OTTAWA — When asked to give his name, Larry Doshen instead grabbed his trading card. The photo was fairly recent, capturing him in black hockey… Read More »At the good old (emphasis on ‘old’) hockey game: How 13 octogenarian skaters lived their NHL dream
The morning after the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Dončić, fans gathered outside American Airlines Center to protest the move. They brought signs declaring their Mavericks… Read More »Luka Dončić has left Dallas, but his Lakers ‘77’ is seen in and around the city
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After pouring in 19 points for Coastal Carolina in a first-round loss to Southern Miss in the Sun Belt Conference tournament on… Read More »Making the jump from college hoops to the NFL: ‘I was like, what? Change sports?’
By Grant Brisbee, Chad Jennings and Levi Weaver Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers — local and national — to rank… Read More »MLB Power Rankings: Braves with a big drop; How about that NL West?
With the 895th goal of his career, Alex Ovechkin has passed Wayne Gretzky in all-time goals. Ovechkin beat many goalies in many different ways with… Read More »Alex Ovechkin’s secret to becoming NHL’s all-time goals leader? This one spot on the ice
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s Masters Week. The azaleas are popping, the gnomes are flying off the shelves in the merchandise building, and the egg salad… Read More »Masters roundtable: Missing Tiger Woods, long-shots to win and favorites to lose
There’s nothing that excites a journalist quite like a deal coming together past its initial deadline. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 14-year, $500 million contract extension with… Read More »Three takeaways from MLB’s wave of extensions: How Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached $500 million
Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend’s Premier League… Read More »The Briefing: Liverpool’s odd ending, a derby of nothingness and Southampton’s anti-survival blueprint
SAN ANTONIO — J’Wan Roberts extended his hands. Settle down, he begged. Yes, this was impossible. Yes, this whole swirling, bizarre night was on the… Read More »Working against Duke, Cooper Flagg and time, Houston concocts a surreal Final Four comeback
SAN ANTONIO — From their seats seven rows behind Duke’s bench, Ralph and Kelly Flagg had the perfect vantage point of the moment everything turned… Read More »Cooper Flagg, Duke searching for answers after fateful Final Four collapse
The Athletic has in-depth coverage of the 2025 Men’s Final Four. The men’s NCAA Tournament started with 68 teams and plenty of March Madness dreams.… Read More »Men’s NCAA Championship 2025: What to know about Florida, Houston
Just when you think you’ve seen everything that football has to offer, along come Ipswich Town. Amid another morale-sapping defeat that all but sealed their… Read More »How one Ipswich backpass caused two of the craziest minutes in the Premier League this season
WASHINGTON — Sometime soon — Sunday maybe, perhaps Thursday — Alex Ovechkin will reach the summit. In a career jammed with consequential goals, none will… Read More »Alex Ovechkin scored No. 894 ‘in theater and in style.’ His next goal will be even grander
TAMPA, Fla. — They don’t talk about legacy at UConn. There’s no point. Why acknowledge the obvious? Because at UConn, talking about the importance of… Read More »UConn’s Paige Bueckers has 40 minutes of college basketball left. Will it end in a title?
SUZUKA, Japan — “That. Is. Insane. That is insane!” Max Verstappen’s engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, rarely sounds as impressed as he did on the radio when… Read More »Max Verstappen: Breaking down Red Bull driver’s ‘magical’ pole lap in Japan
“Always I have to be careful for the respect for the players that have played incredible roles, but there’s no doubt he’s one of the… Read More »Discussing Kevin De Bruyne and the most influential midfielders of the Premier League era
The Athletic has live coverage of Texas vs. South Carolina and UCLA vs. UConn in the 2025 Women’s Final Four. TAMPA, Fla. — As college… Read More »Why the NCAA Tournaments’ chalk concerns don’t spell doom for college basketball
The Athletic has live coverage of Texas vs. South Carolina in the 2025 Women’s Final Four. TAMPA, Fla. — If Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley… Read More »As Final Four mainstays, Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley share a women’s basketball mission
In 2009, Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke went viral after telling Yahoo Sports he was boycotting Chipotle’s guacamole. “I mean, $1.50 is already pretty… Read More »MLB players won’t even pay to read this article: ‘You stay rich by being cheap’
It is not often these days that Sean Payton is the youngest guy in a room. He has been a head coach in the NFL… Read More »Can AFC West’s ‘all-star lineup’ of coaches finally top Andy Reid and the Chiefs?
One of the most thrilling and important games in the history of this tournament that doesn’t get mentioned enough happened on March 30, 1991: Duke’s… Read More »Haters guide to the Final Fo— nah, scrap that. Duke leaves no room to hate anything else
Start times matter in sports when it comes to championship game viewership. The World Series, the NBA Finals, the Stanley Cup Final, the NCAA men’s… Read More »Put the women’s NCAA Tournament championship game on ABC in prime time
By Patrick Mooney, Ken Rosenthal and Sahadev Sharma CHICAGO — At first glance, the post from an X user named @Brooks_Gate seemed like something a… Read More »The Cubs are one of MLB’s top revenue machines. So why aren’t they paying for more players?
Before breakfast, a quick stop at the driving range. It may seem trivial that hitting a bucket of balls was Jon Scheyer’s priority on the… Read More »Will Cooper Flagg’s momentous choice to play for Duke be capped with fabled finish?
The Golden State Warriors’ regular season will end on a Sunday afternoon at Chase Center in one of Draymond Green’s favorite matchups. Against the LA… Read More »Inside Draymond Green’s defensive mind, which seeks to ‘completely destroy’ you
Paige Bueckers ran off the court at Spokane Arena with a smile splitting her face and a Final Four hat perched atop her head. She… Read More »Paige under pressure? Stories from Bueckers’ past show she can deliver for UConn
It’s time to check in with NFL executives for thoughts on the biggest and most interesting moves NFC teams made — or have not yet… Read More »NFL execs unfiltered on free agency: What’s the Giants’ QB plan? Thoughts on all NFC teams
When it comes to stopping a scorer in a one-on-one situation, NHL goalies are better than they’ve ever been. The league-wide save percentage has dipped… Read More »NHL goalies are better than ever. What are the best scorers doing to regain an edge?
If you are reading this, you likely know who Paige Bueckers is. Maybe you are also familiar with Lauren Betts, Maddie Booker and MiLaysia Fulwiley.… Read More »Paige Bueckers leads big women’s March Madness TV ratings in post-Caitlin Clark era
One of the four head coaches left working in the men’s NCAA Tournament will win his first national championship Monday night. It could be Houston’s… Read More »The Final Four coaches, scored and ranked: It’s Boomers vs. Millennials