Bradford DoolittleJan 21, 2025, 06:29 PM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 Open Extended Reactions Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and he will be joined in the Class of
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Eli LedermanJan 21, 2025, 06:01 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Class of 2025 quarterback Au’Tori Newkirk has committed to North Carolina, he told ESPN on Tuesday, continuing
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Mike ReissJan 21, 2025, 06:11 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can follow Reiss on
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Field Level Media Jan 21, 2025, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 draft, will sit out at least another week due to a strained left adductor, the team said Tuesday. Risacher already has missed three games with the injury, and Atlanta said
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Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 04:28 PM ET Pete Medhurst, a longtime radio broadcaster for Navy athletics, has died. He was 55. Navy’s athletic department spoke with Medhurst’s family and announced his death on social media Tuesday. The Capital Gazette reported in late October that Medhurst was having surgery for a brain tumor. Medhurst was
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Jan 21, 2025, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Vikings and head coach Kevin O’Connell have agreed to a multiyear extension, the team announced Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed. The Vikings are also working on an extension for general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday. O’Connell led the Vikings to a
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Jan 21, 2025, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods officially debuted in TGL, a joint venture with fellow golfer Rory McIlroy, on Jan. 14. The team-based, technology-infused league features a 3-on-3 format that pits the sport’s best golfers against one another in a two-hour match inside SoFi Center’s custom-built venue. Though Woods and
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Jan 21, 2025, 11:36 AM Open Extended Reactions Warren Gatland is backing his Wales team to spring some shocks amid their record losing run. Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images Coach Warren Gatland is counting on some returning old heads to lead his young Wales squad in the Six Nations and create a siege mentality following a
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 21, 2025, 09:16 AM 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 Open Extended Reactions Jamie George suffered a hamstring injury when playing for Saracens in the Champions Cup on Sunday.. Andrew
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Field Level Media Jan 21, 2025, 02:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Veteran NFL official Ron Torbert will be the referee of Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9 in New Orleans, the NFL announced Tuesday. The officiating crew also consists of umpire Mike Morton, down judge Max Causey, line judge Mark Stewart, field judge Mearl
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Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions An 11-year-old collector in Los Angeles has scooped up a one-of-a-kind baseball card featuring National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes. Topps announced Tuesday that the card, which features the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher’s autograph and a patch from a game-worn jersey, had been
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Max OlsonJan 21, 2025, 12:45 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Ohio State quarterback Devin Brown has signed with Cal, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. After winning a national championship with the Buckeyes on Monday night, Ohio State’s No. 2 quarterback
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Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 01:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LE CHESNAY, France — Victor Wembanyama stood on the center stripe of a new outdoor court in his hometown, his arms outstretched to their full 8-foot wingspan as he posed for a slew of photographers. He could not have seemed happier. Wembanyama unveiled a
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Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State was No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the season Tuesday after beating Notre Dame for its first national championship since 2014. The Buckeyes (14-2) received every first-place vote following their mostly dominant run through the
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