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The Maple Leafs’ plan to change is murky — and comes (at least) a year too late


Cubs place Dansby Swanson on injured list, activate Seiya Suzuki


Can the Washington Wizards find a diamond in the rough in a weak NBA Draft?


The Premier League has a depth of English talent not witnessed for decades


Meet the Giants UDFAs: An Irish kicker, a competitive ‘freak’ and the next Tommy DeVito?


Caleb Williams looks very real in Chicago Bears’ colors at first blush


Everything continues to feel different for the Bears and Caleb Williams


Novak Djokovic wears bike helmet to Italian Open after being struck by water bottle


Bayern Munich open talks with Hansi Flick over becoming club’s new head coach


Leicester season review: Preston party, Winks’ wonder goal – and the issue to dominate the summer


Is the Cleveland Guardians’ sizzling start sustainable?


How the Dallas Stars built, and narrowly held, a big lead to win Game 2: 5 takeaways


How Artemi Panarin, Rangers broke Hurricanes’ hearts in Game 3: 5 takeaways


The Nuggets are in must-win territory. Plus, could we lose “Inside the NBA”?


Timberwolves’ defense is evoking an old, familiar championship feeling


Jalen Brunson is great, but Pacers can’t make it this easy for him


Everton withdraw appeal over two-point deduction for breaching Premier League PSR


With or without Leon Draisaitl, Oilers feel Game 2 urgency vs. Canucks


Ducks miss out on Celebrini, but who is the best option with the No. 3 draft pick?


Rachel Williams and Manchester United are ready to end their trophy drought


Cardinals’ skid continues in fifth straight loss: ‘You get punched in the face, punch back’


Eddie Howe’s first 100 Newcastle games: A team and club revitalised – and ready to push on


Beaver Stadium beyond football: Will Penn State host more concerts? What about wrestling?


Are Celtics’ Game 2 clunkers a can’t-stand-prosperity thing or is everybody just missing?


Humphrey Ker: ‘Rob and Ryan know Wrexham as a club have to evolve – and catch up with the team’


Wisconsin football: 6 key questions for the Badgers coming out of spring practice


Mauricio Pochettino suggests he could decide to leave Chelsea: ‘Maybe we are not happy’


What Notre Dame taught Gerad Parker as he builds a football program of his own at Troy


Portu: ‘Girona is a small club with a big mentality – we deserve our Champions League place’


Mavericks’ resilience is their greatest strength, and it showed in Game 2 vs. Thunder


Fantasy Premier League Q&A: FPL Gameweek 37 advice from Ben Dinnery


Thursday’s NBA playoff takeaways: Cleveland, Dallas even up series as lineup changes loom


Celtics look ahead to Game 3 after blowout loss to Cavaliers: ‘We don’t expect it to be easy’


Real Betis defender Felix Garreta in hospital after suffering head injury in domestic fall


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


Missouri State to join Conference USA as full member in 2025, becoming 136th FBS team


Who is Pedro Marques, the new director of football development for Liverpool owners FSG?


Fantasy baseball waiver wire: Reese Olson, Wenceel Pérez and more adds; plus, two-start pitchers and stashes


Manuel Neuer’s nightmare end to a brilliant display against Real Madrid – what went wrong?


Titans rookie T’Vondre Sweat has a lot on him – but if enough comes off, watch out


Steelers rookie camp: First glimpse at the future of the offensive line


How Anthony Edwards is taking over the NBA with his highlight-reel plays


Dest, Tillman and Pepi: The USMNT trio who became league champions at PSV


USMNT midfielder Malik Tillman permanently joins PSV


Harvey Elliott would be an asset for England at Euro 2024 – Jurgen Klopp


Fiorentina and Atalanta: Italy’s ‘finalisti’ etching their names in history


Explaining Manchester United, Chelsea and Newcastle’s chances of European qualification


William Contreras emerges as a Brewers mainstay, what it’s like on an MLB roster’s edge and more ‘Sliders’


