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Shedeur Sanders’ recruiting pitch to bring talent to Colorado is playing out as promised

BOULDER, Colo. — Terrell Timmons Jr. was, like so many now, sold on the grandiose vision. The transfer wide receiver

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Each NBA team’s biggest concern a month into the 2024-25 regular season

We’re about a month into the NBA season, and while the injury bug has bitten nearly every team in one

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Sara Errani serves up another tennis trophy for Italy at the Billie Jean King Cup

MALAGA, Spain — Sara Errani stands at the baseline and exhales deeply. She is about to hit a second serve,

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Will NBA expansion bring the SuperSonics back to Seattle? ‘There’s just too much karma’

SEATTLE — When the SuperSonics left here in 2008, Brent Barry felt it in his gut. There was an emptiness,

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NHL player poll: As sports betting increases, so do harassing messages — and Venmo requests

There doesn’t have to be a milestone moment or viral play for an NHL player’s phone to be flooded with

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Rafael Nadal retires from tennis at Davis Cup after Spain lose to Netherlands

MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal’s professional tennis career is over, his final match a 6-4, 6-4 defeat to Botic Van

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Pulisic celebrates USMNT goal by copying Trump’s dance moves: ‘I just thought it was funny’

ST. LOUIS — U.S. men’s national team star Christian Pulisic became the latest professional athlete to celebrate on the field

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Teams suing NASCAR — Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports — to race in 2025

While the outcome of the antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR remains unclear, there’s now one certainty: The teams suing NASCAR —

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Among the stakes when Falcons, Broncos meet Sunday: Elliss family bragging rights

As the Denver Broncos prepared to make their third-round pick in the NFL Draft in April, they were ecstatic to

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Why an NFL star fell in love with Wrexham: ‘They could lose every match and I would still support this club’

At first glance, former NFL quarterback Joey Harrington’s career doesn’t have too many parallels with Wrexham or soccer, a sport

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Volleyball players, coach sue San Jose State, Mountain West for allowing transgender athlete

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Colorado against the Mountain West and its commissioner, Gloria Nevarez, seeks emergency injunctive relief

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Caitlin Clark’s morning on the LPGA Tour: Shanked shots, pured drives and so many fans

BELLAIR, Fla. — There were hushed tones and whispers as 6:30 came and went, as each minute ticked closer to

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Joel Embiid’s return gives Sixers hope again — but they’ve heard this song before

PHILADELPHIA — Not much changed in the ending. The Philadelphia 76ers walked off their home floor again, with a bevy

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Why isn’t Alexander Mogilny in the Hockey Hall of Fame? There are clues

Alexander Mogilny won’t be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night. He has been eligible for 15

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College Football Playoff 2024 projections: Hello Deion! Colorado is in as the No. 4 seed

Alabama’s 42-13 blitzkrieg at LSU coupled with Ole Miss’ 28-10 rout of Georgia has created quite the muddled mess in

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Indiana edges Michigan to reach 10 wins, likely Playoff and wants more: What is this world?

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana junior receiver Elijah Sarratt, a zero-star recruit as a high schooler in Virginia, delivered a figurative

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NFL Week 10 top storylines: Russell Wilson vs. Commanders, Broncos-Chiefs, can Lions stay hot?

Believe it or not, Week 10 of the NFL regular season already is upon us, and a sense of urgency

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Women’s basketball isn’t having a moment. This is our new reality

I was in the seventh grade the first time sports writing gave me a visceral feeling. UConn capped a 39-0

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The NFL is heading to Germany – and the country has fallen for American football

A weekly ritual begins when the clock strikes 7pm on a Sunday in Germany. Whether over a barbecue, a meet-up

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Travis Kelce says brother Jason was ‘defending’ their family in phone-smashing incident

Travis Kelce said his brother Jason Kelce was defending his family when he reacted to a heckling fan Saturday by

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How Max Verstappen can win the drivers’ championship in Las Vegas and light up F1’s glitziest race

This article is part of the “Beyond the Track” series, a dive on the surrounding scene, glamor and culture that

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Michael Jordan’s 23XI, NASCAR have first preliminary hearing regarding antitrust lawsuit

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 23XI Racing co-owners Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin started off NASCAR championship week by facing the sanctioning

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Before Dan Hurley’s UConn master class, he was a high school history teacher

Juan Santamaria’s World History II teacher comes up often, more than any 38-year-old’s high school teacher should. Santamaria recently attended

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Paige Bueckers vs. JuJu Watkins: How UConn, USC stars will keep women’s basketball in spotlight

USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb noticed a stranger approaching. She thought maybe she had spilled something and he was going

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Joel Embiid shoves columnist in 76ers locker room, per sources; NBA to investigate the incident

By David Aldridge, Tony Jones and Sam Amick Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid shoved a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist in

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Indiana continues undefeated season with first 9-0 start in program history

Indiana football is 9-0 for the first time in program history, emphatically, a 47-10 win at Michigan State welcoming the

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The minds behind EA Sports FC, NBA 2K, Madden soundtracks seek music from everywhere but the obvious

Steve Schnur can’t sleep. He calls it a blessing and a curse. In pursuit of the next great sports video

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Emma Hayes struck balance between USWNT celebration and evaluation, winning the October window

Center back Naomi Girma stole the show in Louisville as the U.S. women’s national team wrapped up the international window

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How long passes by goalkeepers went from practical to tactical

The death of the long ball has been frequently pronounced as football has evolved in the past few years. Playing

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Manchester United agree deal to hire Ruben Amorim as head coach

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Sporting Lisbon over the hire of Ruben Amorim as head coach. As part

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Why don’t goalkeepers wear caps anymore?

Brad and Charlie Hart are season-ticket holders at Spurs. Father and son, they always sit near the tunnel at the

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‘How do I boil the water?’ The cooking adventures of young NHL players

Brett Harrison felt like making chicken and pasta for a pregame meal, which makes him like most professional hockey players.

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Bronny James’ ex-teachers, teammates in Ohio recall a kid who ‘wasn’t above anyone else’

BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Carrie Brown was an exasperated middle-school teacher who had a famous student she knew she could

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When it comes to political expression, does the NFL have double standards?

Following a victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa interrupted several teammates’ postgame

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Carlos Sainz’s F1 Mexico GP win pushes Ferrari closer to a ‘perfect goodbye’

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A year after Adam Johnson’s death, why are NHL players resistant to skate-cut protection?

The thought comes in flashes, sudden reminders. When a player gets checked into the bench and his legs dangle over

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Kylian Mbappe’s curious Clasico debut: Eight offsides, some big misses and clipped confidence

The date was November 24, 2018. As referee Juan Martinez Munuera blew the whistle for full time, a disappointed Real

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In a World Series built on stars, Shohei Ohtani’s absence would be diminishing

LOS ANGELES – It’s too soon to panic, too soon to form any opinion, really. If the initial diagnosis the

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Week 8 NFL roundtable: Cowboys-49ers, NFC North prowess, Bucs injuries and Browns’ woes

A sudden shift could take place for more than a few NFL teams in Week 8. The Atlanta Falcons and

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Army and Navy are in the College Football Playoff race. Which means they could play twice

The Army–Navy game occupies a special, yet peculiar position on the college football calendar. Its significance is undeniable, given the

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Penalty shootout defeats are still defeats. It’s time to count them as such

Manchester City are a brilliant football team. Since Pep Guardiola took charge in 2016, his side have collected more Premier

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Top 45 MLB free agents for 2024-25 with contract predictions, team fits: Will Soto get $600M+?

MLB free agency is almost here so it’s time for my annual ranking of the top free agents with contract predictions and the

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NFL Power Rankings Week 8: Are Packers, Steelers, Seahawks contenders?

The Week 8 Power Rankings are here, and it’s time to take a closer look at everyone’s resume. After all,

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Knicks fans are starting to believe again in a team built by ‘smart dorks’

The Charlotte Hornets’ first home preseason game felt more like it was being played 600-plus miles northeast, between Seventh and

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Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 8: BYU can no longer be ignored

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. It’s time to take notice

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Lionel Messi at the Club World Cup makes sense – but how he got there is ridiculous

FIFA isn’t hiding it anymore. When you’re in desperate need of a big broadcast deal and some major American sponsors

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USC has invested heavily in Lincoln Riley and his staff. Where are the results?

Lincoln Riley is the fourth-highest-paid coach in college football, according to USA Today’s database. It’s a pretty safe bet to

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Week 8’s top 10 college football games: Georgia-Texas, Alabama-Tennessee and much more

On the heels of two of the more riveting weeks of college football in recent memory comes a jam-packed Saturday

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F1 meets Georgia-Texas: Austin readies for one of its biggest sports weekends

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Danielle Collins postpones tennis retirement plans, will play WTA Tour 2025

World No. 9 Danielle Collins has postponed her plan to retire from tennis at the end of the 2024 season,

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As Mets show fatigue in NLCS, time could be ticking on their magical season

NEW YORK — When Francisco Lindor led off the bottom of the seventh inning, reality reduced Citi Field’s a cappella

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Shohei Ohtani adds to Dodgers postseason highlight reel with late-game moonshot

NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani perked up when he heard his name. “I told him,” Dodgers backup catcher Austin Barnes

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Which college football coaches have the hottest seats at the midseason mark?

