Get ready for a different kind of free agency this summer: Less wild, perhaps, but weirder.At first, the 2025 NBA free-agent class doesn’t exactly overwhelm you with front-line talent. This isn’t the...
Read moreMississippi’s Jaxson Dart is this NFL Draft cycle’s most divisive quarterback. Some evaluators think he’s a mid-round pick, while ESPN’s Mel Kiper mocked Dart going No. 9. Kiper may have been trying...
Read moreAfter the first quarter, both SMU and Memphis assumed everything would calm down. Nine fouls in 10 minutes was a lot. But everyone, officials included, regroups after each quarter. Surely, someone in...
Read moreThe news … it’s not good. Arm after arm, it seems, has been felled by one injury or another. So it’s time to update the rankings.For some, like Gerrit Cole, they’re out...
Read morePONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Two thick, beefy strong boys with snug polos and holstered pistols walked, chests out, up to the area behind TPC Sawgrass’ 12th green Sunday. As they approached...
Read moreLOS ANGELES — USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb and her star player, JuJu Watkins, were invited to the annual Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Blue Diamond Gala in May. In a who’s-who world of...
Read moreThe NCAA Tournament’s 32-game feast across Thursday and Friday is one of the most highly anticipated TV stretches of the sports year. You should watch as many games as you can, but...
Read moreThe Athletic has appointed Chris Weatherspoon as its first dedicated football finance writer. Chris is a chartered accountant who will be using his financial acumen as The BookKeeper to explore the money behind...
Read moreOne eternity later …Cue the SpongeBob SquarePants meme as the football world awaits a resolution to the Aaron Rodgers saga. (It’s been long enough that we can call it that, right?) The...
Read moreTAMPA, Fla. — In September 2021, Will Weatherford stood between green and gold balloons under a white canopy and made the proclamation that could change the trajectory of South Florida football.After playing...
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