By Fabian Ardaya, Andy McCullough and Ken Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday he thought San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado threw a baseball at him between innings of Game 2 of the NLDS, adding yet another layer to an emotion-filled debacle in San Diego’s victory to even…

We do it every year. Alabama has only four possible losses on its whole schedule! It’ll be favored in every game the rest of the season! Missouri’s whole season comes down to only two games! Tennessee’s path to the Playoff is a cakewalk now!  And every year, college football reminds us about the foolishness of…

The New York Knicks have a new star in the Big Apple after trading for four-time All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns. But don’t be surprised if their steady hand in the backcourt — point guard Jalen Brunson — leads the race for the NBA’s top individual honor. That’s just one of The Athletic NBA staff’s bold predictions…

FOXBORO, Mass. —  The Patriots blew their chance for a late-in-the-game comeback victory over the Miami Dolphins Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. But because these are the 2024 Patriots, and because these are the 2024 Dolphins, the Pats were gifted a second chance for a late comeback victory. And they blew that one, too. Final…

NEW YORK — Juan Soto waited. Then he waited some more. Then after Gerrit Cole went through his windup and threw a pitch, Soto turned and saluted the Bleacher Creatures, who had been chanting his name for 15 seconds during the “Roll Call” that’s become tradition at the start of every game at Yankee Stadium.…

SEATTLE — After six seasons as a New York Giants quarterback, Daniel Jones understands the New York media experience. That’s especially true when thinking about the ups (the 2022 playoff victory) and downs (where do you even want to begin?) of his career. “There will always be a story of the week or a kind…

LAS VEGAS — Among the many buzzwords Becky Hammon has used during her three-year run as head coach of the Las Vegas Aces, perhaps her favorite is “habits.” Success relies on building habits. “You don’t get to flip a switch,” Hammon said. “It’s the beautiful thing about sports, actually. The work and the commitment and…

Manchester City and the Premier League are both claiming victories after a ruling regarding the league’s Associated Party Transaction (APT) regulations was published. The ruling states that the Premier League’s APT rules and amendments, which were introduced in December 2021 and February of this year respectively, are “unlawful” and in breach of UK competition law…

One hour passed before Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott appeared for his postgame news conference Sunday. Criticism rained down on him in the meantime. “Baffling game-management decisions by the Bills,” J.J. Watt wrote. “There will be worse losses in the NFL this year than the one the Bills just took,” ESPN’s Mike Greenberg added. “But…

Sure, it’s early. But baseball’s postseason is off to a roaring start, and Sunday’s NLDS action proved to be no exception. We’ll go around the horn by wrapping up all of the day’s action, including an instant classic in Philadelphia and a tense beatdown in Los Angeles. Then we’ll name our three up and three…