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Tim BontempsSep 23, 2025, 01:25 PM ET Close 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

Sep 23, 2025, 10:59 AM ET The New York Liberty announced that coach Sandy Brondello’s contract was not being renewed on Tuesday, four days after the defending champions were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. “We would like to thank Sandy Brondello for her everlasting impact,” Liberty GM Jonathan Kolb said in a … Read more

Todd ArcherSep 23, 2025, 11:08 AM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. FRISCO, Texas — Micah Parsons‘ return to AT&T Stadium has Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones … Read more

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — As United States Ryder Cup members are set to be compensated for the first time in the event’s history, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and several of his teammates said they are planning to donate their entire stipend to charity. “I’ve never been one to announce what we do. I don’t like … Read more

RULES ESPN’s Bracketology efforts are focused on projecting the NCAA tournament field just as we expect the NCAA Division I basketball committee to select the field in March. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi uses the same data points favored by the committee, including strength of schedule and other season-long indicators, including the NET and team-sheet data … Read more

Andreas HaleSep 23, 2025, 07:56 AM ET Close Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining … Read more

Sep 23, 2025, 06:58 AM ET Cooper Flagg is the rookie everybody is talking about this season, and expectations are sky high for Dallas’ versatile forward after one standout season at Duke. But will the production match the hype for the talented 18-year-old? We asked our fantasy basketball experts André Snellings, Eric Moody, Eric Karabell, … Read more

Houston Rockets star point guard Fred VanVleet has suffered a torn ACL and could miss the entirety of the 2025-26 season, sources told ESPN on Monday. He suffered the injury at a recent offseason workout, sources told ESPN. VanVleet, a one-time All-Star and former NBA champion (2019 with the Toronto Raptors), has helped spearhead the … Read more

It has been three months since Liverpool sealed a deal worth up to £116 million to make Florian Wirtz their new game-changer, but they may need to wait another year at least to start seeing a return on their investment. Seven games into his Liverpool career, Wirtz is struggling to make his mark, and he … Read more

Graham HunterSep 22, 2025, 05:14 PM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Fifty-nine years on from the first Ballon d’Or Award, at a time when many complain that the global game is becoming asphyxiated by systems, technology and teams that … Read more