Lionel Messi is being sued by a Miami-based event promoter, saying the international soccer icon violated terms of a $7 million contract by missing an exhibition match last year
April 16, 2026
Italy’s Serie A soccer league has sounded out private equity investor interest for a minority stake in its international media
April 08, 2026
A fire at the velodrome in Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park was brought under control early on Wednesday, with no risk of it
April 08, 2026
The Minnesota Twins and Major League Baseball are investigating Jarren Duran’s allegation that a fan he pointed his middle finger at during a game had told the Boston Red Sox outfielder to kill himself
April 16, 2026
Detroit Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle has agreed to a $150 million, eight-year contract starting in 2027
April 15, 2026
11-year-old golfer takes shot at Augusta stage
April 16, 2026
Cecile Landi has revitalized Georgia's gymnastics program since leaving elite coaching two years ago
April 15, 2026
Woman's handmade tribute honors 58 fallen Vietnam sailors
April 15, 2026
Ticket sales for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics opened globally on Thursday after what organizers said was a record-setting first week of local presales,
April 09, 2026
Flyers fans are buzzing with excitement as the team clinches its first playoff berth since 2020
April 15, 2026
Lehigh set an NCAA Division I baseball record by scoring 20 runs in the first inning of a 38-6 victory over Coppin State
April 15, 2026
The New York Mets' bats have gone silent during a seven-game losing streak
April 15, 2026
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April 09, 2026
As WWE gears up for WrestleMania this weekend, the biggest annual event for the professional wrestling organization, data shows that its appearance in Las Vegas last year had an economic impact worth hundreds of millions of dollars
April 15, 2026
LaMelo Ball was so excited after delivering a knockout blow to the Miami Heat in the play-in tournament that he carried it over to his victory celebration, delivering two jabs to the oversized head of Charlotte Hornets mascot Hugo
April 15, 2026
Americans could see a first-of-its-kind fight as
April 10, 2026
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April 09, 2026
Porsche AG's deliveries slumped further in the first three months of 2026, with sharp declines in key markets China and the United States, as loses its shine across.
April 10, 2026
Deni Avdija scored 41 points — including a go-ahead 3-point play with 16.1 seconds left — and the Portland Trail Blazers clawed back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 114-110 in the NBA’s play-in tournament
April 15, 2026
They're called meat raffles, and they're a tradition in a few pockets of the U.S. They're featured mainly at neighborhood bars or at American Legion or VFW posts in Minnesota, Wisconsin and New York state
April 15, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into athleisure brand Lululemon over the potential presence of "forever chemicals" in its activewear, he said on
April 13, 2026
A new trial over the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona will begin on Tuesday, with seven members of his medical team charged with
April 14, 2026
Britain's Prince Harry spoke on Wednesday of the struggles of early fatherhood, as he visited a Melbourne football club on the second day of his tour of
April 15, 2026
The SAVE America Act looks set to die in Congress, but 23 mostly Republican-led U.S. states have recently changed their voting procedures to mirror key aspects of
April 14, 2026
U.S. online gambling operator BetMGM cut its 2026 revenue outlook on Tuesday, citing a soft first quarter for its online sports betting business.
April 14, 2026
Miami coach Erik Spoelstra says LaMelo Ball should have been ejected for tripping Bam Adebayo, leading to a lower back injury that knocked the Heat’s star center out of Tuesday night’s 127-126 play-in tournament loss to the Charlotte Hornets
April 15, 2026
Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran directed an obscene gesture toward a fan at Target Field as he returned to the dugout after a fifth-inning groundout in Boston’s 6-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins
April 15, 2026
LaMelo Ball made a layup with 4.7 seconds left in overtime, Miles Bridges blocked Davion Mitchell’s attempt at a winning layup at the buzzer, and the Charlotte Hornets beat Miami 127-126 in a wild start to the NBA’s play-in games, eliminating the Heat from the playoffs
April 15, 2026
Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan landed in Australia on Tuesday for a four-day visit with engagements covering sport, mental health and veterans'
April 13, 2026
Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz says he has more than a half-dozen fractures in his cheek area and a broken jaw after being hit by a foul ball, but he's relieved to avoid surgery and says he doesn’t need his jaw wired
April 15, 2026
Atletico Madrid has held on after an early charge by Barcelona to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time in nearly a decade
April 14, 2026
Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the Champions League semifinals with a 2-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday
April 14, 2026
