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Rory McIlroy won the Masters, finally. The roars told the story

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A concoction of sweaty bodies and long-lens cameras was deadlocked in the upper left-hand corner of the

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2025 NFL Draft matchmaker: Best fits for Cam Ward, Jaxson Dart, other top QBs

Read Dane Brugler’s 2025 ‘The Beast’ NFL Draft guide. At least beyond Cam Ward, there is no consensus on where each of

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Masters fashion: Stretching the concept of quiet luxury underneath a giant oak tree

Follow live coverage of the final round of the 2025 Masters AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters will never be cheugy. It

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Inside Mohamed Salah’s contract saga: Lawyer’s concerns, Saudi interest – and a deal that pleases everyone

In the end, the news that Mohamed Salah will remain at Liverpool was delivered with a humorous tagline. “More in

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Carlos Alcaraz’s ‘My Way’ documentary trailer and a tennis tweener trick shot from heaven

If a player hits a running trick shot to save a break point, but later gets broken off three unforced

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How do you fix an NHL arena where the fans don’t cheer? ‘Play in the sandbox’

It was a small moment in the Toronto Maple Leafs season, a late-January footnote that most of the NHL hardly

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Ja Morant switches to grenade gesture after NBA fined All-Star for finger-gun 3-point celebration

After the NBA fined Ja Morant $75,000 last week for making finger-gun gesture celebrations, the Memphis Grizzlies star has found

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Paralyzed in a crash, Robert Wickens kept on racing, and now he’s adding a new chapter

The crash was horrifying. During a 2018 IndyCar race, the wheels of Robert Wickens’ car clipped those of Ryan Hunter-Reay’s

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MLB Power Rankings: Braves with a big drop; How about that NL West?

By Grant Brisbee, Chad Jennings and Levi Weaver Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers —

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Making the jump from college hoops to the NFL: ‘I was like, what? Change sports?’

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After pouring in 19 points for Coastal Carolina in a first-round loss to Southern Miss in the

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MLB players won’t even pay to read this article: ‘You stay rich by being cheap’

In 2009, Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke went viral after telling Yahoo Sports he was boycotting Chipotle’s guacamole. “I

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Inside Draymond Green’s defensive mind, which seeks to ‘completely destroy’ you

The Golden State Warriors’ regular season will end on a Sunday afternoon at Chase Center in one of Draymond Green’s

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Reader poll results – Discussing Kevin De Bruyne and the most influential midfielders of the Premier League era

“Always I have to be careful for the respect for the players that have played incredible roles, but there’s no

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Meet the MIT physicist turned Marlins coach behind the ‘torpedo’ bats used by the Yankees

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees’ bats were the story of the team’s franchise-record nine-home run day against the

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The Cubs are one of MLB’s top revenue machines. So why aren’t they paying for more players?

By Patrick Mooney, Ken Rosenthal and Sahadev Sharma CHICAGO — At first glance, the post from an X user named

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The Final Four coaches, scored and ranked: It’s Boomers vs. Millennials

One of the four head coaches left working in the men’s NCAA Tournament will win his first national championship Monday

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Why tennis media is a fragmented mess, from Grand Slam broadcast rights to social media highlights

Alexandra Eala had the biggest week of her tennis career at the Miami Open in March. She beat three Grand

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Olivia Miles’ transfer portal entrance highlights power shift in women’s basketball

The top of the 2025 WNBA Draft experienced a major shakeup when Olivia Miles entered the transfer portal. Miles was

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From UberEats driver to NHL goalie: Inside the unlikeliest start in hockey history

Three years ago, Brandon Halverson had all but given up on his hockey dream. He was delivering UberEats and groceries

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MLB Power Rankings: Rangers, Yankees on the rise; Dodgers are right where you think they are

By Tim Britton, Johnny Flores Jr. and Andy McCullough Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers

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The ex-Real Madrid striker who had not scored for 1,135 days or played in 304 – and a glorious return

Three hundred and four days is a long time for a footballer to go without playing in a game. And

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‘Scaremongering’ or a cause for concern? Why the F1 engine debate is intensifying ahead of 2026

There has been growing excitement within Formula One over the potential return of the V10 engines. That roaring sound is

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Ranking the best players in the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal

