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Bill Connelly Close Bill Connelly ESPN Staff Writer Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. Ryan O’Hanlon Close Ryan O’Hanlon ESPN.com writer Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s … Read more

Tim BontempsAug 14, 2025, 03:15 PM ET Close 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. … Read more

Ryan McGeeAug 14, 2025, 09:45 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Inspirational thought of the week: What do you do when you love somebodyAnd you decide to go it alone?Ah, no, no, it never pays to give up on … Read more

Aug 14, 2025, 10:18 AM ET With NBA 2K26 set to be released next month, publisher 2K Games has started teasing player ratings for the upcoming game. Editor’s Picks 2 Related 2K Games says gamers have a little while to wait before they see the full player ratings, with the top 100 ranks set to … Read more

Liz Loza Close Liz Loza ESPN Writer Liz Loza is a writer for fantasy football, women’s basketball and betting at ESPN. Liz also appears on “Fantasy Football Now” and contributes to the Fantasy Focus Football podcast. Daniel Dopp Close Daniel Dopp ESPN Daniel Dopp is a writer and contributor for fantasy football at ESPN. Daniel … Read more

Aug 14, 2025, 11:00 AM ET Ibrahima Konaté could be another Liverpool player to join Real Madrid, while Manchester United will make a real concerted effort to sign either Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Carlos Baleba or Crystal Palace‘s Adam Wharton. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. … Read more

Alden GonzalezAug 14, 2025, 12:03 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. ANAHEIM, Calif. — It was only six weeks ago, on July 3, that the Los Angeles Dodgers held a nine-game lead in the National … Read more

Aug 12, 2025, 08:00 AM ET The NBA Finals are 10 months away, but it’s never too early to start to recognize potential roster holes or franchise concerns. The Oklahoma City Thunder won the Larry O’Brien Trophy this year, but what under-the-radar factor might derail a potential repeat? The Houston Rockets landed Kevin Durant in … Read more

Marc RaimondiAug 14, 2025, 06:23 AM ET Close Marc Raimondi’s first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn’t his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book “Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro … Read more

Aug 14, 2025, 02:38 AM ET Former Birmingham City manager Wayne Rooney has said Tom Brady’s criticism about his work ethic was “unfair.” NFL legend Brady, who is also a part-owner of Birmingham, said he was “worried about [Rooney’s] work ethic” in a recent Amazon Prime documentary about the club. Rooney was appointed Birmingham manager … Read more