The Pistons traded Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks to the Knicks. | Continue reading
Our panel of NBA experts reveal which teams they each expect to prevail in the conference semifinals. | Continue reading
After a deal for Kyrie Irving failed to make a difference in Dallas, a frustrating collapse gives way to an offseason full of uncertainty. | Continue reading
7:00 AM ET Don Van Natta Jr.ESPN Senior Writer Close Host and co-executive producer of the new ESPN series, "Backstory" Member of three Pulitzer Prize-winning teams for national, explanatory and public service journalism Author of three books, including New York Times best-sellin … | Continue reading
James is chasing Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record and just turned 38. LeBron got well-wishes from the Hall of Famer and fellow Lakers great. | Continue reading
Addressing reporters during his postgame news conference Wednesday, LeBron James wondered why he has not been asked about the 1957 photo of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones that recently surfaced, after the media were quick to question him about Kyrie Irving. | Continue reading
Re Kyrie Irving, as a fan I can give up on the NBA, without owing Adam Silver anything. I don’t forgive antisemitism, or any asshole basketball star messing around with our pain. I think they’re all antisemites given the league reaction. Fuck em. | Continue reading
The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. | Continue reading
Bobby Bo hasn't played for the Mets since 1999, but Friday he'll receive a hefty check from his former employer. Here's what you need to know about the unusual annual payday. | Continue reading
Remembering legendary opera singer/umpire Enrico Pallazzo | Continue reading
Swimming's world governing body, FINA, has voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions and create a working group to establish an "open" category for them in some events. | Continue reading
An inside look at what it is like to try to qualify for the U.S. Open as our own Tom VanHaaren caddied for a close friend attempting the feat. | Continue reading
"Top Gun: Maverick" hits theaters this weekend. And as usual, there is a Tom Cruise running scene. That presents an important question, though: Is he actually good at running? | Continue reading
There are now two functioning professional tours, leaving golf at an undeniable and uncertain crossroads. | Continue reading
The USWNT has settled its class action lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation for a total of $24 million, the two sides announced on Tuesday. | Continue reading
Nets star James Harden wants a trade to the 76ers, but he has resisted making that formal request out of fear of the public backlash that would come with asking out of a second franchise in consecutive seasons, sources told ESPN. | Continue reading
In the wake of breaking the NBA's career 3-point record, Warriors star Stephen Curry has launched an NFT collection to celebrate each of his 2,974 made 3s. He plans to donate profits from the series to the foundation he shares with his wife, Ayesha. | Continue reading
An autopsy of former NFL player Phillip Adams, accused of fatally shooting six people in April before killing himself, showed unusually severe brain disease. | Continue reading
Carlsen dominated Ian Nepomniachtchi 7.5 - 3.5 to defend his FIDE World Chess Championship crown in Dubai. | Continue reading
The suspension of all WTA tournaments in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai could result in cancellations of those events beyond 2022, the head of the WTA told the AP on Wednesday. | Continue reading
Over the past 20 years, Gregg Popovich has sliced an exclusive culinary trail across America -- all for a singular purpose. This is the story of his legendary team dinners, and how they have served as a pillar of the Spurs' decadeslong dynasty. | Continue reading
China's Foreign Ministry on Friday stuck to its line that it wasn't aware of the controversy surrounding tennis professional Peng Shuai, who disappeared after accusing a former top official of sexually assaulting her. | Continue reading
The head of the WTA questioned the legitimacy of what Chinese state media said was a retraction by Peng Shuai, who has accused a former top government official of sexual assault. | Continue reading
Staples Center will become Crypto.com Arena, in what's believed to be the richest naming rights deal in sports history. | Continue reading
Mikey Williams, 17, has landed a footwear and apparel deal with Puma, making him the first American high school basketball player to sign a sneaker deal with a global footwear company. | Continue reading