More than 1,000 Division I men’s basketball players have entered the transfer portal since it opened on March 24. That’s

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Visually impaired NBA fans experience the game on a new level with haptic device

PORTLAND, Ore. — Brian Vu has been a fan of the NBA for 14 years, but he has never experienced

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NFL projection model: Raiders, Commanders winning the offseason; 49ers, Cowboys slipping

The NFL offseason is well underway, and while the upcoming NFL Draft will shake things up even more, there has

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The real Novak Djokovic tries to stand up in front of Serena Williams in Miami

MIAMI — After two decades of professional tennis, 99 career singles titles and 24 Grand Slam triumphs, Novak Djokovic has

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Viktor Hovland and the case for perfectionism

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — There was Viktor Hovland, moments after winning his first PGA Tour championship in 18 months, after

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Analysing Jamal Musiala’s bizarre corner goal for Germany against Italy

On average, about one in every 30 corners leads to a goal. The success rate tends to go up dramatically,

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Jamie Mulgrew, an 11th league title with Linfield and the thirst for further success

“My phone kept buzzing with messages, but I was so tired, I went straight to sleep — I hadn’t realised

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Breslow’s Red Sox front-office audit resulted in painful cuts. Will the changes bring wins?

In the 17 months since the Boston Red Sox hired Craig Breslow as chief baseball officer — their fourth leadership

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When should Jaxson Dart be drafted? Evaluating pros and cons of the Ole Miss QB

Mississippi’s Jaxson Dart is this NFL Draft cycle’s most divisive quarterback. Some evaluators think he’s a mid-round pick, while ESPN’s

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NBA free agency: Russell Westbrook, Quentin Grimes and the odd situations that loom

Get ready for a different kind of free agency this summer: Less wild, perhaps, but weirder. At first, the 2025

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The hecklers are targeting Rory McIlroy. His challenge is to resist golf’s unruly spectators

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Two thick, beefy strong boys with snug polos and holstered pistols walked, chests out, up

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In star-studded Los Angeles, it’s JuJu Watkins’ show

LOS ANGELES — USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb and her star player, JuJu Watkins, were invited to the annual Los Angeles

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The BookKeeper – Exploring Manchester City’s finances during a season of change

The Athletic has appointed Chris Weatherspoon as its first dedicated football finance writer. Chris is a chartered accountant who will be

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‘Can’t-miss’ men’s NCAA Tournament games on Thursday and Friday: truTV FTW?

The NCAA Tournament’s 32-game feast across Thursday and Friday is one of the most highly anticipated TV stretches of the

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MLB wants Japan to cheer for more than the Dodgers and Ohtani. The prize could be billions

TOKYO — During the early innings of a nighttime exhibition between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Yomiuri Giants, Nori Kawana

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Can a new college football stadium buy a seat at the table? Inside USF’s $340 million bet

TAMPA, Fla. — In September 2021, Will Weatherford stood between green and gold balloons under a white canopy and made

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2025 NCAA Tournament bracket picks: Why CJ Moore has Florida topping Duke for national title

The men’s basketball selection committee had an easy job at the top of the bracket this year. The 2025 NCAA

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Remembering Greg Gumbel: Viewers relied on him from Selection Sunday to ‘One Shining Moment’

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 Men’s March Madness Selection Show Ever the gentleman, Greg Gumbel reached out

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The funniest 2025 March Madness bracket names: Picking our favorites

There’s not too much shame in a botched March Madness bracket. The NCAA Tournament is compressed chaos in single elimination,

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Is Alexander Isak the striker who troubles Virgil van Dijk more than any other?

You could make a strong case that this year’s Carabao Cup final will see Europe’s most threatening striker come up

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Mirra Andreeva’s tennis rise looked inevitable. Then Conchita Martinez sped it up

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Conchita Martinez, one of the queen bees of tennis, had done just about everything there was

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NBA Awards Watch: Rookie of the Year race leaves a lot to be desired

We’re doing our NBA Awards Watch every Thursday until the end of the regular season, and each week we’ll emphasize

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Inside the women’s hockey powerhouse led by ‘Miracle on Ice’ legend Mark Johnson

MADISON, Wis. — Three hours before the Wisconsin Badgers were set to practice on a Tuesday afternoon in late January,

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Play Connections: Sports Edition. Tackle Today’s Puzzle.

