The Detroit Lions own the NFL’s longest win streak at 11 games. The Philadelphia Eagles extended theirs to nine Sunday, while the Buffalo Bills’ streak ended at seven. The Minnesota Vikings won their sixth straight. The Kansas City Chiefs (12-1) and Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) also won. With the NFL playoffs a month away, it’s a…

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. The first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff was an absolute success. Regardless of how the bracket plays out, it has already accomplished exactly what it was supposed to do. More regular-season games had more stakes. New faces made…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — You just knew they were going to win. The Chiefs knew they were going to win. The fans inside Arrowhead Stadium knew it. Perhaps most of the millions of people watching “Sunday Night Football” on NBC did, too. Whether you love them or hate them — or are just tired of…

Bringing his car to a stop after a hit from Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Pérez must have known that would likely be his final act as a Red Bull Formula One driver. At the end of a disappointing — in his own words, “terrible” — year, Pérez didn’t even get the chance to complete a single…

You may have seen the clips going viral on social media. The fans watching sporting events indoors, on a huge screen that makes them feel as though they are in the stadium of their choice. It’s a venue that has been frequented by the likes of Hollywood actor Danny DeVito and has transformed the way…

When Conor Niland picked up £30,000 for winning the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award three weeks ago, it was double his biggest payday throughout a seven-year professional tennis career. This neatly encompasses what Niland’s award-winning book, “The Racket”, is all about — the reality of being a tennis player outside the elite.…

The most expensive free-agent derby in the history of Major League Baseball ended on Sunday evening with Juan Soto, the prodigiously talented and charmingly theatrical slugger, agreeing to a 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, a person briefed on the situation told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. The deal, first reported by the…

Week 14’s Sunday action brought a continuation of a few recent trends: The Panthers pushed another contender to the limit, the Jets continued to falter late (but got a big statistical performance out of Aaron Rodgers), and Kirk Cousins struggled badly. ONE HAND ARE YOU KIDDING ME @byronmurphy 😱😱 📺: @NFLonFOX pic.twitter.com/eWHDOUl3Mk — Minnesota Vikings…

Follow live updates and reaction to the 12-team College Football Playoff field. The first 12-team College Football Playoff will include SMU but not Alabama. The Crimson Tide were the first team out of the field when the selection committee released its final ranking Sunday, setting the bracket for the first expansive, pro-style playoff in the…

Seeing Manchester United wait five months to get Dan Ashworth in as sporting director only to usher him to the exit five months later is a remarkable development that has left staff at the club stunned. Ashworth attended United’s under-21 game against Sparta Prague at Carrington on Saturday morning, then watched the senior side face…