After a giant sale and payday—and a surprise speech for President Trump—UFC boss Dana White is reenergized and rolling forward.
The UFC has its first champion of the newly formed featherweight division following Germaine de Randamie’s unanimous decision victory over Holly Holm.
Eden Hazard of Chelsea has been fouled more times than anyone in the Premier League the last four years, and he couldn’t be happier about it.
The Houston Rockets’ star is ordinary by many physical metrics, but his deceleration is superhuman—and that explains how he dominates the NBA.
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The NBA and Take-Two Interactive Software announced plans to create a professional videogame league which would let basketball franchises form and manage teams that will compete at Take-Two’s popular “NBA 2K” videogame.
Duke students sleep in tents for weeks to get into the annual game against North Carolina. But this year, before they camped out, they also had to pass a written exam.
Central Michigan’s Marcus Keene can do something that has mysteriously eluded Division I for two decades: Average 30 points a game.
As less-desirable events turn to gimmicks to attract entries, the hippest ones sell out in minutes—forcing some aspirants to plead their cases; Ms. LeBlanc’s emotional appeal
Team President Phil Jackson tweeted a strangely encoded message at Carmelo Anthony, Charles Oakley got into a fight with a security guard and the Knicks blew a fourth-quarter lead to lose to the Clippers.
In blowing Super Bowl LI, the Falcons joined the Cleveland Indians and the Golden State Warriors in squandering prime opportunities to claim championships.
The sport’s federation followed through on recommendations that competitions shouldn’t be held in Russia while investigations continue into widespread doping in the country’s athletics program.
The Atlanta Falcons hire Alabama’s Steve Sarkisian as their offensive coordinator to replace new Niners coach Kyle Shanahan
The Falcons had a golden opportunity to put Super Bowl LI away. Instead, Dont’a Hightower made history.
The quarterback’s game jersey from the Super Bowl was possibly stolen, and the league is working with law enforcement to recover it.
Down 19 points to start the fourth quarter, Tom Brady led New England on a historic comeback to an overtime win.
Tom Brady set a record for the winningest quarterback in Super Bowl history, but the New England Patriots’ amazing comeback and overtime victory against the Atlanta Falcons wasn’t enough to set record ratings.
Rookie guard Yogi Ferrell is the league’s latest sensation, dazzling so much in a recent stint with the Mavericks that he has reportedly earned a two-year deal with Dallas.
Former Celtics star plays his last game in Boston as a member of the Clippers
Diagramming the go-to-plays that could make a difference in Super Bowl LI.
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Falcons or Patriots? Wings or nachos? And when best to take a breather from the big game? Statistics suggest it is wise to plan breaks around a high-scoring period in the final minute before half-time.
Each player is equipped with a chip that gives coaches a trove of new metrics—but finding an application for this has proven tricky
The Falcons receiver is an anomaly, a megastar seemingly content sharing the spotlight and the ball with his fellow teammates.
He saw ‘Hamilton’ and vacationed in Italy. Is the Patriots’ quarterback playing in the Super Bowl because he was forced to sit out September?
After ugly Round 1, the former World No. 1 exits Dubai Desert Classic due to back spasms
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The Patriots appear to have fallen in love with President Trump. But that shouldn’t affect football, says fan David Oshinsky.
Rob Gronkowski, Martellus Bennett and Julio Jones are among the NFL players selling merchandise not available through the league or their teams
In the pass happy NFL, both teams found a way to maximize the effectiveness of their running backs: pass to them
Former Baylor University football coach Art Briles repeatedly tried to shield players from prosecution and created a “see-no-evil, report-no-evil” culture in the years before he was fired in the midst of a sexual-assault scandal that has rocked the nation’s largest Baptist university, according to a court filing late Thursday.
Potential Super Bowl hosts are increasingly judged on their ability to cater to the ultra-wealthy—and that starts (and ends) with private plane traffic
Low-key, studious and almost bland, Atlanta’s Matt Ryan has turned the knock against him into his calling card.
The halftime performer for Super Bowl LI declines to offer specifics but says show will be in ‘spirit of equality.’
Syracuse grapples with how to mark a major achievement for its longtime coach, given that 101 wins were wiped from the books due to sanctions.