Group sports terms that share a common thread.

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Bidding on Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch card nears his 2025 salary

An 11-year-old boy from Los Angeles who pulled the Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch card will likely sell it for

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In Sam Darnold, Seahawks got a younger, cheaper QB. It won’t matter unless they support him

The Seattle Seahawks have their Geno Smith replacement in Sam Darnold. Now they need to get him some help. Seattle’s

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Manchester United announce plans for new 100,000-capacity stadium

Manchester United intend to build a 100,000-capacity new stadium rather than redevelop their existing Old Trafford home. United announced the

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SailGP Championship: From towering catamarans racing at 60mph to $12.8m in prize money. Is this F1 on the water?

Humans have sailed the oceans for centuries. But, as a spectator sport, sailing has barely made a dent in the

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NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch 2025: Teams with the most and least to gain this week

(Editor’s note: This article is part of the Bracket Central series, an inside look at the run-up to the men’s & women’s NCAA

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2025 MLB Franchise Rankings: Dodgers closing in on No. 1 team of past 25 years

It’s time for another round of the tested, trusted, completely objective, never-been-questioned, all-math, no-bias MLB franchise rankings. First, a change:

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Why Canadians are stung by Wayne Gretzky’s silence

As Canada played through controversy at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, its most beloved and iconic sports star grabbed

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How Shai Gilgeous-Alexander forged his own path to the NBA MVP conversation

A formerly “puny” man could not find anyone tall enough to guard him. A few years into his professional career,

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NHL trade deadline winners and losers: Mikko Rantanen, Brad Marchand reshape Stanley Cup race

What the 2025 NHL trade deadline lacked in quantity, it made up for in quality. After all, it’s not often

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What teams think of the 2025 Club World Cup: Opportunity, concerns and financial benefits

The expanded Club World Cup begins in 100 days, with the 32-team tournament taking place in the United States from

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Naomi Osaka calls Indian Wells loss to Camila Osorio the worst match she has ever played

Naomi Osaka showed that she is on the road to recovery from the abdominal injury that forced her out of

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Ranking 40 years of men’s NCAA Tournament champions, from 2024 UConn to 1985 Villanova

This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation across sport about the key players, front offices, teams,

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Patrick Mouratoglou’s tennis partnership with Naomi Osaka and coaching superstars

The way phenomenal and accomplished athletes’ minds work can often catch regular folks off-guard. How is it that a tennis

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Accused of giving away his team’s pitches, Derek Bender reckons with the world’s mistrust

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Every once in a while, Derek Bender will send a text to one of his former teammates.

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Lazerus: Bill Zito’s Panthers, Kyle Davidson’s Blackhawks and the road not taken

It’s entirely possible that four or five summers from now, Connor Bedard’s name will be etched on the Stanley Cup.

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Honestly, Ruben, maybe you should try not saying what’s on your mind for a change

A few years ago, I got into a lift with a former colleague I knew a little but wouldn’t exactly

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Is Arch Manning ready to take over at Texas, then the NFL? Just ask his former teammates

INDIANAPOLIS — Arch Manning is at least a year away from fielding questions at the NFL Scouting Combine. Still, his

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Neymar back to Barcelona: Is that a good idea?

No, you’re not dreaming, it is the year 2025. You might be wondering how on earth, then, we are sitting

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Court Vision: Why is NCAA Tournament expansion talk a thing? Is Gonzaga really in trouble?

Did March sneak up on anyone else? We have been enjoying the regular season so much that we kind of

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Watkins, Betts or Hidalgo? Our experts debate who should win women’s basketball POY

The Athletic’s debate series features two writers breaking down a specific topic. In this edition, Chantel Jennings and Ben Pickman

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Why the Texas Rangers are betting on Joc Pederson for a championship revival

SURPRISE, Ariz. — The groundwork for Joc Pederson becoming a Texas Ranger was laid last September, when Rangers president of

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With Rubiales gone (and guilty of sexual assault), is Spanish football rethinking how it treats women?

