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Katie Barnes Close Katie Barnes ESPN.com Katie Barnes is a writer/reporter for ESPN.com. Follow them on Twitter at Katie_Barnes3. Shwetha Surendran Close Shwetha Surendran ESPN Shwetha Surendran is a reporter in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. Jan 13, 2026, 01:30 PM ET The transgender athlete debate has come to the nation’s highest court. On Tuesday,…
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Dave WilsonJan 12, 2026, 07:55 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. It’s hard to believe the amount of drama that was packed into the 2025 college football season. The Lane Kiffin soap opera, in which he…
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Bradford DoolittleJan 12, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 The hot stove season is stuck in the middle. When we last checked in, the winter meetings in Orlando, Florida, were set to begin, and we figured that a…
This was generally a very interesting week in the NHL … and that’s an understatement. For starters, there were several blowouts. Multiple games were won by four or more goals, and three by six or more goals: The New York Islanders blanked the New Jersey Devils 9-0 Tuesday, the Colorado Avalanche bested the Ottawa Senators…
