Sep 29, 2025, 03:25 PM ET Week 5 of the NFL season gets underway with the Los Angeles Rams hosting the San Francisco 49ers on “Thursday Night Football.” Both teams sit at 3-1 after the 49ers suffered their first loss of the season last week. Another pair of 3-1 teams meet Sunday afternoon when the…
Sep 29, 2025, 06:27 PM ET Wow, what an amazing finish to the MLB regular season! Now it’s your turn, October. The 2025 MLB playoffs start Tuesday (1 p.m. ET on ESPN), and we’re here to get you ready for what is setting up to be a thrilling postseason. Will Shohei Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers…
Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season delivered nail-biters that turned into comebacks, blowouts, the first tie of the year — and even a rookie quarterback making his first start. No matter the box score, several players across the league stood out. Editor’s Picks 2 Related But only one player can be “him.” Ahead of…
Jim McCormickSep 29, 2025, 04:00 PM ET Close Jim McCormick is a contributing writer for fantasy football and men’s basketball at ESPN. Sleepers still exist. Payton Pritchard made the fifth-most 3-pointers in the NBA last season. Deni Avdija became an offensive force down the stretch last spring. Josh Giddey turned into a triple-double machine after…
It’s Monday, and another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Who’s climbing the table, and who’s in free fall? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 37 to come up with this week’s order of all 30 teams in the league. Let’s dive in….
Sep 29, 2025, 03:42 PM ET Saudi Pro League clubs are once again targeting Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva, while struggling Manchester United could be set for a change of manager, with Xavi, Gareth Southgate, Oliver Glasner, Fabian Hurzeler and Andoni Iraola all linked to replace Ruben Amorim. Join us for the latest transfer news…
Bill BarnwellSep 29, 2025, 03:27 PM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with…
London— England all-rounder Chris Woakes has announced his retirement from international cricket, ending a 15-year career that saw him win both the 2019 ODI World Cup and the 2022 T20 World Cup. Woakes, 36, played 62 Tests, taking 192 wickets and scoring over 1,700 runs. He also appeared in 122 ODIs and 33 T20Is, establishing…
Marc RaimondiSep 28, 2025, 04:48 PM ET Close Marc Raimondi’s first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn’t his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book “Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro…
Max OlsonSep 28, 2025, 03:47 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Oklahoma State has fired defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, the school announced Sunday. The Cowboys moved on from Grantham just four games into his tenure after his defense allowed 612 total yards in a…
