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The coaches have weighed in on “who should start where” as the college football season opens, with Texas, Ohio State, Penn State, Georgia and Notre Dame filling the top five spots in the coaches’ preseason top 25 poll released Monday. It likely will not stay that way for long, as the No. 1 Longhorns will … Read more

Tim Bontemps Close Tim Bontemps ESPN Senior Writer 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

Everything that happens in sports has additional context when viewed from a betting perspective. From season-changing injuries to record-setting moments and so much more, the news cycle will constantly and significantly affect the sports betting industry. Our betting buzz file, with contributions from David Purdum, Doug Greenberg and others, aims to provide fans a look … Read more

CINCINNATI — Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Monday for what officially was listed as a “non-medical” reason, meaning he will head to the US Open without having played a match in about 1 1/2 months. The 24-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t competed since losing in the Wimbledon semifinals to eventual champion … Read more

Adam RittenbergAug 4, 2025, 12:45 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. College football fans have several unmistakable traits. Patience is not one of them. Fans and other stakeholders around every program want results without the wait. Their reasoning varies — from long-term history and status, to recent … Read more

As the unmistakeable silhouette of Lewis Hamilton emerged out of the fog, London’s O2 Arena erupted. The seven-time Formula 1 world champion, wearing red overalls and flanked by new teammate Charles Leclerc and team principal Frédéric Vasseur, waved to the crowd, a huge smile beaming on his face. It felt like the start of something … Read more

Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley on Monday announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff. The 57-year-old Dooley is backed by Gov. Brian Kemp and has been teasing a bid since June. Kemp turned to Dooley after deciding not to run for the seat … Read more

What the 2025 Major League Baseball trade deadline lacked in blockbusters it made up for in volume. From the first deal on July 24 to the last at 5:59 p.m. ET on July 31, teams made 63 trades and exchanged 179 players (including those to be named later). One team dealt away 10 players from … Read more

Draft skills, not opportunities. It’s a mantra we frequently repeat on these fantasy football pages, as players with the greatest raw ability typically coax their teams to reward them with expanded opportunities — often quickly. These swift risers can play significant roles in deciding championships thanks to their high statistical ceilings and low acquisition costs. … Read more

Alden GonzalezAug 4, 2025, 07:00 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. When the work was finished, and five trades involving 22 players had been executed within six hours, A.J. Preller’s peers called him everything from … Read more