Month: September 2024

Editor’s note: This article is part of The Changemakers series, focusing on the behind-the-scenes executives and people fueling the future growth of their sports. PHILADELPHIA — From the eastern boundary of Merion Golf Club, water flows southeast along the property, cutting inward across the 12th hole, framing the famed 11th green, where Bobby Jones clinched the 1930 […]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Nick Saban, Lincoln Riley and Deion Sanders all wanted Alex Orji. But Orji wanted something else. Orji, a quarterback whose athletic traits have captivated coaches at every step of his career, will make his first start Saturday when No. 18 Michigan faces No. 11 USC. The coach on the other sideline, […]

Follow live coverage of Atalanta vs Arsenal in the Champions League today When Oliver Glasner was growing up in the small Austrian town of Riedau, the Bavarian border was just 32km (20 miles) to the north. It meant three of the five of the channels available to him on television were German ones. “I could […]

LINCOLN, Neb. — Before her first night on the streets, Jahmal Banks’ mother picked a family from their community of support for him to live alongside. Evicted from her Maryland home, Kristie Martin pleaded with him to leave her. It would be temporary, she said. She promised Jahmal, a student at the private Landon School […]

By Andrew Marchand, Richard Deitsch, C.J. Moore and Alex Andrejev Longtime NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski retired from his role with ESPN on Wednesday in a shocking move. Wojnarowski, one of the most influential news breakers in sports media history who is famous for his “Woj bombs,” will become the general manager of the men’s basketball […]

ATLANTA — The elevator beeped, and the doors opened. We had arrived on the 17th floor. Fluorescent white lights hung from the ceiling of the office space. The sun, peeking in on this scorching summer day, brightened the gray walls. Past the expansive lobby and down a skinny hallway was a room with a cracked […]

The miracle of Shohei Ohtani is his extraordinary skill level at everything a baseball player does. Seven seasons into a career like no other, he hasn’t even shown them all. “What he’s doing, he’s a freak of nature,” said Andruw Jones, who finished his standout career a decade ago in Japan. “I saw this kid […]

The WNBA is expanding to Portland by granting the league’s 15th franchise to the city. The team, which was announced Wednesday, will begin play in 2026 and be led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, the owners of the NWSL’s Portland Thorns. The family also has ties to the NBA as Raj Bhathal, their […]

Tuesday night was supposed to be a celebration for the Los Angeles Sparks, their fan appreciation night on the final home game of the regular season. It was also an opportunity for the Southern California crowd to honor one of its own, as Phoenix Mercury legend Diana Taurasi played what could be her final professional […]

Gotham FC, the reigning NWSL champion, will be the first NWSL team to visit the White House for a championship celebration. President Joe Biden will welcome the team on Monday, reuniting most of last season’s squad — including Ali Krieger, who retired at the end of the year. “This is such a monumental moment for […]