Bill ConnellyDec 13, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. The “Bowls are dead!” chorus is growing louder. Notre Dame opted out after what had to feel like one of the crueler playoff snubs imaginable (non-2023…
SAN FRANCISCO — After missing two weeks and five games because of a quad injury, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry needed only 32 minutes to score 39 points in his return Friday night. But Curry’s loud, productive reappearance didn’t set this shaky Warriors’ season back on course. Golden State lost 127-120 to the Minnesota…
Ben BabyDec 12, 2025, 01:43 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while…
Dan HajduckyDec 12, 2025, 01:32 PM ET Close Dan Hajducky is a staff writer for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Championship-clinching basketballs from the 2000 NBA Finals — which marked Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal’s…
Dec 12, 2025, 12:51 PM ET EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State‘s Tom Izzo is getting a $1 million raise in his five-year contract that automatically renews annually, a boost that makes him the highest-paid coach in the Big Ten with a salary of about $7.2 million. The school said Friday that its board of…
Brooke PryorDec 12, 2025, 01:40 PM ET Close Brooke Pryor is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2019. She previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for The Oklahoman. PITTSBURGH — Steelers star pass rusher T.J. Watt had…
Dan Wetzel Close Dan Wetzel ESPN Dan Wetzel is a senior writer focused on investigative reporting, news analysis and feature storytelling. Dec 12, 2025, 12:54 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore faces three criminal charges, as his arraignment Friday revealed details of his actions that led to him being…
Dec 12, 2025, 06:39 AM ET ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. At age 41, still faster than the rest. Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunningly fast win in a World Cup downhill at St. Moritz on Friday to earn her first victory in nearly eight years…
Dec 12, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Mohamed Salah‘s possible Liverpool exit could be offset by Harvey Elliott‘s return to Anfield in January, while Bayern Munich‘s transfer chief plans to speak personally with Crystal Palace defender Marc Guéhi. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home page | Men’s…
Dec 12, 2025, 06:00 AM ET The Week 15 NFL schedule for the 2025 season brings some exciting matchups. The Chargers seek their first sweep over the Chiefs since 2013, the Patriots can clinch the AFC East title with a win Sunday, and two of the best defenses in the league — Green Bay and…
