If Tyronn Lue is chosen as coach for USA Basketball’s next men’s national team, he may get to do something no coach has ever done: Host an Olympic basketball tournament at his office. Lue’s day job, you may know, is to coach the LA Clippers, where he is under contract through the 2028-29 season for…

Ryan Day said Wednesday that he expects to be Ohio State’s coach for the foreseeable future. After Saturday’s 13-10 loss to Michigan — the Buckeyes fourth in a row in the rivalry — there have been many questions about whether Day is capable of taking Ohio State to the heights it expects to reach and…

The 2025 Club World Cup will feature 32 clubs from across the globe who will go through group stages and then knockout rounds. This differs from the previous format, which saw one team each from six continental confederations and the league champions from the host nation fight it out. There have been concerns over the…

Is the NWSL prepared for bad-faith attacks on its league or the targeting of specific players? It’s a question I considered when I asked commissioner Jessica Berman ahead of the NWSL championship whether the league was prepared to support players during the incoming presidential administration, after an election cycle that had often fixated on the…

The Baltimore Ravens have issued a one-game suspension to recently-acquired wide receiver Diontae Johnson for refusing to take the field in Baltimore’s Week 13 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. “We have made the difficult decision to suspend Diontae Johnson for our upcoming game against the New York Giants for conduct detrimental to the team,” Ravens…

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander puts a lot of effort into his appearance. Fashion is a clear passion. His postgame news conferences double as video shorts for Harper’s Bazaar. I am impressed by a player who can pull off something shimmery or wear fur up to his chin while sporting a do-rag and dark sunglasses. Far be it…

The College Football Playoff selection committee made the words of their chairman from a week earlier look silly, and they should all be commended for it. To a point. To the point of the Miami Hurricanes being eliminated from CFP contention with Tuesday’s penultimate rankings. That’s the big thing the 13-person committee got right Tuesday,…

Former NFL quarterback and Fox analyst Tom Brady said he had “mixed emotions” about the uproar surrounding a late hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Sunday, and argued quarterbacks need to “take better care of themselves” when leaving the pocket to run. Appearing on Fox’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on Tuesday, Brady…

By Ken Rosenthal, Evan Drellich and Brendan Kuty LOS ANGELES — The floor for Juan Soto is $600 million. The bidding for the free-agent MLB outfielder has surpassed that amount, according to two people briefed on the negotiations who were not authorized to speak publicly. Agent Scott Boras said Tuesday at Dodger Stadium that Soto…

The Premier League’s Rainbow Laces campaign, an annual show of support for the LGBTQ+ community, has been overshadowed this week. Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy twice refused to wear the accompanying rainbow armband in games, citing his religious beliefs, while Crystal Palace skipper Marc Guehi chose to write two pro-Christian messages on the armbands he’s…