May 29, 2026, 08:45 AM ET The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder are going to seven games in the Western Conference finals. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs — facing elimination in Game 6 in San Antonio — took down the defending NBA champions 118-91, with Wembanyama leading the way with 28 points and…
Rachel KryshakMay 29, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close 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. Multiple Authors More than ever,…
Greg WyshynskiMay 29, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Multiple Authors How deep the NHL free agent pool could have been. This was supposed to be the summer of Connor McDavid, before he gave the Edmonton Oilers two more years to win a Stanley Cup with his services. Or…
Alyssa RoenigkMay 29, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). Multiple Authors IT’S THE MIDDLE of the sixth inning at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field, the fourth-largest football stadium…
Andreas Hale Close Andreas Hale ESPN 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 ESPN, Andreas…
May 29, 2026, 07:50 AM ET EUGENE, Ore. – When former PGA Tour golfer Casey Martin had his right leg amputated at midthigh in October 2021, he hoped to get some relief from the excruciating pain that had hobbled him since he was born. Instead, Martin traded the all-too-familiar aches for an entirely new level…
Kristen ShiltonMay 29, 2026, 07:30 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Multiple Authors MONTREAL — The best players know when to flip their proverbial switch on the ice. The favorite teammates know when to do the same off of it, too. Both of those statements describe Carolina Hurricanes goaltender…
Michael Voepel Close Michael Voepel ESPN Senior Writer Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. and Kareem Copeland Multiple Authors May 29, 2026, 07:30 AM ET It’s a tight game at…
Bill ConnellyMay 29, 2026, 07:15 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. Multiple Authors With a few years of exceptions, Oregon State and Washington State have been members of the Pac-12 — or its forebears, the Pac-10, Pac-8,…
May 28, 2026, 07:24 PM ET New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has suffered a broken right pinkie finger ahead of the NBA Finals, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Thursday. There is no timetable for Robinson’s return, sources said. Editor’s Picks The Knicks had returned to practice Thursday, three days after they finished a…
