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Dave Winfield: These are the 3 best leaders from my MLB career
This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here.Dave Winfield played 22 years in Major League Baseball, starring for teams including the San Diego Padres and New York Yankees, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001. His memoir, “Touching All the Bases,” will be released in September.These are the three best leaders he came across during his MLB career.Advertisement
Scouting Vahn Lackey, Joseph Contreras and other top MLB Draft prospects
I spent all of last week on the road in South Carolina and Georgia, seeing MLB Draft prospects, including at least three likely first-rounders and maybe nine players who’ll go in the top two rounds. The group was highlighted by one of best prospects in the entire class, Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey.Advertisement
Stanley Cup Checklist: Analyzing the rosters of the Western Conference playoff teams
Each year, we take a look at each playoff team through the lens of our Stanley Cup Checklist, a rubric based on the success of past Cup-winning teams that was updated last season.This year, the thresholds were slightly modified after the Florida Panthers won their second straight championship last spring. We’re also now only focusing only on the last decade of champions to reflect recent shifts in player value better.Here’s how the eight playoff teams in the West stack up.
Ranking 10 options for Eagles in NFL Draft's second round: Will Howie Roseman draft a WR early?
If finding a reasonable sample of 10 players to rank at No. 23 was challenging enough, then good luck paring a list to 10 at No. 54 overall. The best-case scenario for the Eagles is that some of the strong potential options who weren’t listed among the first-round options slip to Day 2, whether it’s Arizona State offensive tackle Max Iheanachor, Utah’s Caleb Lomu or Kent State safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren. The Eagles could be aggressive trading up in that case, as they did with Cooper DeJean in...
Knicks playoff outlook: 5 reasons why (or why not) New York can reach NBA Finals
NEW YORK — A roller coaster of emotions has come to a brief halt. The New York Knicks are giving fans a breather from a winding, stomach-dropping ride — one that has touched every nerve and feeling imaginable over the last six months.There was a three-game losing streak a week into the season. Then, there were just four losses total over the next six weeks. The Knicks won the NBA Cup in December, only to not hang the banner. The owner did something he rarely does, speaking publicly about his exp...
Infantino and FIFA discuss asking President Trump for moratorium on World Cup ICE raids
Senior FIFA management have discussed with the organisation’s president, Gianni Infantino, the possibility of him making a direct request to President Donald Trump for a full moratorium on ICE raids across the United States during the World Cup this summer.Since returning to power for a second term in January 2025, Trump has sought to implement his campaign promise of mass deportation, which has featured concentrated incursions into American cities by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC...
Michael Carrick blunders vs Leeds must stop Man Utd owners from repeating their mistakes
Michael Carrick blunders vs Leeds must stop Man Utd owners from repeating their mistakesManchester United fell to a 2-1 defeat against Leeds United at Old Trafford on Monday night, a first league defeat against the Yorkshire club on home soil since 1981CommentsSportopinionJeremy Cross Chief Sports Writer11:00, 14 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesMichael Carrick is interim Manchester United manager until the end of the seasonDue diligence has not been one of Manchester United's strengths in recent times...
Is Caleb Williams the real 'Iceman'? Or does nickname belong to Gervin and others?
Years ago, I found myself talking to Cubs Hall of Famer Billy Williams about his lyrical nickname, “Sweet Swinging Billy Williams from Whistler, Alabama.” What it lacked in brevity, it made up for with style.Williams got the name “Sweet Swinging” when he played in the Texas League in 1959 and it carried on to Chicago.Advertisement
Top 20 drafted NHL goalie prospects ranking: Jacob Fowler leads Wheeler's 2026 list
Welcome to the first 2026 edition of my drafted NHL prospect rankings at The Athletic.This ranking of the league’s top 20 drafted goalie prospects follows yesterday’s top 100 drafted skaters list.It’s 20 goalies deep to reflect the five-to-one skater-to-goalie ratio on the ice.To be considered a prospect, a goalie must be under 25 and not fully established as an NHL goalie. This age criteria is more reflective of the typical goalie trajectory, allowing for the continued consideration of a s...
