Follow live coverage of Arsenal vs PSG in the Champions League today When European club competition was originally devised back in 1955, it was in the form of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the predecessor to the UEFA Cup and Europa League. As the name hints, the competition was originally designed to promote European trade fairs,…

Two weeks ago, the Baltimore Ravens walked off their home field 0-2 while boos rained down. Super Bowl contenders? They’d just squandered a 10-point fourth-quarter lead to the Las Vegas Raiders. Penalties were killing them. The defense wasn’t right. Even Justin Tucker was missing kicks. One of the league’s most consistent winners had suddenly dropped…

SAN DIEGO — When Luis Arraez leads off for the San Diego Padres in Tuesday’s postseason opener at Petco Park, he will do so as a three-time batting champion. He will also enter the left-handed batter’s box as a walking contradiction. He has been traded twice in two years. He has lost a salary arbitration…

DETROIT — On Sunday night, guests of the evening filtered in through the Gate G entrance of Ford Field, up the escalators and into the Hall of Legends, where they would soon honor one of their own — wide receiver Calvin Johnson. This is Johnson’s weekend. On Thursday, he took in a Detroit Tigers game…

If Manchester United want to know what a well-structured performance looks like, they should rewatch Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-0 victory at Old Trafford. Against a lifeless press and non-existent cover on the transition, Spurs ripped Erik ten Hag’s side to shreds. The rotations in Ange Postecoglou’s midfield proved too much for United’s organisation without the ball,…

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. “You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me.” When Nick Saban retired, many wondered whether Alabama would take a step back. It had to, right? The greatest coach in the history of…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy is no braggart. But following Sunday’s 30-13 win over the New England Patriots, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback did state that his 10-yard split coming out of college was faster than Deebo Samuel’s and Christian McCaffrey’s. “I think,” he stressed. “You guys will have to fact-check me. I think…

On the evening of June 3, 2019, roughly 50 people gathered in the backyard of a single-family home in Valley Grande, Ala. The sun was still high on a 92-degree day that showed no signs of cooling down as the group stood around the pool, munching on chips, dip and pizza. Kerry and Allen Henderson…

(Editor’s note: This is excerpted from Mike Sando’s Pick Six of Sept. 30, 2024.) Let’s count the ways Jayden Daniels is transforming the Washington Commanders and the NFC East race. The Commanders moved atop the NFC East at 3-1 with a 42-14 domination at Arizona. Their Daniels-quarterbacked offense is setting the bar higher than anyone could have…

NEW YORK — The final basket of Breanna Stewart’s 34-point clinic on Sunday to open the WNBA semifinals was never going to be blocked. Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson tried — elevating as high as she could as the seconds ticked down on both the shot and game clock — but the New York…