Shohei Ohtani is excited to make his MLB postseason pitching debut in Saturday’s NLDS Game 1 against the Philadelphia Phillies. “I’m just really looking forward to it,” Ohtani said through an interpreter when speaking to reporters Friday about his first postseason start. Ohtani continued, “I’m sure I’ll be nervous at times but more than that,...
Kevin SeifertOct 3, 2025, 09:34 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate...
Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III shared photos of a recent car crash that he was involved in along with his family. “Just got in the worst car accident of our lives with my wife and kids in Fort Worth, Texas,” Griffin wrote in a Friday post on X. “Scary crash, ricocheted off the highway...
Eric KarabellOct 3, 2025, 12:53 PM ET Close Eric Karabell is a senior writer for fantasy baseball, football and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame and author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments”. It may be boring, but good luck finding legitimate reasons to avoid taking Los Angeles...
The knee injury suffered by New York Jets running back Braelon Allen in Monday’s loss to the Miami Dolphins will require a stint on injured reserve. New York announced on Thursday it has signed Khalil Herbert to provide depth at running back with Allen placed on IR. Head coach Aaron Glenn told reporters on Friday...
Daniel OyefusiOct 3, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Daniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun. As the news trickled out Wednesday morning that Cleveland Browns rookie Dillon Gabriel would take over as...
When Purdy’s impressive play as a rookie ignited San Francisco’s last QB controversy, it was easier to write it off as a fluke. He was, after all, an unproven seventh-round pick out of Iowa State. He’s since proved that he belongs as an NFL starter, of course, but he was largely an unknown commodity at...
David NewtonOct 3, 2025, 09:08 AM ET Close David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard is not expected...
Real Madrid received a shoutout from Taylor Swift on a track from her latest album The Life of a Showgirl that dropped on Friday. On the song “Wi$h Li$t,” Swift makes reference to someone wanting “a contract with Real Madrid.” This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis. Make Bleacher Report...
Pamela MaldonadoOct 3, 2025, 07:03 AM ET Close Pamela Maldonado is a sports betting analyst for ESPN. This is a sentence I never thought I’d type: Undefeated Vanderbilt is rolling into Tuscaloosa with playoff chatter starting to swirl. And yet, here we are. The Commodores are 5-0, playing with confidence and looking nothing like the...