Dec 14, 2025, 07:45 AM ET The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a one-year contract with veteran closer Kenley Jansen, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal, which is pending a physical, also includes a club option for 2027, a source told Passan. Jansen, 38, is Major League Baseball’s active saves leader with 476 saves…
Andreas HaleDec 13, 2025, 10:58 PM 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…
After an extensive retirement tour for WWE megastar John Cena, titled “The Last Time is Now,” the last time has passed. Cena closed his career with a singles match against Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., but the match didn’t end in his favor. Gunther beat Cena by…
Jorge CastilloDec 13, 2025, 12:08 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. The New York Mets and infielder Jorge…
Beth LindopDec 13, 2025, 11:41 AM ET Close Based in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL. LIVERPOOL, England — Mohamed Salah ended a thorny week by coming off the bench for Liverpool in their win over Brighton, during which he made Premier League history with an assist….
Max OlsonDec 13, 2025, 10:37 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers is nearing a deal to return to the school for 2026, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Sellers has indicated to his coaches he’ll return for his redshirt junior…
Stephen HolderDec 13, 2025, 10:32 AM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest….
Bill ConnellyDec 13, 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. The “Bowls are dead!” chorus is growing louder. Notre Dame opted out after what had to feel like one of the crueler playoff snubs imaginable (non-2023…
SAN FRANCISCO — After missing two weeks and five games because of a quad injury, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry needed only 32 minutes to score 39 points in his return Friday night. But Curry’s loud, productive reappearance didn’t set this shaky Warriors’ season back on course. Golden State lost 127-120 to the Minnesota…
Ben BabyDec 12, 2025, 01:43 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while…