It’s the midpoint of the college football season and usually, the coaching carousel is spinning much faster. It’s spinning slower

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Thomas Tuchel: England have hired a ‘winner’ but that is no guarantee in international football

At least Thomas Tuchel is likely to be spared the kind of reception that awaited Sven-Goran Eriksson when the Swede

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NBA predictions: How bottom of the Eastern Conference will play out in 2024-25

I always like to start my NBA previews at the bottom and work my way up. And when it comes

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Breanna Stewart, Liberty even WNBA Finals series with Game 2 win over Lynx

NEW YORK — There was no singular way for members of the New York Liberty to turn the page after

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Rafael Nadal is retiring from tennis right on time

For more than 20 years, Rafael Nadal leaned into his reputation for authenticity. Roger Federer was the tennis politician, an

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Football and CBD: A complicated relationship

A couple of years ago, Hannah Deacon took a call from a football agent. Deacon, who had no background in

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How Tom Brady could buy into the Raiders and why he wants a piece of the NFL pie

Tom Brady, a surefire future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee and arguably the greatest player in NFL history, could

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Dominik Hašek vs. the NHL: Why a legendary goalie shunned the Global Series spotlight

PRAGUE — The NHL opened its regular season in Prague last week with two Global Series games between the Buffalo

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Jurgen Klopp’s move to Red Bull seems surprising but it shouldn’t be

As Liverpool’s manager, Jurgen Klopp did not like long meetings. Rather than sitting around, poring over the latest big decision,

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The road to Ford’s F1 return with Red Bull: ‘I’m a great believer in fate’

This article is part of our Origin Stories series, an inside look at the backstories of the clubs, drivers, and

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Browns need a QB change to salvage what’s left of their season

LANDOVER, Md. — It’s the first week of October and the Browns’ season has ended before the Guardians season. At 1-4,

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Cooper Flagg’s Duke debut just the beginning in season full of highly anticipated steps

DURHAM, N.C. — Twenty minutes were just a taste. Or really, a tease. Only so much can be gleaned from

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NASCAR garage reacts to lawsuit: ‘It’s another edition of the soap opera’

TALLADEGA, Ala. — As Denny Hamlin was digesting the reaction to his race team filing an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR

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Five lessons learned from the Matthew Sluka NIL saga

Of course this was going to happen. It’s only a wonder it hasn’t happened sooner. College football is a sport

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From F1 Academy firsts to unique roots, Chloe Chambers breaks the motorsports mold

This article is part of our Origin Stories series, an inside look at the backstories of the clubs, drivers, and

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The Jaguars overestimated themselves. Did they overestimate Trevor Lawrence, too?

The NFL’s biggest surprise teams through Week 4 reside at opposite ends of the standings. The Minnesota Vikings are 4-0

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Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka meet at a tennis coaching crossroads in Beijing

The ‘other guy’ theory of coaches is a sporting truism. A team that loses more than it wins with a

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Bruno Fernandes farce proves why the VAR system must be abolished

How many layers of refereeing and re-refereeing does English football need before it can reach a correct decision? When Bruno

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How France became the Premier League’s transfer market of choice

Manchester United’s £52million signing of Leny Yoro was a deal to make European football sit up and take note last

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The insular relationships that protected Shohei Ohtani — until they didn’t

Someone always wanted something from Shohei Ohtani. An autographed baseball. A special meeting on the field. But often during his

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Cardinals’ celebration ‘definitely not a political statement,’ player says

St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Matt Carpenter addressed online speculation regarding his team’s recent celebration, stating multiple times that the

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At Brickyard 400, restart rule leaves Ryan Blaney wondering what could’ve been

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Losing the Brickyard 400 is tough to digest regardless. When you feel like circumstances beyond your control

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Behind Caeleb Dressel’s Olympic return, ‘a work in progress’ to rekindle his love for swimming

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. The shimmer of Caeleb Dressel’s seven gold medals may suggest

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Football’s silence over Argentina’s racist chanting is deafening and damning

The telling bit in the video of Enzo Fernandez and other Argentinian players singing a racist song about France following

