Welcome to the Baskin-Robbins draft.And we’re dubbing it that not just because the 2025 NFL Draft features (more than) 31 flavors of elite talent for any team in any situation, but because...

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court.This week, one of the strangest head-to-heads in tennis got stranger...

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article misstated the number of coaching changes this offseason.Six former Power 5 programs made coaching changes in the 2024-25 hiring cycle, down from 14 a...

Not every NFL team is blessed with cap space this offseason. The New England Patriots, for example, have little worry and plenty incentive to spend at an estimated $119 million in cap...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — William Byron became the first back-to-back Daytona 500 winner in five years after sneaking by a huge crash on the final lap of the race.Byron was in seventh...

Here in the frozen north country, we feel more February heat from our toaster than from the sun. But that isn’t the kind of heat this column cares about right now.The kind...

SAN FRANCISCO – This is the NBA’s problem. But it is not the NBA’s fault.Well, it is, but not entirely.Well, the league is responsible, but I’m not sure how it could be...

Just over two weeks ago, a stunning trade launched an NBA executive relatively unknown outside basketball circles into the wider public consciousness.Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison’s decision to send 25-year-old Luka...