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Jesse RogersSep 23, 2025, 11:44 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CLEVELAND — It happened fast. And without a ball even leaving the infield. The Detroit Tigers took a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning in a crucial game against the Cleveland Guardians … Read more

Sep 23, 2025, 10:22 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Lynx looked like they were cruising to a comfortable victory. Enter the Phoenix Mercury. The No. 6 seed Mercury overcame a 20-point deficit to upend the top-seeded Lynx 89-83 in overtime. Per ESPN Research, it was just the second 20-point rally on the road in … Read more

Sep 23, 2025, 08:49 PM ET CLEVELAND — Guardians designated hitter David Fry was carted off the field in the sixth inning of Tuesday night’s 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers after being hit in the face by a pitch as he tried to bunt. Fry squared around on a 99 mph fastball from Detroit’s … Read more

Eli LedermanSep 23, 2025, 08:06 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. STILLWATER, Okla. — Hours after Oklahoma State announced the firing of longtime football coach Mike Gundy amid a 1-2 start, … Read more

Mark SchlabachSep 23, 2025, 07:16 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Alabama linebacker Jah-Marien Latham is being evaluated at a hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, after suffering a neck injury in practice Tuesday. Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer said in a statement … Read more

Pamela MaldonadoSep 23, 2025, 06:55 AM ET Close Pamela Maldonado is a sports betting analyst for ESPN. Every week, the Heisman and national title odds boards tell a story. Some names surge on box score brilliance, others climb because their teams keep winning, and a few slip because cracks start to show. The lines react … Read more

The 2025 NFL trade deadline is on Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. ET, and we have you covered on every deal until the final second. We also have the latest buzz from our team of NFL reporters on which players could be moved next and which teams might be looking to upgrade — or add … Read more

Sep 23, 2025, 04:27 PM ET Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer will miss time due to a hand injury that will require surgery. Mateer suffered the injury in the first quarter of Saturday’s win over Auburn, Oklahoma said in a statement. He finished the game going 24-for-36 for 271 yards and a touchdown, and also running … Read more

Sep 23, 2025, 02:23 PM ET Less than a year after winning the first WNBA championship in franchise history, the New York Liberty are moving on from the coach who led them to the title. In the wake of a first-round exit from the WNBA playoffs last Friday, the Liberty announced Tuesday that they won’t … Read more

Sep 23, 2025, 01:58 PM ET NEW YORK — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026. Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge … Read more