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‘Finding Rams,’ Part II: One year behind the scenes of the NFL Draft scouting process


Chiefs post-NFL Draft depth chart: Will rookies Xavier Worthy, Kingsley Suamataia start?


With Jordan Love now eligible for extension, what might a new Packers deal look like?


What’s to come for SEC football teams and their nonconference schedules?


Fantasy Premier League tips: How to choose your end-of-season differentials


West Ham have big calls to make on manager and transfers – it’s no time for mixed messages


How improvement of Hughes and Clyne epitomises Oliver Glasner’s idea of ‘intrinsic motivation’


Colts post-NFL Draft free-agent targets: Will Indy use cap space to sign safety or CB?


Submit your questions for Until Saturday’s college football podcast offseason mailbag


Grading the Cowboys’ NFL draft class and recent signing of Ezekiel Elliott


Cardinals’ woeful offense: What the metrics and hitting coach Turner Ward have to say


Ange Postecoglou insists Tottenham must ‘go through tough times’ in order to succeed


It’s another Yastrzemski homer at Fenway Park as Giants avoid getting swept


What we’ve learned about new Cleveland Guardians’ manager Stephen Vogt


Buffalo Sabres free-agent targets: Steven Stamkos and other top-six forwards who could fit


Opposite day for Yankees, Diamondbacks, Marlins. New lows for White Sox, Rockies


Katie Ledecky, Jim Thorpe named Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients


Verstappen swarmed at F1 media day; Did Ferrari whiff on its Miami GP livery?


NHL Power Rankings: Who needs to step up for each playoff team?


Wisconsin football post-spring stock report: Which Badgers are on the rise?


Penguins part ways with longtime associate coach Todd Reirden


William Nylander is trending up for the Maple Leafs — just in time for Game 7


Ten Hag’s Neville interview analysed: Kane, Hojlund, tactics, injuries and future


What to know about Maple Leafs vs. Bruins Game 7: How to watch, preview and stakes


Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleads no contest to domestic battery charge


Ask Ornstein Q&A: Our football insider answers your questions


Michigan football recruiting: 10 prospects to watch in the Class of 2025


Michigan tops Ohio State, Michigan State, Wisconsin for 4-star OL recruit Avery Gach


Familiarity between Timberwolves and Nuggets could breed the NBA’s next great rivalry


Mets hope Christian Scott’s debut signals start of pitching development


Fantasy baseball notebook: Exercising patience with elite prospects, explaining Joey Loperfido and more


Justin Steele and Adbert Alzolay are Cubs pitchers heading in opposite directions


Roberto De Zerbi says he is in talks over Brighton future with owner Tony Bloom


Giants stat watch: Where they are doing well (and what they’re doing poorly)


Can Craig Counsell make the difference as Cubs enter big stretch of division games?


Astros are enjoying a detour from the disappointment — well, most of them


Bucks eliminated: Doc Rivers, Dame Lillard’s fit get incomplete grade for now


Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Italian Open due to injury


City Football Group’s Troyes’ match abandoned with club on brink of successive relegations


Gabriel Jesus & Oleksandr Zinchenko remain ‘very important’ players, insists Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta


Miami bolsters defensive line, adds Michigan State transfer Simeon Barrow


Analyzing the horses in the 150th Kentucky Oaks field: Favorites, contenders, pretenders and more notes


Kentucky Derby’s mint julep: A cultural staple with 19th-century history, creativity


Kentucky Derby 2024 printable party props sheet: How many words will the winning horse’s name have? And more


Challengers: Could Zendaya’s tennis husband hack the ATP Challenger Tour?


Knicks eliminate Sixers in another instant classic, plus the Kentucky Derby’s best story


Winnipeg Jets roster tiers and offseason decisions: Who stays? Who goes?


Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham after 2 seasons, early playoff exit


Harry Maguire is not Manchester United’s perfect defender but he’s handled himself well


Luka Dončić’s breakthrough finally came, bringing the Mavericks to the verge of one, too


NBA Playoffs expert picks, odds for Friday: Cavs at Magic, Clippers at Mavericks Game 6s


Coveted transfer DT Damonic Williams commits to Oklahoma over Texas, LSU, Missouri


Fantasy baseball waiver wire: Richie Palacios, Slade Cecconi and more adds; plus, two-start pitchers and stashes


Arsenal’s set pieces and why there’s nothing basic about their relentless variety


Tottenham have hit their lowest ebb under Ange Postecoglou – so what now?