Return of an NCAA blue blood: How North Dakota went from offseason crossroads to Frozen Four
LAS VEGAS — When Brock Boeser took his recruiting trip to the University of North Dakota a decade ago, it felt like he was entering the Twilight Zone.The Burnsville, Minn., native, who had de-committed from Wisconsin, didn’t know much about the school or Grand Forks before he flew in. The airport has two gates, and when he got in the car with then-assistant Dane Jackson, it looked like they were in the middle of nowhere.Advertisement
What if Packers trade into first round? Here are 5 players they might do it for
GREEN BAY, Wis. — For the eighth straight year, for some reason, Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has asked me to craft him a big board ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft.Will he use it or stick to the extensive list of prospects that he and his personnel staff work tirelessly year-round to formulate? Probably the latter, but you’re going to get a Packers big board in this story and two more later this week, regardless.Advertisement
Brandon Beane talks Bills 2026 NFL Draft, Keon Coleman, Greg Rousseau at OLB and more
The 2026 NFL Draft is a little over one week away, and with it, the Buffalo Bills will attempt to find pieces to help put them over the top for a Super Bowl run.As the clock winds down toward the draft, The Athletic sat down with GM Brandon Beane to discuss several pieces of the team’s roster ahead of the last major offseason event in 2026.Here’s what stood out, and what it could mean for the Bills’ draft.Advertisement
Stanley Cup Checklist: Analyzing the rosters of the Eastern Conference playoff teams
Each year, we take a look at each playoff team through the lens of our Stanley Cup Checklist, a rubric based on the success of past Cup-winning teams that was updated last season.This year, the thresholds were slightly modified after the Florida Panthers won their second straight championship last spring. We’re also now only focusing only on the last decade of champions to reflect recent shifts in player value better.Here’s how the eight playoff teams in the East stack up.
Basketball analytics corrected decades of bad intuition. Then it created new blind spots
This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here.Joe Boylan worked in the NBA for a decade with the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics. He is the co-founder of Cognition Coach.Advertisement
Jets' likeliest NFL Draft options: David Bailey or Arvell Reese at No. 2? WR at No. 16?
The 2026 NFL Draft is a little more than a week away.The Jets are flush with draft capital, which should make for an exciting Day 1 and Day 2. The team possesses four selections in the first 44 picks (Nos. 2, 16, 33 and 44), the result of some adept deadline trading by Darren Mougey.Whether they stay at those spots or “Trader Darren” moves around some more, the Jets are in position to add a few highly rated players who should constitute the core of the roster for the coming years. Which prospect...
Six Nationals stats that might actually matter from K/9 to in-zone rates
PITTSBURGH — The Nationals are an enigma. Their offense is a steamroller. Their pitching staff has often run out of steam — no more so than in Monday night’s 16-5 loss to the Pirates, which began with command issues from Cade Cavalli and ended with outfielder Joey Wiemer grinning on the mound as he lobbed pitches towards home.Advertisement
Ravens pre-NFL Draft big board: Looking at potential fits on all 3 days
Every team has needs and areas where depth is required, but the Baltimore Ravens’ goal is to go into each NFL Draft without any gaping roster holes. Yet, at least this year, it sure feels like they have more front-line needs than they’re accustomed to heading into a draft.The Ravens need a starting center and potentially another starting guard. They need a No. 2 tight end and a No. 3 wide receiver. They need a starting interior defensive lineman and depth at pretty much every other position defe...
Falcons big board: 45 players Atlanta could pursue in the 2026 NFL Draft
It’s time to start getting serious about the 2026 NFL Draft, which begins April 23. This week, we have our final Atlanta Falcons big board, which takes a look at 45 prospects the team should be considering with its five picks. As always this time of year, we got a heavy, heavy assist from “The Beast.”Note: The players are listed in alphabetical order in each group.Advertisement
Punchless Mets go down feebly once again in shutout against the Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Man, do the New York Mets miss Juan Soto.But as prolific a hitter as Soto is, how much of a difference can one player make when production is so nonexistent?Yes, the Mets’ lineup looks that bad lately. For the second straight game, the Mets failed to score. They lost, 4-0, to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night and extended two dubious streaks.Their losing streak reached six games. Their scoreless streak reached 20 innings.Advertisement
Blake: The old Grand National is gone, let's enjoy what remains
The Grand National of 2026 is now in the history books and what a contest it was.What emerged from the mass of chaos was one of the great Grand National performances from the Willie Mullins-trained and Paul Townend-ridden I Am Maximus to become the first horse to regain the trophy since the great Red Rum.