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If DK Metcalf's suspension for an altercation with a Lions fan stands, it would void $45 million in future guaranteed money, according to his contract, which was reviewed by CBS Sports and ESPN.

Metcalf plans to appeal the suspension, a source told @adamschefter.bsky.social.
Metcalf suspended two games for fan altercation
The NFL has suspended Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf for two games without pay due to his altercation with a fan at Detroit's Ford Field on Sunday.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
UNC volleyball’s Jackie Taylor has found a way to embrace her father Sean Taylor’s legacy while carving her own path as well.
UNC volleyball's Jackie Taylor honors late father, NFL legend Sean Taylor
Jackie Taylor wears No. 21 for North Carolina. When she leaps for a ball and slams it to the ground, NFL fans remember a man she never met.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Could we see Serena Williams make a return to tennis?

She has reentered the International Tennis Integrity Agency's (ITIA) registered testing pool, potentially clearing the way for a return to the sport.
Serena on doping test list, sparks comeback talk
Serena Williams, 44, has sparked comeback talk after she recently reentered the International Tennis Integrity Agency's testing pool. The 23-time major champion retired from tennis in 2022 following the US Open.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The WNBA's latest proposal to the Women's National Basketball Players Association includes a maximum salary in 2026 featuring a guaranteed $1 million base, with projected revenue sharing pushing total earnings for max players to more than $1.2 million, sources told @alexaphilippou.bsky.social.
Sources: WNBA offering max salary base of $1M
The WNBA's latest proposal to the players' union includes a maximum salary base of $1 million, sources told ESPN's Alexa Philippou. The new offer reflects incremental increases from the league's previous proposal.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Texas volleyball coach Jerritt Elliott is bald, but he solved the sport's ponytail problem with the invention of a unique hair-tie that has taken over the NCAA.
How a bald coach solved volleyball's ponytail predicament
The NCAA volleyball tournament will feature dozens of stars wearing a hair-tie solution invented by none other than three-time champion Jerritt Elliott.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The WNBA and WNBA Players Association agreed to an extension on the current CBA through Jan. 9, as they look to continue negotiations toward a new deal, the league announced Sunday night.

The agreement includes the option for either party to terminate the extension with 48 hours' notice.
WNBA, union agree to 40-day extension on CBA
The WNBA and WNBA Players Association agreed to a 40-day extension on the current CBA that includes the option for either party to terminate the extension with 48 hours' notice.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
With the Dallas Wings getting first pick in the WNBA draft, Azzi Fudd has moved up in our mock draft to No. 1 overall.

Could we see Fudd reunite with Paige Bueckers in Dallas?
WNBA mock draft: UConn's Fudd is new No. 1 as Wings win lottery
Azzi Fudd is the new projected No. 1 pick after Dallas won the draft lottery for the second consecutive year.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
BACK-TO-BACK NO. 1 PICKS 👏

The Dallas Wings will have the No. 1 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft 🌟
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Spain's Awa Fam has moved into the No. 1 spot in our latest WNBA mock draft.

Check out the full mock draft ahead of the WNBA Draft Lottery Special ⬇️
WNBA mock draft: There's a new No. 1 replacing Lauren Betts at the top
Four UCLA players, including Lauren Betts, are now projected first-round picks. But Spain's Awa Fam is No. 1.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Breaking: Brian Daboll is out as the New York Giants head coach, sources tell Adam Schefter.

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November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If the CFP 12 were released today, would your team make the cut?

Heather Dinich gives a snapshot of who has the early edge👇
Projecting the CFP top 12 after Week 8: Big move for Bama
We assess how the committee could stack the top teams in the country after Week 8.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The WNBA's CBA expires Oct. 31.

