Andrea AdelsonNov 4, 2025, 08:16 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Ohio State is the No. 1 team in the first rankings released Tuesday by the College Football Playoff selection committee, topping fellow unbeatens Indiana at No. 2 and Texas A&M at No. 3. Three SEC … Read more
Topline Democratic New York State assemblymember Zohran Mamdani’s odds of winning the New York City mayoral race reached at least 95% in multiple betting markets Tuesday, hours before polls close on the race between him, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curits Sliwa. Betting odds favored Mamdani by a large margin hours … Read more
Joe LunardiNov 4, 2025, 08:45 AM ET Close Resident college basketball bracketologist for ESPN Contributor to SportsCenter, ESPN Insider Published first public bracket in 1995 A new men’s college basketball season has finally arrived. With it comes inevitable questions, both obvious and arcane, about players, teams and, most importantly, what will happen 5½ months from … Read more
Today’s NYT Strands hints and answers Credit: New York Times It’s another perfect day for puzzle-solving, though perhaps even more perfect for long walks down forest trails. It’s been an absolutely beautiful fall so far, one almost hates to waste any time inside. I won’t waste much of yours. If you’re looking for a little … Read more
Tom Brady says his dog is a clone. The six-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback and current Fox Sports broadcaster said Tuesday in a statement from a company he is an investor in that his dog, Junie, is a clone of his late dog, Lua. Brady made the announcement on the same day that Colossal Biosciences, a … Read more
Topline President Donald Trump is reviewing plans to potentially target Venezuela, including potential military strikes, seizing Venezuelan oil fields or even removing President Nicolas Maduro from power, according to a report published in The New York Times on Tuesday—although Trump has reportedly not made a decision on the matter. The Trump administration has reportedly considered … Read more
The College Football Playoff selection committee will reveal its first ranking at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday on ESPN, giving us our first look at what the 12-member group thinks about the playoff pecking order after 10 weeks. It’s far from over, as teams still have ample opportunities to build — or bust — their résumés. … Read more
Nicole Richie with Teen Vogue at the Private Residence in Beverly Hills, California. WireImage When Condé Nast announced Monday that it was essentially shutting down Teen Vogue, folding the online magazine into parent title Vogue and sending editor Versha Sharma packing, it marked more than just the swan song for yet another teen-focused publication. It … Read more
NFL NationNov 4, 2025, 06:35 AM ET Close NFL Nation is made up of 32 team-specific reporters who cover the NFL year-round across ESPN.com, ESPN television shows, ESPN Radio, ESPN+ and social media platforms. It was established ahead of the 2013 season. Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season featured plenty of close finishes, including … Read more
Topline President Donald Trump said Tuesday the federal government would withhold Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding from recipients for the duration of the shutdown, contradicting a statement from his administration a day earlier that it would make half of November’s payments. President Donald Trump walks toward the White House upon his arrival from Palm Beach, … Read more