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Kyrie's trade request isn't a betrayal of LeBron
LeBron James is responsible for the empowerment of the modern basketball superstar -- and Irving has simply learned to dictate terms before they're dictated to him.
Cavaliers
NBA
Cavs' best move: Trade Kyrie, trade LeBron or sit tight?
Kevin Pelton breaks down Cleveland's four options going forward, now that Kyrie Irving has requested a trade.
Cavaliers
NBA
Windhorst believes Kyrie, LeBron will separate.
Brian Windhorst predicts the Cavaliers will eventually trade Irving since he no longer wants to play with James.
Top Headlines
All-Stars
WNBA
West has the early lead in WNBA All-Star game.
Maya Moore and Diana Taurasi rain threes to help the West get out to an early lead in the WNBA All-Star Game.
The Open
Golf
Grace's place in history secure after 62
Branden Grace knows no one can take away his place in the history books with the first 62 in a major -- even if it ends up being only a short stint.
Golf
Grace was unaware of record day.
Michael Collins recounts his conversation with Branden Grace, who admitted that he didn't know he was the first golfer to shoot 62 in a major round.
Golf
Caddie Confidential: Recalibrating at Birkdale
The Open is often about defensive golf, considering the weather. Saturday at Royal Birkdale, though, our anonymous caddie said it was quite the opposite.
Yankees
MLB
Judge crushes homer to upper deck of Safeco Field.
Aaron Judge's first homer since the Home Run Derby is a moonshot in New York's win over Seattle.
Béisbol Experience
Gary Sanchez: 'Everything I had to learn, I learned' in the minor leagues
Few players have made as much of a splash with a rookie campaign as Sanchez. But last year's blockbuster two months were the results of years of work adapting to baseball in the U.S.
MLB Trade Deadline
MLB
Trade deadline lightning round: Where six big names will end up
Will Andrew McCutchen stay in Pittsburgh? Is Sonny Gray headed right into the middle of the playoff race? Our experts make predictions.
Cubs
MLB
Recharging their battery: Cubs seek trades for catching, relief help
Their surge out of the break and acquiring Jose Quintana has the North Siders feeling good, but they will still try to add depth before the deadline.
FiveThirtyEight
FiveThirtyEight
Baseball's best teams are just too good
Each of MLB's top teams is unusually good this season, and that could make the trade deadline more complicated.
Real Madrid
Soccer
Real Madrid
Soccer
Exclusive access as Cristiano Ronaldo travels throughout China
The famous soccer player is making his way through Shanghai and Beijing. Join ESPN's Marty Smith and Jonathan Whyley as they go along for the ride.
Real Madrid
Soccer
Ronaldo strives for balance between family and soccer.
Ronaldo explains how he handles being a father while consistently being a top-level soccer player.
Soccer
Key difference-makers for U.S., Costa Rica.
Herculez Gomez and Sebastian Salazar break down the key players to watch in Saturday's crunch Gold Cup semifinal.
ESPN FC
Follow live: New York Red Bulls visit Minnesota United FC
Bradley Wright-Phillips and the New York Red Bulls seek to gain ground in the Eastern Conference with a road win at TCF Bank Stadium.
MLS action
The Basketball Tournament
Sullinger nails back-to-back 3s.
Jared Sullinger, looking to get back to the NBA, knocks down two 3-pointers in a row during the Super 16 round of the TBT.
Texans
NFL
The case for 'uncommon' Deshaun Watson as the Texans' starting QB
Dabo Swinney can't tell you what "it" is, but Watson has "it." And his history suggests he might be up for the jump to NFL starter, even as a rookie.
NFL
Barnwell: The NFL stats that matter most
These 15 metrics will help you figure out the NFL teams primed for regression, the players ready to break out and who got plain lucky.
Giants
NFL
The fame game: How Odell Beckham Jr. crashed the QB club
You know you're famous when the president asks YOU for a selfie. At 24, Beckham is already the most famous NFL player who doesn't play QB.
