Valkyries guard Gabby Williams is signing a multiyear deal with Unrivaled, the league announced Thursday.

Texas A&M added ESPN's No. 1 outside linebacker to the nation's top-ranked 2027 recruiting class with a commitment from four-star defender Kaden Henderson.

A former Iona men's basketball player was ruled ineligible by the NCAA for his alleged role in a point-shaving scheme.

Jalen Brunson finally hit back at his skeptics as the Knicks and millions of fans celebrated the franchise's first NBA championship in 53 years with a parade Thursday.

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester will undergo season-ending surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome and is expected to be sidelined for eight to 10 months.

United States men's national team star Christian Pulisic continued to train separately from the team on Thursday ahead of the U.S.'s World Cup game against Australia.

MLB's proposed changes include cutting amateur signing bonuses by more than $150M, making high school players ineligible for the draft and instituting an international draft.

Following an investigation into his brief tenure with the Blue Jackets in 2023, the NHL has cleared Mike Babcock to coach again amid the Oilers' interest in hiring him.

Which shortstop goes No. 1 overall to the White Sox? Where do top college stars land? Kiley McDaniel plays GM for all 30 teams.

Who can secure qualification before the group stage ends, and whose World Cup dreams could be shattered? Here's what you need to know.

Every team in the World Cup has played one game, so let's react -- or, because it's such a small sample size -- overreact.

Here are the best sights and sounds from the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.

After a roller-coaster rookie season, Sanders looks improved after a successful offseason.

The Chiefs sign Deebo Samuel? The Cardinals trade Josh Sweat? The Buccaneers extend Baker Mayfield? We have one more move for each team to make before the season.

Players from Bayern, Real Madrid and Liverpool have impressed, but which clubs have been repped best?

Major League Baseball has once again proposed an international draft as part of its negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement, sources told ESPN, painting it as a push to provide structure for an increasingly unruly and corrupt system.

The Senate Commerce Committee voted 19-9 on Thursday morning to move the Protect College Sports Act forward to a full Senate vote.

The Washington Capitals have signed head coach Spencer Carbery to a multiyear contract extension, the team announced Thursday.

Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi, who is being investigated into suspected spot-fixing, has not been authorized to travel to Canada for his team's next World Cup match against Germany, the Ivorian soccer federation said Thursday.

On the heels of the Knicks' first NBA title in 53 years, owner James Dolan told WFAN radio Wednesday that he will not go into the punitive second apron to keep his team intact for the 2026-27 season.

Wizards star Trae Young plans to decline his $48.97 million player option for the 2026-27 season, although Washington remains the front-runner, sources said.

Is Scottie Scheffler still the favorite? How hard will Shinnecock Hills play? We break down what to watch at the 2026 U.S. Open.

Will LeBron return? How can they build around Luka? Here's what Lakers insiders are discussing as the draft and free agency approach.

Cristiano Ronaldo defended Portugal's performance against Congo DR in their World Cup opener but said he is already looking ahead to the next game.

Owen Hull had a triple and two doubles among his four hits, and North Carolina rolled past West Virginia 12-7 on Wednesday to advance to the Men's College World Series finals, where it will face Oklahoma.

Caitlin Clark announced her first signature shoe -- the Caitlin 1 -- on Wednesday afternoon.

The starting USMNT goalkeeper has an economics degree from Harvard. In his remarkable family, that makes him the underachiever.

Gio Reyna's goal vs. Paraguay felt like a fitting way to end a frustrating four-year chapter of his career. What if it's only the beginning, though?

When have England been this fun at a World Cup? We react to it all. As for Croatia: Where was Modric?

Cristiano Ronaldo will go down as one of Portugal and soccer's all-time best players, but it's becoming clear his team could be better without him.

After Atlanta reigned for five weeks, the two-time defending World Series champs are back on top.

Scotland's Tartan Army has been one of the stories of the 2026 World Cup so far, drinking its way through Boston and bringing bonhomie, passion and national pride after nearly 30 years away from the tournament.

Tigers outfielder Wenceel Perez was injured in a freak accident when he was hit in the the face by a resistance band in the training room following Tuesday's game against the Astros.

All of the sights and sounds as the New York Knicks celebrate their NBA championship in Manhattan.

The Aces will head to the WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship game for the third time thanks to an 86-76 win over the Mercury on Wednesday night.

In the end, the numbers were in favor of North Carolina and Oklahoma as they advanced to the MCWS championship.

Cincinnati on Wednesday, responding to Brendan Sorsby's agent publicly questioning the school's handling of the quarterback's gambling in 2024, said it would never knowingly play an athlete who violated NCAA gambling rules.

With the deadline Aug. 3, here are which front offices could make -- or break -- their future this trade season.

Skubal to the ...? All-Star outfielders and shortstops available? Here are the big names your team could be targeting.

Liverpool and Chelsea are both tracking Brighton midfielder Yasin Ayari. Transfer Talk has the latest.

Which under-the-radar free agents can aid in changing the trajectory of an NBA franchise?

Kewan Lacy, Mark Fletcher Jr. and a host of others are in the running for the top of our list.

The Ducks look to continue an amazing trend, but Ohio State, Indiana, USC and others stand in the way.

The LSU commit is ranked among the nation's top prospects in football and basketball and has no plans to give either one up.

The Michigan star went from fringe first-round to projected lottery pick by spending one more season in college.

What if Cooper Flagg never reclassified? Here's where Flagg, Dylan Harper, Kon Knueppel would rank if they were in the 2026 NBA draft.

Alegria enters the rankings after a dominant victory that made her a three-belt champion.

Jesse Rodriguez's successful bantamweight debut could set the stage for a massive fight next. Here are the latest ESPN divisional rankings.

Each club is in a different place in its contention cycle, but these are the positions each should target on June 26-27.

Here's how the teams stack up looking ahead to next fall -- and what to watch this offseason.