Hot Stove Early Buzz: Trades, Free Agents, and Team Targets

Multiple Contributors Nov 5, 2025, 07:00 AM ET The MLB hot stove season is here! As players become free to sign with any team they choose (free agency officially begins Thursday at 5 p.m. ET), we asked our MLB reporters to open their notebooks with all of the intel they collected from execs, agents and

Week 11 Preview: Freshmen, Aggies’ Growth, Big Matchups

ESPN Nov 6, 2025, 08:00 AM ET One of the winners in the first College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday was the Big 12. BYU (No. 7) and Texas Tech (No. 8) showed up in the top 10, and Utah sits within striking distance at No. 13. It adds up to make Saturday's matchup between the

Jon Sumrall: A Hot Coaching Prospect with a Team to Coach

Adam RittenbergNov 6, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. NEW ORLEANS -- In July, Tulane coach Jon Sumrall put together a Wednesday speaker series for his team, bringing in people from various leadership positions who could deliver customized messages. Kellen Moore, the new coach of

Power Conference Rankings to Start 2025–26

Joe LunardiNov 6, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Resident college basketball bracketologist for ESPN Contributor to SportsCenter, ESPN Insider Published first public bracket in 1995 Any reactions we have to the 2025-26 men's college basketball season will be considered premature, being just three nights in. What won't be an overreaction is an early gauge of

Bilas Index: Top 68 Teams for 2025–26

Jay BilasNov 5, 2025, 08:45 AM ET Close College basketball analyst for ESPN and ESPN Insider Played and coached at Duke Practicing attorney The Bilastrator doesn't like to brag. Yet, by now, as a conscious being on this planet, you know that the Bilas Index is the preeminent, reliable and most universally respected indicator and

Five Questions That Will Shape the 2026 Women’s NCAA Bracket

Charlie CremeNov 5, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Charlie Creme projects the women's NCAA tournament bracket for ESPN.com. A year ago, women's college basketball tipped off after a turbulent offseason. Conference realignment had changed the landscape across the country, tearing apart rivalries (and the Pac-12), and the quad system was being implemented. This offseason was

Azzi Fudd: The Player Few Have Truly Seen

Katie BarnesNov 4, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Katie Barnes is a writer/reporter for ESPN.com. Follow them on Twitter at Katie_Barnes3. AZZI FUDD LOOKS over her cards and refers to my handwritten instructions for a game called Dinger that she has never played before this early October morning. Wearing gray sweatpants with a pink sweatshirt

Lindsey Harding’s Rise: From G League Crisis to Lakers Coach

Dave McMenaminNov 6, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. WHEN LINDSEY HARDING saw Stockton Kings assistant general manager Gabriel Harris approaching the practice court on Dec. 15, 2023

Clayton Kershaw’s Enduring Legacy With the Dodgers

Alden GonzalezNov 6, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. LOS ANGELES -- "We Are Young," the pop-rock track that became his entrance song, blasted through the Dodger Stadium speakers one final time Monday

Week 10 Fantasy Playbook: Lineup Locks & Shadow Reports

Fantasy playbook: NFL Week 10 Shadow Reports, lineup locks and projected scores play What Jacoby Brissett starting means for other Cardinals in fantasy (1:23) Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay explain why Jacoby Brissett at quarterback gives them more optimism about the Cardinals' passing game. (1:23) Mike ClayNov 6, 2025, 09:21 AM ET Close
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