Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 2, 2024, 12:22 PM ETCloseESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two booksPARIS -- Team USA coach Steve Kerr had an indirect message for those who have been criticizing his lineup decisions during the Olympics: putting the best team on the floor doesn't always mean having the best NBA players together all at once."For us it's very obvious watching […]

Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2024, 02:11 PM ETClosePreviously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduateSAINT-DENIS, France -- As Team USA sprinters seek to use these Olympics to reaffirm their status as the world's fastest, their mixed 4x400-meter relay team made an early statement Friday evening.The team of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Kaylyn Brown and Bryce Deadmon did so with an […]

PARIS -- Novak Djokovic's surgically repaired knee did not appear to slow him down a bit as he finally reached a Summer Olympics singles final for the first time, defeating Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 6-4, 6-2 on Friday night.Djokovic will play Carlos Alcaraz for the gold Sunday. The final will be a rematch of the past two Wimbledon championships, both won by Alcaraz, including three weeks ago. He has four […]

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ETClose College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.TWO MONTHS INTO the whirlwind of being Houston's new coach, Willie Fritz paused briefly to reflect.Fritz had spent most of his career bouncing to different levels of college football, leading five teams before Houston. But after eight seasons at Tulane, Fritz told his wife, Susan, that the tasks and challenges […]

Jul 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ETWith the Tuesday trade deadline quickly approaching, the next week will be interesting for a number of teams -- including some of the clubs at the top of this week's MLB Power Rankings.A number of the best teams have struggled recently, making the deadline even more important to them. The Phillies are 7-9 in their past 16 games, the Orioles are 3-8 in their past […]

Jul 25, 2024, 08:00 AM ETEmma Hayes has won 16 trophies with Chelsea FC in England. Now, she takes over a U.S. women's national team that has hit a historical low. Harriet Lander/Chelsea FC via Getty ImagesEmma Hayes did not need any introduction when she arrived in New York in May for her much-anticipated unveiling as the new head coach of the U.S. women's national team.Hayes has long been considered one […]

Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterJul 25, 2024, 06:45 AM ETCloseBill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X's and O's, offseason transactions and so much more.He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with episodes released once a week. Barnwell joined ESPN in 2011 as a staff writer at […]

Stephen Holder, ESPNJul 25, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseStephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest. He has chronicled the NFL since 2005, covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2005-2013 and the […]