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Ranking 134 College Football Teams, With Tossups in the Top 10

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. It turns out the first 12-team College Football Playoff field may be mostly locked in before championship weekend....

Analyzing the Golden At-Bat, a Rule Change That Could Revolutionize Baseball

When the commissioner of baseball speaks, we listen.So we were listening a few weeks ago when Rob Manfred stopped by the podcast of Puck’s John Ourand and dropped this giant breadcrumb about...

The 10 Worst Contracts in Baseball

Stephen Strasburg retired, Patrick Corbin’s deal with the Washington Nationals finally expired and Chris Sale roared back to form in a major way.That means there are changes to the annual rankings of...

Which College Football Teams Are on the Playoff Bubble?

The College Football Playoff field is mostly set. The bubble isn’t very big, but the central debate heading into the conference championship games seems clear: Will the committee elect to place three-loss...

The UConn Star Paige Bueckers Breaks New Ground With Signature Shoe

UConn star Paige Bueckers continues to make history.On Monday, Nike named Bueckers as the first name, image and likeness athlete to design and launch a player edition sneaker, with the brand debuting...

What We Learned in Week 13 of the N.F.L. Season

Do the Falcons have a Kirk Cousins problem? Do the Ravens have a Justin Tucker problem?And do we have a new front-runner in the MVP race?For the first time in NFL history,...

Texans Player Ejected for Late Hit to the Head on Jaguars Quarterback

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was carted off the field in the second quarter of Sunday’s matchup against the Houston Texans after linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair delivered a late, hard hit while Lawrence...

Don’t Ask if Ohio State Will Fire Ryan Day. Ask if Day Even Wants to Stay.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s an image that will remain in Ohio State lore for many years to come: Head coach Ryan Day, minutes after his No. 2 Buckeyes lost, inexplicably, to unranked Michigan...

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