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Scottie Scheffler’s fame has found new heights. The PGA Tour star is dealing with it

TROON, Scotland — The questions came every single day, one after the other, pressing Scottie Scheffler about whether he’d leave

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Lionel Messi and the unmistakeable sense of an ending

First, he sank to the ground, grimacing. Play continued for a few seconds and then came the communal gasp. Lionel

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MLB midseason awards 2024: MVP and LVP, Cy Young and Cy Yuk, top rookies and more

We interrupt your mid-July search for your favorite tube of sunscreen for this important announcement: Somehow or other, the All-Star

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Wimbledon 2024 live updates: Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic in straight sets to defend his crown

So much had to go right for Djokovic to even get a chance to play Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final

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The story behind the viral photos of Lionel Messi and a baby Lamine Yamal

“It was a difficult photo to take,” Joan Monfort tells The Athletic. “We can say I sweated some blood to

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How Uruguay vs Colombia descended into chaos – and the questions raised by the ugly scenes

Follow live coverage of Canada vs Uruguay at the Copa America third place play-off What should have been a showpiece

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Why NFL players trust a football outsider to navigate 18-game-season negotiations and more

LOS ANGELES — Lloyd Howell needs directions. “Wait,” the NFL Players Association executive director asks, weaving through a crowd of

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U.S. women’s water polo, with an unlikely hype man, eyes Olympic history — and change for the sport

Flavor Flav realizes it’s an unexpected crossover. The rap icon once had only a vague awareness of water polo, as

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Christina Unkel: Team president, attorney, app creator and breakout star of Euro 2024

Follow live coverage of England vs Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semi-final today The breakout star of this summer’s European

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Keegan Bradley, the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team and the start of something new

NEW YORK — The Google Meet call lasted an hour and a half but was decidedly wrapped within five minutes.

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Statcast at 10: From MLB’s secret project to inescapable part of modern baseball

By Stephen J. Nesbitt, Rustin Dodd and Eno Sarris The email landed in Cláudio Silva’s inbox on the evening of

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Perfection, by Lamine Yamal – The Athletic

Follow live coverage of England vs Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semi-final today A tear in the universe opened up

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Andy Murray: Tennis’ benevolent thorn in the side of the Big Three and so much more

For more stories on Wimbledon, click here to have them added to your feed. A hundred years from now, a tennis

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Euro 2024 day 23: England’s ‘cheat code’ water bottle and can the Netherlands go all the way?

The semi-finals line-up for Euro 2024 is complete. With France and Spain having assured themselves of places in the last

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Which college football teams are most helped — and hurt — by conference realignment?

There has been much discourse since the latest round of realignment and media deals that every team in the ACC

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NHL legacies and hockey dads: How Jarome Iginla and Byron Ritchie are preparing for the draft

Byron Ritchie jotted out a quick note on his phone and sent off a text to Jarome Iginla, his former

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Mikal Bridges trade grades: Did Knicks, Nets and Rockets all win?

Maybe you were worried the New York Knicks didn’t have enough players from Villanova after their success this season with

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Fifty years ago, the Sabres drafted a player who didn’t exist: The legend of Taro Tsujimoto

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story stated all members of the Sabres front office at the time are

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Atlanta Selects Zaccharie Risacher With the First Pick in the N.B.A. Draft

It’s the second draft in a row in which a French player was chosen first. See all the picks here.

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Euro 2024 and the lopsided draw affecting which teams are considered likely finalists

There is a reason, at the very moment Gareth Southgate and his players were having obscenities and plastic cups hurled

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Five years after Tyler Skaggs’ death, his loved ones’ grief remains raw

LOS ANGELES — Without even noticing, Debbie Skaggs, the mother of the late Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, slips into the

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Inside the Lakers’ decision to hire JJ Redick and how he shapes their future

Seven weeks after firing Darvin Ham, the Los Angeles Lakers landed on their next head coach on Thursday: JJ Redick,

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How to retire from tennis: Federer’s tears, Williams’ ceremony, Giorgi’s mystery

“There’s no wrong, only right,” Roger Federer says. He is speaking with The Athletic about one of tennis’s defining issues this

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Paige Bueckers aims to make this her final season at UConn … and to go out with a bang

If there’s an overriding lesson from the last four years of Paige Bueckers’ college basketball career, it’s this, she explains:

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Euro 2024 and German efficiency: Forget everything you thought you knew

Follow live coverage of England vs Denmark, Spain vs Italy and Slovenia vs Serbia at Euro 2024 today Efficiency. Reliability.

