Month: August 2024

ANAHEIM, Calif. — For the third time in the last four seasons, Mike Trout’s year has ended prematurely because of injury. The three-time MVP will miss the rest of 2024 with a second meniscus tear of his left knee, the team announced, and he later confirmed. “After months of hard work, I was devastated (Wednesday) […]

As tennis says farewell to Andy Murray after a thrilling final event at the Olympics, The Athletic has spoken to almost 30 players, coaches and other luminaries to understand what the three-time Grand Slam champion, double Olympic champion and legend of British tennis means to the sport. From those closest to him, such as his […]

PARIS — Maybe it’s the oddity, for some, of sleeping with a roommate in a glorified dormitory. Maybe it’s the weight of a shirt with a country’s flag or crest on the sleeve or the chest. Maybe, after toiling each week for ranking points and trophies and prize money, it’s the idea of playing for […]

Jim Harbaugh was watching NFL Network recently when a rerun left him scrambling for flight arrangements. The Los Angeles Chargers coach caught a replay of “The Knock,’’ the video series that captures the moment an inductee learns they’ve been selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As Harbaugh found out, the Patrick Willis episode […]

Before calling for your general manager’s head, bemoaning the players your favorite team didn’t land, consider the bigger picture. The three top left-handed starters discussed in trades – Tarik Skubal, Garrett Crochet and Blake Snell – did not move. Hitters who might have shaken up the market – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Luis Robert Jr., even […]

The NCAA’s new name, image and likeness transparency platform, NIL Assist, went live on Thursday morning, providing deidentified NIL compensation information, as well as a service provider registry and educational programming. The app and website, created in conjunction with Teamworks, creates for the first time a public database-like platform where athletes and the public can […]

There are still big-event tickets available for the public to buy more than a week after the 2024 Paris Olympics began — including the men’s and women’s showcase 100m finals. Despite organisers saying more tickets have been sold than ever before, with eight million of the 10million tickets available going on general sale, they are […]

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — With lightning bolts spattering the midnight sky behind Stade Pierre Mauroy, the South Sudan fans celebrated until their foreheads glistened with sweat. Their national flag waving in the air. Smiles on their faces. Home on their heart. The music of popular Afro pop singer Kang JJ blasted from a portable speaker. They danced […]

Canada have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Olympic women’s soccer competition — despite the defending champions being deducted six points for spying on opponents earlier in the group stage. Lyon defender Vanessa Gilles got on the end of Jessie Fleming’s cross to give Canada the lead in the 61st minute against Colombia in Nice, […]

It’s certainly a striking look. Looking like something between an expert diamond dealer and a crack sniper for some renegade sci-fi army, the internet’s new favourite Olympian, South Korean pistol shooter Kim Yeji, is one of the Paris Games’ most notable stars so far. This is the great thing about the Olympics. Before the games […]