Courtney CroninDec 17, 2025, 08:04 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on … Read more
David PurdumDec 17, 2025, 09:08 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Prediction market Kalshi notified a federal regulator on Wednesday that it was self-certifying markets on whether college athletes will enter the transfer portal. While the company says it has no immediate plans to begin offering trading on … Read more
Adam RittenbergDec 17, 2025, 07:56 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Michigan’s investigation into its football program and wider athletic department could lead to findings of additional misconduct that might trigger more employment terminations, interim university president Domenico Grasso said Wednesday. In a video statement, Grasso described … Read more
Zach KramDec 18, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram. LeBron James is like no other player in … Read more
Dec 17, 2025, 10:18 PM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Olivier Rioux lumbered through the lane, caught a bounce pass from teammate CJ Ingram and dunked, sending Florida’s bench and the home crowd into a frenzy. Rioux barely left his feet to make it happen. The 7-foot-9 center and world’s tallest teenager recorded his first collegiate … Read more
Dec 18, 2025, 11:45 AM ET Josh Berry’s win in Vegas was the first victory for Wood Brothers Racing since 2017. Christopher Trim/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images There was a time not that long ago that Jon Wood, president of NASCAR‘s Wood Brothers Racing, dreaded having to go to the racetrack. “I used to look for … Read more