EUROPE — Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell recently found a way to succinctly describe his team’s 10-day international road trip. “You’re almost to the end,” a journalist remarked during a news conference last Friday. “Two sleeps,” O’Connell interjected, mimicking the phrasing parents sometimes use with restless children. “Two sleeps left. But who’s counting?” Vikings players,…
Collin Morikawa admitted the behavior of American fans at the Ryder Cup “crossed the line” but does not believe he was partly to blame for inflaming the atmosphere. Two days before the Ryder Cup started at Bethpage Black in New York, the two-time major winner said he hoped the opening day was “absolute chaos.” Over…
Stephen HolderOct 8, 2025, 06:00 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….
Kevin PeltonOct 8, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Which NBA teams might be better or worse than expected this season? My stats-based projections help answer that question. Last year, my model was high on the Cleveland Cavaliers…
Michael C. WrightOct 8, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M INSIDE A QUIET gym located on a sprawling 400-acre ranch in Katy, Texas, some 30 miles due east of Houston, Victor Wembanyama backed down new San Antonio Spurs assistant coach…
Real Madrid are ready to replace Vinícius Júnior with Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, while Liverpool eye a move for AFC Bournemouth‘s Antoine Semenyo. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades TOP STORIES – Messi, Neymar, Suárez pay…
Greg WyshynskiOct 8, 2025, 12:06 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. NEW YORK — Mike Sullivan coached the Pittsburgh Penguins for 10 seasons, leading them to two Stanley Cup championships. On Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, he watched them ruin his debut as the New York Rangers‘ latest head coach….
CRANBERRY, Pa. — As Evgeni Malkin sits in an empty locker room at the Penguins practice facility, being interviewed for a story about his longtime teammate Sidney Crosby, the 39-year-old Russian center makes a point for emphasis. “You see security here?” Malkin says, motioning to the Penguins’ detail, standing discreetly in the doorway. “It’s like,…
Kiley McDanielOct 7, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for three MLB teams. Co-author of Author of ‘Future Value’ In case you hadn’t heard, Aaron Judge entered the 2025 MLB playoffs with a checkered history of…
AS GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO grappled with his Milwaukee Bucks future this offseason, general manager Jon Horst made the 6,000-mile trek to Athens, Greece, in late July for a face-to-face meeting with his franchise’s cornerstone star — the 2021 NBA champion and Finals MVP. Horst was coming off a transformative summer for the Bucks, having made the…
