As always, the college football season concludes with the most wonderful time of the year — bowl season. In 2025, that includes the second year of the 12-team College Football Playoff, which culminates with the crowning of a national champion on Monday, Jan. 19, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The CFP begins with four…
Laurence EdmondsonDec 7, 2025, 05:41 PM ET Close •Joined ESPN in 2009•An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — With three corners remaining of Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Lando Norris started shaking involuntarily inside the cockpit of his McLaren. He was within a half mile of realizing his childhood…
Laurence EdmondsonDec 7, 2025, 01:31 PM ET Close •Joined ESPN in 2009•An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi — Lando Norris became the Formula 1 world drivers’ champion for the first time after securing the 2025 title at Sunday’s season finale in Abu Dhabi. The McLaren driver fought off year-long challenges…
Value is value, no matter where — or how — you find it. And that’s what we’ll aim to do each week in this space — find value. Ben Solak, Seth Walder and Matt Bowen bring different perspectives into how they approach sports betting. Solak leans on his expertise in player evaluation and the X’s…
Real Madrid and Manchester United target Christos Mouzakitis has made his choice of preferred destination if he leaves Olympiacos, while a host of Premier League clubs are chasing Spain international striker Samu Aghehowa. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home page | Men’s grades | Women’s grades…
Mohamed Salah has finally delivered a significant performance this season, but unfortunately for Liverpool and their under-pressure coach Arne Slot, the 33-year-old chose to make the headlines with his words off the pitch rather than his actions on it. No great player will ever want to accept it, but when they start to make more…
Adam RittenbergDec 7, 2025, 02:10 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana assistant coach Ola Adams put his hands on his head in disbelief as confetti fell and the crowd roared at Lucas Oil Stadium. But the scene unfolding before Adams was very believable. Since…
Petr Yan owned the UFC men’s bantamweight belt as far back as 2020, but he never looked more like a champion than he did Saturday night, when he dethroned Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision in an action-packed UFC 323 main event in Las Vegas. Two judges scored the bout 49-46, while the other had it…
Two longtime champions were dethroned Saturday at UFC 323 in Las Vegas, but in completely opposite ways. Joshua Van is the new men’s flyweight king, because Alexandre Pantoja suffered an arm injury seconds into the co-main event while defending a takedown. It was immediately clear Pantoja would not be able to continue, and the referee…
UConn has hired Toledo‘s Jason Candle as head football coach to replace Jim Mora, who left to coach Colorado State. Candle agreed to a six-year deal through the 2031 season. He will be introduced at a news conference Monday. Candle went 81-44 in 10 seasons at Toledo, with two MAC titles. He coached the Rockets…
