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Michael VoepelOct 3, 2025, 07:35 AM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. LAS VEGAS — A’ja Wilson was deep in thought as she left Michelob ULTRA Arena after … Read more

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Arthur Jones, a defensive lineman who spent his first four NFL seasons in Baltimore and won a Super Bowl with the Ravens, has died. He was 39. Syracuse, Jones’ alma mater, said he died Friday morning. The school and the Ravens didn’t give a cause of death in their announcements. “Arthur’s … Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rangers‘ search for Bruce Bochy’s replacement is centered on Skip Schumaker, a former National League Manager of the Year who has worked in the organization for the past year. “We have a lead candidate internally that we’re focused on,” Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said Friday. Young acknowledged that … Read more

Rich CiminiOct 3, 2025, 12:22 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York … Read more

Jenna LaineOct 3, 2025, 10:33 AM 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

David HaleOct 3, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. CLEMSON, S.C. — Dabo Swinney has a knack for finding a silver lining. It has been his defining trait over the past five seasons, as Clemson has hovered near the top of the ACC, … Read more

Alden GonzalezOct 3, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. WHEN THE LOW point arrived last year, on Sept. 15 in Atlanta, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts broke character and challenged some of … Read more

SITTING IN A Beverly Hills hotel room during one of multiple media junkets, Dwayne Johnson spent nearly three minutes explaining how he morphed his mind and body into Mark Kerr for “The Smashing Machine” when he turned to the MMA pioneer and asked: “How did I do, by the way?” Kerr opted for an anecdote. … Read more

Tarleton State coach Billy Gillispie has been placed on temporary administrative leave as the university investigates an anonymous complaint, the school announced Friday. No details of the nature of the complaint were immediately available, and there is no timeline on how long the investigation may take. Associate head coach Glynn Cyprien has taken over as … Read more

Daniel OyefusiOct 3, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Daniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun. As the news trickled out Wednesday morning that Cleveland Browns rookie Dillon Gabriel would take over as … Read more