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The Joel Embiid medical malady update itself is no longer surprising. There will be one -- there always is one, especially around the playoffs -- and it's just a matter of guessing the body part involved.

President Trump plans to build a 4,500-seat venue for the widely anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship cage match at the front of the White House this summer.

The passing comment Fred Couples said to his caddie on the 12th hole of the opening round at the Masters was worth another listen when Rory McIlroy slipped both arms into the green jacket for the second year in a row.

Tyronn Lue managed a small smile as he considered the kind of season it's been for the Los Angeles Clippers.

Diego Pavia's confidence, seen by some outsiders as sheer arrogance, has taken him from a junior college in New Mexico to the Southeastern Conference and then New York as the Heisman Trophy runner-up.

Paul Skenes allowed one hit in six strong innings and Brandon Lowe homered for the third time in two games, driving in five runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates steamrolled the Washington Nationals 16-5 to begin a four-game series Monday night.

Azzi Fudd is on her way to Dallas as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft with a $500,000 payday waiting for the former UConn star.

As the WNBA is racing through free agency, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is already looking overseas.

Famed ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale is facing another battle with cancer.

The Washington Wizards' season has mercifully ended. Despite a league-worst 17-65 record, Washington's coaches and staff insisted that the campaign was a success on Monday and even cited plans for a postseason push next year before they parted ways ...