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The Prospects: Matty Young, Sunderland
When any young prospect heads out on loan, the hope is that they will make an impact on the club they temporarily join. To make a huge impact on the league itself is a bonus.This week, The Athletic looks at Sunderland’s Matty Young, who has done precisely that. The teenage goalkeeper has spent the season on loan at Salford City and has just been nominated for the League Two Young Player of the Season award.Advertisement
Newcastle and Eddie Howe want to keep working together — but this could be a defining moment
In the spring of 2019, Eddie Howe found it difficult to drive to work.It wasn’t injury, it wasn’t mechanical trouble and it certainly wasn’t traffic because his home was only a couple of miles away from Bournemouth’s training ground. Yet, as he stood in front of his car each morning, keys in hand, there was a flicker of hesitation. He no longer felt a pull toward the club he had rebuilt from top to bottom and lifted through the divisions. In its place was a nudge in the opposite direction.Advert...
Chelsea's Premier League break was well-timed. Now the real test of the Enzo Fernandez aftermath begins
After the comfort of an easy FA Cup win over Port Vale, the true test of whether Chelsea’s problems are actually over is upon us.Head coach Liam Rosenior had an ideal fixture last weekend to ensure some of the scrutiny disappeared for a few days. A home quarter-final tie against a side at the bottom of League One could not have been timed any better, as the 7-0 victory over Port Vale proved.Advertisement
Flyers still clinging to playoff spot despite ugly, untimely loss to Red Wings
The Philadelphia Flyers’ game plan going into their pivotal meeting with the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday probably went something like this: Get out in front early of what should be a demoralized opponent, and don’t give the Red Wings’ outstanding power play — sixth in the league at home — needless opportunities to capitalize.Advertisement
Colorado Avalanche clinch Presidents' Trophy for NHL's best record
The Colorado Avalanche clinched the Presidents’ Trophy with a 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.This is the fourth time in franchise history the Avalanche have finished atop the NHL’s regular-season standings. They also won the Presidents’ Trophy in 1997, 2001 and 2021.Colorado will be looking to buck a recent trend of disappointing postseasons for Presidents’ Trophy winners. Nine of the last 10 teams to win the trophy have lost in the first two rounds of the playoffs, and no win...
Blue Jackets' playoff outlook dims considerably after blanking by Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. — It’s amazing the wild emotional swings a playoff-desperate club can experience this time of year.On Tuesday, the Columbus Blue Jackets pulled off a stunning comeback in Detroit, and you wondered if maybe — just maybe — they could ride that euphoria to charge back into a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.Advertisement
Penguins clinch postseason berth: Crosby, Malkin return to playoffs for first time since 2022
NEWARK, N.J. — Dan Muse walked around the locker room in the moments following the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-2 win against the New Jersey Devils, shaking hands with each of his players.Bryan Rust then looked at his coach and said, “Hey! The fun has just begun.”He would know.Rust, along with the Big Three of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang — the four members of the Penguins’ 2017 Stanley Cup team remaining on the roster — are headed back to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time si...
Yankees DFA Cade Winquest, will activate Luis Gil for season debut: Source
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After becoming the New York Yankees’ first Rule 5 draft pick in 14 years, Cade Winquest must continue waiting for his MLB debut. And it now likely won’t come with the Yankees.The Yankees designated Winquest for assignment on Thursday, a team source confirmed, to make room on the 26-man roster for Luis Gil, who will make his season debut Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays after beginning the season in the minor leagues.Advertisement
Masters Round 1: What to know about Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns and other early leaders
Though the weather was idyllic at Augusta National, the course showed its teeth in Round 1. As promised, Augusta is playing firm and fast — the field scoring average of 74.65 on Thursday was the highest at the Masters since 2017.The Day 1 leaderboard is dazzling yet again. Here are the top numbers and notes to know from Round 1 of the 90th Masters Tournament.Advertisement
Can Patrick Reed reintroduce himself at this Masters?
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Patrick Reed made the long walk up Augusta National’s eighth hole, a par-5 so steep that, from the green, approach shots arrive far before any player. In Thursday’s first round of the Masters, three shots dropped in succession. One bounded around the mounding on the right side of the green. Another fell out of view, well short. The third came screaming down the center of the fairway, landed with gas, and scooted onto the green, settling 56 feet from the hole.The crowd around the e...
