Joe LunardiNov 4, 2025, 08:45 AM ET Close Resident college basketball bracketologist for ESPN Contributor to SportsCenter, ESPN Insider Published first public bracket in 1995 A new men’s college basketball season has finally arrived. With it comes inevitable questions, both obvious and arcane, about players, teams and, most importantly, what will happen 5½ months from…
Jesse RogersNov 4, 2025, 10:21 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — Cubs left-handed starter Shota Imanaga is entering free agency, sources told ESPN. After the team rejected an option to extend his contract out to 2028, he likewise rejected a $15 million player option…
Jesse RogersNov 4, 2025, 09:49 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox are picking up the $20 million option on center fielder Luis Robert Jr.‘s contract for 2026, sources tell ESPN. Robert, 27, hit .223 with 14 home runs and 33…
Andreas HaleNov 4, 2025, 09:31 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…
Josh WeinfussNov 4, 2025, 01:59 AM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University. ARLINGTON, Texas —…
Todd ArcherNov 4, 2025, 01:50 AM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones never thought his team would be in…
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy were held over on the Hall of Fame’s contemporary baseball era committee ballot and will be joined next month by Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. The 16-person committee meets on Dec. 7 at the winter meetings in Orlando, Florida,…
The UConn Huskies‘ return to the pinnacle of women’s college basketball last season has bettors and bookmakers alike high on them headed into the 2025-26 campaign, but the South Carolina Gamecocks and UCLA Bruins are lurking just behind, looking for opportunities to dethrone them. UConn is the consensus favorite to win its second consecutive national…
It’s Monday, the 2025 NWSL regular season is now in the rearview mirror, which means it’s time for ESPN’s playoff Power Rankings. Who’s best positioned for a deep postseason run? Our writers studied the action from the weekend to come up with the order of all eight playoff teams. Let’s dive in. Next match: Sunday…
South Carolina has fired offensive coordinator Mike Shula just nine games into his first season in the role. Shula, who served as Alabama coach from 2003 to 2006, gained most of his coaching experience in the NFL as an offensive assistant. He joined coach Shane Beamer’s staff in Columbia as an offensive analyst in March…
