Full list of every ESPYS 2026 Award winner

From Jalen Brunson to A'ja Wilson, see which athletes won at the 2026 ESPYS.

Messi, Argentina stun England late to reach final

Argentina sealed a dramatic semifinal comeback against England at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with two goals in the final five minutes to clinch a 2-1 win and book a World Cup final clas

Messi: Win over England meant most to our fans

Lionel Messi set up two goals in the dying minutes of Argentina's semifinal against England at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Wednesday to snatch a 2-1 win and a spot in the final Sunday

Tuchel vows to stay England boss, defends tactics

Thomas Tuchel vowed to stay on as England boss until Euro 2028 and defended his tactical adjustments in their World Cup semifinal loss to Argentina.

Clark: Missed call means playing with leg contusio...

Caitlin Clark was frustrated by a non-call midway through the second quarter Wednesday night and sounded off after the Fever's 88-75 loss to the Valkyries.

Sources: Kamara reworks deal to stay with Saints

Saints running back Alvin Kamara will play for New Orleans in 2026 on a reworked contract.

Reports: Brewers finalizing trade for McCullers

The Astros have traded right-hander Lance McCullers Jr., their longest-tenured pitcher, and lefty Colton Gordon to the Brewers for minor league outfielder Jadyn Fielder.

ASG GMs draft, trade jabs: 'Can you score enough?'...

Teresa Weatherspoon bragged about the competitiveness of her team as the 2026 WNBA All-Star draft concluded Wednesday. Her All-Star general manager counterpart Cynthia Cooper said

Anthropic moves closer to mega-IPO as bankers line up investor meetings

Anthropic is lining up investor meetings ahead of a potential IPO as soon as October as the AI startup behind looks to beat rival OpenAI to the public markets.

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: SpaceX, Apple, PayPal, Cava, Progressive, Micron & more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh's testimony to Senate banking committee hits on economy, interest rates

As part of congressionally mandated Capitol Hill appearances for the central bank leader, Warsh spoke Tuesday to the House financial services committee.

‘Arsenal of democracy’: Jamie Dimon announces $24 million effort to boost American shipbuilding

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon unveiled a $24 million package to bolster American shipbuilding, funding a new submarine facility at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Warren Buffett on the market today: 'It's tough to find values when everybody is preferring gambling'

The investor has been sharply critical of the stock market, one that he says is increasingly defined by speculative trading as opposed to long-term investing.

New York Fed President Williams says inflation has peaked, rates 'well positioned'

Williams cited five reasons why he expects the latest price surge has run its course.

Buffett says Trump's pick of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair was 'good choice'

Warren Buffett believes Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will do the best job he can.

Star analyst Dan Ives forms Yorkville Ives merchant bank after leaving Wedbush

The new firm, Yorkville Ives & Co., will combine investment banking, equity research, institutional trading and principal investing.

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: BlackRock, PayPal, ASML, Morgan Stanley & more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves premarket.

Warren Buffett calls Bill Gates' actions with Epstein 'distasteful' but says people make mistakes

The Berkshire Hathaway chairman left out the Gates Foundation from his annual charitable stock gifts for the first time in 20 years.

Families of 43 victims await verdict in Genoa bridge disaster

A large section of the giant Morandi motorway bridge crumbled and collapsed on to the railway tracks below.

US military to start screening for testosterone deficiency, Hegseth says

Hegseth says he is authorising hormone screening to ensure US troops "operate at your absolute best".

Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia, agent confirms

Neill died in Sydney on Monday, with his family saying his death was 'sudden and unexpected'.

More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests

There is more confidence in Xi Jinping than Donald Trump, the US think tank's survey indicates.

New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DR Congo forest

Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.

French MPs approve assisted dying law with strict rules after years of argument

The bill would allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults who meet strict criteria.

Russian attacks kill 14 as Ukraine hits Black Sea oil tankers

Civilian casualties are reported in a number of Ukrainian regions, while Kyiv hits 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea.

Special police team to investigate killing of an anti-migrant leader in South Africa

The March and March provincial leader died of his injuries in hospital several days after being shot.

Five arrested after Hong Kong police raid independent bookshops

Officials say they are suspected of selling "seditious" books which incited "hatred" against authorities.

US launches fresh strikes on Iran as Trump warns Tehran it 'better behave'

US President Donald Trump says he is yet to decide whether or not he will "finish off" Iran.

Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants unless Iran resumes talks

Trump's comments aired as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth day in a row and the US resumed blockading Iranian ports.

Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war

The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.

Strait of Hormuz 'faultline' exposes weakness of the US-Iran deal

Control of the waterway has become a key point of contention between the US and Iran, as a ceasefire deal falters.

Briton's Iran jail sentence extended by two years, family says

Relatives of Craig Foreman say his punishment is being extended for talking to the media from jail.

Israeli strike on police post in north Gaza kills seven, officials say

A senior officer in the Hamas-run police force was among those killed in the strike, which Israel's military says targeted "terrorists".

