McLaughlin-Levrone claims 400m gold with second-fastest time ever

Sep 18, 2025, 09:42 AM ET TOKYO — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone became the first woman in nearly 40 years to crack 48 seconds in the 400 meters Thursday, achieving 47.78 in an historically fast one-lap race at the world championships. McLaughlin-Levrone had company. Second-place finisher Marileidy Paulino clocked 47.98 on the rain-slickened track in Tokyo. The … Read more

Ranking the top five NBA teams with the most future first-round draft picks

Bobby Marks Jeremy Woo Close Jeremy Woo ESPN NBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in 2023Covered the NBA and NBA draft for Sports Illustrated from 2015-2023 Sep 18, 2025, 08:00 AM ET The 2025 NBA champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, have set the standard for how fringe playoff teams can successfully stockpile multiple future draft … Read more

NCAA eliminates spring transfer portal window for football

Max OlsonSep 17, 2025, 07:09 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska College football is officially moving to a single offseason transfer portal window, the NCAA announced Wednesday. The Division I Administrative Committee voted to approve a legislative change that eliminates the spring transfer window … Read more

Bayern’s rebuild shows they can still be elite in Europe

Tom HamiltonSep 17, 2025, 06:14 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 MUNICH — There was a horrible sense of familiarity about Chelsea‘s defeat to Bayern Munich. By the 70th minute, the … Read more