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Tim BontempsMar 1, 2025, 12:34 AM ET Close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast.

Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — As much as Shohei Ohtani relished the opposite-field home run he crushed Friday night in his first at-bat this spring, the reigning National League MVP left the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels feeling even better about how his surgically repaired left shoulder withstood its

The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis gets going this week. With less than a couple of months until the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, the combine is one of the few opportunities between now and then for scouts to see these prospects in person. It also allows players to meet with coaches and

Tim MacMahonFeb 28, 2025, 12:42 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards faces an automatic one-game suspension after picking up two technical fouls in Thursday night’s 111-102 loss to

Manchester United face Fulham at Old Trafford on Sunday for a place in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. The Red Devils secured a morale-boosting 3-2 win over Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Wednesday despite being reduced to 10 men late in the first half. Head coach Ruben Amorim will hope his side

Feb 27, 2025, 02:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Travis Kelce plans to play in the 2025 season, Pat McAfee confirmed Thursday with the Kansas City Chiefs‘ star tight end. McAfee read a text from Kelce on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Thursday. “I’m coming back for sure. Gonna try to get into the best

The Aaron Rodgers saga is a hot topic of conversation this offseason as the 10-time Pro Bowler searches for a new team after the New York Jets informed him that they would go in a different direction in 2025. The expectation is that Rodgers will be released, which will leave him free to sign with

Japan beat the United States 2-1 at the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday to end the Americans’ streak of five-straight trophies at the annual tournament and hand manager Emma Hayes her first defeat since taking charge of the USWNT. The result will feel like a measure of revenge for first-time winners Japan, which

The rumors surrounding Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford have been heating up over the last couple of days. The Los Angeles quarterback was granted permission to speak to other teams late last week, and it appears conversations regarding at least a couple are ramping up.  Stafford, who signed a 4-year, $160 million contract with

NBA insiders Feb 26, 2025, 12:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA world was turned upside down Feb. 2 when the Dallas Mavericks traded five-time All-Star Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a future pick. The deal sent shockwaves through the league, leading to ongoing discourse about

As soon as initial reports that the Mavericks had agreed to trade superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers were verified, fans immediately circled the first meeting between Dallas and Los Angeles on their calendars. Just over three weeks later, that day is here. On Tuesday, Kyrie Irving and the injury-riddled Mavs are in California to

Jamison HensleyFeb 25, 2025, 12:27 PM ET Close Jamison 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

Mikel Arteta is not giving up the fight in the battle for the Premier League title but Arsenal cannot afford another slip-up against high-flying Nottingham Forest. The Gunners ambled to a dispiriting 1-0 loss at home to West Ham, leaving Liverpool to take an 11-point lead at the summit. Arsenal have a game in hand

Feb 24, 2025, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions An NFL team has submitted a rule proposal to ban the “tush push” quarterback sneak, Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations, told reporters at the scouting combine Monday. Vincent did not identify the team that made the proposal when he made his

From the start, the Minnesota Timberwolves have tried to build the best team around Anthony Edwards. This mindset led them to chase one of the biggest names available on the trade market: Kevin Durant. Jake Fischer reported on The Stein Line that the Timberwolves did everything they could to acquire Durant. Unfortunately, they faced too

The Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid are consulting doctors and considering alternative options, such as surgery, for his injured left knee, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Both sides have hoped for progress in Embiid’s condition, but his determination to play and current treatments — including regular injections, sources said — have not led to any

The endless offseason of Aaron Rodgers is showing no signs of slowing down. Free agency doesn’t officially start until March 10th, but that doesn’t stop the endless speculation of the future first-ballot Hall of Famer’s potential landing spots. He’s currently a diminishing asset and needs to land with a franchise content with an aging bridge

Myron MedcalfFeb 23, 2025, 09:48 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Arizona has apologized for a derogatory chant aimed at BYU following the Cougars’ 96-95 upset of the No. 19 Wildcats in Tucson on Saturday night. Per video of the incident, Wildcats fans chanted an