WWNBA Read More WNBA season is most viewed ever on ESPN networksOctober 16, 2025 As the WNBA enters the most consequential winter in league history — the league’s current collective bargaining agreement…
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MMLB Read More The MLB playoffs put managers in the spotlight. Should they rely on data or intuition?October 14, 2025 Editor’s note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, personal development and performance through the lens of…
TTennis Read More Tennis and extreme heat: Why the ATP’s lack of heat rule came under fire at Shanghai MastersOctober 13, 2025 Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the…
NNCAA Basketball Read More NCAA’s “5-in-5” Eligibility Rule Likely Delayed, Leaving Current College Seniors in LimboOctober 13, 2025 Key Takeaways NCAA’s proposed “5-in-5” rule would allow college basketball players five seasons of eligibility in five years,…
WWNBA Read More WNBA regular season most watched in history, ESPN data shows, even with Caitlin Clark injuryOctober 13, 2025 As many media outlets have noted — often including this one — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has…
NNCAA Football Read More College football programs could spend $200 million in buyouts. Spare us the money moaningOctober 12, 2025 If you watched college football on Saturday, you saw yet another set of misleading political ads urging you…
TTennis Read More A French Open in October, 2020’s Covid era of tennis, and the birth of a Grand Slam championOctober 11, 2025 Sofia Kenin didn’t know what to expect from her fourth-round match against Fiona Ferro at the 2020 French…
SSoccer Read More How Norway vs Israel became football’s most controversial fixtureOctober 10, 2025 Norway can almost reach out and touch men’s World Cup qualification. Five wins from five sees Stale Solbakken’s…
NNFL Read More Turning Point USA, group founded by Charlie Kirk, announces Super Bowl halftime counterprogrammingOctober 9, 2025 Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, announced on social media that…
TTennis Read More Tennis searches for the narrative it needs in the hypnotic drama of late-season tournamentsOctober 9, 2025 Another week of fall tennis, another week of bulletins from the enervated and limping players at the the…