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For Charles Barkley, save this prediction: He loves this too much to retire

One of my favorite assignments as a sports media writer came in 2013 when I rode the C train in

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On air with Alexi Lalas: ‘I don’t care if you like me or you don’t’

“I’ve worked with Alexi for 10 years,” says Stu Holden, Fox Sports analyst and former United States men’s national team

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Caitlin Clark eventually got it right, but she needs to consider the agenda around her name

INDIANAPOLIS — Athletes often speak in generalities as a defense mechanism. Rather than go in-depth on a potentially controversial topic,

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Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz to play Olympics tennis doubles together for Spain

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will represent Spain as a tennis doubles pairing at the Paris Olympics, which begins on

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Callum Styles’ unlikely path to Euro 2024 with Hungary… via Barnsley

Sitting down for a routine pre-match interview with the in-house media team at Barnsley a few years back, Callum Styles

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Daniel Ricciardo’s Montreal upgrade hinged on ‘self-therapy’ — not Jacques Villeneuve

There was a point towards the end of last year when there was a genuine feeling that Daniel Ricciardo was

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Where did MLB’s Latin American starting pitchers go?

The best Latin American starting pitcher in baseball signed out of Venezuela for just $25,000. He never ranked as a

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Jaylon Johnson was defined by what he didn’t have; now he has more than enough

Jaylon Johnson finally emerged with a contract extension from the Chicago Bears in March. The Bears asked him to come

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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s rivalry takes centre stage at French Open

Follow live coverage of the 2024 French Open women’s final today Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have been the future

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England’s Euro 2024 squad: Players’ shock at no Grealish, Maguire out, Shaw gamble

Follow live coverage of England vs Iceland in the final Euro 2024 warm-up match today Gareth Southgate has been mocked

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Oklahoma’s seniors won WCWS each year. Can Patty Gasso and freshmen maintain dynasty?

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Fans in the outfield turned their gaze toward left field as Oklahoma’s Kelly Maxwell jogged out

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Novak Djokovic’s knee injury and French Open withdrawal: What it means

Follow live coverage of the 2024 French Open today The news that Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the French Open

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How Kristaps Porziņģis’ cold, ‘lonely’ winter made him Celtics’ key to success

BOSTON — Before his new team had even seen the court, Kristaps Porziņģis was already competing. At media day, players

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Fight for the Champions League’s future threatens an age of uncertainty in Europe

A love story. Florentino Perez called it a love story. Speaking to reporters on his way out of Wembley Stadium

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Fifty years later, the chaos of Cleveland’s 10-Cent Beer Night still shocks

There were streakers, kissers and wannabe prize fighters. There were arrests, threats and flying chairs. There were bruises, there was

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Tennis crowds and etiquette: How should fans behave and how should players react?

Let’s start with the brass band. That’s what caught Ben Shelton off guard when he walked onto court Sunday to

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Dat Nguyen reflects on breaking a barrier as NFL’s first Vietnamese player

Growing up playing high school football in the early 2000s, the dream of seeing someone who looked like me playing

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Men’s college basketball Top 25: Alabama, Gonzaga lead post-NBA withdrawal deadline

After the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline passed on Wednesday night, we finally have a clearer picture of what rosters will

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The long climb back for Fernando Tatis, Jr., once the next ‘face of baseball’

On May 20 in Atlanta, in the evening game of a doubleheader, Fernando Tatis, Jr. sped 84 feet across the

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How Borussia Dortmund’s Yellow Wall became the envy of European football

Follow live coverage of Real Madrid vs Dortmund in the Champions League final today Nobody is quite sure about when

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Nelly Korda’s disastrous U.S. Women’s Open round was shockingly relatable

LANCASTER, Pa. — Standing on the fringe of Lancaster Country Club’s 9th green, moments after stroking her final putt of

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In the ‘Mile of the Century,’ Josh Kerr adds fuel to the Olympics’ hottest rivalry

EUGENE, Ore. — With about 700 meters to go in the Bowerman Mile, Josh Kerr, Great Britain’s star middle-distance runner,

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Jimmy Aggrey was a victim of the Chelsea racism scandal – now he wants to talk

He was the tallest player. Even at the age of 16, Jimmy Aggrey stood well over six feet. The big

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What’s it like to play Rafael Nadal on clay? We asked Djokovic, Ruud and Dimitrov

Follow live coverage of the third day of the French Open 2024 today, with Djokovic and Sabalenka in action This

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Could a $100 million annual NBA player salary be coming? Plus, the new CBA goes into effect

As the NBA closes in on a new media rights deal, much of the attention has been on what it

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Does lightning-rod umpire Angel Hernandez deserve his villainous reputation?

