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Final 2025 update! Top 10 prospects and next to debut for all 30 MLB teams

Kiley McDanielAug 14, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and...

Sports

The Hockey Diversity Alliance turns 5: Challenges, triumphs, what’s next

Greg WyshynskiAug 16, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions FIVE YEARS AGO, the Hockey Diversity...

Technology

Samsung taking market share from Apple in U.S. as foldable phones gain momentum

In 2014, Apple and Samsung were duking it out to rule the U.S. smartphone market. Samsung was selling devices with large screens, and iPhone...

Science

NASA’s IXPE Challenges Theories on Black Hole Corona and Polarised X-Ray Emissions

NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has made surprising observations in a black hole binary system, detecting a high degree of X-ray polarisation that...

Science

ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Launches NTS-3, Advancing Military Satellite Navigation

United Launch Alliance launched its powerful Vulcan Centaur rocket carrying NTS-3, a cutting-edge GPS PNT satellite for the U.S. military. This mission marks the...

Science

Ariane 6 Launches Metop-SGA1 Weather Satellite into Polar Orbit

Europe’s heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket completed its third successful launch on Aug. 12, 2025, lifting off from Kourou, French Guiana at 8:37 p.m. EDT....

Business

Whitehall on alert for collapse of Gupta’s steel empire

The metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta is this weekend plotting a controversial deal to salvage his remaining UK steel operations and avert their collapse into...

World

Trump-Putin summit: No deal reached to end war in Ukraine

No deal has been reached to end the war in Ukraine – but Donald Trump has said there are “many points” he and Vladimir...

World

What we expected from the Trump-Putin summit – and what actually happened

A warm handshake, big smiles, and a red carpet – this was the welcome for Vladimir Putin as he touched down on US soil...

World

Trump produced a made-for-TV summit – but Putin seemed to be the one pulling the strings

Donald Trump landed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson with the aspiration of departing a few hours later hailed as a peacemaker and a deal broker....

World

In pictures: Trump-Putin summit ends without a deal but with plenty of standout moments

The presidents of the United States and Russia wrapped up critical talks in Alaska without reaching a deal on ending the war in Ukraine. ...

Sports

Yelich fuels rally, Brewers extend win streak to 13

ESPN News Services Aug 15, 2025, 10:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Christian Yelich had two homers among his four hits and...

Sports

O’s rookie Young flirts with perfection vs. Astros

ESPN News Services Aug 15, 2025, 10:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Baltimore rookie right-hander Brandon Young lost his bid for the...

Sports

Slumping Dodgers lose 3B Muncy (oblique) to IL

Alden GonzalezAug 15, 2025, 09:15 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A....

Sports

From ‘KGB’ to Central Michigan: What we learned, and didn’t learn, from the Michigan report

Dan Wetzel In a 74-page report, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions details an unusually effective and nuanced investigation. Along the way, it...

Sports

In hunt for playoffs, Preece wins Richmond pole

Associated Press Aug 15, 2025, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RICHMOND, Va. — Ryan Preece will start from the pole position Saturday night...

Sports

U-M gets major fine, add to Moore ban; will appeal

Dan Wetzel Close Dan Wetzel ESPN Dan Wetzel is a senior writer focused on investigative reporting, news analysis and feature storytelling. Aug 15, 2025,...

Sports

Rebels’ Golding among top-paid DCs with new deal

Chris LowAug 15, 2025, 12:00 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions...

Trump and Putin agree on ‘many points’ in Ukraine talks – but give little detail away

Donald Trump has said there are “many points” he and Vladimir Putin agreed on after holding critical talks on the war in Ukraine –...

Sam Rimmer: Mum’s plea to find e-bike riders who shot dead son in Liverpool three years ago

The mother of a man shot dead by attackers on electric bikes three years ago has appealed for help finding his killers. Sam Rimmer...