Ranking the top 10 National League rookies: Imanaga, Jared Jones, Yamamoto lead early ROY race


NBA Playoffs expert picks, odds for Friday’s Game 3s: Knicks at Pacers, Nuggets at Timberwolves


Strengthen the midfield? Bolster the attack? Spurs face big questions this summer


Tottenham’s Richarlison likely to miss rest of season and Copa America with calf injury


Nick Sorensen wants 49ers back to basics: ‘An attacking defense that plays fast’


Why it hasn’t worked for Erik ten Hag at Man Utd: Tactical compromises and a distinct lack of confidence


Prospective Everton owner 777 calls in restructuring firm leaving takeover bid in jeopardy


2024 NHL Draft mailbag: Beckett Sennecke’s rise, Tij Iginla vs. Cole Eiserman and more


Caleb Williams, Dallas Turner and more: Our favorite 2024 NFL Draft picks at each position


WNBA to award Toronto expansion team to begin play in 2026: Reports


New NFL kickoff rules could lead to 2,000 more plays each season


The Giants are unable to win a third straight game yet again


Why Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois is ‘favourite’ to start Champions League final after return


Where could Sheldon Keefe coach next? Ranking 6 potential landing spots


New York Mets mailbag, Part 2: Stopping steals and finding fits in the rotation


Chelsea’s Reece James returns to training after five-month injury absence


How Willi Castro became ‘a revelation’ for the Twins after being cut by the Tigers


Hurricanes, facing elimination, have organizational soul-searching to do


Josh Dasilva close to agreeing new Brentford contract


Filip Chytil fights his way back into Rangers’ lineup after a devastating setback


Dodgers’ James Outman maintains optimism through slump: ‘It hasn’t been great, obviously’


What matters for the Canucks in Game 2 and beyond? 5 observations


Breanna Stewart and New York Liberty seeking a ‘higher ceiling’ this season


NBA fines Rick Carlisle $35K for criticizing officiating in Game 2 of Pacers-Knicks


Tromp 45: Braves backup gets unexpected lesson in the politics of a number change


Julian Ward returns to Liverpool as FSG technical director, Pedro Marques named director of football development


Toronto Maple Leafs mailbag: Who to trade, who to fire, and is there any hope?


Brendan Shanahan staying put with Maple Leafs, but ‘everything is on the table’ with roster


The Athletic’s Friday football quiz question #3


Kieran Tierney interview: ‘There is no spite from me – Mikel Arteta was 100% right’


Casemiro, Jesus, Silva and Richarlison left out of Brazil provisional Copa America squad


NHL coaching carousel speeds up as playoff teams are eliminated


What to expect as the Leafs’ Shanaplan makes way for the Pelley plan: ‘Just win’


Klopp, Arteta, Moyes: The managers at risk of being suspended for final game of Premier League season


Packers coaching intel: Xavier McKinney, Josh Jacobs, Jordan Morgan and more


Lions rookies ramp up competition at cornerback — and that’s a good thing


Vikings rookie minicamp: J.J. McCarthy’s first day, Josh McCown’s presence and more


Lions coach Dan Campbell to miss rookie minicamp for personal reasons


Manchester United’s Mason Mount suffers new injury setback, Bruno Fernandes back in training


Kylian Mbappe confirms he will leave PSG at the end of this season


Mr. Clutch: How Carter Verhaeghe’s long road to the Panthers taught him not to fear the moment


Lightning lifer? Hedman hoping to finish what he started as final year of contract looms


Antonio Pierce declines to talk claim Raiders flipped coin to decide on drafting Brock Bowers


Celtics lose Game 2 as Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell cooks their ‘unacceptable’ defense


Inside the new ESPN doc on Caitlin Clark’s and Kamilla Cardoso’s final college seasons


EA Sports College Football 25 cover leak features Quinn Ewers, Donovan Edwards, Travis Hunter


Fantasy Premier League tips: How to use chips to make the most of Double Gameweek 37


Bruins expect Charlie McAvoy, their alpha dog, to bring more bite in Game 3: ‘He’ll be ready’


