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NHL farm system rankings: No. 31 Washington Capitals


TA fantasy roundup: Kelvin Benjamin, Kevin White and Marquise Goodwin


Finding the end zone — always bet on talent


‘The bird was the tamest thing going on that night … so we thought’: An oral history of Bakersfield’s viral hockey moment


Iowa Position Group Preview: Tight ends


Padres ready to look at Trey Wingenter, Brett Kennedy and a lot of other guys


TA fantasy roundup: 49ers wide receivers, Courtland Sutton hype, Bills RB sleeper, and more


Starting 9: Is Corey Kluber back? José Ramírez strengthens MVP case, and the rise of Nolan Jones ...


Neutralizing 600 pounds worth of opponents? For new arrival Danny Shelton, that's a good start


Is Deshaun Watson still a fantasy stud?


Don't fall into the Jimmy Graham trap


The Czar of the Playbook joins The Athletic for the 2018 football season


Raiders receivers Ryan Switzer and Martavis Bryant are taking very different routes in camp


Oklahoma Position Group Preview: Offensive line has depth, talent to reload


How Zander Neuville and Bradrick Shaw are taking different paths down the road to recovery


A's Analytics: How this surging team has taken over a wild-card spot


Takeaways from a day that could be defining one for Braves


Straight talker, deep listener: Eric Bieniemy makes an impression in new role as Chiefs' offensive coordinator


Cubs gambling Jon Lester, Cole Hamels have enough left for another playoff run


As the pads go on at Auburn, battles truly begin for starting jobs on the offensive line


On a weekend focused on the past, the Now Phillies make their latest case that they're for real


Avisaíl García's unprecedented, yet inevitable transformation into a power hitter


While Aaron Judge makes slow progress in recovery, Giancarlo Stanton is dealing with his own issue


Reed: As Corey Coleman departs, Browns should rue decision not to draft Michael Thomas in 2016


Fantasy impact from the Corey Coleman trade


Loophole means ‘free agency’ could prove costly for highly-paid MLS players


How much is too much (information) about Jay Cutler?


Stevenson: All that's left for Senators fans are rumours and hope


Austin Hooper would 'show up anywhere' to work with Matt Ryan during the offseason


Why Ben Zobrist sees a little bit of himself in David Bote


Two down, one to go: What locking up Ricardo Allen means for the Falcons moving forward


Can Daniel Carlson make a 60-yarder? Saturday would be perfect for a test


Schultz: Matt Ryan has everything he wants now, except a title


Six days later, Mike Fiers ends up an Oakland Athletic after all


Sean Savoy gets challenged, Josh Jackson embraces the 'dad bod' and more from Virginia Tech's open practice


Four rotation-related questions the Sixers will face next season


Let's rebuild the Mets: No, seriously, let's embrace a 2021 rebuild


The urgency for the Lakers to reduce LeBron James' minutes


Connolly's Tap Room: Which of the Orioles' five July deals will impact the club the most — good or bad?


What it's like for a front office leading up to (and after) the July 31 trade deadline


Washington Mailbag: Replacing Dante Pettis, recruiting Hawaii and parsing Jimmy Lake’s future


Is there an NFL player with more at stake in 2018 than Dak Prescott?


Using the money zone to identify fantasy football regression candidates


Assessing the Florida State roster as the Seminoles open training camp


Clearing the cobwebs: The NFL offseason refresher course (Part I)


Dylan Floro becoming a sneaky weapon toward the back of the Dodgers' bullpen


‘We don't really know what to think or what to say’: Roberto Osuna joins the Astros clubhouse


Salfino: "Hey mom - I just joined 'The Athlete'!"


P:60 Packers Podcast — Answering fans questions


Thirtysomething Tommy John surgery: What advice do John Smoltz, Tim Hudson and Bronson Arroyo have for Johnny Cueto?


Down on the farm: Giants promote three of their top pitching prospects


Why Brandon Beane, Buffalo Bills made a 'low-risk' move trading for Corey Coleman


Bills practice observations: Nathan Peterman is gaining ground in quarterback competition


Sox is singular: The art of Rick Renteria's bullpen management


'It feels like my career is just beginning': Michael Thomas pens his first diary from Giants camp


Redbird Reset: Hey now, the Cardinals have become fun to watch again


What to expect when you watch the Browns on ‘Hard Knocks’


Sabres prospects put up a strong showing at the World Junior Summer Showcase


Héctor Rondón finds himself in a familiar situation after the Astros' addition of Roberto Osuna


Mets welcome back Matt Harvey with focus off the standings


Fantasy draft prep: Do you really love that top-four pick?


The Fantasy Multiverse: How some what-ifs could play out in 2018


Will the non-conference schedule help Maryland return to the NCAA tournament?


Solitude and single-mindedness: What went into the Jeremy Pruitt-Tennessee match


Film Analysis: Florida rising star Marco Wilson breaks down his pass breakups


Carig: Aaron Boone insists Yankees 'too good' to be defined by Red Sox sweep


Corey Coleman being gone is a yawn. What do the Browns do next at receiver?


