Women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey and LSU agree to record $32M contract
LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey has agreed to a 10-year, $32 million contract extension, pending final approval from the LSU Board of Supervisors, which meets Friday. Mulkey’s deal is the most-lucrative in women’s college basketball history
Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen to miss rest of season after suffering partial Achilles tear
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Wednesday that outfielder Andrew McCutchen will miss the rest of this season after partially tearing his left Achilles tendon. The Pirates placed McCutchen on the 10-day injured list. McCutchen suffered the injury
DE Carl Nassib, first openly gay active player in NFL, announces his retirement
Defensive end Carl Nassib announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday after seven seasons. Nassib, who played for the Browns, Buccaneers (2x) and the Raiders, shared on Instagram that he could “hang up his helmet for
Coco Gauff defeats Jelena Ostapenko to reach her first US Open semifinals
World No. 6 Coco Gauff defeated Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets on Tuesday with a 6-0 6-2 victory in the 2023 U.S. Open quarterfinals, advancing the 19-year-old to the semifinals for the first time. ESPN Stats &
Spain women’s soccer coach fired amid fallout of president kissing player at World Cup
Spain’s women’s soccer coach Jorge Vilda has been fired amid the fallout over the unwanted kiss on the lips that soccer chief Luis Rubiales gave a player at the Women’s World Cup final. The firing was announced
Two-time Pro Bowl TE Kyle Rudolph retires from NFL after 12 seasons
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Kyle Rudolph is retiring from the NFL after 12 seasons played. Rudolph also spent nine games with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season, but will make his retirement official as a
L.A. Dodgers’ Julio Urías arrested on felony domestic violence charges
ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urías has been arrested and charged with felony domestic violence charges. Urias, 27, was booked late Sunday and released Monday morning on $50,000 bond. Further details of
USWNT star Julie Ertz officially announces retirement from soccer
Julie Ertz, arguably one of the greatest players in U.S. women’s national team history, has announced her retirement from professional soccer. After announcing her retirement from international competition following a loss in the 2023 World Cup knockout
Tight end T.J. Hockenson agrees to 4-year, $68.5M extension with Minnesota Vikings
Tight end TJ Hockenson has agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $68.5M with the Minnesota Vikings. The deal makes Hockenson the highest-paid tight end in the NFL. Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said of Hockenson on
Coco Gauff defeats Mirra Andreeva to advance to third round of U.S. Open
19-year-old Coco Gauff dominated fellow teenager Mirra Andreeva, 16, in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday to advance into the third round of the US Open. Gauff has now advanced to the third round for the second