The UFL faces old challenges but has shown growth in ratings, fan interest and expansion plans.

The Giants made a point of upgrading the position this offseason while Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton were both rehabbing injuries.

Follow all the action from Saturday's World Cup action, with features, news, video analysis and color from around the competition.

What a difference a month makes. Here's what's behind Chicago's swoon down the NL Central standings and what it means as trade season begins.

Friday's 4-1 blowout of Paraguay showed that the U.S. men's national team has its star. What if it now has its scorer, too?

How monks in central China helped turn Victor Wembanyama into the most unstoppable force in basketball.

Arsenal have been linked to three different wingers by three different outlets, while not impacting their interest in signing Aston Villa forward Morgan Rogers. Transfer Talk has the latest.

Ghana's Thomas Partey will miss their opening match of the 2026 World Cup against Panama after being denied entry to Canada.

USMNT striker Folarin Balogun, who could have played for England or Nigeria, said his two goals in Friday's 4-1 World Cup victory over Paraguay made for a "dreamy night."

Alessandro Circati's journey to the World Cup has featured setbacks, sacrifice, and a defining choice. Now the Socceroos' defensive star is ready to take on his biggest challenge yet.

World Cup co-hosts the United States banished any doubts hanging over the team with a decisive 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday.

These schools are setting the pace as the recruiting race heats up.

The UFC will award $400,000 bonuses for fight of the night and $425,000 bonuses for top individual performances at Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.

United States winger Christian Pulisic was substituted at halftime of his team's World Cup opener against Paraguay on Friday, with the Americans leading 3-0 at the break.

In the USMNT's World Cup-opening win, Folarin Balogun and Christian Pulisic share the spotlight as the team's best players.

Folarin Balogun scored twice and Gio Reyna struck a sensational goal late on as the U.S. beat Paraguay 4-1 to start the World Cup.

Jacob Misiorowski struck out a career-high 15 and pitched a complete-game one-hitter to lead the Brewers to a 6-0 win over the Phillies on Friday night.

Yordan Alvarez hit a grand slam and two-run homer in the first inning for the Astros against the Royals on Friday night.

Join ESPN for all the live updates as the United States begins its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign vs. Paraguay in Los Angeles.

- One day after Boston's Aroldis Chapman repeated his belief that he's owed an apology from the Yankees for the way he was treated by the team at the end of the 2022 season, New York manager Aaron Boone said Friday that he doesn't see a need.

United States legend Clint Dempsey had some choice words for former national team assistant Jesse Marsch, who suggested Thursday that some American players needed encouragement to sing the anthem ahead of games.

Two-way star Shohei Ohtani was not in the Dodgers' lineup for their series opener against the White Sox on Friday, one day after he was removed from a game in Pittsburgh because of left knee inflammation.

Substitute Cyle Larin scored in the 78th minute and co-host Canada earned a first point in its third World Cup appearance -- and first on home soil -- by rallying for a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday.

One year after announcing his abrupt retirement on social media, former Lions center Frank Ragnow broke his silence on the process and the failed physical that prevented his in-season return.