Karim Benzema has said he believes former teammate Vinícius Júnior "will win the Ballon d'Or one day" after the Real Madrid forward missed out on the award last year.

Lindsey Vonn skied into an impressive sixth place in her first World Cup downhill race in six years.

Jim Tyrer's heinous final act -- killing his wife and himself -- took him out of HOF contention. Until now.

Big names, like quarterback Aaron Rodgers, don't translate to wins for New York in 'gut wrenching' year.

David Moyes has returned as Everton manager after 12 years, with the club announcing the Scot will succeed Sean Dyche.

Pittsburgh goes into Saturday's wild-card matchup against Baltimore with a four-game regular-season losing streak and a five-game playoff losing streak.

Ohio State opened as a 9.5-point favorite over Notre Dame, a line that if it holds would be tied for the second-largest spread in a CFP national championship game.

Denver's Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook made NBA history Friday night, becoming the first pair of teammates to record a triple-double in the same game multiple times in a single season.

The United States women's national team's January training camp will now be held in Florida due to the Los Angeles wildfires, U.S. Soccer said on Friday.

Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior is considering buying a football club in Portugal's second division, a source has told ESPN.

Bayer Leverkusen battled past hosts Borussia Dortmund 3-2 with two goals from Patrik Schick on Friday to move within a point of leaders Bayern Munich.

USA defender Tim Ream said that head coach Mauricio Pochettino continues to stress to his players the importance of having a winning mentality.

Robin Fraser will take the reins as manager of Toronto FC, the MLS side said on Friday.

Bill McCartney, a three-time coach of the year in the Big Eight Conference who led the Colorado Buffaloes to their only national football title in 1990, has died at the age of 84, his family announced Friday night.

Three days after ripping his team following a home loss to Michigan, UCLA coach Mick Cronin turned his disdain toward the officials after being ejected at Maryland.

Jack Sawyer etched his name into Ohio State history with an 83-yard fumble recovery Friday night against Texas that delivered the Buckeyes to the national championship game.

French veteran Gael Monfils, at 38 years and 132 days, became the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title after beating Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in Auckland on Saturday.

Previewing the national championship with X factors and keys to winning for each team.

The NBA has postponed two Saturday games -- Spurs-Lakers at Crypto.com Arena and Hornets-Clippers at Intuit Dome -- due to the ongoing wildfires in Southern California. The league and NBPA also have donated $1M to organizations aiding fire relief.

Paolo Banchero, back in Orlando's lineup for the first time in almost 2½ months while recovering from a torn oblique muscle, gave his team a chance on Friday night, but the Magic fell to the Bucks 109-106.