Last Friday night, Spain’s women’s team played their first game since Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault for

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NHL agent poll: Best and worst owners, Connor McDavid’s contract, future GMs

Who are the best and toughest front offices to deal with in the NHL? Which owners are known for giving

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Yankees will no longer play Frank Sinatra’s ‘New York, New York’ after losses

TAMPA, Fla. — Just days after the New York Yankees amended one of the most recognizable rules in American professional

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Journeyman Brian Campbell stuns even himself with first PGA Tour win: ‘I’m freaking out’

Brian Campbell came out on top at the Mexico Open on Sunday night as viewers were treated to some sudden-death

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Amid the 4 Nations noise, Canada reclaims its throne as ‘the king of hockey’

They crossed the 49th parallel, from Manitoba into North Dakota — and drove through day and night — across eight states and more

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‘Never refer to us as Tottenham’ may seem a small edict but it says a lot about the modern game

Back in my early twenties, I was at a party at a rooftop bar trapped in a round of small

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Tottenham are asking not to be called Tottenham

Eagle-eyed viewers of Sky Sports’ coverage of Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-0 win against Manchester United last Sunday will have noticed a

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U.S.-Canada 4 Nations Face-Off final draws 9.3 million viewers, most-watched NHL-sanctioned game in decades

Take two proud hockey countries in a best-on-best final, add a massive dose of geopolitics into the equation, and then

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MLS preview roundtable: Staff predictions for league’s 30th season

MLS’s 30th season kicks off Saturday a few miles away from where the league’s 29th campaign ended. The LA Galaxy

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Jenni Hermoso was not the victim people wanted her to be – we should be grateful to her for that

The important thing about the sentencing of Luis Rubiales is not whether he will go to prison, or how many

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Kevin Durant and the 15 pregame minutes that’ve helped shape his game and career

PHOENIX — Almost like clockwork, Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant appears 90 minutes before each home game, walking onto the

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Why Lewis Hamilton feels revitalized at Ferrari: ‘I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be’

When Lewis Hamilton put on his Ferrari race suit for the first time ahead of his maiden test for the

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Canadian teammates on Sidney Crosby: ‘When he’s in your locker room, you always think you’re going to win’

BOSTON — When Drew Doughty got his first taste of best-on-best hockey, he was the youngest member of Team Canada

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How Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s sons became pawns in viral betting ploy gone awry

The graphics sprang up across social media, some in the yellow and blue of Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr, others

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Potential NFL salary-cap cuts for all 32 teams: From Cooper Kupp to Davante Adams and more

Not every NFL team is blessed with cap space this offseason. The New England Patriots, for example, have little worry

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Q&A: Rose Zhang on her TGL investment, the LPGA’s future and slow play

There are a lot of things to admire about Rose Zhang. Before turning pro two years ago, she was arguably

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The best Victor Wembanyama cards to collect: Rookie cards and where to find his autographs

There are some athletes who at a young age simply seem destined to achieve greatness, and Victor Wembanyama is one

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The impact of being only player from your country to play in the Premier League

Gunnar Nielsen’s Premier League career was brief. Extremely brief, in fact: it lasted 17 minutes. The goalkeeper was introduced as

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Premier League ACL injuries: Examining the scale and causes of this season’s ‘epidemic’

Anterior cruciate ligament injuries. They are four words that strike dread into the hearts of footballers at every level and,

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Remembering Wilt Chamberlain’s 1 year with the Globetrotters: A ‘childhood dream’

(Editor’s note: This week, in honor of Black History Month, The Athletic will highlight the Harlem Globetrotters and their contributions

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Johni Broome’s chase for greatness and ‘embodiment of the American dream’

AUBURN, Ala. — Pastor Carl McKay goes back with the Broome family of Plant City, Fla. So far back, he

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NCAA committee recommends adding flag football as emerging sport for women

An NCAA committee recommended on Wednesday adding flag football to its emerging women’s sports program, a significant step toward it

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Travis Kelce passes Jerry Rice for most career Super Bowl receptions in loss to Eagles

Despite missing out on another championship ring, Travis Kelce added another accolade to his resume Sunday when he surpassed Jerry

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From Super Bowls to Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali to ‘last resort,’ the Superdome has seen it all

NEW ORLEANS — Spring 1982. Sixteen seconds left in the NCAA final, and a skinny freshman from North Carolina buries