Powerball is jumping the pond
April 15, 2026
Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves will not return from injury in time to begin the Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets
April 15, 2026
Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has been placed on probation for 18 months for a confrontation with his executive assistant soon after he was fired for having an inappropriate relationship with her
April 14, 2026
Matt Crocker has quit as sporting director of the U.S. Soccer Federation to take a new job in Saudi Arabia
April 14, 2026
As the WNBA is racing through free agency, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is already looking overseas
April 14, 2026
NFL reporter Dianna Russini has resigned from The Athletic less than a week after published photos of her and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel at an Arizona resort prompted an internal investigation at The New York Times-owned sports outlet
April 15, 2026
NFL reporter Dianna Russini exits The Athletic amid probe over photos with Patriots coach
April 15, 2026
Former Eastern Michigan football player stands outside Lions facility, asks for chance on the field
April 15, 2026
Thanks to money and technology, the MLB and NCAA versions of baseball have never been more similar
April 15, 2026
The trial of seven health care professionals accused of negligence in the death of Diego Maradona has resumed in Argentina
April 14, 2026
Javier Mascherano is out as Inter Miami’s coach, a stunning move that comes only four months after leading Lionel Messi’s club to the MLS Cup title
April 14, 2026
Sergio Garcia has apologized for his tantrum during the final round of the Masters
April 14, 2026
After starting 6-21, the Los Angeles Clippers have fought their way into the play-in tournament, finishing 42-40
April 14, 2026
Kon Knueppel and LaMelo Ball have something in common with the Splash Brothers
April 14, 2026
As it does with any championship, ESPN is giving WrestleMania the big-event treatment
April 14, 2026
Brent Key has Georgia Tech on an upward trajectory following the program’s first nine-win season since 2016
April 14, 2026
Can three-time World Cup runner-up the Netherlands finally win soccer’s greatest prize
April 14, 2026
Championship ring stolen from display case in Massachusetts: "Significant piece of local sports heritage"
April 14, 2026
Mike Trout and Aaron Judge turned a baseball game into a slugfest, each hitting two home runs
April 14, 2026
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have begun their first Australian visit since their official royal tour in 2018
April 14, 2026
Aaron Judge and Trent Grisham both homered twice and the New York Yankees scored on a game-ending wild pitch in a three-run ninth inning to overcome Mike Trout’s two homers and five RBIs in an 11-10 win over the Los Angeles Angels that stopped a five-game losing streak
April 14, 2026
Azzi Fudd is on her way to Dallas as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft with a $500,000 payday waiting for the former UConn star
April 13, 2026
Azzi Fudd goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in WNBA draft as salaries skyrocket; UCLA makes history
April 14, 2026
The party isn’t over for UCLA’s national champions
April 14, 2026
Famed ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale is facing another battle with cancer
April 14, 2026
President Donald Trump used a McDonald's delivery to the Oval Office to promote a tax policy meant to benefit tip earners
April 14, 2026
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader
April 13, 2026
North Carolina freshman Caleb Wilson is headed to the NBA draft after what he called “the most fun year of my life” playing for the Tar Heels
April 14, 2026
Walking the WNBA draft’s orange carpet allows incoming rookies not only to express their personality with high fashion flair
April 14, 2026
Noah Okafor has scored twice in a rampant first half as Leeds beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford in the English top-flight for the first time since 1981
April 14, 2026
Trump deletes social media post depicting him as Jesus but refuses to apologize amid tension with pope
April 14, 2026
Fiorentina has taken a big step towards allaying its relegation fears after beating Lazio at home 1-0 in Serie A
April 14, 2026
Milwaukee Marathon medals misspelled
April 14, 2026
New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel didn’t make an appearance at the team’s pre-draft news conference Monday
April 14, 2026
LeBron James probably thought he was done playing this particular role
April 14, 2026
The Thunder and Spurs lead the NBA playoff odds for a Western Conference showdown
April 14, 2026
Ty Gibbs has a famous last name and has spent much of his life in the spotlight
April 13, 2026
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton was prepared to spend this past NBA season in the shadows, fighting his way back from a torn right Achilles tendon
April 14, 2026
'I just love it': 85-year-old man entering 20th season as youth baseball umpire
April 13, 2026
Renee Blacken makes history as first woman to row Atlantic Dash solo
April 13, 2026
The governing body for international swimming and aquatic sports will allow athletes from Russia to compete without restrictions and with their national flag and anthem
April 13, 2026
