Kylian Mbappé has gotten off to a flying start for Real Madrid this season and is nudging ever closer to the luminaries at the summit of the UEFA Champions League all-time goal-scoring list. The prolific forward helped himself to a hat trick in his side’s 5-0 demolition of Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty to take his tally…
Alden GonzalezSep 30, 2025, 07:19 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Ron Washington, who missed more than half of the 2025 season after undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery, will not be returning as manager of…
Lahore — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has dismissed Indian media reports claiming he apologized to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), stating he has “done nothing wrong” and owes no apology. Speaking to reporters, Naqvi said Indian media was spreading “false and baseless stories,” adding that politics had been…
Beth LindopOct 1, 2025, 03:25 AM ET Close Based in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL. Liverpool coach Arne Slot has confirmed goalkeeper Alisson Becker will miss this weekend’s clash with Chelsea after sustaining an injury in his team’s 1-0 defeat to Galatasaray. The Brazil international was…
Bradford DoolittleSep 30, 2025, 07:01 PM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 CLEVELAND — When it comes to winning in the MLB postseason, circa 2025, you hear a lot about high-octane bullpens and home run hitters. But when you have a…
Kevin PeltonSep 30, 2025, 06:03 PM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system The Dallas Wings have fired head coach Chris Koclanes after one season, the team announced Tuesday. Koclanes, who was hired by Dallas executive vice president and general manager Curt…
Sep 30, 2025, 06:57 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is entering the final season of his current contract, the typical time in a contract cycle when established NBA coaches demand or at least discuss an extension. But that isn’t Kerr’s current plan, he said on Tuesday afternoon after…
Marcel Louis-JacquesSep 30, 2025, 06:50 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for…
Myron MedcalfSep 30, 2025, 06:55 PM ET Close Myron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2011. MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier blasted WNBA leadership in her exit interview Tuesday, accusing league commissioner Cathy Engelbert of being “negligent” in her governance. Collier said the league has failed to sufficiently address…
Come the end of the Toronto Blue Jays‘ season, veteran outfielder George Springer‘s batting gloves will have a new home — but they won’t be going far. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Springer’s Hartford Whalers-themed batting gloves will be going to the hall of fame — not the Baseball Hall of Fame, in Cooperstown, New York,…
