"This ain’t the days when ESPN could just hire and hire and hire some more, without having to let go or lay off anybody. Those days are long gone."
- SCOOBY AXSON and MARK GIANNOTTO USA Today
ESPN is conducting another wave of layoffs including longtime broadcaster Karl Ravech, who has been with the network since 1993 and served as the lead play-by-play voice for baseball coverage, as part of ongoing organizational restructuring tied to recent NFL asset integration.
- Josh Peter USA TODAY
Joey Chestnut delivered yet again, winning his 18th Mustard Belt at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Saturday.
- Josh Peter USA Today
This year, oddsmakers give the 17-time champion about a 95% probability of winning the contest.
- Gabe Lacques USA Today
A minor league team in the independent Atlantic League announced it will forfeit its Thursday game after several of its players refused to wear jerseys commemorating the club's Pride Night.
- DANIELLE LERNER USA Today
The IOC’s decision is a U-turn that athletes say will damage the livelihood and humanity of not just trans and intersex athletes, but all women.
- NANCY ARMOUR USA Today
Announced in March, the policy was adopted to ban "biological males" — including transgender women — from competing in Olympic events for females due to concerns over potential competitive advantages.
The coach allegedly instructed his 11-year-old son to hurl a ball into the opposing team’s dugout.
New York is hoping to host a Winter Olympics to make more Miracles on Ice.
For the first time in a long time, when Ilia Malinin steps on the ice, pressure isn’t lurking behind.
Cassidy Bargell has played with an ostomy bag since 2021, when she was diagnosed with an inflammatory bowel disease called severe acute ulcerative colitis.
Brittany Apgar often viewed social media as a scary place. But when she ran into a challenge related to her limb difference ahead of her Women's Pro Baseball League debut, Apgar was overwhelmed by how many strangers stepped up to the plate with ideas to help her live out her dream.
What's best for our kids? What’s best for our family? Those should be the central questions, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) says, of youth sports.
With the Ortiz brothers set to ride May 16 in the Preakness Stakes, photos found by USA Today Sports on social media appear to link them to illegal cockfighting.
Liberty Christian's three-star wide receiver Jordan Burns announced he will play collegiately at the University of Virginia after a recent visit.
The Palmers anticipate filing a similar action to their preliminary injunction in state court "promptly," according the court documents
Check out highlight clips of the New York Knicks' star point guard and team captain
The Palmer family filed a preliminary injunction to allow their son to compete at Northside High while their lawsuit against the VHSL and Roanoke County School Board proceeds
CUSA commissioner Judy MacLeod reaffirmed her league's support for the Protect College Sports Act and said she was "happy with the 10" members it has now.
Virginia football opens training camp next week. Here are three burning questions for the Hoos to address during the preseason.
Virginia basketball's Chance Mallory is spending his summer preparing to take over as the Hoos' starting point guard.
The toughest game on Virginia football’s 2026 schedule is its Oct. 17 trip to SMU, a ‘new blood’ in the sport aiming to prove staying power in the ACC.
The jump from college football to the NFL is rarely a smooth transition. Not every NFL player reaches the heights of their capabilities right away.
Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler isn’t ready to make any announcement.
Caitlin Clark certainly knew she got her seventh technical foul. IndyStar Fever reporter Chloe Peterson explains why she received it, and what's next.
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and Women's National Basketball Players Association leaders met to address the rise in racist and abusive messages targeting players, emphasizing the need for early intervention, enhanced security, and improved league-union collaboration.