Best clutch player? Top on-ball defender? Elite court vision? We hand out superlatives for this year's class.
NBA insiders break down the Thunder's win over the Pacers and biggest takeaways from Game 5.
From clutch performances to fashion icons, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's and Tyrese Haliburton's closets contain the magic.
The two superstars have pushed themselves -- and each other -- to the top of the basketball universe.
The Knicks are set to begin the first stage of formal interviews for their head coaching job next week, with plans to meet with Mike Brown and Taylor Jenkins, sources told ESPN.
In our first 12-team mock of the offseason, running backs took priority in the early going in this 1/2 PPR setup.
In fantasy, you don't draft last year's stats, which is why it's important to be forward-thinking. Eric Karabell offers his thoughts on players who could delight or disappoint in 2025.
If Washington wants to unseat the Eagles in the NFC, improving against the run will be paramount.
Barkley enters Year 8 after one of the best seasons of all time for a running back in 2024.
Carlie Irsay-Gordon has been around the Colts' facility for years, so it's nothing new for coaches and players to see her.
Players and coaches competing at the Club World Cup have expressed concerns about the hot and humid conditions during the tournament.
Former Real Madrid winger and Wales international Gareth Bale is involved with a United States private equity company discussing a potential takeover at Plymouth Argyle, a source has told ESPN.
Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernández each scored goals to propel Chelsea to a 2-0 victory over LAFC in the Group D opener for each team in the Club World Cup in Atlanta on Monday afternoon.
A trio of Socceroos who call MLS home are confident the league's rising standards will bolster their hopes of being part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Nicolás Otamendi headed in the equalizer in the 84th minute to deliver Benfica a 2-2 draw against Boca Juniors in the teams' opening match of the Club World Cup that featured three red cards Monday in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Shohei Ohtani made his pitching debut from Dodger Stadium on Monday, giving up a run in his lone inning of work, then struck out in his first plate appearance as Los Angeles' DH, marking the first time he has pitched and hit in a game since Aug. 23, 2023.
Aaron Judge, the slugger who leads the majors in batting average, and Shohei Ohtani, who have combined to win five of the past eight Most Valuable Player awards, are lapping the rest of Major League Baseball in the first batch of All-Star Game balloting.
On Monday night, the reigning National League MVP will pitch in a game for the first time since the summer of 2023, when he sustained a torn UCL.
Two-time World Series winner Ron Taylor, who became a doctor after his major league career ended, died Monday. He was 87.
Third baseman Brady House was promoted by the Nationals from Triple-A Rochester on Monday and went 0 for 3 with a strikeout in a 6-4 loss to the Rockies.
The U.S. named Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes and Charlie McAvoy as its first six players for the 2026 Olympics, avoiding goaltenders on the initial roster unveiled Monday.
The first major trade of the 2025 offseason has transpired. Here's how both GMs did on the swap.
Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck has won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP and the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender.
PWHL Vancouver signed former Toronto Sceptres forward Hannah Miller as a free agent on Monday.
The Islanders have named Ryan Bowness assistant general manager and director of player personnel. The son of former Islanders coach Rick Bowness, Ryan Bowness joins the organization after working in the Senators' front office.
Will Cade Klubnik, LaNorris Sellers or Drew Allar be QB1 in next year's draft? And who are the other names to know in the class?
Deion Sanders posted on social media Wednesday that "everything is OKAY" after the Buffaloes coach has not attended football camps in Boulder, Colorado.
NCAA president Charlie Baker framed the multibillion-dollar House settlement agreement as one that provides stability to college athletics and avoids "bankruptcy."
Wisconsin was placed on one year's probation and fined $25,000 on Thursday after an NCAA investigation showed that nine coaches and staffers made impermissible phone calls to recruits in 2023.
An appeal of the NCAA's landmark antitrust settlement won't stop college teams from paying current athletes starting July 1, but it will pause the NCAA's plans to begin paying former athletes.
Duke's Cooper Flagg is the projected No. 1 pick and No. 1 in ESPN's Top 100 rankings. Just how good is he?
Texas State looms as the favorite to join the Pac-12. Why could that happen? What would come next? And what about Memphis?
From the Matt Barnes' twins to Hakeem Olajuwon's son, these stars had next at the NBPA Top 100 camp.
The matchups for the third annual ACC/SEC Challenge were announced Wednesday, highlighted on the men's side by Duke hosting reigning national champions Florida and multiple potential top-10 matchups on the women's side.
A federal judge has denied Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler's request for a preliminary injunction that would allow him to play a fifth season of Division I basketball in five years.