Recent Sports News and Updates

Mike Budenholzer has emerged as the Phoenix Suns' target to become the franchise's next coach, and discussions are expected to move rapidly toward a deal, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

The NBA has suspended Bucks guard Patrick Beverley for four games without pay for throwing a basketball multiple times at fans and "an inappropriate interaction" with an ESPN producer after Game 6 against the Indiana Pacers last week.

Knicks forward OG Anunoby will miss Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a strained left hamstring.

Glen "Big Baby" Davis was sentenced by a federal judge to 40 months in prison for his conviction in an alleged scheme to defraud the NBA's health care benefits plan.

As he prepares for his first season at Arkansas, John Calipari said he won't stack his rosters with an abundance of talent, which was his tactic during his lengthy tenure at Kentucky.

Rory McIlroy will be involved in negotiations with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund as a member of the newly formed transaction committee.

The Aces visited the White House on Thursday to commemorate their second consecutive WNBA title, with President Joe Biden hailing the growth of women's basketball and calling for support of women's sports.

Former Patriots described tension between Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft in the green room before the live roast of Tom Brady.

After dominating in the minors, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB draft is headed to The Show,

Experts weigh in on the big questions. Which rookies outside of Round 1 could make an impact this season?

In the preseason edition of our top 25 rankings, here are the players -- from A'ja Wilson to Aliyah Boston -- we expect to be the best this year.

The U.S. women will take 12 players to Paris. We look at whether the Fever guard will be among them.

From QB transfers to position replacements, our reporters let you know the latest following spring football.

Dan Campbell's staff is filled with ex-NFL stars, bringing experience and knowledge the players love.

With the 2023-24 Champions League finalists now set, Gab Marcotti, Alex Kirkland and Julien Laurens give their takes on the semifinal matches.

The 2024 final is set -- 14-time winners Real Madrid will face 1997 champion Dortmund at Wembley.

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said his team deserve all three titles available to them this season after they qualified for the Europa League final by overcoming AS Roma on Thursday.

Atalanta made history on Thursday after beating 3-0 Olympique de Marseille in the second leg of the Europa League semifinal to seal their place in a European final for the first time in the club's history.

PSV Eindhoven will not exercise their option to sign Sergiño Dest permanently after the USMNT defender tore his ACL in training last month, sources have told ESPN.

The Philadelphia Union signed 14-year-old Cavan Sullivan to the largest homegrown contract in Major League Soccer history, with an agreement to transfer the phenom to English Premier League power Manchester City after he turns 18.

The auction for the napkin that famously launched Lionel Messi's Barcelona career as a 13-year-old opened this week with a guide price of £300,000-£500,000 ($374,700-$624,500).

Luxury box owners at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium said that for the 2026 World Cup they expect FIFA to respect a 60-year-old deal that gave the owners unlimited access to their seats for 99 years.

George Kambosos thinks a victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko will punch his ticket into the boxing Hall of Fame, but it's not just his legacy which rides on the result, but his career, writes Jake Michaels.

Can Kambosos avoid joining fellow countryman Jeff Horn -- and others -- in this unpopular group?

In March, Andrey Rublev was disqualified after yelling at a line judge. Then he hit a 49-day slump without a win. But after much soul-seeking, he changed his mindset -- and won the Madrid Open.

We rank every NWSL stadium with photos -- from hard-to-get-to and no-atmosphere venues to the ones that should be on your bucket list.

Our experts look at the upcoming weekend of action to highlight what they're looking forward to watching.

MotoGP's knee-dragging cornering has taken fans' breath away for decades, but now riders are taking it further by getting their shoulders on the ground.