Oct 13, 2025, 09:11 AM ET The 2025 season is in the books. A new champion has been crowned. But as the offseason starts, the focus shifts squarely back on collective bargaining negotiations. The current collective bargaining agreement expires on Oct. 31. Both commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the WNBA Players Association (WNBPA) have said their…
Republican Reps. Tom Emmer (Minn.) and Lisa McClain (Mich.) on Tuesday blamed Democrats for continuing air travel issues amid the government shutdown. “In the midst of the busiest time for travel all year, airports will be overwhelmed with flight cancellations and delays,” said Emmer, the House majority whip. said at a press conference McClain, along…
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the White House, following his annual physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump has vowed to target only “Democrat Agencies” for permanent staffing cuts amid the government shutdown — but the administration’s layoffs…
It takes more than one elite player to win the Stanley Cup. The repeat champion Florida Panthers continue to prove that is true — and the results of the NHL Rank poll for the 2025-26 season bear that out. We asked a panel of ESPN broadcasters, analysts, reporters and editors to rate players based on…
Former CNN reporter and longtime Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth New policy of the department Restricting access to the building for journalists, predicting that this would lead to more candid coverage of the Trump administration’s defense policy. “Pete Hegseth genuinely believes that confiscating the Pentagon access passes of journalists who don’t…
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, flanked by Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration Ha McNeil and Adam Stahl, TSA Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator, speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on July 8, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images Multiple major…
Michael VoepelOct 14, 2025, 08:00 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. When the Las Vegas Aces won their third WNBA title in four seasons, the debate Friday…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has scheduled a vote Tuesday afternoon to reopen the government, giving Democrats a chance to vote for or against a House-passed continuation resolution that has repeatedly failed on the Senate floor. The Senate is scheduled to meet at 3 pm and voting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm…
President Donald Trump could still slap China with 100% tariffs on Nov. 1 or sooner depending on Beijing’s next move in a dispute over rare earths, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC Tuesday. “A lot depends on what the Chinese do,” Greer told CNBC in an interview. “They are the ones who have chosen…
Mel Kiper Jr.Oct 14, 2025, 06:40 AM ET Close Mel Kiper Jr. has served as an NFL draft analyst for ESPN since 1984. He is a regular contributor on “SportsCenter,” ESPN studio shows and ESPN Radio. He is the co-host of the First Draft podcast, and he writes regularly for ESPN+. We’re now seven weeks…