Standing at second base, Adam Rosales knew. So did the fans watching on TV and the ticket holders in the

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Iga Swiatek’s (tennis) bagels: How the WTA world No 1 bakes her 6-0 sets

Follow live coverage of the first day of the French Open 2024 today This article is part of the launch

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Has the NFL wide receiver market reached a breaking point? How much is too much?

I’m not one for letting good players walk out the door. I know from experience that talent is too hard

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What do you think of Scott Foster after reading this?

When he was a cocksure 25-year-old, on the fast track to officiating big-time college basketball, Scott Foster was summoned for

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Chase Elliott calls out NASCAR for fining Ricky Stenhouse Jr., sharing fight video

Chase Elliott, NASCAR’s most popular driver, had pointed criticism for NASCAR after the sanctioning body issued a record fine earlier

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After puzzling decision to let go of Jeff Van Gundy, ESPN’s NBA broadcasts are worse off

It was perplexing last summer when ESPN fired NBA Finals game analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson. It was

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fined, Ricky Stenhouse Sr. suspended for Kyle Busch fight

NASCAR fined Cup Series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. $75,000 and suspended his father and two JTG Daugherty Racing crew members

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How the House v. NCAA settlement could reshape college sports: What you need to know

Big 12 presidents and chancellors voted to approve proposals of what is expected to be a multi-billion dollar settlement in

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Liverpool’s whirlwind week: Klopp meets Ferguson, Taylor Swift songs and Rolex watches

What a momentous end to the season for Liverpool. An emotion-fuelled goodbye to Jurgen Klopp, two senior players also saying

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How tennis inequality lets women down: Prize money, scheduling and Saudi Arabia

This article is part of the launch of extended tennis coverage on The Athletic, which will go beyond the baseline

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It’s time for the NHL to stop interference and offside reviews

The symmetry was almost perfect. In the history of the NHL’s foray into the world of replay review, there are

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Incoming USWNT head coach Emma Hayes is a rare example of a Sir Alex Ferguson-style manager

Midway through a chat with her men’s counterpart at Chelsea, Emma Hayes awkwardly had to explain to Mauricio Pochettino that

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NFL schedule 2024 winners and losers: Caleb Williams has chance to thrive; Jets face treacherous slate

We’re nearly halfway between the conclusion of the NFL’s 2023 season and the dawn of its next season. And now

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How does Caitlin Clark’s WNBA salary measure up in sports? An analysis shows big gaps

After a generational college run at Iowa, Caitlin Clark started her professional career this week in Indiana, where the median

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The Real Jurgen Klopp, part five: The manager who made Liverpool believe again

After almost nine years in charge and seven major trophies, Jurgen Klopp is leaving Liverpool. He has been one of

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PGA Championship 2024 live updates: Scottie Scheffler climbs leaderboard despite arrest for assault of a police officer

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The most shocking day in golf major championship history began with a tragedy, and saw Scottie Scheffler,

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Could MLB nationalize its media rights? Why some clubs are pushing to end local TV deals

Sixty years ago, baseball commissioner Ford Frick received a telegram from a Wisconsin congressman. Rep. Henry Reuss was worried the

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Manchester City’s dominance is distorting football fandom

And so, on May 14, 2024, modern Premier League football reached its logical next step: Tottenham Hotspur fans rooting against

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The take foul is ruining late-game excitement. It’s time for the NBA to make a change

On Monday night, Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren knocked down two free throws with 9.4 seconds remaining in Game

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How a Carolina Hurricanes comeback can reverse a decade-long trend

After starting the second round with three straight losses, the Carolina Hurricanes have officially made it a series with thrilling

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Can MLB save the starting pitcher? The search for solutions to baseball’s ‘existential crisis’

Who’s pitching tonight? For 100 years, that wasn’t just a casual question. It was the question that defined baseball. The

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Catcher’s interference calls are skyrocketing in MLB. It’s putting players at risk

Weeks before Opening Day this season, Major League Baseball sent a memo to all 30 clubs highlighting a rise in

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Why Nottingham Forest may abandon City Ground ‘masterplan’ for a new stadium

It doesn’t take long in conversation with Tom Cartledge, the Nottingham Forest chairman, to realise that the dispute threatening the

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Ben Shelton interview: The American tennis star who wants to be different

“I wanted to be a little bit different from anyone else,” Ben Shelton said recently in Madrid. He was actually

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The former Denver Bronco who bought a pub in England – and saw his world implode

Drive north out of London for a couple of hours, head east just past the city of Leicester, bump along

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Swiatek, Sabalenka and Rybakina push each other to women’s tennis dominance

If there were any lingering doubts about the 2024 clique in the elite of women’s tennis, Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka

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Are there enough fans to keep a team in the NHL’s smallest market?

