Apr 11, 2026, 10:02 AM ET After months of negotiations, culminating in a week of marathon bargaining sessions last month, the WNBA and the players’ association verbally agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement on March 18. That meant the league would have to conduct an expansion draft, free agency and the WNBA draft in…
Arsenal‘s Premier League title ambitions suffered a huge blow at the hands of AFC Bournemouth, as the Gunners succumbed to a shock 2-1 defeat at the Emirates for their first home defeat since January. Fresh from a UEFA Champions League victory over Sporting CP in midweek, Arsenal would have expected this game to have strengthened…
Jesse RogersApr 10, 2026, 01:22 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Multiple Authors CHICAGO — Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki will make his season debut on Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates after recovering from a knee injury suffered during the WBC, the team announced before the…
Apr 10, 2026, 01:34 PM ET The Colorado Rockies are bringing in Denver Broncos owners Greg Penner and Carrie Walton Penner through a minority investment from the Penner Sports Group. Rockies chairman and CEO Dick Monfort and owner/general partner Charlie Monfort announced the deal Friday. It has been approved by Major League Baseball. The Penner…
Apr 10, 2026, 01:56 PM ET All-WNBA guard Allisha Gray is finalizing a three-year max-plus deal with the Atlanta Dream, a source told Andscape’s Sean Hurd. Gray put together a career year in Atlanta, averaging 18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4 assists en route to earning All-WNBA First Team honors for the first time. She…
Alexa PhilippouApr 10, 2026, 02:18 PM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer Multiple Authors Four-time WNBA All-Star Arike Ogunbowale is signing a…
Cal guard Justin Pippen is committing to Ohio State, his agents at WME Basketball told ESPN. Pippen is a sophomore who is coming off a breakout season in Berkeley, as he averaged 14.2 points per game last season. He added 4.6 assists and 3.9 rebounds. He entered the NCAA transfer portal earlier this week. Pippen…
The 90th edition of the Masters Tournament continues on Friday. Editor’s Picks Rory McIlroy started off his title defense admirably, posting a 5-under par on Thursday to tie with Sam Burns on top of the leaderboard. Xander Schauffele is a little farther down the leaderboard, posting a 2-under despite a tee shot of his landing…
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 3.4% on Opening Day to a record $5.34 million, according to a study by The Associated Press, and the New York Mets topped spending at the season’s start for the fourth straight year. Mets outfielder Juan Soto is the highest-paid player for the second consecutive season…
Rachel Kryshak Close Rachel Kryshak ESPN Rachel Kryshak is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. and Greg Wyshynski Close Greg Wyshynski Senior…
