Amid a ‘thriving’ moment, MLB makes healthcare plan more expensive to employees
Even in a league that brought in $12 billion in revenue in 2024, employee paychecks are taking a…
Projecting what MLB realignment might look like with expansion on the horizon
From a broadcast booth in Williamsport, Pa., MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stoked the flames of expansion talk Sunday…
Rob Manfred says potential MLB expansion would provide ‘opportunity to geographically realign’
Commissioner Rob Manfred can see MLB expanding and geographically realigning. “I think if we expand, it provides us…
Pain took football away from Andrew Luck; what brought him back to Stanford?
PALO ALTO, Calif. — He built his house on the water thinking he’d never leave. It was five…
ESPN embraces U.S. Open mixed doubles with interviews between sets and new technology
One of the guiding forces for thinking and writing about ESPN is to always remember that the ‘E’…
U.S. Open mixed doubles lineup is loaded, but awaits Cincinnati Open results
The first edition of the new U.S. Open mixed doubles tennis tournament has its final field — at…
Spike Lee’s Colin Kaepernick docuseries no longer coming to ESPN, citing ‘creative differences’
A much-publicized, multi-part documentary series for ESPN Films about former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is no longer proceeding…
NASCAR adds O’Reilly Auto Parts as new series sponsor, ending Xfinity pact: Sources
NASCAR has reached a multi-year deal with O’Reilly Auto Parts to become the new entitlement sponsor for NASCAR’s…
Someone spent $12,000 on a Jay Cutler football card in 2025 — why?
The Athletic has live coverage of Saturday’s NFL Preseason games. On Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, a Jay Cutler…
From a 70-7 loss to FBS: Why Missouri State jumped to college football’s highest level
Although the thought of moving up to the highest level of college football had long percolated at Missouri…
‘I’m sitting behind the bench’: Inside sports’ escalating stalking problem
On Valentine’s Day 2023, Latyr Thiaw, a 19-year-old maintenance worker living in Washington, D.C., saw a picture of…
MLB negotiating with Netflix, ESPN, NBC, Apple for possible broadcast packages: Sources
Major League Baseball executives are in negotiations that could result in new broadcast packages and relationships with Netflix,…