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Blues fan survey results: Was 2025-26 a step forward? Most disappointing player? Trades?
ST. LOUIS — When The Athletic sent out the St. Louis Blues fan survey last week, one of our 20 questions was which contract proposal fans would be most comfortable with for forward Dylan Holloway.Well, in the seven days since, we got the news: Holloway has agreed to terms on a five-year, $38.75 million contract ($7.75 million AAV). So, we’ll get a chance with the survey to see how the real numbers match up to what fans were thinking.Advertisement
Seven new faces named in Republic of Ireland squad
Seven new faces named in Republic of Ireland squadImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Benfica's Jaden Umeh has been named in the Republic of Ireland's senior squad for the first timePublished1 hour agoBenfica attacker Jaden Umeh is one of seven players included in the Republic of Ireland squad for the first time for May's friendly against Grenada.The 18-year-old has been released by the Portuguese club to take part in the training camp, his first time in the senior squad, and...
Terzic agrees to become new coach of Athletic Club
Terzic agrees to become new coach of Athletic ClubImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Edin Terzic was Dortmund boss from December 2020 to June 2021, then May 2022 to June 2024ByBen CollinsBBC Sport journalistPublished6 minutes agoCommentsAthletic Club have appointed German boss Edin Terzic as their new head coach.The former Borussia Dortmund coach has agreed a two-year contract and is scheduled to be presented by the Bilbao-based club at the start of next season.The 43-year-old will replace...
Victor Wembanyama blocked his way to a record but couldn't quite save the Spurs
SAN ANTONIO — Things just got real for the San Antonio Spurs. A wake-up call was going to come eventually. It was inevitable. Not one of those Victor-Wembanyama-is-out-and-he’s-not-always-a-given kind of things. No. This was a Wembanyama-can’t-always-save-them game.Wembanyama’s NBA playoff record 12 blocks weren’t enough in Monday’s Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Minnesota Timberwolves eventually realized trying to shoot over him every possession wouldn’t work, even if Terrence...
IPL: Will Lungi Ngidi play vs CSK today? Munaf Patel gives major fitness update
Delhi Capitals bowler Lungi Ngidi is fit for the IPL 2026 match against Chennai Super Kings. Bowling coach Munaf Patel confirmed Ngidi's availability. Delhi Capitals need to win this crucial game to stay in playoff contention. Early wickets are vital against Chennai Super Kings. The team is likely to maintain selection continuity.
Merson: Chelsea are in a mess - who would want the manager's job?
Paul Merson says Chelsea's project isn't working and he has questioned whether a top manager would want to come to Stamford Bridge with the club in such a "mess".Chelsea suffered a sixth Premier League defeat in a row for the first time since 1993 with the 3-1 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest, a result which means it is now impossible for them to finish in the top five and qualify automatically for the Champions League.
Is new Bulls executive Bryson Graham prepared for big-market, small-organization Chicago?
It was too easy to be true.Matt Lloyd coming home, the friendly face with the A-plus resume returning to rescue the Chicago Bulls from years of mediocrity, back-biting and basketball hell.On Monday, the Bulls threw everyone a curveball — or I guess a no-look pass — by hiring Bryson Graham, the former senior vice president of basketball operations with the Atlanta Hawks, to take the top Bulls job.Advertisement
Mercedes may have won again but Miami upgrades have shaken up the F1 grid | Giles Richards
The improved form of McLaren and Red Bull and in Florida suggests the 2026 title race is likely to run and runThere is a long old way to go but after Formula One emerged from its enforced early season break with an entertaining romp around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, it indicated that there may yet be a decent tale to be told this season. One where Mercedes do not have it all their own way.Regulation changes dominated the buildup – of which more later because honestly paragraph two is too ea...
