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Bill ConnellyJun 6, 2025, 09:10 am and Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. Every three decades or so, the mid-major football situation out West evidently has to destroy itself and regenerate. In 1962, the Western Athletic Conference formed from […]

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — When Tyson Helton evaluates a quarterback, the Western Kentucky head coach channels the Old West. “There’s not one damn great quarterback who don’t walk up there like John Wayne,” Helton said, his southern drawl stretching the Western star’s name out an extra syllable. To illustrate, Helton stands up from the chair […]

Ramona ShelburneJun 6, 2025, 09:00 am and Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News TO MOST NBA fans, casual or avid, Tyrese Haliburton’s superstar leap has taken place over the past few weeks. There was the homage to Reggie Miller at Madison Square Garden in Game 1 of […]

Zach stallJun 7, 2025, 08:00 am and Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram. The Oklahoma City Thunder forced 25 turnovers in […]

Associated Press Sep 5, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Anthony Rizzo doesn’t feel a sense of closure for his first trip to Wrigley Field since getting traded to the New York Yankees by the Chicago Cubs three years ago. New York’s first baseman isn’t sure he will ever need closure in Chicago after helping the Cubs […]

Associated PressJul 16, 2023, 04: 47 PM ETSAINT-GERVAIS MONT-BLANC, France — Tour de France overall leader Jonas Vingegaard is calling on fans to behave better at cycling’s biggest race after another mass crash marred the 15th stage on Sunday.”I’d like to tell the spectators to enjoy the race and be there to cheer for us… […]

playWhat adding DeAndre Hopkins means for the Titans (0: 59)Turron Davenport breaks down DeAndre Hopkins reportedly joining the Titans on a two-year deal. (0: 59)Turron Davenport, ESPNJul 16, 2023, 02: 09 PM ETCloseTurron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of… […]

playCheck out the best of Bol Bol in 2022-23 (1: 57)As Bol Bol hits waivers, check out some of his best plays from last season. (1: 57)Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 16, 2023, 12: 52 PM ETThe Phoenix Suns continued their productive offseason Sunday by agreeing to a one-year deal with free agent forward Bol Bol, sources… […]

playCavs punch ticket to summer league final on Mobley’s OT winner (0: 30)Isaiah Mobley gets his defender off-balance to knock down a winning shot for the Cavaliers vs. the Nets in overtime. (0: 30)Associated PressJul 16, 2023, 08: 51 PM ETIsaiah Mobley is making the progression the Cleveland Cavaliers wanted.Mobley scored 23 points, including the… […]

Ramona ShelburneJun 5, 2025, 11:00 am and Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News TOM THIBODEAU UNDERSTOOD the job he had signed up for. He grew up listening to Knicks games on the radio and driving from his family’s home in Connecticut to go to home games with […]