Month: November 2024

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The lasting image of this indelible season will be a running back in the open field. It will be the fusing of memories: a cut, a catch, a careening force of MVP caliber, carving his name into Philadelphia sports lore. Saquon Barkley supplied two runs on Sunday night that will not soon […]

U.S. women’s national team goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher announced her retirement from international soccer Monday, ahead of the team’s two European friendlies against England and the Netherlands. She said the European matches will be her last. A 2019 World Cup winner and gold medalist at this summer’s Paris Olympics, she will continue playing for the Chicago […]

The New York Jets’ roots as a brash and unapologetic upstart, cemented by Joe Namath’s Super Bowl III bravado, differentiated them from the old-guard New York Giants for decades. When the Jets had bombastic and playful Rex Ryan as their coach, the Giants had stern taskmaster Tom Coughlin. When the Jets were going all-in on […]

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. Winning games is hard. That’s a press conference cliché you’ll hear from every coach, but it’s true, especially for coaches dealing with college athletes. How else can you explain what happened on Saturday? For two weeks, SEC fans beat the […]

Formula One announced Monday that “an agreement in principle” has been reached “with General Motors to support bringing GM/Cadillac” to the grid as the sport’s 11th team in 2026. “We’re excited to partner with General Motors in bringing a dynamic presence to Formula 1,” Dan Towriss, CEO of TWG Global’s motorsport business, said. “Together, we’re […]

For the first time since its founding in 2020, Athletes Unlimited (AU) is organizing a traditional team-based league meant to be “Major League Baseball for softball,” in the words of former Miami Marlins general manager Kim Ng, the senior advisor of the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). AU has annually hosted weeks-long competitions for […]

The Zamboni is an institution in hockey. Anyone who grew up attending hockey games as a child likely has fond memories of the machine slowly circling the rink, humming along while leaving a pristine, glistening sheet of ice in its wake. Perhaps some even had the honor of riding shotgun, listening to the 1990 song […]

LOS ANGELES — Ahead of this weekend’s doubleheader of No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 3 USC and No. 1 South Carolina at No. 5 UCLA, all four coaches preached the importance of these games for the growth of women’s basketball. Scheduling marquee contests early in the season keeps the sport’s momentum flowing. In the […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants coach Brian Daboll turned to third-string quarterback Tommy DeVito to provide a “spark.” Instead, Daboll got a five-alarm blaze that will be difficult to extinguish. The Giants were destroyed 30-7 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in the first game after the benching of quarterback Daniel Jones. […]

“I want to show Freya and every other girl and boy that you can stand up for yourself if something happens to you, no matter who the person is, and justice will be served. To all the victims of sexual assault, I hope my story is a reminder that no matter how afraid you might […]