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Which teams have clinched a spot in the playoffs?
Minnesota, Las Vegas and Golden State will play in the 2026 WNBA playoffs. Who will join them?[read more]

WNBA Power Rankings: Can the Liberty find their way into the top four?
New York, up two spots this week, appears to be back in the hunt for a top-four seed in the playoffs.[read more]

🏀 Men's Bracketology: Duke the new top seed
The Blue Devils have a stronger résumé (for now) to thank for the promotion over the Gators.[read more]

Texas, SEC top preseason AP All-America team
Texas leads all teams with four players named to the preseason Associated Press All-America team announced Tuesday, and the SEC has 14 of the 27 first-team selections.[read more]

Padres minor league coordinator detained by ICE
Oswaldo Pirela, the minor league catching coordinator for the Padres, was detained by ICE at the El Paso International Airport early Sunday.[read more]

Mayfield to critics: 'Gonna shock a lot of people'
Baker Mayfield, who will play Saturday in the Bucs' second preseason game against the Chiefs, brushed aside critics and predicts that Tampa Bay will "shock a lot of people this year."[read more]

Bill Rasmussen, co-founder of ESPN, dies at 93
Bill Rasmussen, whose vision and ambition fueled the 1979 launch of ESPN as the world's first 24-hour television network, died Tuesday. He was 93.[read more]

Sources: Edwards wins QB battle, to start for UNC
North Carolina has named veteran transfer Billy Edwards Jr. as the Tar Heels' starting quarterback for the opener against TCU in Ireland, sources told ESPN.[read more]

'I'm here to win': Miller has big plans as Cowboy
Thrilled to be with the Dallas Cowboys on a one-year contract, Von Miller, 37, spoke to reporters on Tuesday at training camp in Oxnard, California, and the club will work the veteran linebacker into practice slowly, giving him time to acclimate.[read more]

Chiefs' Bieniemy: Wife on 'great road to recovery'
Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy said Tuesday that his wife, Mia, is on track to make a full recovery after she was allegedly shot by the couple's son last month in the family's home in Virginia.[read more]