Month: October 2024

Following a victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa interrupted several teammates’ postgame interview with NBC’s Melissa Stark to point both index fingers at the front of his white baseball cap. The words “Make America Great Again” were stitched in gold capital letters. Presumably, the goal was to […]

NEW YORK — Dave Roberts stood atop a makeshift stage at Dodger Stadium eight days ago and gazed out at thousands celebrating all around the ballpark. He had screamed himself hoarse after winning the National League pennant, but the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers wanted one last pop from the crowd. “Hey! You guys […]

The most compelling argument in favour of keeping Erik ten Hag in place at the end of last season was that he had not yet had the opportunity to work within an elite sporting structure at Manchester United. And if you wanted to be mischievous, you could say he still hasn’t. Not only because 14 […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — There is nothing about the Dallas Cowboys that is silent or stealth, and on a Sunday night when America’s Team nearly snuck up on and stole a game from the San Francisco 49ers, its stay at Levi’s Stadium both began and ended with a bang. This time, Jerry Jones — so […]

Jayden Daniels danced to his right, then backpedaled. He kept scrambling, kept holding the ball, and holding it, and holding it, buying himself a few more seconds before finally letting it fly. The quarterback with bruised ribs, who’d been sacked twice and hit seven more times by the Chicago Bears’ defense, launched the football 62 […]

“Miami loves football. The world loves football, and the world loves Miami.”   That was FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s claim on October 19 when he announced that Inter Miami, per FIFA’s convenient parameters, had qualified for next summer’s new-look Club World Cup in the United States.  Led by Lionel Messi, Inter Miami earned an invitation to […]

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams.  Indiana is no longer just a fun college football story. That is to say, Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers aren’t some plucky upstart. They’re the real deal. They’re a machine. And it’s time to realize they’re a real threat to make the […]

Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula One. Sign up here to receive the Prime Tire newsletter in your inbox every Monday and Friday. MEXICO CITY — Carlos Sainz climbed on top of his vibrant red Ferrari, spreading his arms wide before raising his fists in the air. The emotions were evident. The Spaniard started the […]

When the New York Yankees arrive at Yankee Stadium on Monday afternoon, hours before Game 3 of the World Series, they’ll hope for some help from the “ghosts” of past franchise legends that Aaron Judge likes to talk about. Down 2-0 in the best-of-seven series to the Los Angeles Dodgers, they’ll take any magic they […]