Adam RittenbergDec 17, 2025, 12:49 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Ohio University fired coach Brian Smith for cause Wednesday, saying Smith violated his contract by “engaging in serious professional misconduct and participating in activities that reflect unfavorably on the University.” The school did not provide specifics…
Jesse RogersDec 17, 2025, 12:29 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Free agent reliever Brad Keller and the Philadelphia Phillies have reached agreement on a two-year, $22 million contract, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Keller, 30, had a resurgent season in 2025, compiling a 2.07 ERA…
Dec 17, 2025, 12:25 PM ET New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter has been collecting limited items in Madden NFL 26 during his rookie season, receiving another card as one of Team of the Week 15’s two Limited Edition players. The 94 OVR item is his best yet, bettering the cards he received in the…
The New York Knicks have decided against hanging a banner at Madison Square Garden for winning the NBA Cup, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Although Knicks head coach Mike Brown intimated a banner would go up, a decision was made against it shortly after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. Editor’s…
Andreas HaleDec 16, 2025, 04:01 PM 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…
Dec 16, 2025, 02:50 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Alabama football coach and current ESPN college football analyst Nick Saban has purchased a minority stake in the NHL’s Nashville Predators. Predators chairman and majority owner Bill Haslam announced Tuesday the purchase made by Dream Sports Ventures LLC, an entity controlled by Saban and business…
Marcel Louis-JacquesDec 16, 2025, 02:28 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…
Neil PaineDec 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Traditionally speaking, Thanksgiving in America and then the first few weeks of December tend to be seen as important markers in the NHL season — the moment at which early-season trends…
Ben SolakDec 16, 2025, 06:40 AM ET Close Ben Solak joined ESPN in 2024 as a national NFL analyst. He previously covered the NFL at The Ringer, Bleeding Green Nation and The Draft Network. Week 15 of the NFL season is in the books. Through those fifteen weeks, not a single team has successfully secured…
NFL NationDec 16, 2025, 06:20 AM ET Close NFL Nation is made up of 32 team-specific reporters who cover the NFL year-round across ESPN.com, ESPN television shows, ESPN Radio, ESPN+ and social media platforms. It was established ahead of the 2013 season. Week 15 of the 2025 NFL regular season brought plenty of change to…
