The Golden State Valkyries have taken their first steps toward building a roster for their inaugural season in 2025, and Friday’s expansion draft suggests there will be significantly more turnover for them in the near future. General manager Ohemaa Nyanin and head coach Natalie Nakase emphasized the competitiveness of the group they drafted, and combined…

BOISE, Idaho — Merle and Ruth Baptiste have been Boise State season-ticket holders since 1974, when the Broncos were still competing in Division II. They were there when the program won a Division I-AA national championship in 1980, when it made its first bowl game, the Humanitarian Bowl, in 1999, and when it won its…

One by one, they arrived at her house to sit by her bedside, hold her hand and chat about the good times. David Beckham, flying in from the U.S., was one of the former Manchester United players who made it his business to visit Kath Phipps. Beckham was only in the country a few hours…

The 12-team College Football Playoff era has officially begun, and with it, a host of details with which fans will need to familiarize themselves. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about the sport’s new postseason. Feel free to bookmark and reference as December draws near. Why the new postseason? For most of its…

A months-long probe into the latest sexual assault lawsuit against Deshaun Watson officially closed on Friday after the NFL confirmed to The Athletic that the Cleveland Browns quarterback will not face discipline due to a lack of evidence. “There was insufficient evidence to support a finding of a violation of the personal conduct policy,” an…

The Jameis Winston experience reached heights never seen before with the Cleveland Browns’ loss to the Denver Broncos on Monday night. The Browns aren’t your typical 3-9 team, which the Pittsburgh Steelers already know well. Should the first-place Steelers be on upset alert again in Week 14? Our writers Mike Sando, Zak Keefer and Jeff…

American Amber Glenn won the women’s singles competition at figure skating’s Grand Prix Final on Saturday, ending a 14-year drought for U.S. women in the sport’s three biggest worldwide competitions. Glenn led the field in Grenoble, France, after Thursday’s short program, thanks in part to being the only competitor to land a triple Axel —…

Utah will be one of the NHL’s highest-scoring teams? The Stars Stanley Cup winners? Dylan Larkin — and many others — 40-goal scorers? Heading into the 2024-25 NHL season, The Athletic asked its hockey staff for bold predictions, and two months later, some are holding up well while others look to have been a bit…

There have been a sprinkling of signings so far this offseason, but with MLB’s annual Winter Meetings just days away, the floodgates should open soon. Teams and agents are hoping to reach — or get close to — the finish line before jumping on planes Sunday to head to Dallas. The top of the free-agent…

BELLEVILLE, Mich. — As only a high school principal can, Nicole Crockett took the microphone and got the No. 1 football prospect in America to sit up at attention. “Gentlemen,” Crockett said sternly, a hush falling over the room, “I need to see your eyes.” The cafeteria at Belleville High School was packed with people…