Max OlsonFeb 17, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Multiple Authors The 2025 season offered the ultimate proof that elite portal recruiting can put a program in national championship contention. Miami, Ole Miss and Oregon reached the College Football Playoff semifinals thanks…
Dave McMenaminFeb 17, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Multiple Authors RUI HACHIMURA COULDN’T hide the smile from his face as he bounced down the ramp to the…
Matt BowenFeb 17, 2026, 06:30 AM ET Close Matt Bowen is a fantasy football and NFL writer for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2015, writes regularly for ESPN+ and spent multiple years on “NFL Matchup.” After graduating from the University of Iowa, Matt played safety in the NFL for St. Louis, Green Bay, Washington and…
Feb 17, 2026, 06:21 AM ET The Seattle Seahawks are unlikely to use their franchise tag on running back and Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The Seahawks have multiple free agents that they want to retain and sign, and the team would also try to extend…
Crowds filled Hong Kong’s airport and a major cross-border rail terminal on the first day of the Lunar New Year, with many visitors saying they chose to spend the holiday in the city to enjoy its festive spirit, food and mild weather. According to the latest Immigration Department data, more than 1.7 million Hongkongers made…
The ReverendJesse Jackson, a widely respected U.S. civil rights leader, has died at the age 84. His family said in a statement that Jackson “died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family.” He rose to prominence in the 1960s as a leader in Martin Luther King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Jackson was actually present…
Residents raised the alarm about the fire in a five-storey building in the small town of Manlleu, about 80km (50 miles) north of Barcelona, shortly after 21:00 local time (20:00 GMT) on Monday, Catalonia’s fire brigade said. Four other people were slightly hurt in the blaze.
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has hired Tom Keaveney as executive vp and managing director of its U.K. business. Based in London, he will report to Eduardo Zulueta, president of AMC Networks International and succeed Kevin Dickie. In the role, Keaveney will “lead the company’s business operations in the region, overseeing programming, marketing, as well as…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) got a historic landslide victory in last week’s parliamentary elections. This marks the first time since its founding in 1955 that the conservative LDP controls a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house. If necessary, Takaichi’s cabinet could also overrule any opposition in the…
