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After shocking home loss to Kansas State, Iowa State needs to make adjustments to keep NCAA title hopes alive

Kansas State’s curious roster construction decisions have been fairly questioned ad nauseam amid a 9-11 start. On the other side of the aisle, Iowa State’s roster construction decisions have been fairly praised ad nauseam amid a 17-3 start. So naturally, Jerome Tang’s club waltzed into Hilton Coliseum, usually a grave site for those who dare […]

Sports

Dybantsa, top NBA prospect in ’26, hopes to play with Wembanyama

Brian WindhorstJan 25, 2025, 12:19 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books PARIS — The desire to play with Victor Wembanyama may someday draw fellow stars to the San Antonio Spurs, but he’s already attracting the next generation. That was the message Saturday from […]

Sports

Joe Burrow, Chase Impress NFL Fans as Bengals Keep Playoff Hopes Alive, Beat Steelers | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Joe Sargent/Getty Images Despite their best efforts to give it away, the Cincinnati Bengals managed to secure a crucial must-win victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Joe Burrow and the Bengals notched their fifth straight victory, edging out Russell Wilson and the Steelers 19-17 in a tightly contested matchup on Saturday at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. […]

Sports

Bengals keep playoff hopes alive, Steelers lose fourth straight

Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while […]

Entertainment

Cynthia Erivo Hopes to Keep Creating Work That Will ‘Resonate and Hopefully Move People’

Back in 2019, Cynthia Erivo received the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Breakthrough Performance Award. Just six years later, she will be lauded with Variety’s Creative Impact in Acting Award, commemorating the Emmy, Grammy and Tony award-winning performer’s latest achievement: playing Elphaba in “Wicked.” Her performance has received rave reviews, and she has been nominated […]

Weather

What bitcoin’s adoption momentum hopes to achieve in 2025

While bitcoin (BTC-USD) has hovered around $96,000 in the first several days of 2025 — a pull back from $107,000 in the final weeks of 2024 — BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) saw $333 million in outflows on Thursday. “Crypto tends to move in these kind of momentum cycles. And so we have to […]

World News

Ukraine hopes for a New Year prisoner exchange with Russia

BBC Many Ukrainians have loved ones fighting on the frontline or in captivity A Ukrainian official has told the BBC they hope a New Year prisoner exchange with Russia will happen “any day,” although arrangements could fall through at the last minute. Petro Yatsenko, from Ukraine’s Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, said […]

Politics

Faith leaders share their hopes for the incoming Trump administration

Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders are cautiously optimistic heading into the new year with a second Trump administration. This week, Fox News Digital spoke to leaders from various faith communities, many of whom expressed hope the incoming administration would lead in the right direction but wary that President-elect Trump would still prove himself. “There […]