Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith agreed to a two-year, $40.4 million contract extension with the franchise through the 2028-29 season, plus a trade kicker, agent Mike Lindeman of Excel Sports Management told ESPN on Monday night. The Pacers gave Nesmith his maximum allowed salary ahead of Monday’s deadline for veteran extensions. The deal locks in…
Mark SchlabachOct 20, 2025, 09:11 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia A Florida jury on Monday awarded Jack Nicklaus $50 million in his defamation lawsuit against Nicklaus Companies, which is owned by billionaire banker Howard Milstein. Nicklaus, 85, filed the lawsuit…
Turron DavenportOct 20, 2025, 07:14 PM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN since 2018. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD.” NASHVILLE, Tenn….
Tim McManusOct 20, 2025, 08:13 PM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. PHILADELPHIA — Defensive end Brandon Graham has decided to come out of retirement and is finalizing a deal…
Oct 20, 2025, 05:04 PM ET Doug Martin, a former All-Pro running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, died in police custody early Saturday morning following an incident at a residence in Oakland, California, police confirmed Monday. Oakland police reported that officers responded to a call about a break-in just after 4:15 a.m. Saturday and…
Jeff KassoufOct 20, 2025, 04:49 PM ET Close Jeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics. NEW YORK — U.S. Soccer’s 2031 Women’s World Cup bid will…
Bill BarnwellOct 20, 2025, 08:45 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…
The October international break has been and gone, and the return of club action across Europe’s top leagues gave us plenty to talk about! Starting with Manchester United, winning at Liverpool for the first time in a decade, though it doesn’t mean Ruben Amorim’s side is “fixed” by any means. (Also, if you’re a Liverpool…
Oct 20, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Trailing Ole Miss after halftime, Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton delivered in a big moment once again in the Bulldogs’ come-from-behind win over the fifth-ranked Rebels on Saturday. “He’s wired for these tight moments because he’s tough,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said afterward of the Bulldogs’ quarterback. “His team believes…
Being the heavyweight champion has to be the most chest-thumping experience possible for a fighter, if for no other reason than that the title comes with the swaggering nickname “baddest man on the planet.” That glorifying designation first surfaced widely in boxing in the late 1980s during the heavyweight championship reign of Mike Tyson. His…