Jesse Derry reveals update after Chelsea youngster taken to hospital with head injury
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Phil Foden set to pen new Man City deal in huge boost ahead of World Cup bid
Manchester City will show faith in Phil Foden with a new deal despite the attacking midfielder's constant struggles this season
'This won't define us' - Hamilton admits Miami weekend was 'tough to take'
Lewis Hamilton says his "challenging" Miami weekend "won't define us" after the Ferrari driver struggled for pace.Hamilton was consistently a few tenths adrift of Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc throughout the Sprint weekend in Miami and failed to finish any session in the top five.
A new contender in the West, plus saying goodbye to John Sterling
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox.Good morning! Wear something bold today. Inside: 😤 Minnesota’s grit 📻 RIP, John Sterling 🏈 Dion Jordan’s incredible path While You Were Sleeping: The playoffs are getting betterEach year, the first round of the joint NBA/NHL playoff calendar takes a toll on me. Some nights can include eight postseason games, all shouting for their own attention. It bec...
Sensex ends 251 points lower, Nifty tops 24,000; M&M up 4%
Sensex ends points lower Nifty tops MM up
Why Premier League title is Arsenal's to lose after Man City slip
Why Premier League title is Arsenal's to lose after Man City slipTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedWhy Premier League title is Arsenal's to lose after Man City slipClose00The Monday Night Club's Mark Chapman, Charlie Adam, Shay Given and Rory Smith discuss Manchester City's title race slip after drawing 3-3 at Everton in the Premier League.Listen to the best bits of the Monday Night Club on the Football Daily podcast....
Travis Konecny's miss on breakaway in overtime costs Flyers: 'It's got to go in'
RALEIGH — It was the kind of opportunity Travis Konecny surely fantasized about in springtimes past.Stanley Cup playoffs. Tied at two. Overtime. On the road. A breakaway opportunity, and with it, a chance to silence thousands of shrieking enemy fans, and send his Philadelphia Flyers back home with the series tied and momentum suddenly on their side.Advertisement
On night filled with tributes for John Sterling, 'theeeee Yankees win' in fitting fashion
NEW YORK — The most fitting tribute to John Sterling did not come during a pregame ceremony. It came in the first inning at Yankee Stadium.After Trent Grisham led off with a double, Aaron Judge crushed his MLB-leading 14th home run of the season. As he rounded the bases, he wasn’t initially thinking about giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.“(I) was chuckling around the bases thinking what he was probably saying,” Judge said.It was the kind of moment Sterling spent more than three decades turning into...
Which Browns have been overlooked this offseason? Quinshon Judkins leads the list
The Cleveland Browns’ 10-man draft class officially arrives Thursday afternoon for a weekend rookie minicamp. Two weeks from today, the quarterback competition and overall installation of new coach Todd Monken’s offense will proceed to the next step when Cleveland holds its first organized team activity practice.Advertisement
Phillies takeaways: Aaron Nola changes up, outfield construction, fly-ball singles
Needing one more pitch to complete six scoreless innings, Aaron Nola went for a right-on-right changeup, a pitch he’s barely used over the past three years. He had thrown 14 right-on-right changeups this season before that one to Otto Lopez, and it was down and in. Lopez fouled it off. For Nola to succeed in Year 12, he does not have to reinvent himself. He won’t.Advertisement
NHL Draft Lottery power rankings: Who needs it, who deserves it, who bumps the Leafs?
The draft lottery is Tuesday night, with 15 teams vying to move up the order and the Vancouver Canucks hoping to stay put in the top spot. With separate lotteries for each of the first two picks, there are a number of ways this could all play out. Let’s dig into some of the possibilities in our annual power rankings.Advertisement
How Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff transformed the NBA's worst team into winners
As 21-year-old Jarret Jack was going through his pre-draft workout circuit in the summer of 2005, he noticed one coach in particular had a level of passion none of his peers replicated.That coach was J.B. Bickerstaff, a second-year assistant for the Charlotte Bobcats working under his father, Bernie, the Bobcats’ head coach. Jack recalls the younger Bickerstaff — then 26 with a full head of hair — possessing the same fervor with which he now paces the sideline of Little Caesars Arena.Advertiseme...