Basketball
2025-26 NBA Title Odds: OKC Favored; Lakers Remain Steady Without LeBron
While OKC is favored to repeat, a Western Conference rival is moving up the board. See the odds.
Sports
Basketball
What’s real and what’s a mirage so far? We have verdicts on six early-season NBA trends
From the Bulls’ hot start to the onslaught of free throws, ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton explores which early-season trends are real or not.
Basketball
Mavs Fire GM Nico Harrison 9 Months After Franchise-Altering Luka Doncic Trade
The Dallas Mavericks have fired general manager Nico Harrison
Basketball
Sources: Mavericks expected to fire GM Harrison
The Dallas Mavericks are expected to fire general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday, sources tell ESPN.
Basketball
Richardson, NBA star before ban, dies at age 70
Four-time NBA All-Star Micheal Ray Richardson, who was once banned from the NBA for drug use, died after a short battle with prostate cancer at the age of 70.
Basketball
Real or not? Early NBA trends that are either here to stay or will fade quickly
From the Bulls’ hot start to the onslaught of free throws, ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton explores which early-season trends are real or not.
Hockey
Preds’ O’Reilly regrets ‘crybaby’ postgame rant
Predators star Ryan O’Reilly said he regrets a frustration-fueled postgame rant last week in which he blamed himself for the team’s struggles.
Hockey
Thornton, Chara, Keith, Mogilny skate into Hall
Joe Thornton, 46, larger than life on the ice and away from the rink, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night, alongside Zdeno Chara, Duncan Keith, Alexander Mogilny, Jennifer Botterill and […]
Hockey
NHL trendspotting: Which first-month shock teams will stay red hot or ice cold?
Who has overachieved or underachieved in the first month, and will it continue? Here are four teams in each category.
Hockey