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Super Bowl LIX media preview: Tom Brady, record audience, Terry Bradshaw’s future and more

Richard Deitsch and Andrew Marchand are sports media writers for The Athletic. They converse every couple of weeks on sports

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One last MLB free agent for every team: Finding new homes for 30 available players

Spring training is around the corner, and the free agent market has been stripped of its universal impact. What’s left

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F1 teenager Kimi Antonelli just got his driver’s license — right on time to replace Lewis Hamilton

Andrea Kimi Antonelli was more nervous than he had been for some time. A racing driver’s career can often hinge

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The baseball statistic that’s changing MLB — for better or worse

Major League Baseball recently released a report about pitcher injuries. It was the culmination of interviews with 200 subject-matter experts

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Inside the top-secret trade negotiations that made Luka Dončić a Laker

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NBA trade deadline. The Los Angeles Lakers walked away from the most

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Why didn’t Arsenal or Man Utd sign a forward? Have Spurs done enough? Key transfer window questions answered

The transfer window might have closed on Monday night, but the question marks remain. As you sit here on Tuesday

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Julie Stewart-Binks on a career derailed by alleged sexual assault: ‘What could my life have been?’

Last week, Julie Stewart-Binks sat in an empty lounge on the rooftop of a hotel near her apartment in New

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Looking to calm your nerves? Here are 4 tips from Super Bowl champions

While running out onto the field for the first time before Super Bowl LIV’s kickoff in 2020, Chiefs punter Dustin

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The revamped Champions League: A success or a Super League devoid of jeopardy?

At a time when some events are banning phones to ensure the audience is properly engaged in the experience, the

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Five stars, seven figures, zero eligibility: Why are the Bewley twins still paying?

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s a scene inside the Lemerand Center on an unfairly cold Wednesday night in early January. A

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Man City’s Premier League charges – exploring what their past cases and evidence reveals

On February 6, 2023, Manchester City were charged by the Premier League with more than 100 breaches of the competition’s

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For Palisades High players, baseball offers normalcy amid a charred L.A. landscape

CHEVIOT HILLS, Calif. — The Palisades Charter High School J.V. baseball team huddled on the all-dirt infield of their temporary

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Ahead of 2025 debut, Scottie Scheffler details how he hurt hand in ‘stupid’ kitchen accident making ravioli

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Scottie Scheffler was attempting to make homemade ravioli on Christmas Day — with limited equipment in

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How the Australian Open became the tennis Silicon Valley, from roofs to party courts

MELBOURNE, Australia — There are plenty of reasons to travel to Melbourne for the Australian Open each January, especially from

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Antony: From a €95m Man Utd signing to a low-key loan exit in under three years

For INEOS, a regime intending to get to grips with Manchester United’s status as a loss-making enterprise, the potential €100million

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Top 100 MLB prospects 2025: Keith Law’s rankings, with Roman Anthony at No. 1

Welcome to this year’s ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball. I’ve been compiling and writing such rankings for

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How Unrivaled became the WNBA free agency hub of all chatter, gossip and deal-making

MEDLEY, Fla. — On the eve of WNBA free agency beginning last Tuesday, several league decision-makers gathered under the same

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USWNT’s Naomi Girma completes Chelsea move for record transfer fee in women’s soccer

USWNT defender Naomi Girma has completed her move from the San Diego Wave to Chelsea and become the most expensive

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Marchand: NBC’s Mike Florio is wrong in his Fox criticism about Tom Brady

Everybody wants to cover sports media, but maybe everyone shouldn’t. Mike Florio, “Pro Football Talk” aggregator/insider/gadfly extraordinaire, is on the

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Mourning Michael Newberry: ‘He made me proud beyond words – I don’t know why that night he felt he couldn’t ring us’

“Me and Michael would always talk, every day, without fail,” says Ethan Devine. On December 30, Devine sent Michael Newberry,

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Lewis Hamilton’s first week at Ferrari: Louboutin boots, a dream fulfilled and a proud mom

“This is the one!” Lewis Hamilton could not hide his excitement as he walked among the road cars in the

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Ravens TE Mark Andrews says he’s ‘devastated’ in first public comments since playoff loss

