NEW YORK ― Under the sweltering New York sun ahead of an Indiana Fever and New York Liberty matchup, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn stood at the center of a national debate on transgender athletes in sports that has engulfed the WNBA over the last month.
As training camps wind down and the preseason peters out, each team will face the unenviable task of making a significant reduction in force by setting its 53-man roster.
Every year since 2003, the big question coming into Grand Slam tournaments is whether an American male will finally win on the sport's biggest stages.
USA TODAY Sports’ Meghan L. Hall was on site ahead of Fever vs. Liberty in Brooklyn, NY to speak with protesters on opposing sides of the debate over transgender athletes in sports.
NFL teams have enjoyed the perks of having a 90-man roster. However, that will all change on Aug. 30, when clubs are required to trim their squads to 53 men.
The NFL approved a resolution allowing its players to participate in flag football at the 2028 Olympics, giving athletes a chance to represent their countries in the sport’s Olympic debut.
History could be made as Aryna Sabalenka is seeking to become the first women's singles player to win three straight US Open championships since Serena Williams.
BALTIMORE — As Mallory Rubin took her spot in front of Camden Yards’ mound Thursday night, she channeled her inner Adley Rutschman from his MLB debut. Ball in hand, ready to throw the ceremonial first pitch, Rubin didn’t rush. She looked around the crown jewel of a ballpark, took a deep breath, cracked a wide smile, looked in for the sign and fired home. The pitch was just a bit inside, but ...
FOX is innovating its IndyCar Freedom 250 broadcast by placing a camera atop the Washington Monument, marking a first for a sporting event in Washington, D.C.
The NFL’s ever-growing international footprint could soon be on the verge of a more permanent foothold – and maybe more – based on comments from commissioner Roger Goodell.
Drivers will race through seven turns along the National Mall, covering 147 laps and 250 miles, as part of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix.
Former UCLA and SMU football running back T.J. Harden, who was waived by the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks on Monday after playing in Seattle’s exhibition opener, entered the NCAA transfer portal on Wednesday. This, following a court ruling that has granted an additional season of eligibility to 16 members of the recruiting class of 2022. The fact some NFL players could be playing for colleges again ...
Fantasy football season is kicking into full swing, and many managers will soon be drafting their respective fantasy squads for the 2026 campaign.
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham's popularity has skyrocketed this season amid a national conversation about transgender athlete inclusion.
Growing up in Liverpool, England, Roger Bennett was fascinated by Ferris Bueller. “It was very profound being a kid watching that movie,” Bennett told USA Today Sports.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell considers starting an NFL team overseas and hosting a Super Bowl abroad. The league has continued its international growth.
Packers $5K grants help Wisconsin schools launch girls flag football — building confidence, sisterhood.
Basketball superstar Caitlin Clark has brought more eyeballs to the WNBA than ever before, but the spotlight hasn’t always been about the wins and losses. For The National, CBC’s Jamie Strashin breaks down how the league got sucked into America’s culture war this season.
Coco Gauff shares with Sam Cardona-Norberg how she's feeling ahead of the US Open and how she is preparing for it following the Cincinnati and Canadian Open.
It’s not often a player can be credited with saving the careers of thousands of players who followed him or ensured that a select few of those would go on to earn hundreds of millions of dollars
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Joshua Baez certainly announced his presence with authority when he became the first player ever to hit three home runs in his MLB debut.
New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malachi Fields, a Charlottesville native, caught a touchdown on Saturday to highlight strong debuts for former Virginia football players making their debuts in the NFL preseason.
Bucky Irving is the RB19 in 2026 fantasy football drafts - so who is actually feeding him touches in Tampa? And is De'Von Achane's elite talent enough to survive what Miami is putting around him? These are the five running backs to leave on the board this redraft season, ranked from the mild…
Tommy John became synonymous with the elbow surgery that changed baseball forever, but he was also a four-time All-Star who won 288 games and pitched 14 more seasons after undergoing the groundbreaking procedure.
Aaron Boone shares his memories of Tommy John
Mariota’s injury could mean more preseason opportunities for Sam Hartman and Athan Kaliakmanis.
MLB All-Star Tommy John dead at 83
The NBA offseason is a lull with the majority of transactions in the rearview window. Yet, this week brought hoops fans a bit of a reprieve with some news.
Tommy John, the namesake of a revolutionary elbow surgery that has saved thousands of pitchers' careers over the past five decades, has died at the age of 83.
A facsimile of football has returned.
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