The Oakland Athletics are officially no more. The team sent out new brand guidelines Monday, specifying how they want the club to be referred to going forward. “When referring to the team name, use only ‘Athletics.’ You may use ‘A’s’ on second reference,” the email reads. The team has a new designation, ATH, and will…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a matter of seconds, the loud roar at Arrowhead Stadium dissipated. Most fans went silent. Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs’ leading man, had thrown a touchdown pass but ended the play with his hands on his helmet and his facemask on the wet turf, his knees and elbows close together to…

A coffee wagon that has been converted into a portable video analysis hub is making its way back into the FC Nordsjaelland (FCN) training base when the sudden thud of  football on crossbar brings it to a halt. It is the very specific sound of a Conrad Harder effort on goal, a missile that can…

It was a move straight out of “Super Mario Bros.,” or maybe a “John Wick” movie — a blind leap over a helpless cornerback while Saquon Barkley’s entire back faced the defense. Who even thinks of pulling something like this off, let alone has the ability to do so? “There’s going to be kids all…

In 1990, 34-year-old Carol Stiff, a basketball junkie who spent years coaching small college ball in the Northeast, packed away her clipboard and took an entry-level programmer position at what she considered a “little company” in Bristol, Conn. Basketball had long been a part of Stiff’s life. Her uncle Don Donoher was one of Bobby…

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. Ahead of the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 12-team era, there is no shortage of questions about how the selection committee’s first projected bracket will look. But one piece of conventional wisdom involving the Group of 5 could…

When Michael Bluth charged his own brother, Gob, for a Bluth frozen banana in a season one episode of “Arrested Development,” his mother Lucille chided him. “I mean it’s one banana, Michael. What could it cost: $10?” “You’ve never actually set foot in a supermarket, have you?” I think of that line a lot this…

The Detroit Lions cannot necessarily claim to be the NFL’s best team with the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs riding a 13-game winning streak. But after another important victory, this one by a 24-14 margin over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, there is a conversation to be had, at least.…

USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb noticed a stranger approaching. She thought maybe she had spilled something and he was going to give her a heads-up. Instead, he stopped near their table and paused. “Hey, Coach,” he said. “I thought it was you. I’ve gotta ask …” She waited. “Is JuJu really 6 foot 2?” he…

On Saturday, while Deion Sanders and Colorado sat at home and Travis Hunter did a Heisman Trophy media tour of national pregame shows, the Buffaloes were among the biggest winners in the College Football Playoff race. Iowa State lost at home to Texas Tech and trimmed the list of undefeated Big 12 teams to just…