OAKLAND — Juan Soto didn’t feel great. When he woke up Friday morning, his left knee was stiff, swollen and achy. The night prior, he slammed it into the wall making a sliding catch at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, and with just nine games left in the season and a month until his hotly anticipated […]
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This article is part of The Next Generation series. As the greats, such as Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal become the past, and Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek handle the present, The Athletic explores the next generation: the rising stars who will be tasked with securing tennis’ future. Over the last seven years the ATP
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MIAMI – The Veuve Clicquot had been poured and the commemorative T-shirts handed out. Only then, once there had been time for it all to sink in, could his awestruck teammates fully comprehend the latest demonstration of greatness by Shohei Ohtani. They marveled not only at his latest milestone, becoming the first player to hit
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Nine NFL teams are still looking for their first win of the 2024 season after recording two consecutive losses to open their schedules. Historically, starting 0-2 has meant the odds are stacked against you. The Athletic’s Austin Mock’s playoff odds reflect that. None of the current 0-2 teams have better than a 44 percent chance to
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers took the field on Thursday night and the crowd at MetLife Stadium roared, their conquering hero arriving at his coliseum. It didn’t go so well last time, but there wasn’t a hint of “here we go again,” no reintroduction to the Same Old Jets. Think about what this fan
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons’ defensive players talk about Patrick Mahomes like he’s an actor, and the NFL’s leading man is coming to Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday night. “When the play breaks down and you’ve got it all covered and you’ve done it all right, there’s a second part to the play. There’s
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College football conference play is (mostly) underway and the stakes will be raised accordingly. The sport dips its toes this weekend with ranked matchups in the Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC featuring College Football Playoff favorites and some remaining question marks. Let’s rank the top 10 games of Week 4, starting with a few
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In March 1993, the morning after two of his relief pitchers died in a boating crash, then-Cleveland Indians manager Mike Hargrove arrived at the team’s spring-training facility at approximately 6 a.m. to find the parking lot full and most of the players already in the clubhouse. The team leaders thought it was
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Aaron Rodgers’ first performance back at MetLife Stadium since tearing his Achilles in Week 1 of the 2023 season was a vintage one. Flashing the same mobility and accuracy that helped him win four MVP awards, Rodgers fueled the New York Jets to a 24-3 win over the New England Patriots on Thursday night as
It is not an accident that you are seeing more in-uniform interviews from NFL players this season. Here’s why: Last May, the NFL broadcasting department sent out a memo on the topic to the league’s chief executives, club presidents, general managers, head coaches and public relations directors. The memo outlined access changes for the NFL’s
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