When the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2000, UConn had just one national championship.Kim Mulkey had never been a head coach. Dawn Staley had never coached. The WNBA was just three years old and had only one champion, the Houston Comets. Diana Taurasi was in high school. Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark had yet to be born.As the year 2000 wore on, UConn would win the second of what […]

Jul 25, 2024, 08:00 AM ETWhen LeBron James entered the NBA as the top pick in the 2003 draft, he did so in the face of seemingly impossible expectations.James already had graced a Sports Illustrated cover with the headline "The Chosen One." His high school games had been broadcast on national television for more than a year. He was one of the most anticipated rookies in the history of the […]

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 25, 2024, 09:04 AM ETCloseESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two booksPARIS -- After games on three continents and a whirlwind of ceremonies and travel, Team USA has finally arrived in the Olympics' host city.And coach Steve Kerr had a corresponding message: It's time to act like it.After a sobering film session Thursday that showed clips of some […]

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 17, 2024, 08:10 AM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaTROON, Scotland -- The Open Championship, the final major championship of the season, starts Thursday at Royal Troon Golf Course on Scotland's west coast.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Open is typically the most wide-open of the four majors, which is how it produced previous champions like Todd […]

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 17, 2024, 08:45 AM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaTROON, Scotland -- The R&A will distribute a record $17 million purse at this week's Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club, including $3.1 million to the winner.That amount doesn't rank among the top 25 purses in men's professional golf this season, and outgoing R&A […]

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJul 17, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseJamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens […]

John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterJul 17, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseJohn Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can also listen to him on 'The John Keim Report', which airs on ESPN Richmond radio, and follow […]

David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterJul 17, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseDavid Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn.Carolina Panthers first-round pick Xavier Legette, as he often did growing up, disappeared to his uncle's horse stable on […]

Jul 17, 2024, 08:00 AM ETWith the flurry of free agency behind us, teams are turning to the rest of the offseason to start preparing for the 2024-25 NBA season, which is just a few months away.Some teams are settling in with their newly acquired superstars, such as the Philadelphia 76ers and Paul George, who will be joining Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey to form a trio of offensive power […]