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Saints coach Sean Payton has decided to step away after 16 years with the franchise, a source confirmed to ESPN....

Ronald Torbert will serve as the lead referee for Super Bowl LVI, the NFL announced Tuesday....

Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, who served as the Browns vice president of football operations, is favored to be named the Vikings' new general manager, sources told ESPN....

CAF president Patrice Motsepe says the governing body will take responsibility for the death of at least eight people at the Africa Cup of Nations....

The Ravens are nearing an extension with coach John Harbaugh, a source told ESPN....

The Bears are finalizing a deal to hire Chiefs executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles as their next general manager, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter....

Bills coach Sean McDermott said Tuesday that he will have a hard time not revisiting and thinking about the final 13 seconds and overtime of Buffalo's divisional-round loss to the Chiefs....

Amid memories of the 'Snow-clasico9; and neverending debates of where to host USMNT matches, does the cold weather give players an edge?...

The Suns are working on creating a confidential internal hotline in the coming weeks for employees to report complaints, team sources told ESPN's Baxter Holmes, as the NBA's investigation of majority owner Robert Sarver nears the fourth month....

Hampton, Monmouth and Stony Brook have accepted invitations to the Colonial Athletic Association....

NCAA champion wrestler AJ Ferrari and All-American cross country runner Isai Rodriguez were hospitalized with injuries after a car crash Monday. Kasey Dunn, the football team's offensive coordinator, pulled Ferrari from the burning car, a source said....

Neymar does it. Lucas Paqueta does it, too. But when is a dribble just getting by an opponent, and when is it humiliation? The debate still rages....

Mario Balotelli has been added to Italy's roster for the first time since 2018 for a special training camp....

Dustin Johnson is trying to find his game. Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy want to elevate theirs in 2022. How will each fare as a busy part of the year begins?...

The Farmers Insurance Open shifts to a Wednesday-Saturday schedule this week....

NFL free agency kicks off March 16. Who is on the market and what will each team do?...

Opinions vary, but the Bills and 49ers offer proof that new GM Joe Schoen should focus on finding a coach he clicks with, not experience....

The Hall has one job: to tell the story of the sport. And nobody is a bigger part of that story than Barry Lamar Bonds....

Philippe Coutinho's move to Aston Villa, where he joins former teammate Steven Gerrard, could be brilliant or a flop. But both have a lot to prove....

Rafael Nadal stayed on track for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam singles title with a 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 win over Denis Shapovalov in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Tuesday....

After Saturday's draw, which player will make it to Qatar, Mohamed Salah or Sadio Mane?...

Tennis Australia has reversed the decision to ban spectators from protesting the whereabouts of Peng Shuai at the Australian Open....

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said he plans to spend a lot of time with his wife and children and figure out what's next....

Francis Ngannou says the UFC threatened to sue his agent for having dialogue with the business partner of Jake Paul....

South America's World Cup qualification campaign has entered the home straight, and things are looking desperate for some of the heavyweights....

Philadelphia's Keith Yandle, a well-traveled, skilled defenseman who has avoided injury and transitioned his game as he's aged, tied the NHL record for consecutive games at 964 Monday night, when the Flyers took on the Dallas Stars....

New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes was formally charged with domestic violence, resisting arrest and battery against a police officer stemming from his arrest last summer in Los Angeles, court records show....

Coach Bruce Arians said Monday the Bucs' goal this offseason will be to re-sign as many of their own free agents but acknowledged that returning all 22 starters again next season will be difficult....

Packers president Mark Murphy, GM Brian Gutekunst and direction of football operations Russ Ball are "on the same page" with wanting Aaron Rodgers back next season....

College basketball analyst Dick Vitale will not return to ESPN's airwaves this season as he continues to rest his voice and prepares for surgery to treat dysplasia and ulcerated lesions of the vocal cords....

At least six people have died in a stampede outside a stadium hosting an Africa Cup of Nations soccer game in Cameroon, an official said Monday....

After a face-to-face meeting that lasted about two hours and saw some progress, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association plan to meet again Tuesday, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan....

Saints owner Gayle Benson said Monday when asked about Sean Payton's future that, "I don't think any of us know, but he'll let us know soon enough."...

milie Castonguay, a player agent, has been hired as an assistant general manager by the Vancouver Canucks, becoming only the second woman in NHL history to hold that title....

Brian Billick is joining Herm Edwards' staff at Arizona State as an offensive analyst and adviser. Billick has not coached since 2007 when he was head coach of the Ravens....

Chelsea and Spurs made a lot of changes for Sunday's game, but the end result was the same. PLUS: Spain's and England's title races get interesting....

The Chiefs waived receiver Josh Gordon on Monday but plan to re-sign him to the practice squad if he clears waivers, a source told ESPN....

A look at the epic final 2 minutes of the divisional round game between the Bills and Chiefs....

No. 24 Ole Miss is ranked for the first time in 15 years ahead of the Rebels' showdown against top-ranked South Carolina on Thursday....

Tannehill's 14 interceptions this season marked the second most in his career....

A barely ranked afterthought to begin the season, Auburn climbed past Gonzaga to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll released Monday....

It took more than four hours and five sets. It included a midmatch tweet, a coaching violation and forgetting he'd won a set. It was a tough Monday, but Tsitsipas made it through and is into the Australian Open quarterfinals....

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Antonio Rudiger are among the players who could move this week....

Arsenal hope to complete moves for Lille's Renato Sanches and Lyon's Houssem Aouar before the winter window closes. Transfer Talk has the latest....

South Carolina-UConn is canceled, but Stanford and Arizona meet in an NCAA title game rematch in a week filled with rivalry games....

Spanish police are investigating a robbery at the house of Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema while he was playing in a LaLiga match on Sunday....

With six teams within 2.5 games of the conference lead, things are getting wild in the East....

It's been almost two years since Jon Jones last stepped into the Octagon. So when will he return, and against whom?...

Here's a rundown of who the Broncos spoke to, the biggest football questions those coaches had to answer and any other potential hurdles they face....

A team that was 3-5 after Week 9 is now one win away from the Super Bowl because it refused to quit....