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Konnor Griffin's contract, Mason Miller's Time and a 1-ball walk: Weird & Wild
There was an actual game in which 93 hitters reached base. … I think we just saw the first one-ball walk in history. … And then there was a starting pitcher, in a real major-league game, who faced 11 hitters in the first two innings and not one of them put a ball in play.So … was that Weird and Wild enough for you?Advertisement
Minnesota Vikings could target these 7 sleepers in the 2026 NFL Draft
When it comes to draft preparations, this is crunch time for NFL teams. The Minnesota Vikings, for example, have been hosting draft prospects in recent days to study their medicals and gather more in-person intelligence.Another sign that the draft is close? Dane Brugler, The Athletic’s exceptional draft expert, published his yearly draft guide, “The Beast.” It’s loaded with intel. It’s a perfect guide to some of the sneakier, lesser-known candidates who could be in play in the later rounds.Adver...
Using 'The Beast' to dive into prospects to fit the Philadelphia Eagles' offensive needs
“The Beast” has arrived. Every year, The Athletic’s Dane Brugler delivers the NFL’s definitive draft preview. It contains 629 pages of absolute must-read information. While consuming it myself, I kept in mind the Philadelphia Eagles’ positional needs and compiled a contextualized list of prospects to keep an eye on. There is plenty to get to. So, we won’t waste more time on introductions. Today, we focus on the Eagles’ offensive needs.A quick reminder of the Eagles’ 2026 draft picks.First R...
The Falcons should draft a wide receiver; 'The Beast' breaks down their best options
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The NFL Draft is less than two weeks away. “The Beast” is here. And the Atlanta Falcons have to be taking a wide receiver, right?This week’s release of Dane Brugler’s annual draft guide means it’s time to start getting serious about figuring out which direction the Falcons are going in the draft, and another pass catcher has to be a serious consideration.Despite what Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday.Advertisement
FIFA faces new crisis as SoFi Stadium workers in LA threaten strike action
With just over 60 days before the World Cup begins, FIFA has a new crisis on its hands: strike threats from thousands of workers at SoFi Stadium, the tournament’s host venue in Los Angeles and the site of the opening USMNT game during the tournament.SoFi Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers and Rams in the suburb of Inglewood, is scheduled to stage eight World Cup matches: five in the group stage, two round-of-32 games and a quarter-final.Advertisement
Jayson Tatum calls return to Madison Square Garden 'a big moment' for him
NEW YORK — When one of the Boston Celtics buses arrived at Madison Square Garden for shootaround Thursday morning, several players headed straight for the court. As they did that, Jayson Tatum veered off in the other direction, walking down the hallway toward the locker room where he finished one of the worst nights of his life.Advertisement
The latest on Argentina's dubious World Cup run-up, Messi's odd lack of commitment
Lionel Scaloni settled into his seat and prepared to take questions from reporters. It was minutes after Argentina had defeated Zambia 5-0 in a friendly on March 31 at the famed Estadio Bombonera in Buenos Aires. The win came three days after the reigning world champions had beaten Mauritania 2-1 in the same stadium.Advertisement
Yankees’ Aaron Judge Sends Ryan McMahon Message As Slump Worsens
The New York Yankees’ franchise slugger offered a response to his teammate’s 2-for-29 hitting slump this season.
Analyzing 5-Star Men’s Basketball Recruits In The NCAA Transfer Portal
Per 247 Sports, there are four five-star transfer recruits in the men's basketball transfer portal. Here's the analysis of these four players.
Women’s Six Nations: will anyone stop England’s conveyor belt of talent?
Despite a raft of absences, world champions have such depth they will begin the 2026 tournament as firm favouritesIf there isn’t a conspiracy theory out there about England having a factory that churns out world-class players then there should be. The Red Roses squad will be without eight Rugby World Cup winners because of injury, pregnancies and retirements for the Women’s Six Nations but they are still overwhelming favourites for a grand slam.For others, a squad so depleted would throw their c...
15 fits for the Giants' first two NFL Draft picks — with help from ‘The Beast’
For prospects preparing to enter the NFL and the teams getting ready to select them, the draft at the end of April is the biggest day on the calendar.And if you’re a fan, “The Beast” release day might rival that. On Wednesday, The Athletic draft guru Dane Brugler published the latest edition of his essential draft guide, covering more than 2,000 prospects with more than 400 player profiles. It is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in the draft — including beat writers!Advertisement
With Alex Ovechkin retirement possible, Sidney Crosby honors an enduring 20-year bond
Crosby is going to savor this weekend's games against Washington, which could be his final against Ovechkin in a long shared history.
Premier League matchweek 32: The numbers to know
The Premier League returns after its longest break of the 2025-26 season. Nineteen days separate matchday 31 from matchday 32, with the March-April international window, FA Cup quarter-finals and continental quarter-final first legs all crammed in between.Teams head straight back into decisive fixtures at both ends of the table. Manchester City’s title pursuit leaves no room for error as they travel to Stamford Bridge. Leeds, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham and West Ham are separated by four points...
LaMelo Ball, Nickeil Alexander-Walker lead my NBA Post-All-Star Breakout Team
There’s accepting your role, and then there’s accepting that it will always be your role.Take the Atlanta Hawks’ Nickeil Alexander-Walker, for example. Former teammates and coaches say he blossomed with the Minnesota Timberwolves partly because he accepted his role as a secondary weapon rather than trying to be a high-usage scorer, something he struggled to do well when he came into the league in New Orleans.Advertisement
Did Jo Adell really have the greatest defensive game in MLB history?
He climbed one wall. He climbed two walls. Then he just lifted off into the Orange County night and floated right over the third wall — all so he could steal home runs out of the sky.He’s Jo Adell, the legendary home run thief of Anaheim. He made three home runs disappear last Saturday night — in a game his Angels won 1-0. And now that game will be riding alongside him forever. So cool.Advertisement
Eddie Howe reaffirms '100 per cent' commitment to Newcastle job
Eddie Howe has reaffirmed his “100 per cent” commitment to his job as head coach at Newcastle United but admitted he is not looking beyond the end of a draining season which has raised questions about his long-term future at St James’ Park.A deflating 2-1 defeat to Sunderland in their previous match saw Newcastle’s staff and players booed by some supporters during a lap of appreciation, while comments from David Hopkinson, the club’s chief executive, during the international break that a manager...
Liverpool in 'defining moment' of their season after third successive defeat, Arne Slot says
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said that Liverpool are entering a defining week of their season.After being knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester City on Saturday, followed by a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final to Paris Saint-Germain midweek, the Merseyside club’s season is teetering on the brink of collapse.Advertisement
Many Venezuelans Want to Go Home. But They Can’t Get Passports.
The U.S. has made it impossible for them to stay legally, and their own country makes it difficult for them to return.
Anonymous NBA player poll 2026: Who is this season’s MVP? SGA, Jokić or Dončić?
For the first 25 Most Valuable Player awards in NBA history, it was the league’s players, not the media, who determined the winner.All that changed with the 1980-81 season, when “a panel of 69 writers and broadcasters” selected Julius Erving as MVP and a system was installed that has been in place ever since.Advertisement
A lower-round AJ Brown to a 306lb missile: the 2026 NFL draft’s under-the-radar prospects
Fernando Mendoza will almost certainly go No 1 overall. But who are the players that teams may take a swing on after the big names have gone?You have to go back to 2000 to find a year in which fewer than four quarterbacks were selected in the top 100 picks. But in this year’s mediocre quarterback class, the fourth quarterback may not go off the board until day three. After Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and Alabama’s Ty Simpson, it’s unclear who will even be the third taken. There is a chasm from th...