Explained: How India fast-tracks nuclear energy capacity to 100GW by 2047
India has set up an ambitious target to expand its nuclear capacity to at least 100 GW by 2047, the 100th anniversary of its independence. The country has a three-stage nuclear power programme: pressurised heavy water reactors, fast breeder reactors and thorium-based reactors. It has developed a two-pronged strategy to achieve its 100 GW target, setting up large reactors including 700 MWe indigenous pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) and large capacity imported reactors at greenfield site...
WNBA officially approves expansion to Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia
The WNBA is officially set to expand into three new cities by 2030.The league and NBA Board of Governors announced Thursday night that they had formally approved expansion teams in Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia. The Cleveland franchise is set to begin play in 2028, followed by Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia in 2030.Advertisement
Rory and Scottie control Masters, again. Plus: Bryson’s weird 5-iron situation
Golf Briefing ⛳ | This is The Athletic’s daily newsletter for the 2026 Masters. Sign up here to receive the Golf Briefing directly in your inbox.Good evening! Welcome back to our special-edition newsletter covering the Masters Tournament. I’m Alex, and I’ll be with you for 54 more holes. Gabby will chime in from Augusta National shortly.Advertisement
Cole Caufield becomes first Canadiens player to score 50 goals in a season in 36 years
MONTREAL — Cole Caufield became the first Montreal Canadiens player to score 50 goals in a season in 36 years on Thursday.Caufield is only the seventh player in Canadiens history to reach 50 goals in one season, and the first since Stéphane Richer scored 51 in 1989-90His goal at 6:30 of the second period against the Tampa Bay Lightning gave the Canadiens a 1-0 lead. And it was fittingly set up by captain Nick Suzuki on the rush, as he dished to Caufield on the right wing and his quick wrist shot...
Co-leader McIlroy's golf does the talking after busy Masters build-up
Co-leader McIlroy's golf does the talking after busy Masters build-upTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, McIlroy hits three birdies in a row to move into joint leadByJonathan JurejkoBBC Sport golf reporterPublished5 minutes agoCommentsAlmost all the talk about Rory McIlroy in the build-up to this year's Masters related to the pomp.In comparison, discussion about his game felt somewhat neglected.When last year'...
Frozen Four: Wisconsin upsets North Dakota to advance to national title game
LAS VEGAS — North Dakota didn’t surrender a single goal at the Sioux Falls regional, beating Merrimack and then Quinnipiac by a combined score of 8-0.They were No. 2 in the country by NPI this year, and their 5-1 loss to Minnesota-Duluth in the NCHC semifinals was their only loss of the season by more than three goals. When the puck dropped at T-Mobile Arena for the first of two semifinals at the Frozen Four, they were the deserved favorite.Advertisement
Twins sweep Tigers in four-game series, climb above .500 for first time since June
MINNEAPOLIS — Brooks Lee began Thursday’s game on the bench, as Minnesota Twins manager Derek Shelton gave the starting shortstop a mental and physical break after struggling offensively and defensively early this season.And then, as so often happens, Lee found himself at the plate against the Detroit Tigers for the game’s biggest moment — and he delivered.Advertisement
Rory McIlroy in share of Masters lead after picking up where he left off
Rory McIlroy in share of Masters lead after picking up where he left off
Olympic hopeful battles cancer, now pursuing UFC title
A UFC fighter named Tatiana Suarez is competing in UFC 327 this weekend in Miami. Tony Dokoupil spoke with her.
Rory McIlroy has been unleashed. The rest of the Masters field should be terrified
AUGUSTA, Ga. — They were quite a pair on the first tee at Augusta National, the high school senior and the defending champ twice his age. Mason Howell could not feel his arms. Rory McIlroy could not stop his hand from shaking as he teed up his ball.Neither player hit the fairway, unless you count the ninth fairway for the teenage U.S. Amateur champ whose wayward drive was defined by the sight of his hat falling off his head and bouncing off his club face on the follow-through.Advertisement