Manchester City are a brilliant football team. Since Pep Guardiola took charge in 2016, his side have collected more Premier League titles (six), points (736), wins (231) and goals (774) than any other team in the country. They have conceded fewer goals (258) than any side that has spent all nine seasons in the top…

Brock Purdy ate one at his locker before the Super Bowl. Andy Reid once offered them to his players as a reward. Before practice, during training camp and in the halftime locker room, they are a favorite of players across the NFL, a touch of childhood wrapped in plastic. A few years ago The Athletic…

The outcome of the 2024 presidential election could have significant implications for the future of men’s professional golf. The administrations of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are likely to respond differently to an executed agreement between the PGA Tour, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the DP World Tour, several legal…

Joe Buck did not want to be right. With 1:20 remaining in their game Monday against the Baltimore Ravens, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a third-and-17 at their own 18, down 10 points. They had no timeouts. In Buck’s mind, it was time to concede the game. “I know it’s a 10-point game, and I…

ST. LOUIS — Robbie Avila showed up for his senior year at Oak Forest High School with a new look. Since sometime around sixth grade, he had worn prescription Rec Specs goggles every day because his parents had grown tired of buying new glasses. In earlier years, some frames would only last days, casualties of…

MLB free agency is almost here so it’s time for my annual ranking of the top free agents with contract predictions and the best team fits for each player. Eligible players technically become free agents the day after the World Series ends but cannot sign with a new team until five days after the final out. This year’s…

When Kylian Mbappe made his long-awaited move to Real Madrid this summer, the France superstar could have chosen to live wherever he wanted in the Spanish capital. The Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has a luxury apartment in the vibrant city centre, which Mbappe already knew well from previous visits. His new team-mates Luka Modric and…

Jaxson Dart’s feathered blond hair was tucked under a black hoodie, zipped tightly to his chin. Stone-faced, the quarterback couldn’t stop shaking his head in disbelief. “I don’t understand how we lost,” he said. “We should win that game,” coach Lane Kiffin said. Ole Miss had already suffered a loss to Kentucky. This one landed…

Even now, after all these years, Norman Siegel is conflicted. He was born in Brooklyn, raised in Brooklyn, and he firmly believes his childhood passion for the Brooklyn Dodgers set him on a course to becoming a civil rights attorney. Now it’s the Los Angeles Dodgers who’ll be playing the New York Yankees in Game 1 of…

FOXBORO, Mass. — Before Jerod Mayo was even asked a question at his midweek news conference Wednesday, the one that typically kicks off with questions about the upcoming opponent, the New England Patriots coach addressed, in no uncertain terms, the elephant in the room. He called it “the noise.” After three days of news, stories…