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Mark SchlabachAug 24, 2025, 06:03 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — Tommy Fleetwood‘s long nightmare is over. After so many near-misses, the English golfer finally picked up his first PGA Tour victory on Sunday after posting a 2-under 68 … Read more

LONDON — Optimism is a short-lived emotion at Manchester United. After 180 minutes of the new Premier League season, the tank is almost empty after a worrying 1-1 draw at Fulham that seemed more like a repeat of last year’s horror show than the redemption that Ruben Amorim wants this time around. An error-prone goalkeeper, … Read more

Aug 24, 2025, 02:38 PM ET NEW YORK — There’s a larger contingent of Americans in the US Open men’s bracket than at any time in the past quarter-century, and two of the leaders — Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton — got the tournament started on Sunday with dominant performances. Shelton, the No. 6 seed … Read more

Aug 22, 2025, 02:31 PM ET The US Open kicks off Sunday, with defending champions Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner both in the draw. Will Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz meet again in the final, as they did at both the French Open and Wimbledon, winning one apiece? Or could Novak Djokovic make it to the … Read more

Max OlsonAug 24, 2025, 08:25 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska The price tag for top college football talent has never been higher — but how high is it, really? Schools had more money to spend this offseason entering the first year of revenue … Read more

Aug 24, 2025, 11:58 AM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers informed rookie safety Shilo Sanders on Sunday that he is being waived, his agents told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey told Schefter that they hope Sanders gets claimed on waivers. NFL teams are currently in the process of trimming their rosters … Read more

Aug 24, 2025, 11:29 AM ET NEW YORK — Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova made clear they didn’t love the idea of starting a Grand Slam tournament on a Sunday instead of a Monday when the French Open was the first to do it nearly 20 years ago and they were on the schedule for … Read more

Jenna LaineAug 23, 2025, 10:13 PM 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

Brian WindhorstAug 22, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books “CRANK THAT (SOULJA BOY)” was the No. 1 song on the Billboard charts. “Saw IV” was the top movie at the box office. The first iPhone had just been released. And Kevin … Read more

David HaleAug 24, 2025, 08:25 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. NEWARK, Del. — Russ Crook has a shirt he likes to wear to Delaware football road games. He’s a lifelong fan and the current president of the Blue Hen Touchdown Club, but he knows … Read more