Michigan State recruiting roundup: Recent offers, updates and a Q&A with the 2019 class


‘I had to do what was right in my gut’: Penn State safety Lamont Wade embraces his chance to speak out


Extensions for Roseman, Pederson highlight busy Eagles night at The Linc


Rich get richer: A's bolster their elite bullpen while sweeping past the Tigers


Tied for first with 49 games to go, can the Diamondbacks find a way to pull away?


Bowden: Sixteen waiver-wire targets who could boost teams' playoff chances


Ohio State expects investigation of Urban Meyer to be completed within 14 days


Cowboys practice report: Dak Prescott throws two TDs, two INTs


Bonsignore: From rooting as a fan to joining The Athletic L.A. team


Media Circus: Dale Hansen isn't afraid to share his opinion, much to the dismay of Jerry Jones


Seahawks Film Room: J.R. Sweezy could be immediate upgrade


The Rewind: Seranthony Domínguez's dominance vs. right-handed hitters on display against Miami's J.T. Realmuto


Controlling the controllables: New Rangers pitcher Taylor Hearn is coming home, and still learning the ropes


'We know we deserved it': Sounders extend unbeaten streak with stoppage-time Hail Mary


By the Numbers: On Leonys Martín's potential to help the top of the lineup, Cody Allen's recent resurgence, and the Indians' impact on the bases


Q&A: Oddsmaker Jeff Sherman explains how NBA win totals are set and what factored into Bulls' over/under


Regression or something more: What's going on with the Mariners?


How Deondre Francois and the QB group shook out in Florida State’s first practice


Wisconsin Fall Camp Notebook: Kendric Pryor latest to shine among deep receiving corps


Minute by minute with the Ravens and Los Angeles Rams at their joint practice


Minnesota United trades Christian Ramirez for allocation money: Your thoughts?


NHL farm system rankings: No. 30 Tampa Bay Lightning


Summer School: A tumultuous year behind them, Spartans look to make headlines on the court


Five numbers that matter for the 2018 Eagles


Deep Washington secondary stealing the show early in preseason camp


Peers pay homage to Daniel Nestor’s passion, career at Rogers Cup: ‘Tennis was extremely lucky to have him’


Down on the farm: Jesus Luzardo, Wyatt Marks move up a level


David Price finally keeps the Yankees at bay


Why I watch the A's — the comebacks, the bullpen, and the cinematic fun of it all


Leylah Annie Fernandez n'a pas fini de faire parler d'elle


Cub o' coffee: Do the Cubs really need lefty relievers to get back to the World Series?


TA30: The post-trade deadline MLB power rankings have the A's on the rise


Location, location, location — How Dallas Keuchel is trying to get his groove back


With a knee that won't get healthy, Malcolm Mitchell's time runs out in Foxboro


Bears QBs coach Dave Ragone brings continuity to the Mitch Trubisky coaching circle


Rich Hill digs deep into bag of old tricks to create new element of surprise


Cornerback Kendall Fuller taking the scholarly approach to camp work, and his teammates are learning as well


Raiders practice report: Running backs will have a bigger role in the passing game


In their dreams: Blue Jays’ players reveal secrets of their sleep state


What to expect from The Athletic's fantasy coverage [UPDATED]


How Clemson has achieved rare coaching continuity on its entire staff


A unique point of view on how your brain impacts fantasy sports decision-making comes to The Athletic


Ravens Film Room: Analyzing Lamar Jackson's preseason debut


An oral history of the 2008 Rays, the wild worst-to-first 'rockstars' who shocked the baseball world


The ties that led Jon Jansen back to Michigan


TA fantasy roundup: Sanu in the slot, Geronimo Allison rising, a Ravens WR sleeper, and more


Michigan Wolverines 2018 position group preview: Receivers


How the Blue Jays' lineups will shake out with trade deadline behind them


Bills practice observations, day nine: Zay Jones returns, quarterbacks struggle and more


Tennessee open practice report: Charting every throw from Keller Chryst and Jarrett Guarantano


How a year away from football changed everything for Colorado safety Evan Worthington


49ers practice report: Staying late has become a theme for Jimmy Garoppolo


Derek Holland is happy to be on the good side as Evan Longoria powers the Giants to a win in Arizona


In season's biggest exam so far, Lynx fall flat against three of WNBA's best


Gonos: An old-school approach, but -- "I like to do weird stuff"


Comparisons and competition bring out the best in Notre Dame QB commit Brendon Clark


Casey Mize Q&A: Life as a pro, a tattoo few people know about, first impression of Detroit


Jennings: Red Sox' belief they're 'never out of a game' leads to wild sweep of Yankees


Goalie prospect Ivan Nalimov will wait one more season to sign with Blackhawks


Q&A: New Stars play-by-play voice Josh Bogorad on his new role and a dream realized


Espanyol’s U.S. summer tour was decidedly unglamorous—and that’s what made it interesting


Recap: Patriots Q&A with Jeff Howe


With reported signing of Greg Monroe, Raptors are essentially punting on rim protection


49ers practice report: Goodwin fights through fatigue to end practice with a bang


The journey of Jarvis Wilson and other Georgia practice observations