Entering the final day of the season, both AL wild-card spots and the NL West title are still up for grabs. Here's everything you need to know before the games start at 3 p.m. ET. | Continue reading
The COVID-19 vaccine won't be required for NBA players this season, sources tell ESPN's Baxter Holmes and Adrian Wojnarowski. | Continue reading
On Aug. 24, 1919, Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell was one out away from the most important win of his career. And then he was hit by lightning. Against all odds, Caldwell somehow survived -- and tried to get the last out. | Continue reading
Fanatics has reached a deal with MLB and MLBPA to be the exclusive licensee "in the baseball card category" after Panini's and Topps' licenses with the MLBPA expire at the end of 2022. | Continue reading
Paul Wulff, a college football coach, was only 12 when his mother vanished from their family home. After 41 years of searching, he finally has been able to piece together some details of a mystery that upended both his life and family. | Continue reading
By adding a silver medal in baseball to the silver medal that he won in speedskating in 2014, Eddy Alvarez became just the third American and sixth Olympian overall with medals from both the Winter and Summer Games. | Continue reading
From the NFL to rec leagues, football is facing a stark new threat: An evaporating insurance market that is fundamentally altering the sport's economics, squeezing and even killing off programs faced with higher costs and a scarcity of available coverage. | Continue reading
The 100-meter dash is over in a flash, but so much goes on in those 10 seconds (or 9.58 seconds, if you're Usain Bolt). Here's a look at the science behind it and how the top sprinters approach the Olympics' marquee track and field event. | Continue reading
BMX pioneer Dave Mirra is the first action sports athlete to be diagnosed with CTE. In an exclusive interview, his wife, Lauren Mirra, speaks about his diagnosis, his last weeks and his legacy. | Continue reading
The 2016 Summer Games were supposed to bring Rio and Brazil to new financial and athletic heights. What's left behind? A city and country shrouded by corruption, debt and broken promises. | Continue reading
Jacob deGrom said Wednesday that he will not be pitching in the All-Star Game so he can be with his family and rest for the second half of the season. | Continue reading
The NFL has agreed to halt the use of "race-norming" -- which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive functioning -- in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and to review past scores for potential race bias. | Continue reading
Sean Culkin will be the first NFL player to convert his entire salary to Bitcoin if he makes the Chiefs' roster this season. | Continue reading
Willie Mays could do it all -- hit, run, throw. But how do you explain Mays, 90 on Thursday, to this generation? Let Reggie Jackson help: It was like watching Steph Curry warm up, or seeing the artistry of Michael Jordan, Simone Biles and Baryshnikov. | Continue reading
The digital collectible market has fully infiltrated NBA locker rooms. | Continue reading
Which zip code has produced the most NFL quarterbacks? Which states have turned out the best -- and worst? Take a dive into the data for 721 players at the game's most important position. | Continue reading
PSA, the No. 1 sports card grading service in the hobby, recently sent shockwaves through the card collecting community when it ceased accepting new submissions. So what now? | Continue reading
ESPN.com wraps up Black History Month with the amazing story of one-armed athlete Gary Mays. | Continue reading
The Heat plan to use coronavirus-sniffing dogs at AmericanAirlines Arena to screen fans who want to attend their games, starting with Thursday's game against the Clippers. | Continue reading
James Harden is headed to the Nets in a four-team megatrade that sends Victor Oladipo and four first-round picks to the Rockets, Caris LeVert to the Pacers and Jarrett Allen to the Cavs. | Continue reading
MLB had good intentions, but altering record books is the wrong approach. The historical record of the Negro Leagues was born from baseball's racism, and the effects of that racism cannot be retrofitted. | Continue reading
Carmelo Anthony said he had some "very honest" conversations with the Trail Blazers, which eased his comfort level regarding his new role coming off the bench this season. | Continue reading
Since March, more than 350 NCAA sports programs have been cut, upending the lives -- and sometimes the Olympic dreams -- of the athletes on those teams. In a few cases, the community has successfully fought to get the sports back, but it happens rarely. | Continue reading