Ball boys are everywhere on the court but are rarely seen or acknowledged. And yet, the NBA couldn't function without them.
Behind Pascal Siakam's 39-point performance, the Pacers will head home with a 2-0 series lead after hanging on for a 114-109 win over the Knicks in Game 2.
The five players who finished atop the MVP balloting, including winner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and runner-up Nikola Jokic, highlighted the All-NBA teams.
Cedric Coward is keeping his name in the 2025 NBA draft and will forgo the opportunity to play at Duke next season, he told ESPN.
The Thunder credited the Wolves' "physicality" Saturday night in a 143-101 Game 3 loss in which Oklahoma City never mounted a serious comeback bid.
Who are the most underappreciated players in the NFL? We picked one at 12 different positions, including a veteran tight end.
The Bengals have an unhappy star. The Patriots have turned over their roster.
Ben Johnson said he looks at the Bears' troubling track record of developing quarterbacks -- which resurfaced in reporting about Caleb Williams last week -- as an opportunity as he enters his first season in Chicago.
A new regime and a reunion with quarterback Justin Fields has wide receiver Garrett Wilson hopeful he'll "be a Jet for life."
Debate over the tush push led to a heated exchange between NFL owners and league executives, sources told ESPN.
Kevin De Bruyne will open talks with Napoli next week over a free agent move to the newly-crowned Serie A champions, rejecting the chance to move to MLS with Chicago Fire FC, sources have told ESPN.
Barcelona forward Ansu Fati is in talks to join French side Monaco next season, various sources have confirmed to ESPN.
In 2005, Liverpool came from three goals down to win the Champions League final vs. Milan. To this day, fans and players never tire of taking about it.
Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano said his players showed soul and fight to come back from a 2-0 halftime deficit to draw 3-3 against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night at Subaru Park.
AC Milan wrapped up their disappointing season with a 2-0 win over Monza on Saturday, but the game was overshadowed by fan protests against the club ownership and hierarchy both before and during the match.
Padres right-hander Michael King was scratched from his scheduled start about 40 minutes before Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves.
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola did not throw a planned bullpen session on Saturday because of continued soreness in his sprained right ankle.
Texas Rangers DH Joc Pederson broke his right hand when he was hit by a pitch on Saturday.
In between games of Saturday's doubleheader with the Orioles, the Red Sox put Alex Bregman, who has a "significant injury" to his right quad, on the injured list and called up Marcelo Mayer, the No. 6 prospect in baseball and a key cog in their future.
Aaron Judge said he still doesn't feel "too great at the plate" yet this season despite hitting nearly .400 with 18 home runs so far this year.
A dominant third period gave Florida a 6-2, and pushed Carolina to the brink. Here's what to watch in Game 4.
The Islanders hired Lightning assistant general manager Mathieu Darche as their new general manager.
Stars forward Roope Hintz left the ice without putting any weight on his left leg after Oilers defender Darnell Nurse slashed him on top of his left skate in the third period in Game 2.
Stuart Skinner made 25 saves for his third shutout of the postseason as the Oilers beat the Stars 3-0 in Game 2 to even the Western Conference finals.
The United States routed Sweden 6-2 on Saturday and will now face off against Switzerland in Sunday's ice hockey world championship final.
A new CFP seeding rule would have altered last year's matchups and will have consequences moving forward.
With just 100 days until Week 0, we take a look at 100 things to know ahead of the college football season.
The Atlantic Coast Conference generated $711 million for the 2023-24 academic year, distributing an average of $45 million to each of its 14 full-time member schools, a record for the conference.
Four-star linebacker Xavier Griffin, the No. 29 overall recruit in the 2026 ESPN 300, has decommitted from USC's top-ranked class, sources told ESPN.
North Carolina coach Bill Belichick discussed his new college team, what he has learned the most in his transition from the NFL, and yes, his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, during a sit-down interview with "Good Morning America" on Friday.
The middle James child celebrated his senior prom and high school graduation before he starts his next chapter as an Arizona Wildcat.
Cedric Coward is keeping his name in the 2025 NBA draft and will forgo the opportunity to play at Duke next season, he told ESPN.
Green Bay filed for a waiver from the NCAA to allow its men's basketball team to compete in The Basketball Tournament, the $1 million, winner-take-all summer tournament.
From BYU's run to the Sweet 16 to Colorado's 0-13 start to conference play, we evaluate all 16 teams.
Top-25 recruit Sebastian Wilkins has committed to Duke and will reclassify into the 2025 class, adding to the Blue Devils' top-ranked recruiting class.