Here are the biggest issues and how WNBA players' criticisms of Cathy Engelbert might impact negotiations.
WNBA's CBA negotiations: Everything to know with deadline looming
The CBA expires Oct. 31. Here are the biggest issues and how WNBA players' criticisms of Cathy Engelbert might impact negotiations.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Legends aren’t born. They’re built 😤

A’ja Wilson is the first player in WNBA & NBA history to win MVP, DPOY, Finals MVP & a scoring title in a season 👏
October 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
LUCK HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT 😤

THE LAS VEGAS ACES ARE WNBA CHAMPIONS AGAIN 🏆 🏆 🏆
October 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
"There's no way I should ever have more assists than you."

These 11 words from A'ja Wilson to Chelsea Gray helped Gray and the Las Vegas Aces return to form in the WNBA Finals.
The biting barb that spurred Chelsea Gray and the Aces
Aces "Point Gawd" Chelsea Gray has returned to form in the WNBA Finals. She traces her late-season upswing to a comment from A'ja Wilson.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The transfer portal caused a bit of a shake up in ESPN's preseason women's college basketball top 25 ranking 👀

Take a look at which transfers could have the biggest impact this season ⬇️
Women's college basketball Preseason Top 25 for 2025-26
The reigning champ and runner-up are 1-2. Which teams round out the rest, and which transfer highlights each roster?
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October 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Cathy Engelbert has presided over historic growth in the league but ... there's issues that we need to address with our players ..."

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged there's work to be done to repair relationships with WNBA players as they negotiate a new CBA.
Silver addresses WNBA CBA, relationship issues
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said a new collective bargaining agreement with WNBA players will be reached but acknowledged relationship issues must be repaired.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced the charge against former NFL QB Mark Sanchez was upgraded to a level five charge of battery "involving serious bodily injury" over the altercation with a 69-year-old truck driver early Saturday in Indianapolis.
Sanchez now facing felony charge for altercation
Mark Sanchez is facing a felony battery charge over the altercation between the former NFL quarterback and a 69-year-old truck driver early Saturday in Indianapolis.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Amid the WNBA Finals, two of the most powerful people in the game in Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier and WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert are locked in a contentious battle — for public opinion, power and money.
'Beyond repair': Napheesa Collier, Cathy Engelbert and a WNBA teetering on the brink
Amid the WNBA Finals, two of the most powerful people in the game are locked in a contentious battle -- for public opinion, power and money.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The Phoenix Mercury have arrived for Game 1 of the WNBA Finals 😤

Watch Phoenix Mercury vs. Las Vegas Aces at 8 PM ET on ESPN and the ESPN App ➡️ es.pn/watchwnba
October 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Time to write their names in the history books 😤

Watch Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between the Phoenix Mercury and Las Vegas Aces at 8 PM ET on ESPN and the ESPN App 🍿 es.pn/watchwnba
October 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
In February, the largest trade in WNBA history involving four teams, 13 players and five draft picks occured.

Now, it is guaranteed that at least one player involved in that trade will win a WNBA title.
How a historic trade in February has helped shape the WNBA semifinals
The biggest trade in WNBA history happened last February. Now a player involved in that deal will win a WNBA title.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
WHAT A YEAR FOR PAIGE BUECKERS 🏆👑

THE 2025 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 👏
September 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Bryce Underwood and Michigan head to Norman, the Kansas-Missouri rivalry will be renewed and much more.

Bill Connelly shares 28 games that could make Week 2 very interesting 👀⤵️
OU to challenge a freshman QB, the Border rivalry's return and 26 other Week 2 showdowns
In Week 2, we get a unique helmet game and the Group of 5's biggest weekend.
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September 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer told ESPN that he would "want the league to investigate" if another owner and another team were accused of circumventing the NBA's salary cap, as the Clippers were in Pablo Torre's podcast on Wednesday.

More from Ramona Shelburne 👇
Ballmer: Clips 'always done right thing' with Kawhi
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer told ESPN that he would "want the league to investigate" if another owner and another team were accused of circumventing the NBA's salary cap, as the Clippers were in a podcast by Pablo Torre on Wednesday.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM