Neil PaineOct 17, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. The addition of the transfer portal in 2018 — and later, the removal of rules requiring transfers to sit out a year before being eligible to play again — were seismic…
ANTALYA Türkiye’s national free diver Şahika Ercümen has set a new world record with a 107-meter free dive off the coast of Antalya, dedicating her achievement to the people of Gaza. Speaking after her record-breaking dive, Ercümen said, “I dedicate this record to the brave people of Gaza, who continue to stand strong despite unimaginable…
Oct 17, 2025, 08:00 AM ET What’s a midseason top 25 supposed to look like? As we head into Week 8, we’ve certainly seen new stars emerge (hello, Fernando Mendoza!) and we’ve seen some highly anticipated seasons falter, but with so many games left to play, it’s hard to separate the flash in the pan…
Oct 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ET STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Two nights before James Franklin’s final game at Penn State, an unranked Clarkson University men’s hockey team scored on the fourth-ranked Nittany Lions a minute after puck drop. Behind the net, students erupted into chants of “Fire Franklin” — and resumed the chant after every…
Charlie CremeOct 16, 2025, 08:10 AM ET Close Charlie Creme projects the women’s NCAA tournament bracket for ESPN.com. As much as February and March get most of the attention, NCAA tournament résumés begin their construction the moment the college basketball season begins. November and December matter. They matter plenty. Those are the games that shape…
Nick ParkinsonOct 16, 2025, 07:47 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. We have been here a few times before with Tyson Fury, but it looks like the entertaining former heavyweight champion is set to end his retirement — again — and could be…
Matt BowenOct 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Matt Bowen is a fantasy football and NFL writer for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2015, writes regularly for ESPN+ and spent multiple years on “NFL Matchup.” After graduating from the University of Iowa, Matt played safety in the NFL for St. Louis, Green Bay, Washington and…
Mike ClayOct 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Mike Clay is a senior writer for fantasy football and the NFL at ESPN. Mike is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame. His projections power the ESPN Fantasy Football game, and he also appears on “Fantasy Football Now” and the Fantasy Focus Football podcast. Welcome…
Oct 16, 2025, 07:33 AM ET The 2020 documentary “All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur” provided a revealing glimpse into Harry Kane‘s psyche. In a one-on-one chat with then-manager Jose Mourinho, Kane said: “When you’re at a club like Tottenham, we’ve done well and I’ve done well, but I want to be [Cristiano Ronaldo] or [Lionel…
Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather,…
