An oil drilling rig near Bismarck, North Dakota. Getty Images Oil prices have slipped in 2025, and the tremors are being felt across the U.S. energy sector. In May, for example, North Dakota’s producers signaled plans to cut drilling rigs as crude dipped below $60 a barrel, offering a familiar reminder that prosperity in oil … Read more
Myron MedcalfOct 31, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Myron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2011. Preseason rankings are a great glimpse of a college basketball season ahead. But we can only measure what we see right now. And that lens is limited. Over the next five months, however, some of … Read more
MasterCard is one of the most recognizable brands on the planet. getty If you look up the definition of customer experience in the dictionary, you might find a picture of Lance Gruner, whose leadership, customer service and CX training come from his stints at some of the most recognizable brands on the planet, including Disney, … Read more
Bradford DoolittleNov 2, 2025, 12:33 AM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 TORONTO — On a night when the Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team in 25 years to repeat as World Series champions, one glorious era in the franchise’s … Read more
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on May 25, 2025 shows Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) on September 26, 2024 in Washington, DC, US President Donald Trump (C) in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025 and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) in Kazan on October 24, 2024. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by DREW ANGERER,SAUL LOEB,ALEXANDER … Read more
November 1, 2025 5 min read Can AI Music Ever Feel Human? It’s Not Just about the Sound A personal experiment with the artificial intelligence music platform Suno’s latest model echoes a new preprint study. Most listeners can’t tell AI music from the real thing, but emotional resonance still demands a human story By Deni … Read more
Alden GonzalezNov 2, 2025, 01:46 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. TORONTO — When the final out of Game 7 of the World Series was recorded late Saturday night, and the Los Angeles Dodgers cemented … Read more
Bob Rich’s frozen food business was so successful that he bought the first naming rights to an NFL Stadium in 1973. With the Buffalo Bills’ home set to be demolished after this season, his son, Bob Jr. looks back on the cold realities of running a $5.8 billion family business. Whenever someone offers to acquire … Read more
Oct 31, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Real Madrid‘s Endrick is a loan target for Premier League rivals Manchester United and Aston Villa, while Barcelona need Marcus Rashford to lower his wage demands to make his stay at Camp Nou permanent. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home … Read more
CISA issues Linux ransomware attack warning. Getty Admit it: the first thing you think of when ransomware is mentioned is likely Microsoft Windows as an attack surface. The second might be that ransomware is in decline and no longer a significant threat. The thought that Linux could be caught somewhere in all this probably doesn’t … Read more