WINNIPEG – Three hours before puck drop, Greg Burnett awaited the fate of his beloved Winnipeg Jets, on the brink

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As Steve McMichael battles ALS, old friends visit with stories to tell

The doorbell rings, and it feels as if the sun has broken through the clouds. The dogs rush to the

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Lionel Messi’s first Barcelona contract, signed on napkin, on sale at auction

The napkin upon which Lionel Messi’s first Barcelona agreement was informally written has gone on sale at auction. Bonhams —

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The Maple Leafs ran it back again. It backfired again. What now?

BOSTON — The call came last summer. It was from the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brad

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Tom Brady ripped by Bill Belichick, Kevin Hart, former Patriots teammates during roast

They certainly didn’t pull any punches. In a live show on Netflix that lasted over three hours, a roast of

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West Saratoga is a Kentucky Derby long shot. But so was his trainer

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2024 Kentucky Derby, the 150th anniversary. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Larry Demeritte bends over

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Premier League salary cap mailbag: Why? Who wins and loses? How would it work?

Premier League clubs this week opted to push on with plans for a hard spending limit — a de facto

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How Ohio State unlocked its NIL potential and won the college football offseason

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Gene Smith and Ryan Day met after the season, the athletic director made it clear he

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‘It was 10 seconds of stupidity’: Inside the education course for football’s banned fans

His team were drawing 1-1 at the time. It was late in the game, under the floodlights, when they missed

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Rafael Nadal’s last tennis match in Madrid: Defeat, but a win

Imagine having done the same thing for something like 30 years, being better at it than just about anyone who

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Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards can’t run from stardom anymore

PHOENIX — Fresh off, arguably, the most important performance of his young career, Anthony Edwards sat in front of the

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Former Dodger Steve Sax sets out to honor the Marine pilot he calls ‘my hero’

ROSEVILLE, Calif. – There is only a smattering of baseball memorabilia on display in Steve Sax’s home office, a show

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Kirk Cousins concerned Falcons’ decision to draft Michael Penix Jr. doesn’t help team this season

The Atlanta Falcons made a surprising selection taking former Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in

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Joel Embiid — battling Bell’s palsy — turns in 50-point masterpiece

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid walked off the podium and into the array of hallways of the Wells Fargo Center late

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World Cup 2026: Concerns over fans’ U.S. visa wait times – ‘Your window might already be closed’

Concerns have been raised with the United States government, including an official meeting in the White House, over fears supporters

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Watching Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City as the Premier League title race heats up

One of the closest, most enthralling Premier League title races in many years is careering towards a climax. Arsenal, Liverpool

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Chasing a hockey dream together: How Luke and Sophia Kunin make the first NHL-PWHL marriage work

ST. PAUL, Minn. — For years, Luke Kunin watched as his girlfriend, then fiancée, then wife, Sophia, supported his career.

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Who is the NBA GOAT: LeBron or Jordan? For current players, longevity is narrowing the gap

Some debates deserve a stage of their own. So while our (anonymous) NBA player poll was released Monday, with a

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Scottie Scheffler, Nelly Korda are the biggest things in golf for a reason

The heights they are reaching have become comical, two golfers taking over their respective sports with such dominance that —

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Bernie Williams on a ‘nervous’ journey from World Series to New York Philharmonic

For Bernie Williams, grabbing a bat was easy. He would pull out the same trusty 34 1/2-inch, 33-ounce Rawlings model

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How hockey helped make J.J. McCarthy one of NFL Draft’s most intriguing prospects

Dan Capuano’s funeral at St. Rita of Cascia High School on Chicago’s Southwest Side was standing-room only. Hundreds of firefighters

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David Busst: The story of one of football’s most horrific injuries – as told by those involved

“It sounds stupid, but it was as if the stadium went quiet at that exact moment,” recalls former Manchester United

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NFL Draft 2024 ‘The Beast’ Guide: Dane Brugler’s scouting reports and player rankings

Finally! It’s here. I’m thrilled to share this year’s draft guide with everyone. I don’t remember who first referred to

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Mark Clattenburg: The celebrity referee turned PGMOL agitator… via Gladiators

This is an updated version of an article first published on March 8. It is two and a half years

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The Stanley Cup playoff bandwagon guide to all the NHL teams you could root for

The playoffs are almost here, and while we’re still waiting on a couple of matchups, we know the 16 teams.