UAE condemns Iran's 'brazen' attack on tankers as US launches fresh strikes

The third consecutive night of US strikes on Iran came as Trump announced a 20% charge as part of a new blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.

Yemen's Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia after strikes on Sanaa airport

The Iran-backed Houthis blame Saudi Arabia for the attack in Yemen's capital and say they targeted Abha airport in response.

US and Iran trade fire as tensions rise over Strait of Hormuz

Within hours of the latest US attacks, Iran said it had struck US military assets in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain and Oman.

Skullcandy’s bass-boosting Crusher headphones now come with Bose’s ANC

Skullcandy announced a new version of its Crusher wireless headphones today featuring a few of Bose's audio technologies including its QuietControl ANC and head-tracking spatial au

HP’s OLED-equipped 2-in-1 laptop is a solid back-to-school deal

HP’s convertible OmniBook has a great feature set for the price. | Image: HP With storage and memory prices still at an all-time high, we’re happy to tell you about a solid deal

Apple’s reportedly raising the price for AppleCare Plus on Macs and iPads

An AppleCare Plus subscription for a Mac or iPad will cost more soon, with prices going up by $0.50 per month or $5 per year for new sign-ups while remaining the same for existing

Valve says iFixit will keep selling Steam Deck batteries after all

The Steam Deck’s internals, including the L-shaped battery. Valve has been incredibly friendly to customers who need repairs - which is why it was so surprising to hear that Val

xAI sues a man for using Grok to generate CSAM ‘deepfakes’

The Elon Musk-owned xAI is suing a South Carolina man who allegedly used the company's Grok AI chatbot to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In a lawsuit reported earlier

Brendan Carr plans to let broadcast giants dominate the airwaves

Federal Communications Commission | Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month on whether a single company can own broadcast sta

AI slop movies are the new direct-to-video cash grabs

This weekend, cinephiles across the world will march to their local theaters to feast their eyes on Christopher Nolan's new adaptation of The Odyssey. It's on track to rake in anyw

Something’s glowing on the Pixel 11’s camera bar

A new teaser for Google's upcoming Pixel 11 lineup reveals that the phones will feature some kind of glowing orb on the camera bar, as reported by 9to5Google. Google's store page f

Agentic orchestration: Enterprise AI organizations have a deployment problem, not a platform problem — and most are calling chatbots agents

Across 101 enterprises, agent orchestration is consolidating onto model-provider platforms — Anthropic’s Claude leads by a wide margin — chosen for the gravity of the underlying mo

Thinking Machines open sources first multimodal language model, Inkling, focused on low cost and 'resistance to censorship'

Enterprises looking to move more of their agentic AI workloads to open weights models they can customize, control and run on-premises or in virtual private clouds have a strong new

NYC carriage horse drivers make last stand at marathon City Hall hearing

Hundreds of people turned out to a City Council hearing on a bill to ban carriage horses on Wednesday. The city’s previous two mayors unsuccessfully attempted to ban carriage horse

Your guide to surviving the wildfire smoke enveloping NYC

Wildfire smoke in NYC. Health officials say staying safe in the heat should still be the top priority. [ more › ]

NJ has no workplace protections for the heat. A bill to create them is languishing.

Business groups say state Sen. Joe Cryan's bill is redundant with federal recommendations and would be onerously expensive. [ more › ]

NYC’s $6 billion power line from Canada likely down rest of July

Some residents meet their air conditioning needs on a day of record-breaking heat Gov. Hochul, who touted the Champlain Hudson Power Express as a win for clean energy and the city’

What NYC does when it's brutally, dangerously, disgustingly hot (like right now)

New Yorkers go shirtless as they try and beat the heat at Bryant Park in 2008. Heat warnings continue through Wednesday evening, but it's still going to be nasty Thursday and Frida

Mamdani appoints NYC's first 'public utility advocate' to help lower energy costs

In announcing the role, Mamdani’s office noted that New Yorkers pay some of the highest energy rates in the nation. [ more › ]

Phony real estate broker admits scamming NYC renters out of $100,000

In one case, a woman showed up to move into an apartment and found someone else living there, prosecutors say. [ more › ]

Early Addition: New York City is becoming increasingly Southern

Because we're getting all these chicken chains and now a Vanderbilt University campus, here are your early links: Paramedics want a raise, New Jersey does ice cream, dropping the "

Air quality worsens in NYC due to wildfire smoke, city makes masks available

A beachgoer pushes a cooler at the beach at Coney Island in Brooklyn. The city is under an Air Quality health advisory as the Canadian and Great Lakes wildfire smoke gradually move

NYC advances Bronx busway to speed commutes, improve safety along Tremont Avenue

An MTA bus drives along 42nd Street as the sun rises on November 24, 2025, in New York City. City officials say the city’s busways have been shown to boost bus speeds by as much as