Jesse Cole vividly remembers the early days of owning the Savannah Bananas. They sold only a handful of tickets in the inaugural season in 2016 as a member of the Coastal Plain League playing as a collegiate summer team. He and his wife sold their house, emptied their savings accounts and slept on an air…
LONDON — Thomas Tuchel justified Jude Bellingham‘s omission from this England squad in part by claiming a need to identify an alternative should injury strike the Real Madrid star in the future. Thursday’s authoritative 3-0 victory over Wales at Wembley was further evidence that he might have found not just another option but a genuine…
It’s time for a pair of a Game 4s in the National League Division Series! The first matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers was a pitchers’ duel that went 11 innings, finally ending with Andy Pages driving in Hyeseong Kim for the winning run to punch the Dodgers’ ticket to the National…
Dan WetzelOct 10, 2025, 06:51 AM ET Close Dan Wetzel is a senior writer focused on investigative reporting, news analysis and feature storytelling. The Arkansas basketball program had just two returning players when John Calipari took over in the spring of 2024. That meant he needed to quickly build a roster — long days of…
Inspirational thought of the week: We’re taking the train to Happy ValleyWon’t you come along there tooIt’s beautiful there in Happy ValleyWith wonderful things to do The sun shines brightly the whole day longEvery bird sings a different songThere’s no need to worry, there’s joys untoldIn Happy Valley you’ll never grow old — “Happy Valley,”…
Dana LeeOct 8, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Dana Lee is a reporter-researcher at ESPN. What happens when a two-time Super Bowl MVP tries to walk on (or run on) to the Penn State football team? Just over three years ago, Eli Manning went undercover for a sketch on his ESPN+ show “Eli’s Places” to…
Bill Connelly Close Bill Connelly ESPN Staff Writer Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. Tom Hamilton Close Tom Hamilton Senior Writer •Joined ESPN in 2011•Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours•Previously…
James TylerOct 8, 2025, 07:15 AM ET Close James Tyler is an ESPN editor for soccer. A decade ago, Leicester City were about to become the most improbable Premier League title winners of all time. Led by inimitable manager Claudio Ranieri, the Foxes ultimately sealed the trophy with weeks to spare, finishing 10 points clear…
CHELSEA GRAY HEARS A’ja Wilson talk. A lot. About trophies. About buckets. About blocks. About boards. But of the millions of words her outspoken teammate has uttered throughout their five seasons and two WNBA championships together as teammates on the Las Vegas Aces, 11 stand out to Gray. She heard them in June, when nothing…
Greg WyshynskiOct 8, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Colorado Avalanche are going to win the 2026 Stanley Cup. I made the declaration about a month ago when pressed for a Cup pick. At the time, I thought I was being a Brooklyn hipster going against a wave…