Erik ten Hag reveals Manchester United attempted to sign Harry Kane last summer


Wolves to sign Tommy Doyle permanently from Manchester City


The Los Angeles Kings’ awkward place with Pierre-Luc Dubois, and draft lottery luck


Why Edmonton Oilers centre Ryan McLeod is effective in his role


NHL Playoffs picks, odds: Expert predictions for Predators vs. Canucks, Golden Knights vs. Stars


Which UFL team has the best uniforms? Ranking the gear from worst to first


Why the Bruins are on the edge of a second straight choke: 5 takeaways


ACC football mailbag: Can the new schools be competitive in ’24? Will expansion affect recruiting?


Recap: QBs seeking new contracts, how scouting works and rookies to start


Thursday’s NBA playoffs takeaways: Bucks, 76ers eliminated as Pacers and Knicks move on


Knicks learn from their mistakes in series-clinching win over 76ers


Which Boston Red Sox players’ stock is up/down as May begins


Hurricanes, dominant at five-on-five, have ‘closed the gap’ in another big area


NBA semifinals preview: Could Wolves-Nuggets be a classic?


Mauricio Pochettino has challenged Chelsea’s owners to back him – but are they listening?


Salah’s future, Xavi’s U-turn and new squad cost rules – this week on The Athletic FC Podcast


Ange Postecoglou wants to transform Tottenham, not his philosophy


How Angel Di María could join Messi at Inter Miami (and why he might not)


Xabi Alonso showed Roma what he has learned in 12 months at Bayer Leverkusen


UFC 301 predictions, previews, odds: Alexandre Pantoja looks to defend title in front of home Brazilian crowd


Meet the Lions’ undrafted free agents: Which players could earn a roster spot?


Bruins’ David Pastrnak is doing nothing, and the season is at risk because of it


Chelsea’s Champions League heartbreak; Rose Lavelle’s NWSL return: Full Time


West Saratoga is a Kentucky Derby long shot. But so was his trainer


Kentucky Derby horse name power rankings: Track Phantom, Honor Marie and more


Patrick Beverley’s actions over the years have undermined his unlikely success


Adrian Newey’s next F1 home: Sizing up 2025 landing spots for the famed designer


The moments that made Olu Fashanu a Jets first-round NFL Draft pick


Alan Shearer: I’ve been in Mohamed Salah’s boots. Left out, you rage and despise it


The priorities for Newcastle’s next sporting director as search enters final stages


Nnamdi Ofoborh: ‘My heart was racing – boom, boom, boom. I was thinking, I could die right now’


Carl Rushworth’s rise gives Brighton decisions to make on goalkeeping riches


Matheus Nunes is not another Kalvin Phillips – but he needs to step up next season


Aston Villa shaken by lack of control as chaos takes hold on their big European night


The Blue Jays’ offence needs a spark. Here are the options to create one


Nashville Predators’ Game 6 assets include playoff old heads, trash-talking new guy


Detroit Red Wings prospect progress: What we’ve learned in AHL playoffs so far


Chelsea defender Maren Mjelde to leave club at end of season


Why Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid should have hope after latest playoff letdown


Carla Ward stepping down from Aston Villa role at end of season


Where Macklin Celebrini would fit with the Blackhawks: Scouting report


Mark Clattenburg resigns as referee analyst at Nottingham Forest


What we learned from Sandro Tonali’s betting commission hearing


Barcelona’s €30m Vitor Roque looks set for a loan. But will they wait for him?


Maple Leafs vs. Bruins report cards: William Nylander and Joseph Woll send it to Game 7


Manchester United to cover Dan Ashworth’s arbitration costs in Newcastle dispute


NASCAR at Kansas expert predictions: What to know about one of NASCAR’s best races


Rob Lainton, Aaron Hayden among eight players released by Wrexham


Thibaut Courtois set for Real Madrid return, Andriy Lunin to retain place against Bayern Munich


Detroit Pistons trade proposals: What would it take to get Markkanen? Is Ingram a possibility?


