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...
The WNBA pushed back on the idea it’s intentionally stalling in negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement with an Oct. 31 deadline only weeks away. A league spokesperson told The Athletic’s Ben Pickman the narrative is “not accurate.” “We continue to negotiate in good faith and remain focused on delivering significant increases to salaries...
Neil PaineOct 2, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Parity has emerged as a defining feature of this NBA era. With the Oklahoma City Thunder’s breakthrough in June, the league has crowned seven different champions in as many years —...
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone doesn’t shy away from absorbing any criticism that comes his way to protect his own players from hearing it. After the Yankees kept their season alive with a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the AL wild card series on Wednesday, Boone told The...
Bill ConnellyOct 1, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. Preseason All-American Cade Klubnik’s team is 1-3, and he is 94th in Total QBR. Preseason Heisman favorite Arch Manning is 71st. Sam Leavitt, Nico Iamaleava and...