Pirates ace Paul Skenes pulled in 1st inning of season opener - ESPN
NEW YORK — Paul Skenes' defense of his Cy Young Award is off to an inauspicious start.
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Indiana's Curt Cignetti rips transfer Nick Marsh for gold cleats - ESPN
Indiana's first national championship hasn't glamorized the way coach Curt Cignetti runs his program, as decorated incoming transfer Nick Marsh found out Thursday when the team kicked off spring practice.
2026 NFL draft team needs: Depth chart holes, prospect fits - ESPN
The main part of NFL free agency is over, so all 32 teams are now entirely focused on building out their draft boards. The 2026 NFL draft will take place April 23-25 in Pittsburgh, and will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC and the ESPN App. Teams will address remaining roster holes there across seven rounds.
Quadruple amputee cornhole player waives hearing in murder case - ESPN
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A professional cornhole player who's also a quadruple amputee waived his right to an extradition hearing on Thursday, as authorities seek to move him from Virginia to Maryland, where he faces charges of fatally shooting a passenger in the front seat of a car he was driving during an argument.
World Series of Poker returning to ESPN beginning July 2 - ESPN
The World Series of Poker is back on ESPN.
Ilia Malinin rebounds from Olympics, leads at skating worlds - ESPN
PRAGUE — Ilia Malinin bounced back from misfiring at the Milan Cortina Olympics by leading after the short program at the figure skating world championships on Thursday.
Senators' Thomas Chabot could miss 2 months with broken arm - ESPN
Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot will miss up to two months with a broken arm, coach Travis Green announced on Thursday.
Sources: LSU working to lure Wade back before firing McMahon - ESPN
LSU's clumsy courtship to bring back coach Will Wade is in the final stages, sources told ESPN on Thursday.