NBA Draft lottery luck could come in various forms for Raptors on Sunday


How Yankees’ Clarke Schmidt emerged as trusted starter: Fingernail length, pitch grips and analytics


Thunder’s defense breaks down in Game 2 as the Giddey lineup question looms


‘Is TO back?’ 49ers receiver Terique Owens can’t escape comparisons to famous father


Marco Silva interested in appointing Goncalo Santos as Fulham assistant coach


West Coast Conference adding Grand Canyon University, Seattle University in 2025


New York/New Jersey World Cup hosting agreement makes many concessions to FIFA


Ben Shelton interview: The American tennis star who wants to be different


Yankees, Astros hit some long home runs; Ohtani-Mizuhara saga getting Hollywood treatment


Ange Postecoglou has ‘not given up’ on Tottenham’s Champions League chances


Raiders rookies hit ‘elementary school,’ but top pick Brock Bowers is fast learner


Michael Penix Jr.’s arm is the draw at Falcons rookie minicamp: ‘He’s awesome’


Milwaukee Bucks let go of 3 assistant coaches: Sources


Kieran Tierney on his Arsenal future: ‘I know the chances are I’ll be leaving’


NHL Playoffs picks, odds for Friday’s games: Panthers at Bruins Game 3, Oilers at Canucks Game 2


Meet the Colts UDFAs, including the QB who helped Michael Pittman Jr. climb up draft boards


Everton, 777 and a takeover that still hasn’t happened. So what now?


Shai, Shaq and Shannon: How Jokić’s MVP announcement led to new beef


Jordan Henderson and Steven Bergwijn’s Ajax futures in doubt with prospect of no European football next season


Timberwolves’ Mike Conley talks Anthony Edwards, aging in NBA and his ‘match made in heaven’


How Paul Skenes’ time as an Air Force cadet foreshadowed what was to come


Liverpool are in the market for a wide attacker – so who could they target?


Mike Trout chose surgery over playing through knee injury as DH


NASCAR’s toughest oval? Drivers explain why Darlington ‘can really throw you off’


Aston Villa are out of Europe but there is ‘no time to waste’ as the Champions League beckons


Cubs’ ‘uncharacteristically sloppy’ defense still noticeable despite team’s winning record


The Celtics are the NBA’s most confusing elite team, plus MLB’s Paul Bunyan story


Knicks are running out of players, so their communication must be even better


Dominic Thiem: Former U.S. Open champion confirms tennis retirement


Pochettino’s Chelsea future, Lopetegui and Bayern’s managerial search – this week on The Athletic FC Podcast


Wolves boss Gary O’Neil not expecting summer transfer investment from club’s Fosun owners


Elena Rybakina withdraws from Rome Italian Open through illness


Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch and line matching. When does he do it?


Duke lands Tulane transfer Sion James, likely rounding out Blue Devils’ 2024-25 rotation


Crystal Palace’s Will Hughes, Joel Ward and Jeffrey Schlupp sign contract extensions


The Athletic FC: ‘Frightening stress’ of management; An unprecedented invincible season is on


Los Angeles gets rights to first Big3 home market based team


Sean Burroughs, Padres’ first-round pick in 1998 MLB Draft, dies at 43


Live Q&A: Talking baseball with Eno Sarris on Friday 5/10 at 11:30 a.m. ET


Suns, Mike Budenholzer agree to 5-year, $50-plus million deal: Sources


Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers call off $10K rookie of year bet: ‘We don’t want to get in trouble’


Panthers’ Xavier Legette: ‘A big, fast man’ set on showing he’s also a route runner


Meet the mother of the only NBA-NHL brother tandem


Kylian Mbappe: The incredible, inevitable rise of a superstar as he joins Real Madrid


The Premier League’s Europa League contenders: Would qualification be seen as a success?


San Jose Sharks’ case for slow-playing Macklin Celebrini


Don’t count out the Cavs and Donovan Mitchell, who may have the Celtics right where they want them