As Athletics begin their Sacramento residency, a city tentatively opens its arms
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The most glaring difference between a major- and minor-league stadium is in height. The newly renovated ...
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2025 NFL Draft hats explained: What each team’s pin means
The 2025 NFL Draft on-stage hats were released on Friday, and this year’s look features a couple of elements that ...
She wanted a law degree. Instead, Shakyla Hill became a quadruple-double threat
Making it to the WNBA or setting incredible NCAA records never crossed Shakyla Hill’s mind when she arrived at Grambling ...
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 ...
This is the story of Craig Johnston – a footballer like no other
Many footballers like to market themselves as one-offs; few truly are.Craig Johnston, however, is the exception. The Australian won five ...
‘Double Vision’: How an NHL goalie inspired Foreigner’s arena-rock megahit
The lyrics to both verses were finished, and the first line of the chorus — Fill my eyes — was ...
MLB is trying to expand in Japan. Can Japan’s NPB grow in America?
TOKYO — Twenty minutes from the Tokyo Dome sits another of Japan’s most revered ballparks, the 99-year-old Meiji Jingu Stadium, ...
Behind Timberwolves’ decision to start Joe Ingles so his autistic son could see him play
MINNEAPOLIS — About 35 minutes before the Minnesota Timberwolves were set to tip off against the New Orleans Pelicans on ...
Coco Gauff’s tennis background, from her grandmother to Pompey Park, travels with her
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — It’s a breezy Tuesday evening in South Florida and Coco Gauff is hanging out in the ...
Trinity Rodman, Ben Shelton and how high-profile relationships affect soccer careers
When USWNT star Trinity Rodman and tennis player Ben Shelton made their relationship public this week, they became the latest ...
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 ...
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, ...
Serena Williams’ return to Indian Wells after 14-year tennis boycott: ‘Her family had been vindicated’
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — A decade on, it’s not the tension they remember most. It’s not the fear that after ...
Ryan Gomes lost a friend to cardiac arrest. How the NBA vet responded is still saving lives
PORTLAND, Ore. — When the Portland Trail Blazers were in Utah on Feb. 24, there was a special meeting after ...
What Lance Davis, America’s most famous bee catcher and Indian Wells’ tennis savior, did next
PALM DESERT, Calif. — It’s a drizzly gray morning in the desert and Lance Davis, the country’s most famous bee ...
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 ambitious ...
After Trump’s berating of Zelensky, Ukraine’s tennis players find support on American soil
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Marta Kostyuk, the top-ranked Ukrainian tennis player in the world, drew home-crowd favorite Robin Montgomery for ...
Sidemen versus YouTube Allstars: Eighteen goals, a shredded yellow card and penalties watched by 2.5m
Manchester United playing Arsenal on Sunday should be the biggest match of the English football weekend.But it isn’t.Even though more ...
Stephen A. Smith on viral postgame confrontation with LeBron James: ‘It was all about his son’
LeBron James notched a double-double for the Los Angeles Lakers in Thursday’s overtime win over the New York Knicks, but ...
The ‘Can’t Miss’ Sports Events of the Weekend: Recommendations from The Athletic staff
Each Friday, a selection of reporters and editors from The Athletic will offer recommendations of games, events and shows to ...
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