This is the story of a week of joy and hope for young skaters chasing their dreams -- before a tragic end.

Auburn and Duke remain 1-2 atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third straight week, while Maryland is back in the rankings for the first time in nearly two years.

The Texans are hiring Nick Caley as their offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.

Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton announced Monday he's stepping down at the end of the season, ending a 23-year career in Tallahassee.

Jimmy Butler has informed the Golden State Warriors that he wouldn't sign an extension if traded there by the Miami Heat, sources told ESPN.

Luka Doncic's father accused the Mavericks of "secrecy" and "hypocrisy" in the way they handled his son's trade out of Dallas.

Reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett has requested that the Cleveland Browns trade him.

Emails detail the efforts made by Saints team officials to assist New Orleans church leaders in handling the fallout from a sexual abuse crisis within the archdiocese.

What might seem stressful to most is where Kansas City has made its mark -- coming through in crunch time.

United States international Jack McGlynn as joined the Houston Dynamo on a permanent deal from the Philadelphia Union, the two teams announced on Monday.

Canelo Alvarez, boxing's top star, and Terence Crawford are in the process of finalizing a deal for a Sept. 13 super middleweight championship fight in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN.

Commanders owner Josh Harris said Monday that the team plans to keep its name, which has come to mean something after this season when Washington went to the NFC Championship Game.

After suffering just its second loss of the season after falling to unranked Iowa, Southern Cal fell from No. 4 to No. 7 in the AP Top 25 women's basketball poll.

The Kings are finalizing a trade to send De'Aaron Fox to the Spurs and acquire Bulls guard Zach LaVine as part of a three-team trade involving multiple players and draft picks, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

The winter transfer window closes today and Man City's spending is set to top $200m with Porto's Nico Gonzalez. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.

Gary Neville has slammed Gabriel Magalhães for "disrespecting" Erling Haaland in Arsenal's 5-1 thrashing of Manchester City on Sunday.

Former United States goalkeeper Hope Solo announced on Monday that she will be leading Solo FC into play at The Soccer Tournament from June 4-9 in Cary, North Carolina.

Brett Okamoto looks at all 11 UFC champions going into UFC 312 and gauges the pressure each are facing in successfully defending their titles.

Chip Kelly is returning to the NFL to become the Las Vegas Raiders' offensive coordinator under new head coach Pete Carroll, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and Pete Thamel.

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman says Saquon Barkley's historic season is no surprise to him, as the team prepares for its rematch against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Sunday.