The third-seeded Illini are heavily favored to take down the 14th-seeded Quakers, but how confident are the advanced numbers in Illinois?

Joseph Santoliquito, a graduate of Cardinal O'Hara and Temple University, has been covering high school sports in the Philadelphia area since 1993, and for the Daily News since 2005. He has written ...

The Philadelphia Eagles will look to rebound in 2026 from an improbable Wild Card round playoff loss to the depleted San Francisco 49ers. A key cog in the machine is defensive tackle Jalen Carter, who ...

The Indiana Pacers have become the first team in the NBA to be eliminated from playoff contention one year after their NBA Finals run.

When ABC wraps its NBA coverage mid-Sunday afternoon, the task of keeping sports fans hanging on to the Disney-owned network as the Oscars get started falls to Raja. He will be featured for half an ...

That wraps up the top 10, which features both teams from last year’s National Championship Game, and six programs that were in the College Football Playoff. Potential new party crashers? Texas and ...

Nielsen’s "Gauge" report for January showed that television viewing rose to a 12-month high during the month, and consumers watched more sports via cable during the month, mostly on Disney's ESPN (DIS ...

Atlético Madrid have stunk the house out in 2026. Can Diego Simeone, the club's long-serving and successful coach, work his magic? Or is it time to go?

It is time for something new in Jason Kelce’s career. Jason Kelce joined ESPN in 2024 and features weekly as NFL analyst. Kelce announced as a “special correspondent” at ice level for ESPN’s NHL ...

The Patriots’ 28-16 victory over the Texans last Sunday afternoon in the AFC divisional playoff round was the most-watched event in ESPN history, per Nielsen viewership data. The broadcast drew 37.965 ...