Zach KramApr 14, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram. Multiple Authors Here is a truism about sports…
Bradford DoolittleApr 14, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 Multiple Authors It all began with an innocuous comment during spring training. In Surprise, Arizona, Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker was breaking down the virtues of utility player Tyler…
The two best pitchers in the world were trading stories, about the beauty and loneliness and frustration and joy of their craft, when they stumbled upon a subject that left them equally animated. Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes, left-hander and right-hander, emotional powder keg and picture of stoicism, certainly have their differences. Their commonalities are…
WrestleMania 42 from Las Vegas is days away, but first, WWE’s top stars must get out their last words during “Raw” in Sacramento, California. Seth Rollins and Gunther will meet face-to-face prior their WrestleMania Night 1 match. Night 2 foes Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar may come to blows again after their contract signing on…
Apr 13, 2026, 09:01 PM ET NEW YORK — The party isn’t over for UCLA‘s national champions. The Bruins had another big celebration at the WNBA draft. Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez and Kiki Rice were selected with picks Nos. 4-6 on Monday night, barely a week after helping the Bruins win their first NCAA championship….
Greg WyshynskiApr 13, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Multiple Authors It’s the final week of the 2025-26 NHL regular season. The awards voters have their ballots and are sweating out their decisions in what are (with one exception) extremely close races this season. Hence, this final NHL Awards…
Michael VoepelApr 13, 2026, 07:50 AM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Multiple Authors WNBA draft day is here, and the league’s newest rookies are about to find…
Andreas HaleApr 13, 2026, 07:34 AM ET Close Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining…
The Hart Trophy shouldn’t be the MVP trophy of record in the NHL. That designation should belong to the Ted Lindsay Award. I don’t want the Hart Trophy gone; I want both trophies to exist. And, 23 players have won both in the same season — like Nathan MacKinnon in 2024 — so there are…
David HaleApr 12, 2026, 09:28 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Multiple Authors Former Miami defensive end and 2026 NFL draft prospect Rueben Bain Jr. was involved in an auto accident in 2024 in which a passenger later died because of injuries sustained in the…
