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The calendar turning to a new year also marks a milestone moment for Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. This spring, her long-anticipated signature sneaker will finally hit the market, a project she opened up about Wednesday while appearing on Jason and Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast.

MIAMI — Order has been restored to professional boxing. Or, at least, as much order as boxing ever has. Friday night in Miami, former unified heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua stopped Jake Paul, the YouTuber turned entrepreneur turned professional boxer, showing that fame, fortune and a following are no substitute for a lifetime dedicated to honing your craft.

The PWHL Seattle Torrent’s inaugural season is underway, making Seattle the only city where three major professional women’s leagues play. It is also the first to have two professional women's sports teams share a venue, as the Storm and Torrent do at Climate Pledge Arena. Although all three leagues — PWHL, WNBA and NWSL — are also represented in New York, the teams belong to the general ...

The Seattle Storm coaching search seemingly crystallized or at the very least the pool of possible candidates became more interesting Tuesday morning when the New York Liberty fired coach Sandy Brondello in a move that surprised many in the WNBA.

The Seattle Storm won by following a formula.

LAS VEGAS – He fell to one knee and the tears began to flow.

At the start of the 2025 WNBA season, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were scheduled to play 41 of their 44 games on national television – the most of any team in WNBA history. It was a smart decision; Clark is the league’s biggest star, and the 2025 Fever were built to contend for a championship. Nobody, however, could’ve foreseen that injuries would limit the basketball star to playing just 13 games.

NEW YORK – With the most refined performance of his seven major tournament finals, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, to win his sixth Grand Slam title Sunday at the U.S. Open. His win ends Sinner’s reign as the top-ranked player in the world and gives Alcaraz the No. 1 spot for the first time since September 2023.

The Storm have hit a hump.

The Seattle Storm have acquired All-Star guard Brittney Sykes in a trade with the Washington Mystics, the team announced Tuesday.

For the people who love this league, the players who better have great health insurance just to work in this league, and for the league itself. Because the truth is, the basketball here is evolving, but the inadequate officiating has not.

In addition to his well-earned winnings, the USGA should give J.J. Spaun a massive bonus.

Saturday’s Belmont Stakes were billed as a thrilling rematch between two great champion horses, a chance for one to notch a second Triple Crown race victory and declare themselves the best 3-year-old in the sport. It did not disappoint.

Defending her UFC women’s bantamweight belt for the second time, Spokane native Julianna Peña will face off against two-time Olympic judo champion Kayla Harrison on Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS – Alex Palou has dominated IndyCar lately, but was missing one big thing – the Indianapolis 500.

Jim Lampley has been the voice of boxing for a generation of Americans, which is remarkable because the assignment was only supposed to last one fight.

Kyle Larson has always been fast, and now, he’s even more focused.

NEW YORK – In a Manhattan studio one recent morning, Tony Reali, the host of ESPN’s afternoon debate show “Around the Horn,” was staring at the faces of four journalists on that day’s panel, preparing to discuss, what else, the Los Angeles Lakers.

We shouldn’t be talking about this. It’s probably not going to happen. But …