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The Paris Olympics are 100 days away – Venues ready but questions over opening ceremony and security

Follow The Athletic’s Olympics coverage here. In 100 days, Paris will host the most famous sporting jamboree on the planet:

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Auerbach: World Athletics’ new Olympic prize money rule is a chance for NCAA to right a wrong

The latest dent in the NCAA’s bedrock principle of amateurism came from an unlikely place: Monaco. Track and field gold

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How Arkansas hooked John Calipari and why he was ready to leave Kentucky

John Calipari sat in his hotel room in Phoenix on Friday when a close friend, John H. Tyson, reached out

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With the WNBA Draft nearing, what’s next for Caitlin Clark?

Caitlin Clark’s college career ended Sunday with a loss to South Carolina in the national championship. But the Iowa star’s

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As a son and brother, Penn State’s Adisa Isaac ‘juggled a lot’ — now comes the NFL

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — When Adisa Isaac was in third grade, he asked a lot of questions, as third graders

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Joaquin Niemann had to fight to get to this Masters. Now he wants to stay

MIAMI — It was exactly what he wanted. To be nervous. To back himself into a corner and force himself

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Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City: Every Premier League title-race fixture analysed

The Premier League remains a European outlier this season. Everywhere you look around the continent, title races have become virtual

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How can you tell if a football manager is actually good at their job?

An important thing to remember about Andre Villas-Boas is that he had ridiculously good hair. You don’t spend a record-shattering

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MLB insiders “pretty worried” by rise in arm injuries to top young starting pitchers

Matt Blake texted Cleveland Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber a conciliatory message over the weekend. As a member of the Cleveland

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Purdue stymies NC State’s Cinderella run, marches into first championship game since 1969

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The first time Zach Edey touched the ball Saturday afternoon, DJ Burns Jr. clenched his teeth and

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Iowa-UConn Final Four matchup breaks record for most-watched women’s college basketball game

The Athletic has live coverage of Iowa vs. South Carolina in the women’s national championship game. Another Iowa women’s basketball

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With the Yankees, Juan Soto’s historic bet on himself is about to pay off

On July 16, 2022, more than 37,000 fans crammed into Nationals Park on a muggy midsummer afternoon. Washington already had

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Gabby Thomas: The U.S. track star with a bigger goal beyond Olympic medals

AUSTIN, Texas — There was a moment on a recent random Wednesday, as the world champion sprinter and Olympic medalist

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‘You need to be heard’: Susie Wolff’s life in motorsports is about more than racing

Susie Wolff’s quiet confidence is evident the moment you meet her. She’s ambitious and bold, not afraid to fight for

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New scene at NBA games: Fans screaming at players about their losing bets

NBA players have always gotten an earful from fans, whether at home or on the road. It comes with the

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NFL executives unfiltered on 2024 free agency: The best and worst from all 32 teams

NFL free agency continues, but with the major signings and trades complete, it’s time to check in with executives around

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Inside the ‘very predatory’ world of illegal betting that lured Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter

In the story Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara initially told to ESPN, the two men logged into Ohtani’s bank account together

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Danielle Collins is on fire. She’s quitting tennis at the end of the year anyway

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — Danielle Collins wants to make one thing perfectly clear. She’s serious about this whole quitting tennis

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Aaron Rodgers and a VP bid that never was: ‘That would’ve been really interesting’

OAKLAND — The quarterback wasn’t there. No mention of his name across two hours. Maybe there was no need. The

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Sex offender, ex-Jaguars employee who hacked jumbotron sentenced to 220 years in prison

A U.S. District judge in Florida sentenced a convicted sex offender to 220 years in federal prison for producing, receiving

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Ukraine qualify for Euro 2024: ‘The world is going to watch and see we never give up’

More than 40 members of Ukraine’s national-team party were spread around the centre circle of Wroclaw’s Tarczynski Arena. Players, coaches

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Football’s best up-and-coming managers: Thiago Motta, a fascinating tactician

This is the first article in a six-part series looking at some of European football’s most innovative up-and-coming managers. Thiago

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Jamie Cassidy – the Liverpool prodigy who became a cocaine conspirator

He appeared in the dock at Manchester Crown Court like a familiar-looking stranger, a vivid memory from a distant past.