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Court hands NCAA major loss on new 5-for-5 rule

A federal court dealt a major blow to the NCAA's new eligibility rule when it ruled all high school class of '22 athletes who exhausted the…

Giants suspend pay to Bader after scooter crash

The Giants are suspending payment to injured outfielder Harrison Bader after he aggravated his injured left foot during a scooter accident …

Davis rejects purse split, pulls out of Haney bout

The WBO announced Friday that Keyshawn Davis will not proceed with challenging welterweight champion Devin Haney after declining the purse …

FIFA scraps World Cup sell-off plan after backlash

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has scrapped his proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup after widespread backlash, including from within …

Miami lands top unsigned recruit Sears for '27

Miami landed its top-ranked player of the 2027 class in recently reclassified four-star athlete A'mir Sears.

Skattebo admits doing 'dumb things,' but 'you learn'

Giants running back Cam Skattebo admitted Friday to sometimes doing "dumb things," citing his recent backflip at Fanatics Fest, and said he…

Infantino's World Cup battle risks undermining years of progress in women's soccer

As FIFA doubles down on its controversial World Cup plans and countries threaten to boycott, the 2027 Women's World Cup could be the first …

PFL-MVP merger creates new MMA challenger with eye on 2027 launch

John Martin and Nakisa Bidarian spoke with ESPN about how the deal came to be and what's next for the new promotion.

Jags' Hunter feels quicker even at higher weight

Travis Hunter is 10 pounds heavier than his rookie season but faster than he has ever been.

Toronto lands Morrow in deal with Connecticut

The Toronto Tempo acquired Connecticut Sun forward Aneesah Morrow in a trade for the rights to Maria "Masha" Kliundikova and a 2028 second-…

Tua says missed camp time about being cautious

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (back) said he believes the Falcons are keeping him out for precautionary reasons and if it were a game week, he…

Sources: Wemby lands signature shoe in Nike deal

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama signed a new, long-term deal with Nike that includes a signature sneaker, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

NY sues Kalshi alleging 'illegal gambling'

The State of New York filed a lawsuit against Kalshi on Friday, accusing the prediction market company of running an 'illegal gambling oper…

Attorneys clash over text meaning in Rozier case

Terry Rozier's attorney argued in a court filing Friday that a text sent by a co-defendant shows the NBA veteran did not know about the all…

Over 100 women's hoops players join union push

More than 100 women's college basketball players have joined a unionization campaign with the United College Athletes Association, the orga…

Packers star TE Kraft (ACL) activated off PUP

Packers star tight end Tucker Kraft was activated off the physically unable to perform list on Friday, less than nine months following surg…

Romo placed on leave by CBS after OWI arrest

CBS Sports has placed NFL analyst Tony Romo on leave following his arrest last week on suspicion of driving under the influence.

FIFA plans for 64-team WC despite backlash

FIFA has started a consultation process over an expansion of the Men's World Cup to 64 teams, with documents seen by ESPN aiming for a deci…