Phillies manager 'proud' of Castellanos admission

A day after the Phillies released Nick Castellanos, manager Rob Thomson said Friday he was "proud" that the outfielder owned up to his mistake of bringing a beer into the dugout last June.[read more]

🏆 Lapsed fan's guide to fantasy baseball

Everything you need to know about the 2026 season for the fan who has been away and is looking to dive back in.[read more]

Bills' Brady adds Fox to staff as senior assistant

New Bills coach Joe Brady has added NFL head coaching experience to his staff, hiring John Fox as a senior assistant coach. The Bills announced Fox and more of the team's coaching staff, which now includes 20 assistants, on Friday.[read more]

Source: Patriots to move DC Williams to new role

The Patriots are opening their defensive coordinator position by moving Terrell Williams to a high-ranking role on coach Mike Vrabel's staff, a source confirmed.[read more]

🏈 Yates' mock draft: All 32 first-round picks

Which teams might take a quarterback? Could offensive linemen dominate the first round? Field Yates projects the top 32 picks of the 2026 NFL draft.[read more]

Trump pardons include Klecko, Newton, Lewis

President Donald Trump has pardoned former NFL players Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon.[read more]

Inside the ugly Chris Paul-Clippers divorce

A future Hall of Famer at the end of his career, looking for one final ride. Here's why the reunion was doomed.[read more]

Beyond dunking: Mac McClung's quest for full NBA roster status

Jumping over cars -- and Shaq -- wins fans but doesn't translate into the talents recruiters want to see[read more]

Sources: Surgery ends season for Jazz's Jackson

Jazz forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will have surgery to remove a growth in his left knee during the All-Star break. He will miss the rest of the season, sources told ESPN.[read more]

How the last WBC helped Team USA assemble its best pitching staff ever

Three years after an epic end to the World Baseball Classic, American stars are pitching in like never before.[read more]

Verlander: Knew road could lead back to Detroit

Justin Verlander said Thursday he knew he might someday come back to Detroit, but it's been a long road for him and the franchise since he last pitched for the Tigers in 2017.[read more]

Cubs' Crow-Armstrong aims for consistency in '26

After an All-Star season that nearly fell off the cliff in the second half last year, Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong is hoping for both improvement and more consistency as he enters 2026 with high expectations.[read more]

Opening-game onslaught: Grades, top players, key questions from Team USA's win over Latvia

The 5-1 win puts the U.S. atop the Group C standings. Here's how it went down, and what comes next.[read more]

As good as advertised: Grades from Canada's big win over Czechia

It was a dominant start for the tournament's gold-medal favorite. Here's how they rolled -- and what's next.[read more]

'He's the truth': Inside Macklin Celebrini's rise to stardom for the Sharks, Team Canada

Scoring the opening Olympic goal for his country was the latest milestone on the phenom's meteoric rise.[read more]