the very top of her or his sport?
Can Vegas fans build a healthy relationship with the Golden Knights?
The dream season, the one that brought the Vegas Golden Knights three wins from the unfathomable, ended right around 11 o’clock Eastern Time Thursday night, when they fell to the Washington Capitals, 4-3.
25 names to know in the Stanley Cup Final
This year's Stanley Cup Final is about more than Alex Ovechkin and Marc-Andre Fleury. Sure, it's primarily about them, and they will rightfully garner the lion's share of attention, but there is plenty of talent on both sides, and no shortage of good individual stories to boot.
Road to the Stanley Cup Final: Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals
One team is in its first year of existence, the other has been a perpetual disappointment in the postseason. The Vegas Golden Knights have a chance to make sports history, and the Washington Capitals have a chance to finally and fully shed the label of playoff chokers.
Danica Patrick: Career retrospective
Whether in IndyCar or NASCAR, Patrick has been one of the biggest stars in auto racing for over a decade. Her time in the spotlight has not been without drama though, be it with other drivers or surrounding her personal life away from the track.
The best moments from the history of the NBA Draft Lottery
The NBA draft lottery is tonight, and while you would think that a drawing featuring the league commissioner and a bevy of team executives would be short on drama, you'd be wrong.
Eastern Conference Final preview: Lightning look to bring Capitals back down to Earth
The Eastern Conference Final is here, and while one of the participants is very familiar with this setting, the other hasn’t been here in 20 years. The Tampa Bay Lightning are playing in their third conference final in the last four seasons and finished the season as the top seed in the East.
Top 20 storylines heading into Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs
Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs is already underway, even as the East's first round just wrapped up, with Cleveland barely surviving an inspired challenge from Indiana.
Man of Steel: Looking back at James Harrison's career
James Harrison announced his retirement on Instagram this week, which seems fitting given that many of his highest-profile moments over the last year or so played out on social media.
Picking the All-NBA First, Second and Third teams
The NBA of 2018 is one where positional versatility is so prevalent that most guys should just be called “basketball players,” especially the superstars.
Top 20 storylines heading into the NBA playoffs
In recent seasons, it has felt like a foregone conclusion that the Cavaliers and Warriors would meet in the NBA Finals. Cleveland is still the favorite in the East, but Philadelphia loudly announced their status as a serious contender late in the season, and the Warriors face a very real challenge in the form of top-seeded Houston.
NBA first round Eastern Conference Playoff preview
The Eastern Conference was not quite as deep as the West this year. Whereas a 46-win team, the Nuggets, missed out on the post-season, the East was populated by three teams with 44 or fewer wins.
23 memorable events from Michael Jordan's career
For those of a certain age, Michael Jordan is an icon, a marvel who dominated headlines in the 1980s and 1990s. MJ, who last played in the NBA in 2003, will be subject of ESPN's "The Last Dance" documentary series starting Sunday, April 19 (9 p.m. ET).
Michael Jordan: Career retrospective
If Michael Jordan isn't the most famous athlete in history, he's certainly on a short list with about two or three others. Certainly, no athlete has had a greater impact on how sports stars are marketed than Jordan.
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