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Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has partnered with a Russian technology company to produce a movie, series or documentary about his NHL career. Yandex and its streaming platform, Kinopoisk, announced the agreement Tuesday. Ovechkin this past spring broke Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record and has scored 897 going into the final season of his contract … Read more

Jenna LaineAug 5, 2025, 08:53 AM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being … Read more

Ryan O’HanlonAug 5, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Close Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.” So far this summer, Premier League teams have spent transfer fees of at least €35 million on 21 different players. And of those, 12 are joining … Read more

Augusta National already has the state-of-the-art Berckmans Place right off the fifth fairway for high-end Masters patrons. It also has “Map and Flag,” another hospitality option across from Washington Road. Sports Business Journal reviewed a brochure for the “Official Masters Hospitality” program that takes it to a level unlike any other. According to the brochure, … Read more

Seth WickershamAug 5, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Joined ESPN The Magazine after graduating from the University of Missouri. Although he primarily covers the NFL, his assignments also have taken him to the Athens Olympics, the World Series, the NCAA tournament and the NHL and NBA playoffs. … Read more

With only five weeks left in the regular season, the WNBA playoff race is in full swing, and the two teams atop the league standings are contending with hurdles: Both the Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty are facing time without their stars while integrating new players. Minnesota’s MVP front-runner Napheesa Collier will miss at … Read more

Bill ConnellyAug 5, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. According to ESPN BET, there are currently 21 teams with at least +10,000 odds (equivalent to about a 1% chance) of winning the national title in … Read more

Bradford DoolittleAug 5, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 For all the work we do in setting up and covering the MLB trade deadline, the transaction-related activity in some years is a little underwhelming. That was not the … Read more

Ryan McFaddenAug 4, 2025, 10:22 PM ET Close Ryan McFadden covers the Las Vegas Raiders for ESPN’s NFL Nation. Prior to ESPN, McFadden was a Denver Broncos beat reporter for the Denver Post. McFadden also wrote about the Baltimore Ravens and University of Maryland athletics for The Baltimore Sun. HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas … Read more

Jesse RogersAug 5, 2025, 12:02 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — New Chicago Cubs starter Michael Soroka left his first game with his new team with right shoulder discomfort and will require a stint on the injured list, the team announced on Monday after … Read more