Bradford DoolittleSep 30, 2025, 07:01 PM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 CLEVELAND — When it comes to winning in the MLB postseason, circa 2025, you hear a lot about high-octane bullpens and home run hitters. But when you have a…
Kevin PeltonSep 30, 2025, 06:03 PM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system The Dallas Wings have fired head coach Chris Koclanes after one season, the team announced Tuesday. Koclanes, who was hired by Dallas executive vice president and general manager Curt…
Sep 30, 2025, 06:57 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is entering the final season of his current contract, the typical time in a contract cycle when established NBA coaches demand or at least discuss an extension. But that isn’t Kerr’s current plan, he said on Tuesday afternoon after…
Marcel Louis-JacquesSep 30, 2025, 06:50 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for…
Myron MedcalfSep 30, 2025, 06:55 PM ET Close Myron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2011. MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier blasted WNBA leadership in her exit interview Tuesday, accusing league commissioner Cathy Engelbert of being “negligent” in her governance. Collier said the league has failed to sufficiently address…
Come the end of the Toronto Blue Jays‘ season, veteran outfielder George Springer‘s batting gloves will have a new home — but they won’t be going far. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Springer’s Hartford Whalers-themed batting gloves will be going to the hall of fame — not the Baseball Hall of Fame, in Cooperstown, New York,…
Sep 30, 2025, 04:18 PM ET The greatest superheroes are the ones who are also the most relatable. We pay our hard-earned money and use our hard-to-come-by leisure time to watch them operate in the clouds, eager to witness them accomplishing what we previously thought was undoable. But we love them most when they show…
Sep 29, 2025, 03:56 PM ET SEC Network host Paul Finebaum said Monday that he would consider leaving ESPN to run for the U.S. Senate, representing Alabama. The 70-year-old Finebaum said during a recent interview with Outkick that he’d run as a Republican to fill the seat vacated by former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville,…
Jordan RaananSep 29, 2025, 03:34 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan covers the New York Giants for ESPN and can be heard hosting on ESPN Radio. Raanan joined ESPN in 2016. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants co-owner John Mara revealed Monday that he was recently diagnosed with cancer. Mara, who serves as the team’s…
Sep 29, 2025, 05:29 PM ET Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito will not be on the active roster for the American League Wild Card Series against the New York Yankees because of an elbow issue, manager Alex Cora said Monday. “He’s been battling with his elbow the last few days,” Cora said. “… Hopefully…
