Raptors, Maple Leafs and Sabres move up home game start times to limit World Series overlap
The Raptors and Maple Leafs, who play down the street from the Blue Jays’ Rogers Centre, moved their…
UNC football GM Michael Lombardi met with Saudi Arabia about potential investment
Two weeks before Bill Belichick’s much-anticipated debut as North Carolina head coach, the program’s general manager, Michael Lombardi,…
Fabio Paratici: Why is he back at Tottenham? What about his ban? And how will co-sporting directors work?
On Wednesday morning, Tottenham Hotspur announced that Fabio Paratici had been appointed as their co-sporting director alongside Johan…
I made a 12 during the biggest golf tournament of my life. Here’s what I learned
Editor’s note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, personal development and performance through the lens of…
ESPN’s lopsided ‘Inside the NBA’ schedule raises eyebrows
The NBA broadcasting landscape is set to look dramatically different this year. After 36 years of NBA games…
Donald Trump calls Bad Bunny ‘absolutely ridiculous’ choice for Super Bowl halftime show
President Donald Trump became the latest conservative to criticize the selection of this year’s Super Bowl halftime performer,…
‘More than a hockey game’: 25 years later, the Blue Jackets’ debut still resonates
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was only a six-ounce chunk of vulcanized rubber that hit Nationwide Arena’s ice on…
Huge in Canada, the Toronto Blue Jays get their TV spotlight with U.S. fans
TORONTO — If you wanted evidence that Fox MLB play-by-play announcer Joe Davis was slightly out of his…
Business of Football: The future is release clauses, the Bank of FIFA, and Leaders takeaways
Let us start with a riddle. I am illegal in France but routine in Spain. I am insanely…
Panthers’ latest Stanley Cup ring features 450 gems, a rat and lots of palm trees
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — OK, so maybe it wasn’t quite as difficult as winning the Stanley Cup in…
Dallas Stars have engaged with multiple North Texas cities about possible relocation
The Dallas Stars’ have begun to seriously consider leaving Dallas with an uncertain future at American Airlines Center…
Growing pains: How football clubs protect teenage prodigies
We are living in the age of the football prodigy. At Arsenal, Max Dowman is a regular in…