Sure Jannik Sinner is pleased to have the No. 1 ranking back
April 13, 2026
Cycling is experiencing a golden age with champions like Tadej Pogačar, Mathieu van der Poel, and Jonas Vingegaard
April 13, 2026
Woman credits swimming with living to 103
April 13, 2026
It could be argued that the Automated Ball-Strike system has been the MVP of Major League Baseball through the season’s first 2 1/2 weeks, creating a game-within-the-game that’s producing winners, losers and some dramatic moments
April 13, 2026
Kansas runner to honor father with Boston Marathon race 50 years later
April 13, 2026
The postseason is starting without the Milwaukee Bucks for the first time in a decade
April 13, 2026
'She plays too:' Family uses love for hockey to encourage women in sports
April 13, 2026
Rory McIlroy has become the fourth player to win the Masters two years in a row, joining Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods in this elite group
April 13, 2026
Denver students celebrate thrilling comeback to claim 11th Men’s Hockey Championship
April 13, 2026
Doc Rivers is stepping down as Milwaukee Bucks coach, capping a tumultuous year in which he was selected for the Hall of Fame while his injury-riddled team fell far short of expectations
April 13, 2026
Utah man takes on Boston Marathon after Parkinson's disease diagnosis
April 13, 2026
Group of Utahns breaks world record for most fast-food visits in 24 hours — on foot
April 13, 2026
Rory McIlroy has won the 90th Masters, securing back-to-back championships at Augusta National after holding off a crowded field
April 12, 2026
A person familiar with the situation says the Milwaukee Bucks don’t expect Doc Rivers back as their coach next season
April 13, 2026
Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic exited after playing the first half of the Denver Nuggets' regular-season finale against San Antonio on Sunday night for his 65th game played to qualify for NBA awards
April 13, 2026
Guts, grimaces and glory: Augusta National got the full Rory McIlroy experience on Sunday
April 13, 2026
Giannis Antetokounmpo said it was “disrespectful” for Milwaukee to bench him over the final weeks of the season while he said he was healthy enough to play
April 13, 2026
Cooper Flagg’s standout rookie season ended slightly prematurely after the No. 1 pick of the Dallas Mavericks limped to the locker room in the finale against Chicago and was ruled out with an ankle sprain
April 13, 2026
The play-in tournament field is set
April 13, 2026
If this was indeed the final home game of Alex Ovechkin’s sensational NHL career, the Washington Capitals star collected enough memories to take him deep into retirement
April 13, 2026
Rory McIlroy has joined more elite company at the Masters
April 12, 2026
Scottie Scheffler shot a 4-under 68 at Augusta National and finished one stroke behind winner Rory McIlroy
April 13, 2026
Justin Rose made another Sunday run at the Masters, only to come up short yet again
April 13, 2026
Rory McIlroy makes history with a second-straight Masters championship
April 13, 2026
Ty Gibbs outdueled Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson in overtime Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, breaking through for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in his 131st start
April 13, 2026
Boston Marathon organizers say the father of wheelchair racing has died
April 13, 2026
Astronaut Victor Glover took a "shower" after his workout during a Orion spacecraft live feed
April 11, 2026
Logan Thompson stopped 24 shots, and the Washington Capitals kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 in perhaps the final home of Alex Ovechkin’s brilliant career
April 13, 2026
The Valkyries say All-Star Gabby Williams has signed a multiyear deal with Golden State while Alyssa Thomas is headed back to the Phoenix Mercury
April 12, 2026
Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died
April 12, 2026
Sergio Garcia broke his driver on No. 2 at Augusta National after an outburst on the tee box and was issued a code-of-conduct warning, a first at the Masters
April 12, 2026
Doug Christie will return for a second full season as coach of the Sacramento Kings despite the team having one of the worst seasons in franchise history
April 13, 2026
Manchester City issues a huge statement of intent in the race for the Premier League title with a 3-0 win at Chelsea
April 12, 2026
The Stanley Cup will have a new home this year after the back-to-back champion Florida Panthers had their season derailed by injuries
April 12, 2026
The Chicago Sky have acquired Rickea Jackson from the Los Angeles Sparks for Ariel Atkins
April 12, 2026
Jannik Sinner beats defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (5), 6-3 to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time and reclaim the No. 1 ranking from his biggest tennis rival
April 12, 2026
Pat's Run began in 2004 as a way to honor the legacy of Pat Tillman, who walked away from an NFL career to serve his country in the wake of Sept. 11
April 12, 2026
Union Berlin has appointed Marie-Louise Eta as the first female head coach in the men’s Bundesliga as it bids to ensure its league survival
April 12, 2026
Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa was the fastest of nearly 60,000 runners in the Paris Marathon while Shure Demise of Ethiopia smashed a course record to win the women’s race
April 12, 2026