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews took to Instagram on Thursday, breaking his silence following multiple fourth-quarter miscues — a

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Ben Shelton slams ‘embarrassing and disrespectful’ interviews by Australian Open broadcasters

MELBOURNE, Australia — Ben Shelton, the 22-year-old American who made the Australian Open semifinals Wednesday with a win over Lorenzo

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Projecting final 4 NFL playoff teams’ odds to win Super Bowl, with conference title game analysis

The road to the Super Bowl goes through Kansas City. After dispatching the Houston Texans, the Chiefs will play in

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After knocking off Ravens, ‘different’ Bills turn their attention to all-too-familiar Chiefs

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — With every Ravens turnover, every field goal forced instead of surrendering a touchdown, and every failed

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Eagles ride Saquon Barkley, defense to NFC Championship Game in win vs. Rams: Key takeaways

The Philadelphia Eagles advanced to the conference championship game for the second time in the last three seasons after a

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What do the numbers say about competitiveness in the postseason for NFL, college football?

One evening after the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff concluded with four blowout games staged on campus, ESPN host Scott

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Emma Navarro keeps her eye on the ball at the Australian Open as tennis limelight shines brighter

MELBOURNE, Australia — A seriously cold December afternoon in midtown Manhattan, in the lobby of a hotel off Central Park.

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Will Liverpool win this Premier League title – and, if so, when? Our experts’ views

It is 76 days since Liverpool moved back to the top of the 2024-25 Premier League table with a 2-1

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Emma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek’s Australian Open match reunites two teenage Grand Slam winners

MELBOURNE, Australia — In 2020, Iga Swiatek won her first Grand Slam title at 19. The following year, Emma Raducanu

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Naomi Osaka’s Australian Open and the rediscovery of a tennis superpower

MELBOURNE, Australia — For Naomi Osaka, this journey to the other side of the world is starting to become a

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PSR is not perfect, but the Premier League’s shock therapy has had an effect

An air of desperation hung over a handful of Premier League clubs last summer. Accounting years were drawing to a

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Will Ichiro Suzuki be the baseball Hall of Fame’s second unanimous selection?

Could Ichiro Suzuki become the second-ever player unanimously voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum? Will Billy

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The Briefing: Arsenal’s worrying start to 2025, a fix for the FA Cup and Walker’s legacy

Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the

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Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur, the two poles of Aussie tennis at the Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia — Here on the island that was once the center of the men’s tennis world — the land

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Milk and murder: The tragedy that overshadows Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley

Belmont Drive runs parallel to Rocky Lane, a noisy thoroughfare in Liverpool that blurs into West Derby Road, connecting the

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Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton heard the haters, and now he and Indiana are clapping back

The trolls finally got one, but not for long. NBA social media has become a cesspool of negativity, where fans

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Artificial intelligence could transform football. So what might the future look like?

“It’s totally feasible that an artificial intelligence (AI) agent could simulate more football in 24 hours than has ever been

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Could a small-market team be a surprise fit for Roki Sasaki? Parsing his agent’s words

At last month’s Winter Meetings in Dallas, agent Joel Wolfe held court in front of a large group of reporters

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Ilona Maher sprinkles her stardust on England – U.S. rugby icon’s new team has had to find a bigger home stadium

Asked if she felt tired after spending over an hour posing for pictures with hundreds of fans, Ilona Maher channels

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Predicting where the top 15 remaining MLB free agents will sign: Who lands Sasaki?

The Mets signed Juan Soto to a record-breaking $765 million deal, the Yankees landed Max Fried with a $218 million

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Patriots fire Jerod Mayo, expected to pursue Mike Vrabel as next head coach

FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots are making a change at head coach, splitting with Jerod Mayo just one

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Coco Gauff beats Iga Swiatek to help USA win United Cup title over Poland in Australia

Coco Gauff moved her head-to-head with Iga Swiatek one small step in the right direction with a 6-4, 6-4 win

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Marcus Rashford at Manchester United. What’s going on?

It was a conversation with Ruben Amorim at the start of December that goes some way to explaining why Marcus

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Luke Littler: How the 17-year-old achieved sporting greatness and put himself on a path alongside Pele and Serena Williams

At the end of the second set of the final of the World Darts Championship, the biggest game in one

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