World Series of Poker
The WSOP main event concludes tonight (on ESPN) with Scott Blumstein leading Benjamin Pollak and Dan Ott. Third place will earn $3.5 million, second will earn $4.7 million and the champion will earn $8.1 million and the coveted bracelet.
Poker
Blumstein holds massive WSOP lead with 3 left
Scott Blumstein, who has held the chip lead for all but a few brief moments of the WSOP final table, finished Friday with 226.45 million, nearly 63 percent of the total chips in play, as the main event is down to its final three players.
Poker
Salas crushed after losing on the river.
Damian Salas has an 86 percent chance of winning, but Dan Ott draws a straight on the river, sending Salas home in seventh place.
NBA
How a blockbuster trade could unleash 'Team USA' Melo
If the Knicks and Rockets reach a deal, Carmelo Anthony would instantly become the second or third option in Houston -- a move that could turn him into the best version of himself.
On Scene
Soap Box
All-American Soap Box Derby Championships
Long before there was LeBron James, Akron had the All-American Soap Box Derby. Follow the scene in Ohio as kids race for glory in cars they've built themselves.
Soap Box
Evolution of the All-American Soap Box Derby.
Take a look at the history behind the soap box derby and how the sport has changed over the years.
O.J. Simpson
NFL
How O.J. still made lots of NFL money in prison
Here's our calculation of how much money Simpson has earned during his eight-plus years in prison.
NFL
Stephen A. says O.J. is 'the luckiest man alive.'
Stephen A. Smith calls the parole committee an "absolute catastrophe" for being overly friendly with Simpson.
The Undefeated
The Undefeated
O.J. Simpson is going free -- if only he would go away
A diminished Juice brings back all the stains that can't be scrubbed clean.
India
Cricket
India
Cricket
India ready to embrace a defining moment
India has played in front of two previous sellout crowds at the World Cup, but Sunday's final at a packed Lord's will be a whole new experience.
India
Cricket
The record-breaking journey of Mithali Raj.
The family and friends of India's captain talk about her lazy childhood, her decision to choose cricket over dance and her dressing room pranks.
Ole Miss
College Football
Ole Miss
NCAAF
Whom should Ole Miss hire to replace Hugh Freeze?
Our search firm breaks down what a new coach will be walking into, offers up a list of candidates and makes a final recommendation.
Ole Miss
NCAAF
Five things to know about Matt Luke
The interim Ole Miss head coach has a strong background as an assistant but inherits a program in turmoil.
NBA
'SagerStrong Night' full of life, fun and style.
The Daytona Tortugas celebrate Craig Sager with his family on hand, Vince Carter throwing out the first pitch and wearing Sager-inspired jerseys.
Paris Saint-Germain
Soccer
Gomez: Neymar is a bargain for PSG.
ESPN's Herculez Gomez responds to latest reports of Neymar agreeing to terms with Paris Saint-Germain on a contract.
Mexican Liga MX
- ESPN FC
ESPN FC's Apertura predictions
With the 2017 Liga MX Apertura kicking off on Friday, ESPN FC's writers sound off on their picks for league winner, top scorer and more.
Liga MX action
From The Mag
When athletes gotta go ... where do they go?
No one can resist nature's call, but for athletes, knowing when to let it flow can be the difference between victory and defeat.
Boxing
Boxing
'Very real chance' McGregor knocks out Mayweather
Eddie Alvarez knows better than most what it takes to face Conor McGregor. He provides a unique look at what Floyd Mayweather is preparing for.
MMA
McGregor planning a surprise element against Mayweather.
Paulie Malignaggi describes Conor McGregor's power in his left hand and how the UFC star's team is preparing to devise more weapons from a boxing standpoint.
MMA
How top MMA trainers would prepare McGregor for Mayweather
How should the MMA star -- with no professional boxing fights on his résumé -- approach his bout with Mayweather? Top trainers weigh in.
