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The Columbus Blue Jackets, last in the Metropolitan Division, have fired coach Dean Evason, the team announced Monday, and immediately hired Rick Bowness to replace him, president of hockey operations and general manager Don Waddell confirmed.

We're sizing up every NFL playoffs wild-card game so far.

Nearly halfway through the season, do the Knicks look any closer to reaching the Finals for the first time in 26 years?

Liverpool advanced to the next round of the FA Cup after their win over Barnsley.

Bears coach Ben Johnson isn't apologizing for his reaction to Chicago beating the rival Packers in the NFC wild-card round.

Brooks Koepka is returning to the PGA Tour as part of a new Returning Member Program, which would also allow three other stars from LIV Golf to come back.

As Pittsburgh aims to end playoff futility, how's the team approaching Monday's game (8:15 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN)?

Two key wins and a sideline scuffle highlight a run to the playoffs that happened despite an 0-3 start.

WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike and VP Napheesa Collier applaud player solidarity.

The WNBA and its players' union failed to agree to a new collective bargaining agreement or an extension of the previous one by Friday's 11:59 p.m. ET deadline.

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman will not be charged after being accused of battery following an incident at his son's high school wrestling match on Jan. 3.

LSU is expected to sign Arizona State transfer Sam Leavitt, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Monday, giving coach Lane Kiffin his likely QB1 in his first year with the Tigers.

Former Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola announced Monday on social media that he has committed to sign with Oregon.

The national debate over transgender athlete participation will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. Here's what you need to know.

Gab Marcotti recaps a consequential weekend in professional soccer.

From trade chatter in multiple cities to epic blowouts to a hole in the Olympic ice, hockey fans have lots to digest.

These programs are already positioning themselves well for the 2026 season

Real Madrid on Monday announced that Xabi Alonso would no longer coach the club "by mutual agreement."

Arizona earned 60 of 61 first-place votes to remain No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll. Michigan fell to No. 4 after suffering its first loss of the season, while unbeaten Vanderbilt moved into the top 10 for the first time since the 2011-12 season.

South Carolina jumped to No. 2 in the AP women's basketball Top 25 poll after another week in which four of the top 10 teams lost.