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Scenes from an electric NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden

by Derek Futterman

8 hours ago

When the final buzzer sounded at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, the crowd remained on its feet giving...

United States' Folarin Balogun, right, scores as Paraguay's Omar Alderete watches during the World Cup Group D soccer match in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)

USMNT opener sets viewership marks on English, Spanish-language TV

by Jon Lewis

11 hours ago

The first United States World Cup match on home soil in more than three decades delivered on both English...

New York, NY - June 10, 2026 - Madison Square Garden: Karl-Anthony Towns (32), Mitchell Robinson (23), and Josh Hart (3) of the New York Knicks after winning game four of the 2026 NBA Finals.
(Photo by Marcus Stevens / ESPN Images)

Knicks-Spurs officially most-watched Finals since ’98 through Game 4

by Jon Lewis

1 day ago

The Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals is now the most-watched since the end of the Michael Jordan era.

3ENX0TR Mexiko Stadt, Mexico. 11th June, 2026. Soccer, Men: World Cup, Mexico vs. South Africa, First Round, Group A, Matchday 1, Mexico City Stadium. Players from both teams in action while the attendance figure is displayed on the scoreboard. Credit: Tom Weller/dpa/Alamy Live News

FIFA World Cup sets viewership marks right out of the gate

by Jon Lewis

2 days ago

If the opening match is any indication, any number of viewership records will be falling during the FIFA World...

Comments 1

Jason Peck says:

19 years ago

Gotta love some chessboxing…if only ESPN would quit talking about NASCAR so much and give it some real coverage. Same goes for any one of the other “real” sports such as Carmen Electra’s NWWL or the Pillow Fight League…