Jan 13, 2026, 11:25 AM ET The NFL wild-card round certainly lived up to its name. The Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks — the top seeds in the AFC and the NFC, respectively — will get in on the action this coming weekend in the divisional round after earning first-round byes. In the AFC,…
Keir Starmer has got used to walking a diplomatic tightrope with Donald Trump. But the US president’s Venezuelan adventure, whisking its leader out of the country after a late-night raid, has pushed that cautious approach to its limits. The clues were all there. Ever since Trump confirmed that he had authorised the CIA to conduct…
Dec 29, 2025, 04:00 PM ET The NFL playoff picture is coming into focus, with 12 teams having locked up spots and the remaining two spot to be determined in winner-take-all matchups in Week 18. The Carolina Panthers hit the road to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the NFC South title at stake, and…
Former men’s flyweight title challenger Brandon Royval looks to reenter championship contention when he takes on Manel Kape in the main event at UFC Fight Night on Saturday from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (10 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPN+, prelims at 7 on ESPN2/ESPN+). Royval enters the fight following a unanimous decision loss in…
The first of two consecutive weeks of UFC welterweight main events takes place Saturday, as Randy Brown and Gabriel Bonfim headline UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with prelims at 4 p.m. ET). A welterweight title fight tops next week’s UFC 322 fight card. Brown is…
Week 10 gets underway with the Las Vegas Raiders visiting the Denver Broncos on “Thursday Night Football.” Jonathan Taylor and the Indianapolis Colts face the Atlanta Falcons in Berlin to get Sunday’s slate off to an early start (9:30 a.m. ET on NFL Network). The afternoon games feature matchups between the New England Patriots and…
Pamela MaldonadoOct 9, 2025, 06:35 AM ET Close Pamela Maldonado is a sports betting analyst for ESPN. Sometimes the best bets aren’t the pretty ones. They’re the ones that make you cringe, laugh and question every life choice as you hover over the “submit” button. Week 7 of college football is exactly that kind of…