The stage is set for the Edmonton Oilers to host the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final on Saturday. Sergei Bobrovsky and the Panthers took a 2-1 series lead with a dominant 6-1 home victory in Game 3, but Leon Draisaitl’s overtime goal completed the Oilers’ rally for a 5-4…
Greg WyshynskiJun 14, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. SUNRISE, Fla. — Leon Draisaitl is at his best when describing the Edmonton Oilers‘ worst moments. They were “waxed” and “spanked” in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final by the Florida Panthers, when they lost 6-1. They “put us…
Jamal CollierJun 14, 2025, 02:01 AM ET Close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been at ESPN since Sept. 2021 and previously covered…
Bradford DoolittleJun 12, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 Not all trades turn heads. Often, a team deals a player who is too expensive for its current context — payroll, chances of contention, depth of the organization, etc….
The Miami Dolphins have chronically underachieved in recent years. And the constant response is that the culture needs to change. They’re saying it again. The overriding question is whether they mean it this time. Based on comments made this week by veteran edge rusher Bradley Chubb, there’s a chance they don’t. Because, as Chubb tells…
Jun 13, 2025, 09:32 PM ET OAKMONT, Pa. — Sam Burns avoided a repeat of the meltdown that ruined his opening round at the U.S. Open and wound up with a big par save on his last hole for a 5-under 65 and the 36-hole lead. Best of all, he was long gone before the…
Jun 13, 2025, 06:00 AM ET The reign of the Birmingham Stallions is over, and the UFL will crown a new champion on Saturday (8 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+) at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. The Stallions, who had won three consecutive spring football league titles (two in the USFL and the first…
Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill showed up with little fanfare at a track meet in California on Friday and won the 100-meter dash with an impressive time of 10.15 seconds. That’s an incredibly fast race considering that Hill is 31 years old and hadn’t run track competitively since college, and shows that if Hill had…
Brooke PryorJun 13, 2025, 09:06 PM ET Close Brooke Pryor is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2019. She previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for The Oklahoman. OAKMONT, Pa. — There won’t be a back-to-back U.S….
HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Hamilton-based Chiefs will travel to Christchurch to play the Crusaders in next weekend’s Super Rugby final after beating the ACT Brumbies 37-17 on Saturday to reach the title match for the third-straight year. Winger Emoni Narawa scored two tries for the Chiefs and Corey Toole scored a double for…
