By Ralph D. Russo, Brendan Marks and Dianna Russini Bill Belichick is considering an offer to become the next coach at North Carolina, four people briefed on the situation told The Athletic on Tuesday. A deal has not been agreed to and terms are still being negotiated, the sources said. While a deal may still…

In 10 years — give or take six months — the 2034 men’s World Cup will be played in Saudi Arabia. Its confirmation as the tournament host will be waved through today (Wednesday) and has been expected since Australia withdrew from the bidding process in October last year — but it makes the development no…

The first 12-team College Football Playoff bracket has been selected, and now awards season is upon us before the games kick off. Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, Miami’s Cam Ward and Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel have been named Heisman Trophy finalists ahead of Saturday night’s ceremony, and all four are represented among the 50…

In some ways, John Malecki can thank a cheap coffee table for his 1.2 million subscribers on YouTube. Had he owned a sturdier table, maybe he wouldn’t have thought twice about his enthusiasm for HGTV’s home improvement show “Fixer Upper”, which he watched on repeat as a fringe offensive lineman in the NFL. As it…

SAN FRANCISCO — If shooting is an art form, then Chris Hines is a sculptor of gilded frames. A basketball craftsman. A steward of strokes. As an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves, he watches his latest masterpiece from the sideline: the shooting of Anthony Edwards. “The crazy thing now, and it sucks for me,”…

DALLAS — So perhaps you’re wondering this week: What would I have to do to get some baseball team to pay ME $700 million? Hey, excellent question. And I think we’ve figured that out. On one hand, you could be a unicorn — a once-in-a-lifetime home run hero/Cy Young starter/make-the-impossible-seem-possible kind of guy. Like Shohei…

Plans to expand Wimbledon are set to go before the U.K. High Court. The All England Club (AELTC), host of the third Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season, wants to add a third stadium court and 38 further courts to its footprint, tripling its size in works expected to cost over £200million ($254.8million). The Greater…

OLD BETHPAGE, New York — Bruce Bennett may have been to more NHL games than anyone in history, and the 69-year-old’s house offers glimpses into the career that’s put him rinkside so many times over more than five decades. Signed jerseys, sticks and photos of Wayne Gretzky line the living room walls, many inscribed with…

The NFL Power Rankings hate to tell you this, but the season is nearing its end. The playoff picture is coming into focus. Fans of the seven teams officially eliminated from the playoffs (the Jets, Browns, Patriots, Titans, Jaguars, Raiders and Giants) are digging into Dane Brugler’s NFL Draft content. Fans of the six teams…

By Paul Dehner Jr., Jon Machota, Saad Yousuf and Rebecca Tauber The Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys kept it close, but it was the Bengals that ultimately prevailed Monday night, breaking a three-game losing streak by beating the Cowboys 27-20. The game belonged to Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, whose two touchdowns and 177 receiving…