Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano credited Lionel Messi for impacting the growth of Major League Soccer since signing with the club in 2023, but quickly added that more progress can be made.

Volkanovski was his vintage self, Paddy Pimblett impressed and Yair Rodriguez sent a message.

Here are the latest top 25 rankings with a new No. 1 team at the top.

Could Rasmus Højlund leave Man United and return to Italy? Transfer Talk has the latest news and gossip.

Nuggets vice chairman Josh Kroenke took accountability following the firings of Michael Malone and Calvin Booth, saying he need "to be better."

Cornerback Patrick Peterson retired from the NFL on Monday as a member of the Cardinals, the team that selected him fifth overall in the 2011 draft.

Hornets coach Charles Lee said LaMelo Ball has "got to get stronger."

Karlie Samuelson, a career 39.7% shooter from 3-point range, has been traded from the Mystics to the Lynx in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2026 WNBA draft.

The Pelicans have fired executive vice president David Griffin after six years as the team's head of basketball operations. The Pelicans had a 209-263 record and twice made the playoffs during his tenure.

Mbappe's red card punctuated another bad Madrid outing -- not good ahead of the second leg with Arsenal. Elsewhere, Bayern learned a lot from Der Klassiker and Man United look completely lost, as Gab Marcotti recaps the weekend.

She's a skilled 6-7 center, but some GMs have expressed doubt about drafting Sedona Prince after accusations of intimate partner violence.

This spring, in addition to being named head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, Carroll has been moonlighting as a college professor.

Luka Doncic's No. 77 Lakers jersey was the NBA's most popular jersey for the 2024-25 regular season based on NBAStore.com sales.

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, the reigning AL MVP, has been named the captain of Team USA when he makes his World Baseball Classic debut in 2026.

Former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy, who was found dead Saturday night in Houston, died in an apparent suicide in his car while being pursued by authorities, according to a Harris County sheriff's report released Sunday.

Illinois freshman Kasparas Jakucionis, a projected top-10 pick, told ESPN that he will enter the 2025 NBA draft.

Projected No. 1 overall WNBA draft pick Paige Bueckers is signing a three-year deal with the 3-on-3 league Unrivaled, sources told ESPN, and her first-year salary will pass what she would make in four years of her WNBA rookie contract, sources said.

The Thunder and reigning champion Celtics are the consensus favorites to win this season's title, showing +180 and +190 odds, respectively, at ESPN BET.

Seeing as he faced them in the playoffs last year, the Los Angeles Lakers plan to rely on Luka Doncic's experiences in playing the Timberwolves, this year's Round 1 opponent, after the superstar defeated Minnesota as a member of the Dallas Mavericks.

Karenna Groff, a former MIT soccer player named the 2022 NCAA woman of the year, died Saturday, along with members of her family, in a plane crash in upstate New York.