Fever lose Sydney Colson, Aari McDonald for rest of season

Alexa PhilippouAug 8, 2025, 05:21 PM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer Indiana Fever guards Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald will both … Read more

Ohio regulators weighing a ban on first-pitch wagers, other prop bets

David PurdumAug 8, 2025, 04:23 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Gambling regulators in Ohio want to prohibit sportsbooks from offering so-called microbets, including betting markets on first pitches in Major League Baseball, amid a gambling investigation into two Cleveland Guardians pitchers. The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC), … Read more

Matthew Tkachuk says he could miss 2 or 3 months with surgery

Greg WyshynskiAug 8, 2025, 03:32 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk said he remains undecided about getting surgery before the 2025-26 season but acknowledged he could miss significant time should he require it. Tkachuk, 27, revealed after the season that he sustained a torn adductor muscle … Read more

Sources – Colts’ Anthony Richardson could return as soon as Saturday

Stephen HolderAug 8, 2025, 12:01 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest. … Read more