adam ritenbergJanuary 8, 2026, 10:50 am ET to close college football reporter; Joined ESPN in 2008. Graduated from Northwestern University. ATLANTA–Despite how he looks on the sidelines, Indiana Coach Curt Cignetti is enjoying the College Football Playoff ride. Cignetti’s demeanor during games — raised eyebrows, steely eyes — has turned the transformational Hoosiers coach into…
Wednesday night provided the answer to one of the NBA’s biggest questions: Who will make the first trade of 2025-26? Yes, the Atlanta Hawks dealing four-time All-Star guard Trae Young to the Washington Wizards has officially kick-started trade season. But will it spark more moves as the league inches closer to the Feb. 5 deadline?…
Mark RaimondiJanuary 8, 2026, 01:43 pm ET to close Mark Raimondi’s first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it was not his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book “Say Hello to the Bad Guys:…
kyle bonaguraJanuary 8, 2026, 02:15 pm ET to close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. demand williams jrIn the wake of the former, has been dropped by his agent Doug Hendrickson Washington The quarterback’s announcement that he will enter the transfer portal. “Due to philosophical differences I have decided to…
Major League Baseball’s salary arbitration system holds a fascinating place in the sport’s larger labor landscape. Starting this morning, agents will be discussing with teams the salaries of approximately 170 players for the 2026 season. The formal deadline to reach a deal is 1 p.m. ET. The actual deadline is 8 pm. Most people will…
The world of ARC Raiders is a harsh world for any player trying to wade into its chaotic extraction battles – and sometimes even the most desperate measures aren’t enough to turn the situation around, as demonstrated by a recent livestream. cincinnati bengals wide receiver jammer chase has proven. Editor’s Choice 1 related During an…
marcel louis-jacquesJanuary 8, 2026, 10:37 am ET to close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before moving to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won an APSE Award for Breaking News and a South Carolina Press Association Award…
Bill BarnwellJan 8, 2026, 06:20 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…
IN EARLY AUGUST, just four months into his tenure as Sacramento Kings general manager, Scott Perry took assistant GM B.J. Armstrong and coach Doug Christie to Latrobe, Pennsylvania. For three nights, Perry, Armstrong and Christie stayed in the dorm rooms at Saint Vincent College and were given unfettered access to coach Mike Tomlin and the…
Wright ThompsonJan 8, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Wright Thompson is a senior writer for ESPN and is executive producer of TrueSouth and co-executive producer of Backstory. He is the author of New York Times bestselling The Cost of These Dreams. NEW ORLEANS — We got into town the day before the Sugar Bowl, dropped…