Timeline of Lakers’ coaching history over past 12 seasons


Police will not pursue criminal charges against Dak Prescott over alleged 2017 sexual assault


Sir Jim Ratcliffe calls untidiness of Manchester United facilities ‘a disgrace’ in email to club staff


Execs unfiltered on AFC’s Draft class: Should the Patriots have traded down? Thoughts on all 16 teams


Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi, Eberechi Eze in line to make injury returns against Manchester United


Ryan Babel: My Liverpool unhappiness, fears for Slot – and reality TV dating


Ryan Yates’ impressive character and leadership qualities are just what Forest need


A Knicks game, eating right, ‘rest as a weapon’ — how the Rangers are staying sharp amid long break


The Endless Summer of Mike Tauchman


Tigers’ Riley Greene is again looking like one of the game’s best young players


Yankees could consider these 3 moves to spark struggling Aaron Judge


Ex-PSG Women coach Didier Olle-Nicolle cleared of sexual assault


A White Sox pitcher’s MVP season abroad, Dave Winfield finally gets a statue and more ‘Sliders’


Guessing which teams could be surprise sellers at the trade deadline, plus more MLB notes


How Ohio State unlocked its NIL potential and won the college football offseason


The Athletic FC: Salah and the ‘rage’ of a star spurned. Plus: U.S. 2027 bid delay implications


Ex-Newcastle winger Nolberto Solano appointed as Blyth Spartans manager


Fantasy Premier League Q&A: FPL Gameweek 36 advice from Ben Dinnery


Mark Clattenburg: The celebrity referee turned PGMOL agitator… via Gladiators


Why Canucks star Elias Pettersson is struggling — and how he can get going


Jurgen Klopp, TNT Sports and early kick-offs – what’s the beef?


Bruno to Arsenal? Kudus to Liverpool? Premier League in USA? Ask Ornstein


Weird and Wild: Aaron Boone’s ejection, a bee swarm in Arizona and unrefrigerated sausage


Rick Tocchet, Rick Bowness, Andrew Brunette named 2024 Jack Adams Award finalists


Mark Clattenburg and Nottingham Forest – the end of an error


Nike, MLB announce uniform adjustments after player, fan criticism


Why Jimmy Butler is the alpha the 76ers need to pair with Joel Embiid


Jurgen Klopp criticises TNT Sports over fixture scheduling: ‘I will definitely not watch again’


Odell Beckham Jr. signs with Dolphins: How he can help Miami


Ravens’ undrafted rookie class contains many pass catchers, has local flavor


Pacers overwhelm Bucks with turbocharged play, and T.J. McConnell was the catalyst


Which of the Raiders’ undrafted free agents have the best chance to make the roster?


Ranking the Atlanta Falcons’ undrafted free agents: Who has the best shot to make the team?


New York Giants offseason winners and losers: How fortune favored Daniel Jones


Premier League salary cap mailbag: Why? Who wins and loses? How would it work?


Bucks’ Patrick Beverley throws basketball at Pacers fans near end of Game 6 loss


The Brewers base stealer who can’t be caught; how the Royals got their closer


Who could Lakers target as next head coach? Redick, Budenholzer, Lue among top options


Michael Irvin out at NFL Network as ‘NFL Total Access’ shuts down: Sources


The Premier League let a fifth Champions League spot slip away. Who is to blame?


ESPN producer says Patrick Beverley apologized after rebuffing her for not subscribing to podcast


Sky Sports’ £935m deal will replace iFollow in UK next season – but will everyone benefit?


Nebraska following familiar blueprint with 2025 recruiting class: Start at home, feast in June


Newcastle’s Fabian Schar likely to miss rest of season with hamstring injury


Eddie Howe supports FA decision on Sandro Tonali, sees player’s hunger for return


PWHL awards watch: Our picks for Billie Jean King MVP, Rookie of the Year, more


Hurricanes’ Frederik Andersen has found a new appreciation for hockey after health scare — and a new level


Marco Reus to leave Borussia Dortmund at end of season: ‘I am incredibly grateful and proud’


The Athletic’s Friday football quiz question #2


Chelsea’s disaffected fanbase unite in pursuit of a common goal: Beating Tottenham


How the Maple Leafs won again to force Game 7: 4 takeaways


The Maple Leafs have come back. Now, for once, it’s time to finally finish the job


Reasons for each MLB team to be optimistic — and pessimistic — about the rest of the season


2024 NHL playoff preview: New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes


Live Q&A: Talking baseball with Eno Sarris on Friday 5/3 at 11:30 a.m. ET


Former Michigan State DT Derrick Harmon transferring to Oregon


Manchester City’s Phil Foden and Khadija Shaw win FWA player of the year awards