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Top players to watch in the Women's NCAA TournamentInterest around collegiate women's basketball continues to rise.,The last three national championship games have averaged over 9 million viewers -- including 18.9 million for Iowa-South Carolina in 2024 -- and 20 regular-season games this season had more than 500,000 viewers, the most in history.,Fo...

Ludvig Aberg increases Players lead to 3 entering final roundPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Sweden's Ludvig Aberg, in pursuit of a third PGA Tour title and the biggest win of his career, maintained ice-cool composure as he increased his overnight lead to three shots in the third round of The Players Championship on Saturday.,The 26-year-old, whose most recent vic...

Ludvig Aberg holes 2 eagles to surge to top of Players leaderboardPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Fueled by a blistering front nine that included two eagles, Sweden's Ludvig Aberg charged two strokes clear of the field in the second round of The Players Championship on Friday.,The 26-year-old, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour whose most recent victory came at last year...

WNBA, players union conclude overnight meeting without new CBA

A meeting between WNBA representatives and the players association ended early Wednesday morning without a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement, multiple outlets reported.,The meeting, held at a New York hotel, began at 5 p.m. Tuesday and ended about 12 hours later, ESPN reported. League of...

David Kelly named executive director of NBPA

David Kelly was elected the next executive director of the National Basketball Players Association.,Kelly, who has been the NBPA's managing director and general counsel since February 2025, will succeed Andre Iguodala, who will step down from the position at the end of his term in July, the union an...

NFLPA still plans to collect team report cards despite arbitration ruling

An NFL memo sent Friday morning informed all teams that the players association no longer can publish its annual report cards, which rank the franchises on everything from the locker room to the owner to the treatment of families.,That is the result of a grievance filed by the league against the NFL...

NFL: Team report cards must go after grievance ruling

An NFL memo sent Friday morning informed all teams that the players association no longer can distribute its annual report cards, which rank the franchises on everything from the locker room to the owner to the treatment of families.,That is the result of a grievance filed by the league against the ...

NWSL teams can exceed cap by $1M for 'high-impact players'

The NWSL introduced a new "High Impact Player Rule" on Tuesday that allows teams to exceed the salary cap by up to $1 million to help attract and retain star players.,The rule goes into effect on July 1, 2026.,"Ensuring our teams can compete for the best players in the world is critical to the conti...