Load management, potential trades and more

6:00 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN Here are a few Monday thoughts from the Hoops Lab, as we prepare for Week 16 of the fantasy basketball season. Keep in mind, the fantasy basketball rest-of-season rankings also update on Mondays, so check those out as your prepare for this week’s games. Between the rankings and this article, …

LeBron’s journey to the NBA scoring record in shot charts

At some point soon — likely sometime next week — LeBron James will sink one of the most historic field goals or free throws in NBA history. As that shot falls through the goal, the 38-year-old superstar will surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the league’s all-time leading scorer. It’s a remarkable feat brought to you …

Are Astros, Yankees or Mets on top?

We’re about halfway through winter and the top free agents have signed, meaning it’s time to look ahead toward the start of the 2023 season. Where does every team stand heading into spring training? Despite not being at the center of this year’s free agency, are the reigning World Series champions atop our rankings? Did …

Best landing spots for fantasy football

7:00 AM ET Liz LozaESPN While a newly cast Lombardi trophy has yet to be hoisted, dust is already settling on many fantasy football managers’ championship crowns. And they’re the lucky ones. For those who failed to take home a gold-plated prize, the wait for next season is fraught with speculation, anticipation and calculation. The …

Early MLB 2023 trade deadline preview for all 30 teams

The MLB trade deadline is still six months away, but it’s never too early to start discussing who might be on the move, right? So, let’s pull out the old crystal ball and come up with a trade candidate from each team. Even though most trades at the deadline involve minor leaguers on one side …

Inside the often-chaotic NFL challenge process

7:00 AM ET Stephen HolderESPN Kansas City Chiefs receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, while in the grasp of two Cincinnati Bengals defenders Sunday, extended his right arm while holding the ball in hopes of gaining the extra half-yard necessary for a key first down. There was 6:07 remaining in the third quarter of a tied AFC Championship …

NBA trade deadline 2023 — The biggest questions before Feb. 9

Which team will steal the headlines at the NBA trade deadline? With the deadline nearing on Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. ET, front offices will be finalizing decisions that could affect a potential playoff run or a build for the future. So, which teams will make moves? With the Western Conference appearing to be as …

Dr. A’s weekly risers and fallers

Our new weekly fantasy column — Risers and Fallers — is back, taking a look at players you should be targeting, as well as players you should think about moving. Let’s take a trip around the league, beginning in Detroit with a young center making a lot of noise. Risers Jalen Duren, Pistons, C, Detroit …

How Chiefs’ new, unfamiliar faces fueled a Super Bowl trip

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — At some point last week, it all got out of hand. Too much Cincinnati Bengals love, too much Kansas City Chiefs disrespect. We roll our eyes when a team like the Chiefs says “nobody thought we could win,” and while that wasn’t technically true for this game, enough people picked the …

Chargers, Justin Herbert facing three big offseason questions – Los Angeles Chargers Blog

6:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — The biggest question that loomed over the Los Angeles Chargers after their meltdown wild-card loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars was whether coach Brandon …

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