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Open Extended Reactions There is strong support for a 16-team College Football Playoff format to begin as soon as 2026 if Big Ten commissioner...

Max OlsonJan 11, 2026, 01:32 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended...

Notre Dame has denied that Marcus Freeman made physical contact with anyone after the football coach was accused of battery in a police report...

Open Extended Reactions Third baseman Alex Bregman and the Chicago Cubs agreed to a five-year, $175 million contract Saturday, sources told ESPN, as the...

Bradford Doolittle Close Bradford Doolittle ESPN Staff Writer MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN...

Jan 10, 2026, 10:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2025-26 MLB hot stove was lit just days after the Los Angeles Dodgers hoisted...

Adam RittenbergJan 9, 2026, 11:14 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA —...

David HaleJan 9, 2026, 03:54 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions...

Jan 9, 2026, 11:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The journey began in August with 136 teams hoping to taste postseason glory. During 15...

Associated Press Jan 10, 2026, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — So Happy won the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes by two...

Associated Press Jan 9, 2026, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Bedard returned at an opportune time for a team that had...

Associated Press Jan 10, 2026, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Pavel Zacha recorded his first career hat trick — one of...

Associated Press Jan 10, 2026, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — The 1 Related “It’s exciting to have him here for...

Associated Press Jan 10, 2026, 03:17 PM ET MOUNT AIRY, Md. — Gregg McCarron, who won over 2,400 races in a 24-year riding career...

Open Extended Reactions The NCAA has denied Trinidad Chambliss a waiver for a sixth year of eligibility, the NCAA announced Friday afternoon. The decision...

Jake TrotterJan 9, 2026, 12:59 PM ET Close Jake Trotter is a senior writer at ESPN. Trotter covers college football. He also writes about...

Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — 1 Related Oregon’s actions this week appear to underscore the concern regarding the position. ESPN’s Katie George reported earlier...

Alden GonzalezJan 9, 2026, 03:37 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A....

David SchoenfieldJan 9, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open...