Hours after representatives of the Houston Astros hosted members of Texas' Uvalde community for a pregame event on Sunday, Alex Bregman delivered on one young fan's request for a home run.
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Resilient Mercury earn 10th straight playoff berth
The Mercury, after contending with the imprisonment of Brittney Griner, the loss of Tina Charles and a new head coach, persevered to make the playoffs for a 10th straight season.
Read More »WNBA playoffs 2022: Complete schedule, results, news and highlights
Las Vegas, Chicago, Connecticut, Seattle, Washington, Dallas, New York and Phoenix have advanced to the first round of the 2022 WNBA playoffs.
Read More »Afghanistan women’s national soccer team in exile: ‘The heart that is still beating’
The Afghanistan national team continues to fight for the rights of women around the world -- a "second family" using soccer as its platform.
Read More »Man Utd at disaster’s door, Chelsea-Spurs gets feisty, Madrid rally while Barca sputter
Manchester United are once again hapless, Gabriel Jesus is in high gear for Arsenal, and LaLiga kicks off -- it's ESPN's weekend review.
Read More »‘Grandpa’ Pujols homers twice in Cardinals’ win
Albert Pujols homered twice Sunday to reach 689 home runs and close in on Alex Rodriguez for third on the career home runs list.
Read More »Zalatoris notches first PGA Tour victory in playoff
Will Zalatoris, who had the most money and the best world ranking of anyone without a PGA Tour victory, won the FedEx St. Jude Championship without making birdie in a three-hole playoff on Sunday in Tennessee.
Read More »Transfer Talk: Chelsea see second bid to sign Gordon rebuffed by Everton
Chelsea are discussing a second approach for Anthony Gordon after Everton rebuffed an initial offer worth £40 million. Transfer Talk has the latest.
Read More »QB Burrow practices with Bengals in 7-on-7 drills
For the first time in training camp, Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow practiced with the AFC-champion Bengals on Sunday, nearly three weeks after he had his appendix removed.
Read More »Fowles sees storied career end as Lynx fall to Sun
WNBA all-time great Sylvia Fowles saw her career come to a close on Sunday as the Lynx were eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to the Sun.
Read More »Texas legend Worster, pioneer of wishbone, dies
Steve Worster, a bruising fullback who was the inspiration for the creation of the wishbone offense at Texas, died on Saturday at 73.
Read More »Sources: Nats calling up top prospect Abrams
The Nationals are calling up top prospect C.J. Abrams, one of the main returns in the Juan Soto trade, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday.
Read More »Rasmussen loses perfect game in 9th; Rays win
Drew Rasmussen took a perfect game into the ninth inning as the Rays prevailed over the Orioles 4-1 on Sunday.
Read More »Follow live: Rays’ Drew Rasmussen has perfect game through eight innings against Orioles
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Read More »Tuchel, Conte: We enjoyed heated confrontation
Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte said they enjoyed their bust-up after both managers were sent off in a 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham
Read More »Welterweight great MacDonald retiring from MMA
Rory MacDonald has decided to retire, announcing his decision less than 24 hours after suffering a TKO loss to Dilano Taylor in a 2022 PFL semifinals matchup.
Read More »Jets: Wilson timeline will depend on knee scope
Zach Wilson will have arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday and Jets coach Robert Saleh said Sunday the timeline for his quarterback's return will depend on the outcome of that procedure.
Read More »Tuchel, Conte start latest installment of the Battle at the Bridge
The 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Spurs was dramatic enough, but the duel between coaches Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte took it to another level.
Read More »Sources: Ten Hag ‘horrified’ by loss, nixes off day
Erik ten Hag cancelled a planned day off for his Manchester United squad following the defeat at Brentford, sources have told ESPN.
Read More »PGA Tour docks Smith 2 shots for bad drop
The PGA Tour penalized Cameron Smith 2 shots at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Sunday upon learning he took a drop in the wrong place after hitting into the water on the par-3 fourth hole in the third round Saturday.
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