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David HaleAug 7, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the debate among the Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Big 12 over the future of the College Football Playoff, it’s that committees are awful. They get it … Read more

Alexa PhilippouAug 7, 2025, 11:48 AM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer The Washington Mystics have traded Aaliyah Edwards to the Connecticut … Read more

Manchester United have reached an agreement with RB Leipzig for striker Benjamin Sesko, sources have told ESPN. The Slovenia international is set to move for a fee worth in the region of €85 million ($98.8m), including add-ons. United have seen off competition from Newcastle United for Sesko. Benjamin Sesko looks to be Manchester United’s latest … Read more

A North Carolina judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the 1983 NC State men’s basketball team, shutting down the national championship winner’s request for name, image and likeness compensation. The team was known as the “Cardiac Pack” for a series of close, nail-biting victories, including a 54-52 win over Houston in the 1983 national … Read more

Jeff CarlisleAug 7, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Perhaps you’ve heard: The 2026 FIFA World Cup is less than a year away, and as such, the roster for the United States men’s national team is taking shape. Mind you, there have been times … Read more

Roman Dolidze meets Anthony Hernandez in a main event matchup of streaking middleweights at UFC Fight Night on Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas (7 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+; prelims at 4 p.m.). Dolidze (15-3), No. 10 in ESPN’s 185-pound rankings, has won three fights in a row, most recently a unanimous decision over … Read more

Quint KessenichAug 7, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Quint Kessenich covers college and professional lacrosse for ESPN. Welcome to the final weekend of the regular season. All eight teams are mathematically alive for the postseason. Three teams — New York, Denver and Carolina — have locked up playoff bids, while Utah and Maryland are living … Read more

Jesse RogersAug 6, 2025, 06:20 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — New Cubs reliever Andrew Kittredge experienced a wide range of emotions in the span of less than 24 hours, going from being booed off the mound Tuesday night to throwing an immaculate inning … Read more

LAFC‘s blockbuster summer signing Son Heung-Min said his move to the MLS club is a “dream come true” after a 10-year run with Tottenham Hotspur. “Good afternoon everyone, what can I say? A dream come true. L.A., what a city,” Son said at his introductory news conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday. “Obviously, I just … Read more

MONTREAL — Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko rallied to reach the National Bank Open final, beating ninth-seeded Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday night. Mboko, 18, dropped to the court after Rybakina’s shot sailed long on match point as the crowd — lined with “Allez Vicky” — erupted. Mboko saved a match point in … Read more