Jul 10, 2024, 06:11 PM ETThe NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deals, record 11-year agreements worth $76 billion that would assure player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and that will surely change how some viewers access the game for years to come.A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press that the networks have the terms sheets, with the next step being […]

Ronald Koeman said VAR was "destroying" football after England were handed a route back into their 2-1 Euro 2024 semifinal win against the Netherlands with a controversial first-half penalty.England will play Spain in Sunday's final in Berlin after Harry Kane's penalty and a 91st-minute winner from Ollie Watkins secured victory for Gareth Southgate's side after Xavi Simons had given the Dutch a seventh-minute lead in Dortmund.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe game turned […]

DORTMUND, Germany -- Ollie Watkins lived the dream in a split-second in Dortmund, the one that all schoolkids repeat day after day in the playground. A winning goal in stoppage time, which sends your country into a major final, after coming off the bench as a substitute. Beat that.And what a goal it was. With his back to goal and Netherlands defender Stefan de Vrij marking him tightly on the […]

Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 3, 2024, 09:46 AM ETCloseESPN MLB insiderAuthor of "The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports"The Milwaukee Brewers acquired right-hander Aaron Civale from the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, adding the veteran to a thin starting rotation in hopes of holding onto first place in the National League Central.Tampa Bay will receive infield prospect Gregory Barrios.Civale, 29, was dealt to the Rays […]

Alexa PhilippouCloseAlexa PhilippouESPNCovers women's college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati EnquirerMichael VoepelCloseMichael VoepelESPN.comMichael Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Jul 3, 2024, […]

DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNJul 3, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseDJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He's a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, "Talkin' Texans."IT WAS THE summer of 2014, and Priest Brooks was in need of a quarterback.Brooks spent his time in the […]

Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 3, 2024, 06:00 AM ETClosePaul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role - writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area as a multi-platform reporter, covering the Raiders and Oakland Athletics as well as anchoring the SportsNet Central cable news […]

Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterJul 3, 2024, 08:00 AM ETCloseESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments"The Carolina Panthers made QB Bryce Young the first pick in the 2023 NFL draft, but the organization hardly placed the Alabama star in the best position to initially thrive, at least statistically. The Panthers, coming off a 7-10 season […]

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJul 3, 2024, 11:29 AM ETCloseSenior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year At the age of 75, John Force is fighting for his life following a 300-plus mph crash in his Funny Car in Virginia last month. Will Lester/MediaNews Group/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin via Getty ImagesHow old is too old?As John Force fights for his […]