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Formula One adds to Las Vegas’ rise as a premier sports city

More Teams. More Games. Laurence Edmondson provides an update from Las Vegas ahead of the inaugural Grand Prix. (1:32) Las Vegas isn’t just a cushy vacation destination with casinos, wedding chapels and residency performances — over the past few years it has become a full-fledged sports city. As evidenced by Saturday’s 2023 Formula One World […]

Aces among back-to-back champions in pro sports since 2000

Driven by WNBA Finals MVP A’ja Wilson‘s 24-point, 16-rebound effort in Game 4, the Aces are the WNBA’s first back-to-back champions in over two decades. “There was a lot of years that we weren’t so super, but you can’t build a superteam in a couple of months. It takes years, and I’m really proud of […]

Kelsey Plum jokes with Tom Brady after Aces win

KP — more commonly known as Kelsey Plum, the Aces’ 2017 No. 1 overall draft pick — revealed after Las Vegas’ Game 1 WNBA Finals victory over the New York Liberty that she told Brady, who was at the game sitting courtside, “it’s about effing time you showed up.” Brady had previously made it out […]

How Teaira McCowan, Kalani Brown can help keep Wings’ season alive

But one of them is teammate Kalani Brown. The 6-foot-7 centers are both from the 2019 draft class. They started their pro careers elsewhere, but have come together as two of the tallest WNBA teammates and have bonded this season in Dallas. “They’re sweet and sassy, right?” Dallas coach Latricia Trammell said, grinning. “That’s what […]

Fantasy football Week 2: Matchups to exploit, avoid at each position

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The best draft prospect bracket: NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA

That got us thinking. Where would Wembanyama and Bedard stack up all-time in their sports based on pre-draft hype? We decided to create brackets matching the talented players against each other to find out. We asked our draft experts and analysts at ESPN to come up with a list of the eight most-hyped prospects in […]

Dwyane Wade joining ownership group of WNBA’s Chicago Sky

Three-time NBA champion and 13-time All-Star Dwyane Wade is joining the WNBA’s Chicago Sky ownership group, becoming the latest high-profile figure to invest in the league at a pivotal juncture in its 27-year history. “We all talk about support, and support looks different for everyone,” Wade, who will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall […]

Chiefs, Mahomes, Shiffrin take top honors at 2023 ESPYS

The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs added to their accolades at Wednesday night’s ESPYS, winning the award for Best Team and quarterback Patrick Mahomes honored as Best Athlete, Men’s Sports and Best NFL Player. Mahomes has won two Super Bowls in his five seasons and was named MVP of the game each time, including […]

Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer Nikki McCray-Penson, 51, dies

McCray-Penson starred for the Lady Vols in the 1990s in her native state of Tennessee before playing in the ABL and WNBA and later becoming a college basketball head coach. She served as an assistant women’s basketball coach last season for Rutgers, which confirmed her death. The cause of death has not been announced. McCray-Penson […]

Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier to start U.S.-based league in WNBA offseason

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier told ESPN they are founding a new women’s basketball league to give the top WNBA players another option for playing domestically in the offseason once the league’s new prioritization rules go into full effect next season. The new league, called Unrivaled, would run […]

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