This was going to be about the search. It was going to be one of those pieces with an absence at its heart, a kind of magical mystery write-around, Frank Sinatra Has A Cold for the Brazilian football heads. Sometimes you get the interview. Sometimes you just have to shrug and tell the story without […]
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NEW YORK — Jannik Sinner beat Taylor Fritz in the U.S. Open final at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday, in two hours, 15 minutes. The No. 1 seed prevailed over the No. 12 seed in a comfortable win, bar a few games of excitement in the third set.
Each Sunday, three of The Athletic’s NFL writers react to the biggest news, plays and performances from the day’s games. The first Sunday of the NFL season brought a dominant Dallas performance (led by the defense and a well-paid QB), one major upset, an awfully shaky day for the draft’s top pick, and some familiar
Hours after police detained him outside the stadium for a traffic incident before his team’s season opener, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill said he was still trying to process the situation. “Right now, I’m still trying to put it all together,” said Hill, after he played — and scored a touchdown — in Miami’s
By Dianna Russini, Saad Yousuf, Jon Machota and Amos Morale III Dak Prescott will be in a Dallas Cowboys uniform beyond the 2024 NFL season. The Cowboys and their starting quarterback agreed to terms on a multiyear contract extension hours before Dallas opens its season against the Cleveland Browns, making the three-time Pro Bowler the
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Welcome to the ‘Beverly Hills of Britain’, where the only thing missing is sunshine. There are luxury cars, fancy restaurants, gated mansions and enough high-level professional footballers to create the United Kingdom’s most dominant five-a-side league. ‘Elmbridge Borough Council welcomes you to Cobham’, the sign reads as you enter the village made famous by Chelsea
And now, 18 thoughts on an early September Saturday that dared AP voters to just blow up their ballots and start over. 1. Two weeks in, I feel confident that Georgia, Ohio State and Texas are the correct top three teams. After that, I’d be guessing just the same as you. A lot of highly
By Pete Sampson, Stewart Mandel and Justin Williams No. 5 Notre Dame suffered a shocking upset against Northern Illinois, losing 16-14 on Saturday in South Bend after missing a 62-yard field goal on the last play. The Irish were 28.5-point favorites, per BetMGM, and it’s the first time NIU has beaten a top-10 team in
It was just two months ago in the tunnel of a stadium on the other side of Kansas City that the U.S. men’s national team players filed through the mixed zone talking about the disappointment of a group-stage exit from the Copa America. The message that night was one of frustration and needing to find
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Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese, the league leader in rebounds, will miss the remainder of the WNBA season with a wrist injury, the team announced Saturday. It was after undergoing a medical evaluation following Friday’s game that Reese was ruled out for the rest of the season, according to the team. “I’m filled with emotions
