Category: Sports

Five years ago, this was a fairly simple exercise: Rank Alabama either No. 1 or 2, then drop Ohio State, Clemson or Georgia immediately before or after. Look like a … Read More

Relive how Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open quarterfinal MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in the Australian Open quarterfinals at Melbourne Park on … Read More

The Worldwide Leader in Employing Former Coaches and Players has made many prominent hires over the years, but Nick Saban slots into a class of his own. Multiple eras of … Read More

New York Yankees catcher Austin Romine was buckling his shinguards in the dugout when he heard a booming voice and immediately looked up. It was CC Sabathia. He was pissed. … Read More

Mop-haired and dressed in jeans and a black-and-white striped sweater, 16-year-old Martin Odegaard looked like a student walking the streets of Madrid. But this was no ordinary teenager. Ten years … Read More

MEDLEY, Fla. — Outside a custom-built arena on the outskirts of Miami, a line of fans waited to sit on a throne composed largely of basketballs. They wrote personal answers … Read More

Let us count the days since the NFL’s final four teams last tasted the championship round. Kansas City Chiefs: 358 Philadelphia Eagles: 722 Buffalo Bills: 1,457 Washington Commanders: 12,062 It’s … Read More

Thirteen media-centric thoughts, notes and takeaways off NFL divisional weekend: 1. Joe Buck’s oldest daughter is getting married in Mexico this week, so the ESPN broadcaster was understandably juggling quite … Read More

Throughout the season, Duke freshman forward Cooper Flagg has been considered the 2025 NBA Draft’s likely No. 1 pick. Beginning the season at 17 years old after reclassifying into the … Read More

Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday The Athletic discusses three of the biggest questions posed by the weekend’s Premier League action. During this set of fixtures, Darwin Nunez rebooted … Read More