The stage is set for Sunday drama at Augusta after McIlroy’s historic Masters lead is erased
April 12, 2026
Rory McIlroy turned what looked like a triumphant march toward another green jacket into a potentially drama-filled Sunday at the Masters
April 12, 2026
Rory McIlroy started the third round of the Masters with a record six-shot lead through 36 holes
April 11, 2026
Shane Lowry aced the sixth hole during the third round of the Masters, making him the first player to ever record two holes-in-one during the year's first major
April 12, 2026
Sunday is the final day of the NBA regular season, and exactly zero playoff and postseason matchups have been decided so far
April 11, 2026
Michigan coach Dusty May has agreed on a deal that will have him continuing to lead the Wolverines “for many years to come,” according to athletic director Warde Manuel
April 12, 2026
Arsenal’s Premier League title bid has been hit by a stunning 2-1 home loss to Bournemouth
April 11, 2026
If Rory McIlroy is able to hang on and win his second consecutive Masters, he’ll walk away with $4.5 million
April 11, 2026
Rory McIlroy has a record six-shot lead after 36 holes in the Masters
April 11, 2026
The final day of the NBA regular season is here
March 30, 2026
Plenty of players sat out as NBA teams played their second-to-last games of the season
April 11, 2026
Shohei Ohtani has surpassed Ichiro Suzuki for the longest on-base streak by a Japanese-born player
April 11, 2026
Brittney Griner is finalizing a deal to join the Connecticut Sun, according to a person familiar with the negotiations
April 11, 2026
The Las Vegas Aces are set to run it back with the core group that helped them win the WNBA championship last year
April 11, 2026
Bill Mann, a reporter and editor who covered the Philippines, Egypt, India, Scandinavia and Washington, D.C. over a nearly 50-year career at The Associated Press, died Thursday in Reston, Virginia
April 11, 2026
Justin Rose has gotten used to being the bridesmaid at Augusta. He’s not letting that heartache stop him
April 11, 2026
Rory McIlroy is turning the Masters into a victory lap
April 10, 2026
Rory McIlroy has a historic Masters lead and a shot at joining an exclusive club at Augusta – again
April 10, 2026
Robert MacIntyre made headlines for all the wrong reasons at the Masters
April 11, 2026
A statue has been unveiled of Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki at the Seattle Mariners' T-Mobile Park
April 11, 2026
Valentín Castellanos and Konstantinos Mavropanos have scored twice each and West Ham has hammered Wolves 4-0 to bolster its hopes of Premier League survival
April 11, 2026
Donyell Malen's hat trick has given Roma a 3-0 win over Pisa in Serie A
April 11, 2026
Kansas City, Missouri, would issue $600 million in bonds for a new stadium for Major League Baseball’s Royals under a proposal officials there are pursuing
April 11, 2026
From Final Four to roster rebuild
April 11, 2026
Shota Imanaga pitched six sharp innings for the Chicago Cubs before Ryan O’Hearn led off the seventh with a single to right off Caleb Thielbar for Pittsburgh’s first hit of the game
April 11, 2026
In his first 100 days in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has governed with a star power unusual in politics
April 10, 2026
The Chicago White Sox are expanding their tribute to Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and longtime fan of the baseball team
April 11, 2026
Major League Baseball says the percentage of Black players on opening day rosters increased in consecutive years for the first time in at least two decades
April 10, 2026
Terry Rozier, who is facing federal charges related to a gambling operation, has been waived by the Miami Heat in an expected and procedural move that allows the team to sign another player to its roster before the postseason
April 10, 2026
Tooele family calls daughter's survival a 'week of miracles' after devastating Easter fall
April 10, 2026
Nneka Ogwumike is headed back to the Los Angeles Sparks
April 10, 2026
Alabama didn’t need to turn to the transfer portal or the recruiting trail to find a replacement for potential first-round draft pick Ty Simpson
April 10, 2026
First it was the Champions League
April 10, 2026
New Florida coach Jon Sumrall went 5 for 5 in his quest to keep running back Jadan Baugh, receiver Vernell Brown III, linebacker Myles Graham, receiver Dallas Wilson and edge rusher Jayden Woods
April 10, 2026
The opening round of the Masters on Thursday provided a glimpse of just how difficult a dry, fast Augusta National can play
April 10, 2026
MMA gaining momentum in South Florida, as gym goers trade their normal workouts for it to focus on self defense
April 10, 2026
Just wait until the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild are playing in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs
April 10, 2026
Blue Origin achieves first landing of reused New Glenn rocket booster
Eight people remain in hospital after Kyiv shooting, mayor says
North Korea launches multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward sea
Russian attacks kill at least 2 as Ukraine strikes a Russian drone factory
Republicans plan big spending to keep Ohio's Senate seat. A bribery scandal adds to their challenges
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Nathalie Baye, French actor known for her warmth and versatility, dies at 77