In a time when NBA teams are conscious of resting stars, James is logging a historic number of minutes for Cleveland.
The commissioner took on Deflategate and a spate of relocations during an at-times combative state-of-the-league news conference.
After a whirlwind 48 hours in which two big-money backers pulled out of a deal to move the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas, football fans across much of the southwest are wondering where will the team end up.
On Wednesday’s National Signing Day, high-school players will decide the fate—and balance sheet—of college football’s elite programs
A Boston biotech executive leaves nothing to chance as he prepares for the Roving Race in Patagonia.
How pioneering world champion and Olympian Trina Hosmer stays steady on skis through the Vermont winter.
Posting sweaty workout photos on Facebook helps keep Sheryl Handler-Matasar on track.
A passive-aggressive tweet, a combative legend dragged off the court—just another week for the forlorn basketball franchise.
It looked like a glorious night of Schadenfreude for Patriots loathers. Then it all changed.
It is America’s biggest sporting event. How different will it look in a couple of decades?
It’s the most desired piece of jewelry in sports. Why does it have to be ridiculous and unwearable?
The Patriots quarterback’s obsession with the mystical advice book, “The Four Agreements.”
A surprise showdown of aging tennis legends in Australia yields a brilliant five-set final.
A showdown for the ages as a pair of all-time rivals contest a championship in Melbourne on Sunday.
Defying age and injury, the 35-year-old legend makes a brilliant run at the Australian Open.
A pair of routs set up a New England-Atlanta Super Bowl, and a shot at revenge for the star quarterback.
If the City of Angels can handle two terrible football teams, why not a third?
The scariest sight in the NFL playoffs isn’t a team, but a Green Bay quarterback without a weakness.
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Days before the Super Bowl, a one-and-done football league gets a loud revival with an ESPN documentary.
After a snoozy opening round, what’s next in the football playoffs?
The UFC’s best-known fighter, Ronda Rousey, suffered her second consecutive brutal defeat, this time at the hands of Brazilian Amanda Nunes.
There was a Summer Olympiad, and the Warriors blew a 3-1 lead. But nothing approached the triumph for the Cubs and the Wrigley faithful.
The college football playoff has rendered the bowl system near-irrelevant so it’s tough to chastise a player for opting out.
With an improved team, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is again riding high—and stirring it up.
The NBA and other sports bet big on an emerging technology; how does it feel to put on those goggles?
Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Washington get slots in the College Football Playoff, while Penn State misses out despite a Big Ten title.
The Packers quarterback befuddled America when he disappeared inside a camping tent during Monday’s game.
David Rollins may be the most wanted player in baseball. Or the least, depending on how you look at it
With former Patriots’ corner Ty Law missing out on Canton, Tom Brady’s supporting cast remains Hall- of Fame free; Bradshaw, Starr had eight HOFers
Based on previous results, the New England Patriots won’t gain an edge on the Atlanta Falcons because of the previous Super Bowls on their résumés
Since 1990, only the 2000 playoffs rate worse in terms of score margin, lead changes and percentage of football played with a team up two or more scores.
In Roger Federer’s 17 Grand Slam titles, he never had to beat any top-10-seeded players en route to the quarterfinals. This year, he has already beaten two.
The Manchester City coach is racking up defeats like never before
With historic offense expected, the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons would be wise to go for it on fourth down—every time
The New England Patriots’ quarterback has consistently had his way with the Steelers’ defense
Tim Raines looks like a lock for Hall of Fame enshrinement when the election results are revealed this week. It’s a stunning turnaround from the first year he was eligible.
We counted how many times the TV cameras showed the Texans’ star last week. (Note: He wasn’t actually playing football.)
The rookie has 800+ yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown four different ways—no one does this anymore.
Texas Longhorns fans are No. 1 in a Wall Street Journal analysis of beer sales in college football.
The Packers are flying and the Lions are reeling but there’s reason to believe this won’t affect their chances in the wild-card round
If the Jets’ Christian Hackenberg doesn’t play in Week 17, he’ll be only the eighth quarterback taken in the first two rounds since 1990, not to throw a pass in his rookie season.
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