Bradford DoolittleOct 2, 2025, 06:12 PM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 CLEVELAND — For two games and five innings, the Detroit Tigers’ offense was constantly knocking but when it mattered most, no one seemed to answer. Finally, Dillon Dingler opened...
Alexa PhilippouOct 2, 2025, 03:49 PM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark said Napheesa Collier...
While forward Jonathan Kuminga ended his longstanding impasse with the Golden State Warriors by agreeing to a two-year deal, it doesn’t sound like he’s expecting to stick around very long. While speaking to reporters on Thursday, Kuminga was asked if he wants to stay with the Warriors long-term, and he was non-committal in his response,...
Greg WyshynskiOct 2, 2025, 04:06 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. NEWARK, N.J. — Two of the Hughes brothers are now under long-term contracts with the New Jersey Devils, after defenseman Luke Hughes signed a seven-year, $63 million contract extension Wednesday and rejoined his superstar brother Jack at training camp Thursday....
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase seems to be ready to stop discussing the viral clip of his seemingly heated interaction with head coach Zac Taylor on the sideline of Monday’s Week 4 loss to the Denver Broncos. When asked Thursday if he thought the incident with Taylor had been “overblown,” Chase answered, “Everything I...
Between Archie, Peyton, Eli, and now, Arch, the Mannings have been a part of America’s football consciousness for nearly 60 years. Only one of the family’s college football rivalries, however, has included a spelling test, years of shade, and has spanned generations. The enhanced ESPN App Watch your favorite events in the newly upgraded ESPN...
The Anaheim Ducks are re-signing defenseman Jackson LaCombe to the largest deal in franchise history, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Thursday. LaCombe’s eight-year, $72 million deal will set a Ducks record in terms of total contract value, according to Friedman. LaCombe is set to play the 2025-26 season on $925,000 cap hit, per Spotrac. He was...
Michael DiRoccoOct 2, 2025, 11:20 AM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL Nation reporter at ESPN and covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN and the Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville...
The Jacksonville Jaguars are hopeful Travon Walker will be able to play in Monday’s huge matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs. Head coach Liam Coen told reporters on Thursday that Walker is considered “day-to-day” after undergoing wrist surgery this week. Walker suffered the injury in the second quarter of Jacksonville’s Week 4 win over the...
Alexa PhilippouOct 2, 2025, 10:45 AM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer LAS VEGAS — It was a cruelly fitting twist of...