Tech investor Marc Stad is set to take control of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx in a $4.5 billion deal, marking another major shift in professional basketball ownership just weeks after the teams changed hands.

At just 19, Ivory Coast star Yan Diomandé has gone from dirt pitches in Abidjan and a Florida academy to a record-breaking move to Real Madrid—while overcoming exploitation, family tragedy and the pressures of becoming soccer’s next global sensation.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the US Open with a right knee injury, dealing a major blow to the tournament while defending champion Carlos Alcaraz prepares to return.

Texas Southern University has hired two-time National Athletics Director of the Year Ashley Robinson as its new Vice President and Athletic Director, bringing extensive HBCU athletics leadership experience to the university.

With 266 collegiate coaching victories, 13 seasons as a head coach and a résumé filled with championships, Corey Lowery arrives at Texas Southern with one mission: keep the Tigers’ winning tradition alive.

Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite, with the Australian tennis star calling the result a “huge mistake” and saying he plans to step away …

After helping deliver New York its first NBA championship in more than five decades, OG Anunoby is already looking ahead. The Knicks star says he has moved past the celebration and is focused on the far tougher challenge of defending …

A San Diego Padres player development staffer has been detained by ICE in Texas while traveling home to Arizona, prompting concern from his family and highlighting the growing impact of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies on professional sports.

O.J. Brigance, a Super Bowl champion who became a powerful advocate for people living with ALS after his 2007 diagnosis, has died at 56. The former Baltimore Ravens linebacker spent more than 19 years battling the disease while helping raise …

A bitter family dispute is threatening to complicate the record-setting sale of the Los Angeles Lakers, with controlling owner Jeanie Buss challenging her siblings’ reported agreement to sell the family’s remaining 17.8% stake.

A former NFL player is helping put girls on the field, hosting an all-girls flag football clinic in Dallas to inspire the next generation to believe they belong in the sport.

Cristiano Ronaldo is signaling that his extraordinary soccer career may be nearing its final chapter, with the 41-year-old eyeing one last season — and potentially the chance to reach 1,000 career goals before retirement.

The 1994 O.J. Simpson Bronco chase didn’t just overshadow an NBA Finals game — it marked a turning point when sports, celebrity, scandal and 24-hour media collided, forever changing how Americans watched their athletes.

Golf has become the NBA’s favorite offseason escape, giving stars like Jalen Brunson a new way to stay competitive, connect with family and friends, and raise money for causes close to their hearts.

Former boxing prospect Prichard Colón has died at 33, 11 years after a devastating head injury ended his undefeated rise and left him with life-altering disabilities.