Fifty is the new 30, and we’re not talking about age.NFL kickers have improved significantly in recent years. It’s felt as obvious as ever this season, but the numbers have validated the...
Over dinner at a Mediterranean restaurant near their Central Park hotel last month, Mauricio Pochettino explained to U.S. Soccer staffers the cultural significance of mate, the herbal tea enjoyed by South American...
Troy Aikman was exasperated — and honest.“I don’t like the call at all,” Aikman said.Aikman, ESPN’s lead analyst for “Monday Night Football,” was reacting to a penalty during the most recent game...
How much has the outlook for the college football season changed since the preseason?It may not feel like a lot, but The Athletic’s consensus midseason national championship pick received zero votes two...
Now, it’s real.Six weeks of regular-season NFL action is in the books, essentially one-third of the season. Players and coaches have worked off the rust. Blaming shortcomings and disjointed performances on little...
Some people name-drop. With Rick Barry, it’s more like a name-deluge.It takes only a few questions for the former NBA and ABA star to recount conversations with his fellow basketball Hall of...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers received a phone call from a close friend a little after midnight on Monday and, still irritated after a 23-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills, he...
Virginia coach Tony Bennett — one of the winningest college basketball coaches in the history of the ACC and the sport at large, who delivered the program’s first and only national championship...
