JIMMY BUTLER WAS at a padel event in Marbella, Spain, when Jonathan Kuminga reached out in mid-September. Butler had organized a player-led gathering to be held at his house in San Diego the following week. The veterans wanted everyone there, particularly Kuminga, who Butler planned to work with individually, believing in the human and the…
Nov 20, 2025, 07:00 AM ET The NBA trade deadline is nearly three months away, but it’s never too early to diagnose what contending teams need most and what their front offices can pull off between now and Feb. 5. What trades can the Detroit Pistons, who have soared to the Eastern Conference lead on…
Nov 20, 2025, 04:21 PM ET Manchester United are keeping tabs on 17-year-old Ajax star Jorthy Mokio, alongside Newcastle United and Eintracht Frankfurt while Rennes duo Jérémy Jacquet and Mohamed Meïté are on the radar of the Red Devils. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home page…
Kiley McDanielNov 20, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for three MLB teams. Co-author of Author of ‘Future Value’ After three seasons with a face-of-the-franchise-type superstar to headline the winter, there is no Aaron Judge, Shohei…
Ben SolakNov 20, 2025, 06:25 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. Derek Stingley Jr. is the first cornerback I’ve ever met who is not excited to talk about his best plays. He…
Greg WyshynskiNov 20, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Before the 2025-26 NHL season — on Sept. 24, to be exact — we made bold predictions for all 32 teams. With a quarter of that season now in the books, it’s time to check the validity of those claims….
Max OlsonNov 20, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Shoe artist and Houston Christian redshirt freshman receiver Deacon Stanfield, right, poses with Detroit Lions pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson holding one of his creations.Courtesy of Deacon Stanfield After Texas A&M‘s season-opening win over…
Bill BarnwellNov 20, 2025, 06:35 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with…
Jeff BorzelloNov 19, 2025, 11:36 PM ET Close Jeff Borzello is a basketball recruiting insider. He has joined ESPN in 2014. STORRS, Conn. — With about 90 minutes to go until tipoff, Wednesday’s top-five matchup between No. 3 UConn and No. 4 Arizona completely changed. That’s when UConn announced that starting senior center Tarris Reed…
Dan HajduckyNov 19, 2025, 01:02 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. WWE star and social media influencer Logan Paul recently “dismissed without prejudice” his litigation against…
