New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes had successful surgery on his finger Saturday, the team announced. The expected recovery time is eight weeks, though he will be reevaluated in six weeks. According to sources, Hughes injured his hand in a “freak accident” that involved getting cut by glass at a team dinner Thursday. Hughes’ procedure…
There is little time for celebration in football anymore. On Thursday night, France qualified for the 2026 World Cup after beating Ukraine 4-0. Twelve hours later, Didier Deschamps and his French squad were travelling to Azerbaijan, their next opponent on Sunday afternoon, but three players were missing from the 26-man squad making that trip: Manu…
Eli LedermanNov 15, 2025, 07:36 AM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. The early signing period is entering the horizon and the heat is turning up on the 2026 recruiting cycle in…
Nov 15, 2025, 07:54 AM ET UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava will not play Saturday against No. 1 Ohio State because of a concussion, sources confirmed to ESPN. Iamaleava was injured during last week’s loss to Nebraska. He began experiencing concussion symptoms after the game, according to On3, which first reported that Iamaleava would not play….
Andrea AdelsonNov 14, 2025, 09:05 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. North Carolina coach Bill Belichick said Friday he will not pursue any NFL head coaching vacancies after his name surfaced in connection with the vacant New York Giants job. After the Giants fired Brian Daboll…
Nov 14, 2025, 08:43 PM ET NEW YORK — Disney and YouTube TV reached a new deal to bring channels like ABC and ESPN back to the Google-owned livestreaming platform Friday, ending a blackout for customers that lasted over two weeks. “As part of the new deal, Disney’s full suite of networks and stations —…
Tim Bontemps Close Tim Bontemps ESPN Senior Writer Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast….
Ryan O’HanlonNov 14, 2025, 06:45 AM ET Close Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.” Over the summer, clubs across the world spent $9.76 billion on acquiring about 12,000 new players. Both numbers were record highs, according to FIFA. Around 1,000…
Nov 14, 2025, 07:00 AM ET As MLB’s hot stove season kicks off, baseball’s top executives gathered in Las Vegas for the annual general managers meetings, providing the first opportunity to hear front offices discuss their priorities for the offseason ahead. From teams looking to make a big splash in free agency to those with…
Aaron SchatzNov 14, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Aaron Schatz is an NFL analyst for ESPN.com. He has more than 20 years of experience working in NFL analytics and is the creator of the DVOA and DYAR metric. He also serves as the Chief Analytics Officer at FTN Network. In any given NFL offseason, fans…
