Former Virginia star receiver Malik Washington is joining one of the NFL's top passing offenses.
Promoter Eddie Hearn praised Omaha native Bud Crawford as a “generational great” but was confident in Israil Madrimov’s ability to defend his title.
The joy as thousands of soccer fans celebrate Inter Milan’s Serie A title. The drama as the New York Yankees play the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium. The excitement of the Madrid Open tennis. And the blows between Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders players during an NHL playoff.
Former LSU star Alexis Morris knows firsthand how hard it is to make a WNBA team. A few weeks after helping the Tigers win the national title in 2023, she was drafted in the second round by the Connecticut Sun. But she got cut before the season started.
The final season of the Pac-12 turned out to be as big a hit in the NFL draft as it was on the field. The conference that is breaking up with 10 schools joining new leagues next season produced a record haul over the draft weekend led by No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams of Southern California.
An English study into the causes of ACL injuries to women soccer players has been launched. 'Project ACL' will focus on players in the Women's Super League in England as part of a three-year study. The injury is suffered by a disproportionate number of female players compared to their male c…
The futures of LeBron James and Darvin Ham with the Los Angeles Lakers remain murky. One might choose to leave and the other might not have a choice.
If you’re looking for a silver lining in the New York Rangers’ humane euthanasia first-round sweep of the Washington Capitals, check out Sunday’s scoring summary.
LeBron James has declined to comment on his future with the Los Angeles Lakers following the team’s elimination from the playoffs. Speaking after LA’s 108-106 defeat to the Denver Nuggets, James refused to reveal whether or not he had played his last game for the Lakers. The 39-year-old had …
The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup and said they instead will focus on trying to host the 2031 tournament.
The Chiefs signed Travis Kelce to a two-year contract extension Monday that general manager Brett Veach said would make him the league's highest-paid tight end while keeping him with the Super Bowl champions through the 2027 season.
Roger Penske's pristine image in motorsports has taken some hits over the past two weeks.
The greatest goal-scorer of this generation was held without a point for the first time in a series in his nearly two-decade NHL career. The best goaltender in the league this season has given up a first round-high 19 goals. One team has lost a Vezina Trophy finalist, used three different guys in net and taken a 3-1 series lead anyway. And another won a game putting just 13 shots on net thanks to the goalie everyone thought was the problem making 33 saves. The start of the Stanley Cup playoffs has been anything but predictable.
The 150th Kentucky Derby is missing horse racing's household name. Bob Baffert owns a record-tying six victories, but he won't be saddling a horse in Saturday's Run for the Roses for the third consecutive year.
The New York Liberty know how tough it is to put together a talented roster, have players jell in their first year together and win a title. They fell just short last year, losing to the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA Finals. As training camp opened Sunday, New York's starting five from last season was healthy and practicing.
Former football standouts Devin Lester and Corey Coppola have emerged as stars in NASCAR
Payne and Pollard were hoping to become the first defensive tackle from Virginia Tech to be taken in an NFL Draft since Tim Settle in 2018.
Between the Chicago Bears selecting USC QB Caleb Williams with the first pick and the New York Jets making Alabama safety Jaylen Key the latest “Mr. Irrelevant” as the 257th pick, here’s what we learned from this year’s draft.
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event Sunday, beating Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer with a par on the first hole of a playoff. Trainer pushed a 6-foot par putt to the right of the cup to end it, with Lowry and McIlroy sharing a smiling embrace on the green.
Denny Hamlin held off a hard-charging Kyle Larson over the final, thrilling laps and wiggled through lapped traffic to win the NASCAR Cup race by about a quarter of a second Sunday at Dover Motor Speedway.
The quarterback pecking order for the 2025 NFL draft still seems fluid going into this upcoming college football season, with Georgia's Carson Beck, Colorado's Shedeur Sanders and Texas' Quinn Ewers getting the most preseason buzz.
Scott McLaughlin won his second straight race at Barber Motorsports Park, giving Team Penske a much-needed triumph just days after IndyCar erased Josef Newgarden's victory and also disqualified McLaughlin from the season opener.
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Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele held off a fast finishing Louis Oosthuizen to win the LIV Golf Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club by one stoke. The 41-year-old Steele shot a final round 68 Sunday for a 54-hole total of 18-under 198 to earn his first victory since he won his second Safeway Open in 2017 on the PGA Tour.
Gerald Herbert insists on making sure he provides the best coverage possible when photographing New Orleans' NBA team. That means laboriously hanging remote cameras in the Pelicans' arena hours before every home game. For their game against the Lakers on April 17, Herbert got a sweet spot right behind the backboard glass. It allowed him to capture Pelicans star Zion Williamson as he goes to the basket against Anthony Davis while LeBron James watches the action. Here's what Herbert had to say about making this extraordinary image.
Three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Candace Parker has announced she's retiring after 16 seasons. Parker wrote in a social media post on Sunday that she refuses to cheat the game and has decided to call it a career at 38 years old.
Caitlin Clark returned to the basketball court Sunday — focused entirely on learning a new system and winning games.
Athlon's draft guru, Luke Easterling, breaks down the biggest winners and losers of the 2024 NFL Draft. Presented by 5-hour ENERGY.
Some teams see an immediate impact from a draft class. Others have to wait on a return. The Houston Texans went from worst to first in their division last season after selecting quarterback C.J. Stroud and edge Will Anderson Jr. back to back with the second and third overall picks.
DETROIT — The shakeup in college football is having an impact on the NFL draft. Now that college players can make money on their name, image and likeness, without losing their eligibility, there isn't the same urgency to leave for the pros. Many NFL evaluators say that has impacted the draft, which wrapped up Saturday, in some cases diluting the caliber of players available in the later ...
A UVa record-setter and a journeyman Richmond native highlighted the limited Virginia connections in the 2024 NFL draft.