U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker looked down at his phone as he stood in his home gym in Southampton, England, and saw the message from Mauricio Pochettino. Several days earlier, the U.S. had failed to progress from the group at Copa America under Gregg Berhalter. A “comprehensive review” was underway and every option was…

Editor’s note: This article is part of The Changemakers series, focusing on the behind-the-scenes executives and people fueling the future growth of their sports. MASON CITY, Iowa — Two 30-something-year-old dudes set up lawn chairs in a garage on a nice little Friday morning in November. The fridge is stocked with celebratory beers. Their laptops are out,…

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy said the Kansas City Chiefs training staff acted in an “unprofessional” manner when tending to him for an eye injury he sustained during a Week 1 game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 5. During an episode of his podcast “McCoy & Van Noy,” Van Noy said he sustained a…

Nikki Doucet, the CEO of the English women’s professional game, says moving the Women’s Super League (WSL) and Championship’s streaming platform to YouTube will grow the game’s reach. Doucet also confirmed there is a “long-term” timeframe to pay back the £20million ($25.2m) loan provided by the Premier League to Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL, previously…

Optimism made way for disappointment — and in some cases, dismay — as the 2024 NFL regular season kicked off and 16 teams stumbled out of the gate with a defeat. Some teams lost in narrow, heartbreaking fashion (the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Rams) while others delivered listless performances (the Carolina Panthers and New…

By themselves, the pieces of a puzzle reveal very little. But link them together and a clearly defined picture emerges. Metaphorically speaking, that describes the NFL Draft. After spending months, if not years, gathering information on prospects, teams then connect all the dots — er, data — to create a fuller picture of whom they…

The vulnerability is DeMar DeRozan’s superpower. It’s there throughout his new autobiography, “Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm,” in which the six-time NBA All-Star and newest member of the Sacramento Kings bares his soul in the kind of way we rarely see from elite athletes. “(Vulnerability) goes a long way, especially for us…

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Tyreek Hill called for a Miami-Dade police officer to be fired after the Miami Dolphins wide receiver was detained during a traffic stop outside Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. In a statement released on behalf of Hill, attorney Julius Collins said he and his client “are of the opinion that the officer’s use of force…

Jason Whittle should be known as a man of deep faith, a father of six and husband of 25 years. He also should be known for his community work at Ground Zero after the Sept. 11 attacks, especially for the profound compassion that helped his best friend’s devastated family. After that, he should be known…