The sparkliest Sweet 16 sideline: Meet Kim Mulkey’s chic LSU coaching staff
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The LSU women’s basketball team arrived in Sacramento on Wednesday for its Sweet 16 matchup…
Special report: Violence in amateur football – ‘I can’t comprehend why you would do that to someone’
“He wound his arm back and sucker-punched me to the back of the head. I fell to the…
Why the Miami Open’s tennis court on Hard Rock Stadium’s football field has a rain problem
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the…
Football’s demand for perfection has created the ‘crazy’ world where ‘identical’ fouls get different decisions
This week has seen enough litigation. Football’s news cycle has been dominated by Chelsea’s punishment (or non-punishment, depending…
Doug Flutie magic is real. The NFL just wasn’t ready for it
A bronze statue stands outside Gate D of Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Mass., where Boston College plays…
Tennessee Titans lean hard into Oilers aesthetic with new uniforms
The Titans are “striving to be the Oilers again” with their new uniforms, as the team has “gradually…
Trump’s talk of threats to Iran’s football team exposes Infantino’s strategy of cozying up to the U.S. president
When FIFA leader Gianni Infantino gifted Donald Trump a specially created Peace Prize at December’s World Cup draw,…
Jimmy Savile chants: English football’s unspoken shame
“Jimmy Savile, he’s one of your own…” At Leeds United football matches, the chanting about one of Britain’s…
American Football’s True Confessions | GQ
Months before Buchanan visited Urbana, Lamos went over to the apartment Mike and Holmes shared—“interesting guys living in…
He had the best NFL combine interview a GM has seen. What can others learn from it?
This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s…
Vinicius Jr cuts a lonely, weary figure on another ugly night for football
Half an hour after the final whistle at the Estadio da Luz, Vinicius Junior was already showered and…
Women’s football clubs must go beyond ‘family friendly’ – ‘Figuring out our identity is crucial’
“One cliche I hear more than any is: ‘Why don’t you go to schools, or do kids for…