Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 17, 2024, 08:45 AM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaTROON, Scotland -- The R&A will distribute a record $17 million purse at this week's Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club, including $3.1 million to the winner.That amount doesn't rank among the top 25 purses in men's professional golf this season, and outgoing R&A […]

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJul 17, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseJamison 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 a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens […]

John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterJul 17, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseJohn Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can also listen to him on 'The John Keim Report', which airs on ESPN Richmond radio, and follow […]

David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterJul 17, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseDavid Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn.Carolina Panthers first-round pick Xavier Legette, as he often did growing up, disappeared to his uncle's horse stable on […]

Jul 17, 2024, 08:00 AM ETWith the flurry of free agency behind us, teams are turning to the rest of the offseason to start preparing for the 2024-25 NBA season, which is just a few months away.Some teams are settling in with their newly acquired superstars, such as the Philadelphia 76ers and Paul George, who will be joining Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey to form a trio of offensive power […]

David PurdumCloseDavid PurdumESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008Doug GreenbergJul 17, 2024, 08:50 AM ETAt the All-Star break, two superstar sluggers lead the MVP races, a rookie phenom is in contention for the Cy Young and the American League Central boasts both the best and worst teams to bet so far this season. Here are five baseball betting storylines at the break:Judge, Ohtani top […]

Jul 17, 2024, 09:17 AM ETJeff Gordon won the last of his five Brickyard 400s in 2014. Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesJeff Gordon wishes he could remember more details from his first Indianapolis victory.It has been 30 years since that day, Aug. 6, 1994. A milestone that is pretty amazing to Gordon, who laughs about his lack of memory.Gordon will go down in history as NASCAR's first winner at Indianapolis -- an event […]

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 17, 2024, […]

Jul 17, 2024, 08:15 AM ETAngel City FC is now the most valuable women's sports team in the world following an agreement by Willow Bay and Bob Iger to purchase a controlling stake in the National Women's Soccer League franchise at a $250 million valuation.Bay, the dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and Iger, the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, will become the new majority […]