adam ritenbergJan 14, 2026, 03:28 pm ET to close college football reporter; Joined ESPN in 2008. Graduated from Northwestern University. After an abrupt end to the 2025 season and a winter filled with headlines about coach Marcus Freeman and his Notre Dame In the program, the Fighting Irish have a theme for 2026: Leave no…
Jeff KassoffJanuary 14, 2026, 03:00 PM ET to close Jeff Kassoff covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, she founded the women’s soccer news outlet The Equalizer, and she previously won a Sports Emmy for NBC Sports and the Olympics. The NWSL Players Association has filed a grievance against…
Myron MedcalfJanuary 14, 2026, 08:00 am ET to close Myron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2011. There are just under two months left in the 2025-26 men’s college basketball regular season — plenty of time for most teams to beef up their NCAA Tournament resumes before Selection Sunday. For some…
The NBA draft is seven months away, but the league is already watching a handful of picks and protections. For example: Though the Washington Wizards probably will select toward the end of the first round — a result of having the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s pick — there is no guarantee the Wizards will keep their…
Tom LuginbillJanuary 14, 2026, 07:00 am ET to close Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Trained in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall transfer portal It is now college football’s most immediate roster-shaping tool, capable of changing the trajectory of a program in a single offseason. Not every high-profile move works,…
With less than a month until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, Major League Baseball’s free agent pool remains flush with talent. It’s not just the best position player available this winter, Kyle Tucker, or arguably the best pitcher, Framber Valdez, still trawling for a representative contract. There are big bats (Bo Bichette, Cody…
Jamal CollierJanuary 14, 2026, 12:50 am ET to close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter for ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the NBA’s Midwest region, including stories like Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been with ESPN since September 2021 and previously covered the Bulls…
Bill BarnwellJan 14, 2026, 08:50 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with…
January 13, 2026, 12:00 PM ET The start of the 2026 college baseball season is almost here, and we can’t wait to get things started. With a new but familiar head coach in Tennessee following Tony Vitello’s departure to the San Francisco Giants, how will this year’s Volunteers look under Josh Ellender? And what about…
jesse rogersJanuary 14, 2026, 07:00 am ET to close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. The difference in off-season activity levels in the National League Central is stark. On one side of the divide, chicago cubs And pittsburgh pirates Have been active in attempting to make improvements for the…
