Expanding the World Cup doesn't only mean more games. It means more rest, too.
- Kristie Ackert USA Today
For ESPN's Malika Andrews, NBA draft night is about more than reading names. It’s about getting the story right.
- Adam Schupak GOLFWEEK
Wyndham Clark refused to stop thinking he could win the U.S. Open on Sunday in Southampton, N.Y.
- FIELD LEVEL MEDIA
Seven-time Wimbledon singles champion Serena Williams has accepted a wild-card invitation and will compete at the All England Club in singles and doubles, the tournament announced on Sunday.
- Nancy Armour USA TODAY
There comes a time at every World Cup when the attitude changes. When those who’d been either too apprehensive or too indifferent to get on board go all in.
- FIELD LEVEL MEDIA
The Australians were miffed that some pundits, including a few former U.S. players, gave them zero chance to stay on the field in a Group D match against the Americans
- Danielle Lerner and Nancy Armour USA Today
Female athletes once felt that starting a family meant a definite end to their career. That’s no longer the case.
The United States advanced to the World Cup knockout stage with one game to spare after comfortably beating Australia 2-0 in a Group D match on Friday.
Three-time Stanley Cup champion and longtime Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews officially announced his retirement Friday after 16 seasons.
Canada defeated Qatar, dominating 6-0, but the historic first World Cup win for Canada on Thursday was overshadowed by a gruesome injury.
It’s not often soccer match officials continue to have an impact after a game ends. That’s exactly what Tori Penso, Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt will do, however.
MLB’s proposal, which would begin in 2028, would require players to be at least 20 years old and at least two years after their high school graduation.
Mexico will host only 13 of the 104 World Cup matches, with the lion's share played in the United States. For some lifelong fans, that imbalance stings.
After his latest magnificent performance on Tuesday, Reid Detmers is the pitcher that everyone badly covets at the Aug. 3 trade deadline.
In the first 48-team World Cup, every team has now played one match. Here's a look at some of the winners and losers.
In the history of dumb sports beefs, this has to be the dumbest.
A domesticated duck named Merlin, sporting a miniature Mexico shirt and custom duck socks, has waddled his way into the hearts of soccer fans.
It seems that Kyle Busch’s family won’t be filing a wrongful death lawsuit.
Serena Williams will compete in the women's doubles alongside her sister, Venus, after receiving a wild card entry into the Championships, which begin June 29.
Major League Baseball has warned three San Francisco Giants pitchers for writing Bible verses on their Pride Night caps, telling the players that they broke its uniform rules.
The risk that a traveler infected with Ebola could arrive in the United States during the World Cup tournament that kicked off last week is low but not zero.
Officiating has been an ongoing source of friction in the WNBA, more now than ever.
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The Knicks have finally done it. They’ve brought a championship back to New York City, their first since 1973, ending a long string of disappointing results and playoff flameouts.
Christian Pulisic’s legacy is on the line at this World Cup. The impact he has on this U.S. men’s national team will determine how he’s viewed in his home country.
The Carolina Hurricanes are celebrating a Stanley Cup championship 20 years in the making after beating Vegas in Game 6 on Sunday.
INGLEWOOD, CA — Give the 14th amendment an assist for the U.S.’s win in its 2026 World Cup opener. Without it, Folarin Balogun wouldn’t be wearing a USMNT uniform.
There are many lessons to be learned by the young, talented San Antonio Spurs as they went down in five games to the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals.
SAN ANTONIO — Jalen Brunson fully understands what leading the New York Knicks to the NBA championship means for him, for his team and for the city of New York.
Frenzied Knicks fans skirmished with cops in a running pitched battle along 42nd St. early Sunday — hurling bottles at police and even trying to tip over a school bus.
NEW YORK — Hours before the World Cup kickoff, the boost to travel and tourism expected from this year’s biggest sporting event has yet to materialize.