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Chris LowJul 31, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee There isn’t much surrounding college football that isn’t in something of a state of flux. The discussions surrounding the future playoff format bounce around like a pingpong ball. Schools are for the first time … Read more

Jesse RogersJul 30, 2025, 10:45 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. The Chicago Cubs have acquired pitcher Mike Soroka from the Washington Nationals for two prospects, it was announced Wednesday night. The Cubs are sending Triple-A outfielder Christian Franklin and 18-year-old infielder Ronny Cruz to the … Read more

Bill BarnwellJul 30, 2025, 06:15 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with … Read more

To the casual observer, Wrexham‘s new third kit for the 2025-26 season has a distinct inflection of FIFA World Cup holders Argentina. With its sky-blue and white stripes, it wouldn’t look out of place draped over the shoulders of Lionel Messi — and that is for a very good reason. The Wrexham story has become … Read more

The Seattle Mariners are finalizing a trade for third baseman Eugenio Suárez, landing the most coveted power bat of trade deadline season from the Arizona Diamondbacks for three prospects, sources told ESPN on Wednesday night. The deal, which is pending a medical review, will send first baseman Tyler Locklear and right-handers Juan Burgos and Hunter … Read more

Michael VoepelJul 31, 2025, 12:41 AM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. The long wait for the first meeting this season of the 2024 WNBA Finals teams ended … Read more

Jul 30, 2025, 08:40 PM ET CINCINNATI — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is hopeful that he will be able to make his next mound start after his outing Wednesday night was cut short by cramping in his right hip. Ohtani was scheduled to go four innings on a hot, humid night against … Read more

Jul 31, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Liverpool have taken another step closer to signing Newcastle United‘s Alexander Isak, while the Magpies want to sign Nick Woltemade as his replacement but must beat Manchester United to his signature. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done … Read more

Ryan McFaddenJul 30, 2025, 10:28 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. The Las Vegas Raiders reached a … Read more

Jul 30, 2025, 04:06 PM ET NEW YORK — A man who killed four people at a Manhattan office building bought the rifle he used in the attack and the car he drove across the country from his supervisor at a Las Vegas casino, authorities said Wednesday. Shane Tamura, 27, fatally shot three people Monday … Read more