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Aug 22, 2025, 09:09 PM ET NEW YORK — A squirrel ran onto the field during Friday night’s game between the Yankees and the Red Sox and caused a brief delay. The fast-moving mammal emerged from an area behind the plate in the fourth inning and stopped behind Boston rookie Jhostynxon Garcia‘s left foot as … Read more

Imagine a world where Stephen Curry, the best 3-point shooter of all time, didn’t play in the NBA. Editor’s Picks He would still be on the hardwood, but instead of playing professionally he would be on the sideline coaching high school basketball. That could’ve been a possibility, according to his wife, Ayesha. On the “Call … Read more

Aug 21, 2025, 07:03 AM ET No one needs more stress in their lives. Strange as it may sound, among the more anxiety-inducing parts of the fantasy football experience centers around one’s draft position. Whether it’s fretting that your most desired player won’t be there by the time you get to pick, the bother of … Read more

Brooke PryorAug 22, 2025, 05:55 PM ET Close Brooke Pryor is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2019. She previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for The Oklahoman. Pittsburgh Steelers first-round pick Derrick Harmon suffered a medial … Read more

Aug 22, 2025, 04:10 PM ET ATLANTA — Tommy Fleetwood is a familiar story hopeful of a different ending, posting eight birdies in his round of 7-under 63 to share the lead Friday at the Tour Championship with Russell Henley in what’s shaping up as a tight race for the $10 million prize. Fleetwood, increasingly … Read more

Aug 22, 2025, 04:10 PM ET DRUMMOND, New Brunswick — Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died. He was 84. Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky that the Canada-born jockey died of natural causes at his home in Drummond, … Read more

Seth WalderAug 22, 2025, 01:10 PM ET Close Seth Walder is an analytics writer at ESPN, specializing in quantitative analysis. He is also a regular on “ESPN Bet Live” and helps cover sports betting. Seth has been at ESPN since 2017. He previously worked at the New York Daily News covering the Jets and Giants. … Read more

Aug 22, 2025, 06:40 AM ET Training camps are winding down, and the 2025 NFL regular season is fast approaching. That’s why this is a perfect time to check in on the 257-member 2025 draft class. We turned to our NFL Nation reporters to size up how every single draft pick has fared this spring … Read more

John KeimAug 22, 2025, 12:45 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can also listen to … Read more

Aug 22, 2025, 11:21 AM ET Over the past week, 2K Games has been slowly revealing the top 100 rated players in NBA 2K26, and we finally have an answer as to who made it to No. 1 — and it’s exactly who you’d expect. Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is the top-rated player, with … Read more