Tour de France
Cycling
Froome set for fourth Tour win
Chris Froome has virtually sealed a fourth Tour victory on the penultimate stage, stamping his authority on the race in a time trial in Marseille.
Cycling
Toughest Tour yet leads to Froome's greatest triumph
Froome warned that this year's Tour would be his toughest test, and as he prepares to celebrate victory in Paris, he has been proven right.
news - uk cycling
Michael Matthews shows up big for Australia
For the past 20 years, the Tour has been good to Australia, with Robbie McEwen and Cadel Evans excelling. Matthews is doing what he can to pick up where they left off.
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Mercury
WNBA
Brittney Griner: 'A lot of crying, a lot of yelling.'
The Phoenix Mercury star recounts a painful bullying incident from her childhood and her suicidal thoughts.
Tyson discusses being molested as a child.
Former boxer Mike Tyson tells ESPN's Jeremy Schaap about how being molested as a boy impacted his life.
Men's College Hoops
Duke
NCAAM
Is Tre Jones a lock to follow in his brother's footsteps at Duke?
Tyus Jones won a national championship at Duke two years ago -- but his younger brother, a five-star recruit, might not be a Blue Devil.
Syracuse
NCAAM
Get ready for a father-son team at Syracuse
Jim Boeheim always used the word "if" when talking to his son about playing at Syracuse. Now, as Buddy Boeheim's game has blossomed, that "if" has changed to "when."
My Wish
MLB
Best of My Wish.
Revisit the most poignant and memorable moments from this year's My Wish series.
My Wish
Jalan produces his own story.
Sidelined by chronic pulmonary embolism, 16-year-old former athlete Jalan Sowell wants to inspire others like him by producing his own story on ESPN.
Swimming
Phelps calls swimming with shark 'a true treat.'
Decorated Olympian Michael Phelps reflects on his experience racing a great white shark and shares his interest in free diving and unexplored areas of the ocean.
Redef + ESPN
The NBA Summer League fling, Sue Bird shares and a punter's trivia pursuit
The NBA is now essential viewing in a summer month long dominated by baseball. Read that and more in your daily mix of must-reads from the world of sports in the REDEF newsletter.
Top Headlines
- Sources: Kyrie seeks trade to evade LeBron
- Spieth takes lead into final round at The Open
- Malignaggi spars Conor: 'He's got some pop'
- Major history: Grace cards 62 for lowest round
- Source: Neymar agrees to terms with PSG
- Sale fastest in AL history to 200 K's in season
- NBA free-agent moves: Wall worth max?
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On This Date: July 22, 1992
- Mike Powell/Getty Images
The scrimmage in Monte Carlo
Today marks the 25-year anniversary of the Dream Team's most challenging game - an intrasquad scrimmage in Monte Carlo
Athletes' pee breaks
- Tim de Waele/Corbis/Getty Images
When athletes gotta go ... where do they go?
No one can resist nature's call, but for athletes, knowing when to let it flow can be the difference between victory and defeat.
From Dream Teams to Superteams
- Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports
How Dream Teams are leading to superteams in today's NBA
The Beard, CP3 ... and Melo? The biggest NBA moves show us the link between Team USA and the superteam era.
Sue Bird tells her story
- Michael Hanson for ESPN
Ready to let you in
Sue Bird is self-admittedly private. But the WNBA All-Star is finally opening up on her career, her relationship with girlfriend Megan Rapinoe and why it's important to talk now.
Top QBs since 1978
- From left: David Richards/AP Images; Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire; Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports
The GOAT Index: NFL coaches, execs rank best QBs since 1978
An All-Star panel of 10 NFL coaches and executives -- with 330 seasons of NFL experience and 20 Super Bowl rings between them -- set out to answer a simple question: Who are the 10 best quarterbacks since 1978?
